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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Cyclist Pello Bilbao of Spain has won the challenging third stage of the Tour Down Under race while Jay Vine — who was in third place — has taken a 15-second lead on general classification. The stage favored climbers over sprinters. It was decided on the short but steep Corkscrew ascent

By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Cam Shelton banked in a go-ahead runner with 13 seconds left and Loyola Marymount snapped No. 6 Gonzaga’s 75-game home winning streak with a 68-67 victory. The home streak for the Bulldogs was tied with Long Beach State (from 1968-74) for the eighth-longest in Division I

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Led by Roddie Anderson III’s and Bryce Pope’s  26 points, the UCSD Tritons defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 71-64 on Thursday. The Tritons are now 7-12 on the season, while the Mustangs fell to 7-12.

POCATELLO, Idaho — Brayden Parker scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Idaho State beat Sacramento State 65-61. The Bengals moved to 7-12 with the win and the Hornets fell to 11-8.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford’s 7-year-old, Ean, sat in the front row of the postgame news conference, wearing a hat from last season’s NBA Finals. Up on the podium, his father needed no reminder of what Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors meant for the Celtics and

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cam Fowler, Trevor Zegras and Adam Henrique each had a goal and an assist and the Anaheim Ducks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak. The Ducks scored three times in the second

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Reyne Smith made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Dalton Bolon added 15 points and No. 18 Charleston won its 19th straight with a 69-55 victory over Monmouth. The Cougars (20-1, 8-0 Colonial Athletic Association), whose 20 wins are the most in Division I, extended the nation’s longest winning

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell and Rebeka Mikulasikova each scored 18 points and No. 2 Ohio State beat Northwestern 84-54 on Thursday night to push its program-best, season-opening winning streak to 19 games. The Buckeyes (19-0, 8-0 Big Ten) led wire to wire and closed the first quarter on

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 South Carolina beat Vanderbilt 96-48 for its 25th straight victory. Boston notched her fourth straight double-double and 12th this season, giving the reigning AP national player of the year 72 for her career.

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Lamar Oden Jr.’s 19 points, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Hampton Pirates 79-73 on Thursday night. The Dragons are now 11-8 on the season, while the Pirates moved to 3-16.

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brent Burns, Brady Skjei and Jalen Chatfield scored to give Carolina another productive offensive outing from its blueliners while Frederik Andersen was strong in net to help the Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2. Teuvo Teravainen added a short-handed goal in the second period. Martin

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the second period, Ilya Samosonov made 37 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday night. Mitch Marner and Mark Giordano, into the empty net, also scored for Toronto, and Michael Bunting added two assists. Kyle Connor scored for Winnipeg, and

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to help the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-1 for their eighth victory in nine games. Pavel Zacha, Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton scored for NHL-leading Boston, which improved to 15-1-3 in its last 19 games. Brad Marchand and

By The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. — Led by Finn Sullivan’s 13 points, the Vermont Catamounts defeated the Maine Black Bears 66-45. The Catamounts are now 9-10 with the win and the Black Bears fell to 6-12.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Camryn Weston scored 14 points to lead the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders past the Charlotte 49ers 62-58 on Thursday night. The Blue Raiders improved to 12-7 with the victory and the 49ers fell to 12-7.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Tom Telesco and the Los Angeles Chargers have spent most of their time “licking their wounds” after last Saturday’s second-half collapse in an AFC wild-card round game at Jacksonville. The general manager will only have a little more time to wallow, with many questions

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Georgia Amoore scored 16 of her 21 points in the second half, Taylor Soule and Elizabeth Kitley had double-doubles and No. 12 Virginia Tech held off Pittsburgh 69-62. Amoore, who had five 3-pointers, made a pair of clutch 3s in the fourth quarter, first when the Panthers pulled within four and again

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and Aroldis Chapman have agreed to a $3.75 million, one-year contract. A person familiar with the deal confirmed the move to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract is pending a successful physical for the seven-time All-Star.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Saniya Rivers scored 14 points, Mimi Collins and Camille Hobby each added 11 points and No. 20 North Carolina State beat Miami 71-61. N.C. State led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter but Miami started the fourth on a 10-2 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Haley