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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene scored the only goal in the shootout as the Nashville Predators held off the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Tuesday night. Vancouver tied it twice when trailing by two goals, the last with two goals about 50 seconds apart in the final 1:06

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Haiti has beaten Chile 2-1 to qualify for the first time for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, bringing joy and “a breath of fresh air” to a strife-torn homeland. Melchie Dumornay scored twice to ensure 55th-ranked Haiti will return to the southern hemisphere in July to play in Group D

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Newly acquired center Ryan O’Reilly scored twice on Toronto’s first two shots on net and added an empty-net goal in the Maple Leafs’ 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. O’Reilly was playing his third game in four nights since being traded by St. Louis, and

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker shook off a slow start to score 23 points and lifted Michigan State to an 80-65 win over No. 17 Indiana on Tuesday night in its first home game since last week’s shootings on campus that killed three students and hospitalized five

By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Led by Eduardo Andre’s 26 points, the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the Air Force Falcons 74-69 on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs improved to 10-17 with the victory and the Falcons fell to 14-15.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 25 points, including four free throws down the stretch, and No. 25 Texas A&M extended its winning streak to six games with a 68-63 victory over No. 11 Tennessee on Tuesday night. The Aggies are off to their best start

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Justin Moore scored 25 points and Villanova edged No. 16 Xavier 64-63 for its biggest victory under first-year head coach Kyle Neptune. Cam Whitmore had 11 points for the Wildcats, who are 14-14 and dealt a big blow to the Musketeers’ Big East title hopes. Souley Boum

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the first eight minutes to break a 19-game goal drought and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. Sebastian Aho had a second-period goal, and Seth Jarvis added a goal to go with two assists. Svechnikov

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The VCU Rams defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 88-63 on Tuesday night led by Jayden Nunn’s 31 points. The Rams are now 21-7 with the victory and the Hawks dropped to 13-15.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sam Montembeault stopped three breakaways and made 37 saves as the Montreal Canadiens stunned the Devils 5-2 on Tuesday night, snapping New Jersey’s six-game home winning streak. Defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic and Nick Suzuki scored in a 1:13 span in the second period to put Montreal

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Donovan Clay scored 19 points to help Missouri State defeat Murray State 84-69 on Tuesday night. Clay added eight rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks for the Bears (15-14, 11-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Alston Mason added 18 points while going 7 of 12 (4 for 6 from distance), and he also

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pius Suter scored two goals to help the Detroit Red Wings stay hot with a 3-1 win at the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings have won six of seven and passed the Capitals in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. They won even after captain Dylan Larkin

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Danielle Patterson and Kadaja Bailey each scored 20 points and St. John’s went on the road and upset No. 4 UConn 69-64 in Hartford on Tuesday night. Jayla Everett added 17 points for St. John’s (20-7, 11-7 Big East), which added a huge win to

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 13 Miami beat Virginia Tech 76-70 for its seventh straight win. Nigel Pack added 16 points for the Hurricanes, who placed five players in double figures. Miami improved to 23-5. Sean Pedulla scored 17 points for Virginia Tech, which is 16-12.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nelly Cummings scored 22 points and Blake Hinson scored 19 points and Pittsburgh beat Georgia Tech 76-68 to reach the 20-win mark for the first time since 2015-16. Federiko Federiko threw down a dunk with 9:09 left to put Pitt ahead 53-52 and the Panthers stayed ahead the rest of the way.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 25 points, Markquis Nowell added 14 points and 10 assists, and No. 14 Kansas State beat ninth-ranked Baylor 75-65 on Tuesday night. Cam Carter added 10 points for the Wildcats, who trailed 34-31 at the break but used an 18-4 second-half charge

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half, Christina Dalce broke Villanova’s single-season record for blocks with 66 and the 15th-ranked Wildcats held off DePaul 67-64. Lucy Olsen made two free throws with three seconds left in the third quarter to give Villanova a 56-42 lead. But