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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Bruins are atop the NHL standings and running away with the Atlantic Division going into the second half of the season. But the playoff races are hot in the Metropolitan, Central and Pacific with roughly 30 games left to go down the stretch.

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Abraham Ancer has capped off a wire-to-wire victory in the Saudi International. Ancer closed with a 68 for a two-shot win over Cameron Young. It’s the Mexican’s third worldwide win and the first time he led from start to finish. The Saudi International had a majority of

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Keylor Navas made a string of great saves on his debut for Nottingham Forest to help his new team beat Leeds 1-0 in the Premier League and climb further clear of the relegation zone. Brennan Johnson scored the 14th-minute winner for Forest but the hosts had Navas as much to thank

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City owner Clark Hunt and Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie are seeing sustained success. Hunt hired head coach Andy Reid after Reid had been fired by Lurie in Philly. Reid has helped the Chiefs to seven straight AFC West titles, four conference titles and

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Marco Asensio has missed a penalty kick and depleted Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Mallorca in the Spanish league in its last match before traveling to Morocco to play at the Club World Cup. The draw gives Barcelona the chance to increase its lead at the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is under contract to the Florida Panthers for much of the next decade. So is fellow All-Star Aleksander Barkov. And right there are two compelling reasons why players might want to join the Panthers in the coming years. The last few days might

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia are set for the first Super Bowl matchup of two Texas high school quarterbacks. The football-crazy Lone Star State was once much better known for running backs such as future Pro Football Hall of Famers Earl

HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) — Zhu Lin of China won her maiden career title after beating Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Thailand Open. In a match lasting one hour and 45 minutes, both players exchanged nail-biting baseline rallies before Zhu finally found a way past her determined opponent. The

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Daniel Gavins won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship after a wild finish that saw the Englishman twice find the water on the last hole before rolling in a title-clinching putt from 26 feet for double-bogey. Gavins shot 3-under 69 to finish on 17 under overall then had

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Victor Osimhen appears to be firing Napoli to the Serie A title. Osimhen scored another two goals on Sunday to help Napoli win 3-0 at Spezia and move 16 points clear of second-placed Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri hosts AC Milan in the derby later. It is

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney scored 18 points and took the game over in crunch time, leading No. 18 Saint Mary’s to a 78-70 overtime win over No. 12 Gonzaga for the Gaels’ 12th straight victory. Mahaney scored or assisted on 19 of 21 points in a stretch

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyreese Davis scored 27 points and Eastern Washington upped its win streak to 14 with a 98-88 victory over Portland State. Davis added six rebounds and five assists for the Eagles (18-7, 12-0 Big Sky Conference), who boast the longest current winning streak in the nation. Steele Venters hit three 3-pointers and

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — N’Faly Dante scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, Keeshawn Barthelemy scored added 15 points and Oregon blew most of a 12-point lead before the Ducks beat Arizona State 75-70. Will Richardson added 14 points for Oregon. The Ducks (13-10, 7-5 Pac-12) rebounded from a 91-75 loss at