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SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Shoma Uno prevailed in a quad showdown in the free skate to become the first Japanese man to defend his title at the figure skating world championships. Uno attempted five quadruple jumps at Saitama Super Arena. He landed all of them except the quad salchow which he under-rotated for a total

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Mexico has declared its desire to host the Summer Olympics in 2036 or 2040 and says it already has most of the sports infrastructure required. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics had earlier been expressed by officials in countries including Egypt, England, India, Indonesia, Qatar and South Korea. Mexico City hosted

MUNICH (AP) — New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has acknowledged he faces a challenging start to his new job after his surprise hiring Friday to replace Julian Nagelsmann. Tuchel’s first game in charge is against German title rival Borussia Dortmund on April 1. Dortmund is Tuchel’s old club and he says “the challenge can’t

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States have won their first ice dance title at the figure skating world championships. First after the rhythm dance, Chock and Bates finished first in the free dance at Saitama Super Arena with 134.07 points for a total of 226.1. Reigning European champions

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 19 points and second-seeded Texas rolled to an 83-71 victory over third-seeded Xavier to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years. The highest seed left in the tourney will play No. 5 seed

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 33 points and swished a key 3-pointer with 1:18 to play off a pretty pass by Draymond Green, Stephen Curry added 29 points and eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 120-112.Embiid checked back

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Hailey Van Lith put on a show in her home state to get Louisville back to a familiar place — the Elite Eight. Van Lith scored 21 points to help the fifth-seeded Cardinals beat No. 8 seed Mississippi 72-62 on Friday night and advance to the

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter led all scores with 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 135-127. Huerter added nine rebounds and five assists for the Kings (44-29). Domantas Sabonis finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists De’Aaron Fox exited the game with 7:16

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-111. Anthony Davis had 37 points and 14 rebounds, and Dennis Schröder added 21 points. Lonnie Walker scored 20 points in an impressive return to the rotation for the Lakers, who have won three straight to

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer Utah State said redshirt freshman wide receiver Josh Davis is in fair condition after the collapsed at Thursday’s spring football practice following sudden cardiac arrest. Davis initially was listed in critical condition. He was breathing on his own. Davis is in the intensive care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital in

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls dominated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 124-96. Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won six of their last eight games and sit in 10th place in the Eastern

DALLAS (AP) — P.J. Washington Jr. scored 28 points and Gordon Hayward added 25 as the undermanned Charlotte Hornets built a 21-point lead and held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-109. Charlotte led 114-109 with 20.7 seconds left when Dennis Smith Jr., a former Dallas first-round draftee, hit a 30-foot 3-pointer as the shot

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher has insisted throughout the NCAA Tournament that if his team plays to its strengths, it doesn’t matter what the opposition does. The Aztecs certainly played the way they wanted to against the top overall seed in March Madness.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Creighton coach Greg McDermott understood what his team needed to do if it wanted to make school history. Ryan Kalkbrenner, the Big East’s two-time defensive player of the year, had to use his 7-foot-1 frame to overwhelm Princeton’s defense. And 3-point specialist Baylor Scheierman needed

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar had a goal and two assists in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon also had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1.J.T. Compher had a goal, Valeri Nichushkin added two assists and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 17 shots