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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star with his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates who later became the top hitter on the expansion New York Mets, has died at 93. Both teams announced Thomas’ death. The Mets said he died Monday morning in Pittsburgh. No cause was given. Thomas

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Flags from Russia and Belarus have been banned from the site of the Australian Open after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Normally, flags can be displayed during matches at Melbourne Park. But Tennis Australia reversed that policy for the

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars won 4-0 on Monday to hand the Golden Knights their first shutout of the season and make coach Pete DeBoer’s return to Vegas successful. This was DeBoer’s first game back at T-Mobile Arena after he was

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka maintained her unbeaten start to the year when she defeated Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Australian Open. The fifth-seeded Sabalenka won the Adelaide International title in the first week of the year. She hit 29 winners to her opponent’s seven as she won

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charges. Jerrell Powe, 35, remained jailed Monday in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland with no bail set. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer to speak for him. Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers told WLBT-TV

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nose tackle Vita Vea, cornerback Carlton Davis, safety Mike Edwards and offensive tackle Donovan Smith are among several key Tampa Bay players who sat out the Buccaneers’ regular-season finale, but are active for Monday night’s NFC wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys. Linebacker Carl Nassib and safety Logan Ryan are

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Tatar scored the shootout winner, and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3. Jack Hughes scored with 8.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game. Nico Hischier and Ryan Graves also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 26 and the Toronto Raptors recovered in overtime after RJ Barrett’s tying slam with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to beat the New York Knicks 123-121. Pascal Siakam had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in the first period, Nicholas Paul had a goal in the third and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle 4-1, snapping the Kraken’s eight-game winning streak. Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman each added an empty-netter as Tampa Bay extended its win streak to

MOBILE, Ala. — Led by Isaiah Range’s 18 points, the Alabama State Hornets defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 69-61 on Monday night. The Hornets are now 5-13 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 6-12.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ante Brzovic scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 18 College of Charleston earned its 18th straight victory, beating William & Mary 82-54 on Monday. The Cougars opened a 19-6 lead and were never seriously challenged by the Tribe as they continued the nation’s longest win

BALTIMORE — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 19 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Hartford Hawks 87-62 on Monday night. The Retrievers are now 13-6 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 4-15.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each scored twice as the Colorado Avalanche notched their ninth straight win over Detroit by beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Monday. Artturi Lehkonen and J.T. Compher also scored for the Avalanche. They followed up a 7-0 win over Ottawa on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steph Curry scored 41 points and Jordan Poole added 32 points to help the wobbling Golden State Warriors to a 127-118 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday. Golden State had lost four of five coming into the game. Draymond Green had 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis led

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied in the fourth quarter with star Donovan Mitchell injured on the bench to beat the road-weary New Orleans Pelicans 113-103. Mitchell scored 11 points in 22 minutes before sitting out the fourth

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have hired Monti Ossenfort as the team’s new general manager. The franchise announced the hiring of Ossenfort on Monday, one week after owner Michael Bidwill announced that head coach Kliff Kingsbury and general manager Steve Keim would not return following a dreadful

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday had a season-high 35 points to go along with 11 assists and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 132-119 without Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks played a third consecutive game without their two-time MVP. The Pacers were missing leading scorer and NBA assists leader

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Zach Edey made a go-ahead shot at the front of the rim with 2.2 seconds left and finished with a career-high 32 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue hold off Michigan State 64-63. Tyson Walker put the Spartans ahead with 11