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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Cameron Norrie’s local knowledge might have helped him through the ordeal of his second-round match at the ASB Tennis Classic which stretched to almost six hours because of rain. But the British player prevailed 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3 over Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka. Norrie was born in South Africa but

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Rafael Nadal is the top men’s seed in the absence of injured world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, with nine-time winner Novak Djokovic seeded fourth ahead of Thursday’s draw for the  Australian Open. No.1-ranked Iga Swiatek was named the women’s top seed as she looks to add the Australian Open

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the undermanned Suns dominated in Stephen Curry’s return from injury as Phoenix beat the Golden State Warriors for a third time this season, 125-113 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game skid. Former

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored his second goal of the game with 3:30 remaining and the Florida Panthers beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period. Aleksander Barkov, Brandon Montour and Sam Bennett all scored in the first to give the Panthers

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-106 on Tuesday night. Damian Lillard had 30 points for the Blazers, who lost their fourth straight. The Magic led 19

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 17 points and Lamont Butler had 15 for No. 23 San Diego State, which beat Nevada 74-65 to take sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs dominated on both ends of Steve Fisher Court in a showdown

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 33 points, Norman Powell added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 113-101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks despite 43 points from Luka Doncic. It’s the fourth time in the past five games Leonard

The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. Beatings from her mother and jeers from her neighbors never stopped her from the sports she loved. But the 20-year-old Afghan woman could not defy her country’s Taliban rulers. They have not

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 46 points in his return to Utah, but the Jazz rallied late behind Jordan Clarkson to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-114. Clarkson scored 32 points, including five 3-pointers, and poured in nine straight down the stretch to fuel a decisive 13-0 run.

LOGAN, Utah — Led by Taylor Funk’s 22 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 83-63 on Tuesday. The Aggies are now 14-3 with the win and the Cowboys fell to 5-11.

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — KJ Adams scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 2 Kansas defeat Oklahoma 79-75. Kansas closed the game on an 18-4 run. Kansas got 17 points from Jalen Wilson, 11 from Dajuan Harris and 10 from Zach Clemence. Oklahoma was led by Grant Sherfield with

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored 23 points, including 18 in the second half, and No. 21 Auburn dominated after halftime to beat Mississippi 82-73 on Tuesday night. Auburn (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed 35-34 at the break but put together runs of 6-0, 10-2 and 9-4 in

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ben Vander Plas had 17 points and eight rebounds and No. 13 Virginia used a 17-2 second-half run to rally for a 65-58 victory over North Carolina. The Tar Heels lost leading scorer and rebounder Armando Bacot to a left ankle injury early in

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Illinois to a 76-50 win over Nebraska. Jayden Epps scored seven points of his 13 points in an 13-0 game-ending run for the Fighting Illini. Coleman Hawkins had 12 points and five assists and Matthew Mayer and RJ Melendez

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — KJ Adams scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 2 Kansas defeat Oklahoma 79-75. Kansas closed the game on an 18-4 run. Kansas got 17 points from Jalen Wilson, 11 from Dajuan Harris and 10 from Zach Clemence. Oklahoma was led by Grant Sherfield with

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A spectator was escorted from Rupp Arena during the first half of Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina on Tuesday night after holding up a sign that said “Please go to Texas,” referring to speculation about Wildcats coach John Calipari being a candidate to coach the Longhorns. The unidentified man in the

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored the deciding goal in a shootout and the New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3. K’Andre Miller and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist, and Filip Chytil also scored for New York. Igor Shesterkin finished with 28