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By BEN ROSS Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis had 23 points, 14 rebounds and four steals to lead No. 4 Arizona to an 85-62 win over California. Tubelis, the conference’s player of the week, recorded his Pac-12-leading 11th double-double of the season. Tubelis leads the conference in scoring and rebounding. Pelle Larsson

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Shelton scored all of his career-high 31 points after halftime, enough to overcome him mistakenly taking a timeout late in overtime and lead Loyola Marymount past No. 15 Saint Mary’s 78-74. Loyola Marymount had lost 21 straight to Saint Mary’s and trailed 16-0 less than

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 10 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the second half to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 without LeBron James. Khris Middleton scored 22 points in the Bucks’ ninth consecutive victory. James sat out to rest his sore

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N’Faly Dante scored 17 points, Will Richardson added 16 and Oregon posted a wire-to-wire 78-60 victory over Southern California. Dante sank 8 of 11 shots from the floor for the Ducks (15-10, 9-5 Pac-12 Conference). He added five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Richardson made 4 of 6 shots with

TORONTO (AP) — Infielder Bo Bichette and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a salary arbitration by finalizing a $33.6 million, three-year contract. The 24-year-old is a son of former All-Star Dante Bichette. He hit .290 with 43 doubles, 24 home runs, and 93 RBIs last year. He was an All-Star in 2021 when he batted

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have dealt guard Tiffany Hayes to the Connecticut Sun for the No. 6 pick in the WNBA draft. The trade announced Thursday ended Hayes’ tenure in Atlanta after 10 seasons. The 33-year-old Hayes departs as the franchise leader in 3-pointers attempted and made. She ranks second in franchise history

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandin Podziemski scored 20 points and Santa Clara beat San Diego 80-75. Podziemski added nine rebounds for the Broncos (18-8, 6-5 West Coast Conference). Carlos Stewart added 19 points and five steals. Keshawn Justice recorded 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. Marcellus Earlington finished with 22 points and six

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — DJ Horne scored eight points in Arizona State’s closing 14-2 run and the Sun Devils rallied for a 69-65 win over Stanford. Arizona State sweeps the regular season series with the Cardinal and now have won 10 of its last 14 meetings with Stanford.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jr. Clay scored 23 points to propel Tennessee State to an 85-65 victory over Southeast Missouri State. Clay also had eight rebounds and five assists for the Tigers (15-11, 7-6 Ohio Valley Conference). Christian Brown added 13 points and Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. scored 12. Chris Harris led the way for the Redhawks

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Black former professional rugby player from South Africa shot by police months after moving to Hawaii suffered from a degenerative brain disease often found in American football players and other athletes subjected to repeated head trauma, autopsy results show. The finding could help explain Lindani

IRVINE, Calif. — DJ Davis scored 16 points to help UC Irvine hold off Cal Poly 55-54. Davis also grabbed five rebounds for the Anteaters (16-8, 9-3 Big West Conference). Dawson Baker scored 12 points. Bent Leuchten pitched in with nine points and eight rebounds. Chance Hunter finished with 13 points and six rebounds to

By The Associated Press OGDEN, Utah — Led by Dillon Jones’ 18 points, the Weber State Wildcats defeated the Montana State Bobcats 73-63 on Thursday. The Wildcats improved to 13-12 with the victory and the Bobcats fell to 17-9.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets traded Eric Gordon to the Los Angeles Clippers while reacquiring John Wall in a three-team deal that also involved the Memphis Grizzlies. Gordon was sent to the Clippers for the rights to swap the 2023 first-round pick Houston acquired from Milwaukee with the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The first responders who saved Damar Hamlin’s life were recognized with a tribute video at “NFL Honors” before being invited onto the stage. The man they saved was right behind them. Hamlin made his second appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week Thursday night, paying tribute

By The Associated Press TROY, Ala. — Led by Nelson Phillips’ 16 points, the Troy Trojans defeated the South Alabama Jaguars 61-57 on Thursday night. The Trojans are now 15-11 on the season, while the Jaguars fell to 11-14.