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By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 36 points against his former team, and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a two-game skid by beating the San Antonio Spurs 131-126 on Friday night. The Clippers had lost nine of 11, but coach Tyronn Lue believed this game could mark

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 30 points and nine assists, Cole Anthony scored 22 off the bench and the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-110. CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 23 points. Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Trey Murphy III added

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored 23 points to become the all-time leading scorer at Villanova and the No. 22 Wildcats used a stout defense in the first half to set the tone for a 73-57 win over Creighton in a Big East rematch. Villanova held the Bluejays to just four made field goals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third time in four years with a  6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win over Dan Evans. Rublev hit 60 winners, including 10 aces. Rublev will play either ninth-seeded Holger Rune or Ugo Humbert in the last 16. Belinda Bencic

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Brink had 25 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, Haley Jones added 25 points, 12 boards and a pair of blocks, and the fourth-ranked Stanford women bounced back from a loss at USC by beating eighth-ranked Utah 74-62. Hannah Jump made her first

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 32 points and the Golden State Warriors put on a shooting display by making 23 3-pointers while star Stephen Curry sat on the bench for a 120-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ty Jerome added a season-high 22 points as the defending NBA

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks turned up the defensive intensity in a 115-90 victory over the Miami Heat. The Mavericks were without No. 2 scorer Christian Wood, who missed his first game with a broken left thumb. They responded

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray scored 29 points, Trae Young added 27 and the streaking Atlanta Hawks pulled away at the start of the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 139-124. Julius Randle led the Knicks with 32 points but was held scoreless in the final period.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry made 46 saves in his return from a lower-body injury to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Ottawa Senators 4-1. Jake Guentzel scored twice for the Penguins to reach 20 goals for the sixth straight season. Rickard Rakell added his 17th and Jason Zucker

By The Associated Press TEANECK, N.J. — Led by Joey Reilly’s 29 points, the Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 92-85. The Pioneers moved to 11-10 with the victory and the Knights fell to 12-9.

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Rob Taylor II’s 17 points, the Wagner Seahawks defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 72-50. The Seahawks are now 10-7 with the victory and the Blue Devils fell to 4-16.

MOOSIC, Pa. (AP) — Former Yankee Shelley Duncan was hired to manage New York’s top farm team, the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Duncan won the International League MVP award with Scranton in 2009. The 43-year-old Duncan was drafted by the Yankees in 2001 and hit .231 with 43 homers and 144 RBIs in the majors for

NEW YORK — Led by Caleb Daniels’ 16 points, the Villanova Wildcats defeated the St. John’s Red Storm 57-49 on Friday night. The Wildcats moved to 10-10 with the win and the Red Storm dropped to 13-7.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Led by Dwight Murray Jr.’s 19 points, the Rider Broncs defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles 65-62 on Friday night. The Broncs are now 8-9 with the victory and the Purple Eagles fell to 9-9.

NEW YORK — Led by Andrew Sims’ 24 points, the Stonehill Skyhawks defeated the Long Island Sharks 73-66 on Friday night. The Skyhawks improved to 8-13 with the victory and the Sharks fell to 2-17.

KENT, Ohio — Led by Sincere Carry’s 18 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Ball State Cardinals 86-65 on Friday night. The Golden Flashes improved to 16-3 with the win and the Cardinals fell to 13-6.

PHOENIX (AP) — Ronnie Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Friday. Gajownik served as video coordinator for the Hops in 2021. She was on the coaching staff of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Diamondback’s Double-A

Chelsea has completed the signing of Noni Madueke as coach Graham Potter prepares to hand a Premier League debut to Ukraine international Mykhailo Mudryk. England under-21 winger Madueke joined from PSV Eindhoven on a 7 1/2-year contract for a fee thought to be worth 35 million pounds ($43 million). Chelsea confirmed the transfer on social