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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Glenn Taylor Jr. scored a career-high 28 points, Michael Rataj scored the last four points of the game and Oregon State beat California 69-66 in a Pac-12 Conference regular-season finale. Rataj’s layup made it a one-point lead for the Beavers with 15 seconds left. Following a turnover on the next possession,

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tyson Barrie, Philip Tomasino and Colton Sissons each had goals, Juuse Saros made 27 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Predators won their second game in a row and fifth in six games in their quest for a Western Conference wild-card spot.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Led by Carlos Jurgens’ 21 points, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks 96-80 in a Summit League Tournament quarterfinal. B.J. Omot finished with 15 points for the Fightin’ Hawks.

By The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. — Led by Dylan Penn’s 23 points, the Vermont Catamounts defeated the NJIT Highlanders 84-57 in the America East Conference Tournamentfalse Championship

By The Associated Press POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Led by Dezi Jones’ 21 points, the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Marist Red Foxes 88-76 on Saturday night. The Bobcats are now 20-11 on the season, while the Red Foxes fell to 10-19.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Wooga Poplar made a career-best six 3-pointers for 18 points, and 16th-ranked Miami captured the No. 1 seed for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 78-76 win over No. 25 Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Miami shares the regular-season title with Virginia, which clinched

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Duke pulled out a 62-57 win over North Carolina in their regular-season finale. The Blue Devils won their sixth straight game and clinched a double-bye in the ACC Tournament that begins Tuesday in Greensboro, N.C. UNC will be the seventh seed.

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Colby Jones scored 20 points and Adam Kunkel had 18 and No. 19 Xavier avenged an earlier loss to Butler with a 78-66 victory. Xavier played its ninth straight game without leading rebounder and second-leading scorer Zach Freemantle, who’s out with an injured foot. The Musketeers were

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Rickea Jackson scored 26 points and Jordan Horston 17 as Tennessee rallied from 17 points down to defeat No. 4 LSU 69-67 and reach its first Southeastern Conference tournament championship game since 2015. Jackson and Horston both had double-doubles with 10 rebounds each. LSU got

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giorgio Chiellini scored his first MLS goal, and Los Angeles FC opened its MLS title defense season with a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers. Carlos Vela and Mahala Opoku also scored after LAFC unveiled its title banners and handed out championship rings during a

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Caleb Asberry knocked down seven 3-pointers and Oklahoma State held on late to beat Texas Tech 71-68 in the Big 12 Conference regular season finale. The Cowboys, who had lost five straight games, four to ranked teams, going into the game, will be the No. 7 seed in the conference tournament

By The Associated Press NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Led by Jordan Minor’s 18 points, the Merrimack Warriors knocked off the Sacred Heart Pioneers 71-60 in the Northeast Conference tournament semifinals and will play for conference title Tuesday

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the third period to give him 815 career goals and the Washington Capitals shook off a rough start to beat the San Jose Sharks 8-3. Craig Smith scored twice, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Matt Irwin also scored in the

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet made two 3-pointers in overtime and scored 25 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 116-109 on Saturday to split their two-game series. Gary Trent Jr. scored 26 points to lead the Raptors, who bounced back from their 119-108 loss Thursday night to move back ahead of the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Though the box-and-one defense Maryland sent at Caitlin Clark was effective enough to limit the Iowa superstar to 7-of-18 shooting, there was a costly consequence for the Terrapins. Gabbie Marshall and the rest of the Hawkeyes just kept making them pay — serving as a warning

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Coach Dawn Staley nodded her head as reserve Laeticia Amihere talked about No. 1 South Carolina’s versatility. The undefeated Gamecocks are certainly talented with two-time SEC player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke. They’re also deep with players like Victaria Saxton

WASHINGTON — Led by Brandon Johns Jr.’s 17 points, the VCU Rams defeated the George Washington Colonials 74-68 on Saturday night. The Rams are now 24-7 on the season, while the Colonials dropped to 16-15.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jesse Edwards celebrated his Senior Night with a 20-20 double-double and Syracuse defeated Wake Forest 72-63. Edwards had 27 points and 20 rebounds for the Orange. His stat line also included five steals and two blocks. Wake Forest senior Tyree Appleby had 21 points and eight assists to become the first

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama is hanging on at Bay Hill. Kitayama recovered from an early double bogey and finished with a birdie for an even-par 72. That gives him a one-shot lead over defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland going into the final round of the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rikki Harris made a go-ahead layup with 38 seconds left for 14th-ranked Ohio State in a 79-75 victory over second-ranked Indiana after rallying from a record 24-point deficit in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday. Taylor Thierry had 19 points, 12 rebounds and