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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored four goals in regulation and Adrian Kempe had the only score in the shootout as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-5. Kopitar had a natural hat trick in the second period. Gabriel Vilardi also scored and Drew Doughty had a pair of assists

PLANICA, Slovenia (AP) — Jessie Diggins became the first American to win world championship gold in an individual cross country ski race, finishing 14 seconds in front of Sweden’s Frida Karlsson on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Diggins outlasted the competition in the 10-kilometer race, crossing the line in 23 minutes, 40.8 seconds to become the first

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole had 29 points, six assists and five rebounds, Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:46 left in the third and scored 23, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers 123-105.Lillard scored 25 with seven assists

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored at 4:55 of overtime to give the Boston a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames, extending the Bruins winning streak to eight games. Dmitry Orlov had two goals and an assist and Pavel Zacha also scored. Linus Ullmark stopped 54 of the 57 shots he faced. Blake Coleman,

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist, Karel Vejmelka stopped 23 shots and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Patrick Kane-less Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Blackhawks came out flat after their star player was traded to the New York Rangers in a three-way deal that

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a 16-game losing streak, beating the Utah Jazz 102-94 on Tuesday night. Doug McDermott added 19 points for the Spurs, Jeremy Sochan had 13 and Devonte Graham 12. San Antonio improved to 15-47, winning

By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Max Rice scored 26 points and reeled off 12 straight points in a 14-0 run to close out the game and Boise State beat No. 18 San Diego State 66-60 on Tuesday night. The Broncos avenged a 20-point loss to San Diego State on Feb. 3

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 32 points and won a duel of birthday boys with Luka Doncic, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 124-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic had 39 points and nine rebounds on his 24th birthday. He fell to 1-4 in games with Kyrie

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 100th career triple-double and Jamal Murray had 32 points as the Denver Nuggets coasted to a 133-112 win over the Houston Rockets. The hapless Rockets were done in by a balanced scoring attack by the Nuggets Tuesday, a game after allowing Damian

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrick Kane is going to the New York Rangers as part of a flurry of moves with still days left before the NHL trade deadline. Kane went from Chicago to New York as part of a long-anticipated, three-team deal that included Arizona. Carolina added young scoring winger Jesse Puljujarvi

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Iowa came into Tuesday night game weary of playing catch-up. So, the Hawkeyes avoided the trap completely. Just three days after a completing an historic comeback, Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins flirted with the first triple-double in school history and the Hawkeyes never

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jayden Gardner had 12 points and nine rebounds, Armaan Franklin and Isaac McKneely each scored 12, and No. 13 Virginia outlasted Clemson 64-57 to stop a two-game skid. The Cavaliers moved into a tie for second place in the league with No. 16 Miami

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Tim Stutzle scored on a penalty shot in the first period and had two assists, and Austin Watson scored twice as the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 6-1 and completed a two-game sweep of the Red Wings. Claude Giroux, Alex DeBrincat and Brady Tkachuk also scored for Ottawa. Mads Sogaard stopped 16

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Wizards spoiled Quin Snyder’s Atlanta coaching debut, getting 37 points from Bradley Beal and 28 from Kyle Kuzma in a 119-116 victory over the Hawks. Beal hit a pull-up jumper with 35.3 seconds left that put the Wizards up 117-113 after they trailed nearly

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to 15 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-104. Jrue Holiday had 14 points and eight assists for the Bucks, who went 10-0 in February and have passed the Boston

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Led by Terrance Ford Jr.’s 25 points, the Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 86-69 in a first-round game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. No. 13 seed Arkansas State plays fifth-seeded Troy on Thursday.

KENT, Ohio — Led by Sincere Carry’s 23 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Ohio Bobcats 82-75. The Golden Flashes are now 24-6 on the season, while the Bobcats dropped to 17-13.

By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. Led by Jalen DeLoach’s 14 points, the VCU Rams defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 79-67 to clinch the outright Atlantic 10 Conference’s regular season title. The Rams improved to 23-7 with the win and the Billikens fell to 19-11.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 20 points and helped Duke hold off North Carolina State in a 71-67 victory on Tuesday night to win its fifth straight game and complete a 16-0 home schedule. Tyrese Proctor added 12 points, going 8 of 9 at the line, including four in the final 18 seconds