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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 15 points and seventh-seeded Washington State stunned No. 20 Colorado 61-49 to earn a berth in the Pac-12 Conference championship game for the first time in program history. The Cougars will face fifth-seeded UCLA in Sunday’s title game. It will be the first time none of the conference’s

By NICHOLAS GARRIGA and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year’s Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26. As the month-long opening round of

By The Associated Press PARADISE, Nev. — Led by Tyrell Roberts’ 25 points, the San Francisco Dons defeated the Pacific Tigers 80-63 in the West Coast Conference tournament.

VANCOUVER, Canada (AP) — New Zealand, Britain, Argentina and Ireland finished the day unbeaten at the Vancouver Sevens tournament while the United States, Australia, France, Ireland and New Zealand did the same in women’s play. In men’s matches, current rugby sevens series leaders New Zealand were 2-0 and will meet Samoa in a rematch of

By KIRK KERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist, and Jack Eichel also scored for Western Conference-leading Vegas, which won for the eighth

By The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by Jaylen Sebree’s 28 points, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defeated the UT Martin Skyhawks 78-63 in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinals

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer that helped the Golden State Warriors wrap up a perfect homestand by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 108-99. The Warriors went 5-0 on the homestand despite missing injured star Stephen Curry to strengthen their playoff

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis made two free throws with seven seconds left to cap a near-triple double in the Sacramento Kings’ 128-127 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Sabonis had 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Kings win their fifth straight

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Tommy Paul defeated fellow American and longtime rival Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2) in a three-hour marathon match and secured a spot in the Mexican Open final. Paul need nearly 3 1/2 hours to beat the third-seeded Fritz on Friday and became the third American to reach the final

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists for his 25th triple-double this season to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Memphis Grizzlies 113-97 in a showdown of the top two teams in the Western Conference. Denver won the season series 2-1 and holds a

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Marcus Domask’s 17 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Missouri State Bears 54-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal round

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres expect to be big bashers in the batter’s box this season. On Friday night, they were a big bunch of nothing. Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele and six relievers combined on baseball’s first spring training no-hitter since 2017, blanking the Padres 4-0.

By The Associated Press CEDAR CITY, Utah — Led by Jason Spurgin’s 20 points, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers 81-71. The Thunderbirds improved to 20-11 with the victory and the Lancers fell to 16-15.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Defenseman Cale Makar has been cleared to return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup after two different hits over an 11-day span landed him both times in the league’s concussion protocol. He plans to play Saturday in Dallas. The Norris Trophy winner missed five straight games and

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help eighth-ranked Virginia Tech beat Miami 68-42 in the quarterfinals at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Georgia Amoore added 16 points with five 3-pointers for the third-seeded Hokies. Virginia Tech led big early en route to

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Aaron Wiggins scored 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 130-103 to snap a five-game losing streak. The Thunder hadn’t won since their final game before the All-Star break on Feb. 15. They never trailed in this one. Oklahoma City’s Shai