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MERIBEL, France (AP) — Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain has won gold in the women’s slalom at the world championships and Mikaela Shiffrin took silver. The American skier led after the first run but finished 0.57 seconds behind St-Germain after the final run. Lena Duerr of Germany was 0.69 behind and won bronze. Shiffrin won gold

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington made 11 straight shots on her way to scoring a career-high 35 points, leading No. 18 Arizona over No. 4 Utah 82-72. Cate Reese added 16 points for the Wildcats. Helena Pueyo had 12 points, including four free throws in the final 90 seconds.

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark has moved a step closer to his seventh European Tour after he shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead at Thailand Classic. Olesen made eight birdies in a bogey-free third round at Amata Spring Country Club to reach 18-under 198 overall two shots in front

SYDNEY (AP) — Quentin Delapierre steered the French team to three straight wins in gusty, shifting winds to take a six-point lead over Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team on Day 1 of the Australia Sail Grand Prix. Organizers say a weather event at the conclusion of racing caused damage to wing sails and at least one

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech thinks he will be ready for the start of the season after he had right knee surgery last year. The 26-year-old Kopech went 5-9 with a 3.54 ERA in a career-high 25 starts in 2022. But he left a

MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took the lead with her first run of the slalom at the world championships Saturday. Shiffrin opened the race in 52.54 seconds. Swiss skier Wendy Holdener trailed by 0.19 seconds in second place. Laurence St-Germain of Canada was 0.61 behind in third. The rest of the field

MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took the lead with her first run of the slalom at the world championships Saturday. Shiffrin opened the race in 52.54 seconds. Swiss skier Wendy Holdener trailed by 0.19 seconds in second place. Laurence St-Germain of Canada was 0.61 behind in third. The rest of the field

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey. He was 31. Search teams recovered Atsu’s body in the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had been living in the city of Antakya, Hatay

BATHURST, Australia (AP) — Lightning cracked as Jacob Kiplimo finished off his win in the cross-country world championships. He waved his arms to celebrate as he strode the last steps of a downhill run to the line that had claimed a major casualty in the women’s race earlier Saturday. Letesenbet Gidey was leading the women’s

ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers have amazingly pulled more survivors from buildings toppled in the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. Teams in the Turkish city of Antakya rescued a couple and their son from a collapsed apartment block on Saturday. The 12-year-old boy later died at a hospital. The rescue came

SYDNEY (AP) — Quentin Delapierre steered the French team to three straight wins in gusty, shifting winds to take a six-point lead over Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team on Day 1 of the Australia Sail Grand Prix. Organizers say a weather event at the conclusion of racing caused damage to wing sails and at least one

PHOENIX (AP) — Rayshon Harrison scored 26 points and Grand Canyon knocked down two out of every three shots it took en route to a 94-84 win over Abilene Christian. The Antelopes shot an efficient 30-for-45 from the field (66.7%), including 10 of 14 from beyond the three-point arc, while knocking down 24 of 33

By The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The New Mexico Lobos defeated the San Jose State Spartans 96-68 led by Morris Udeze’s 31 points. The Lobos are now 20-7 with the victory and the Spartans dropped to 16-11.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere scored in the sixth round of a shootout and also connected in regulation to help the New York Rangers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory. Chris Kreider scored twice, Mika Zibanejad added a goal and Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves for the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals, Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists, and Adrian Kempe scored his eighth goal in four games during the Los Angeles Kings’ 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in a feisty edition of the Freeway Faceoff. Pheonix Copley made