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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Mouhamed Gueye scored 21 points, DJ Rodman added 18 and Washington State hit eight straight 3-pointers to start the game in an 80-62 victory over Oregon State. Gueye sank all nine of his shots and added four assists for the Cougars (12-15, 7-9 Pac-12 Conference). Rodman made 7 of 12 shots

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 26 points and No. 4 UCLA rallied in the second half to beat Stanford 73-64 and improve to 14-0 at home this season. Jaylen Clark added 16 points for the first-place Bruins, who improved to 22-4 overall and 13-2 in the

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s hosting of this weekend’s NBA All-Star game for the first time in three decades is giving Utah another opportunity to try to change long-held notions that the state is odd or peculiar. It’s building on a yearslong push prioritized by influential business

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kerr Kriisa had 17 points and six assists, Courtney Ramey added 13 points and No. 8 Arizona routed Utah 88-62. Arizona bounced back from a loss at Stanford last weekend and avenged a loss in Salt Lake City earlier this season. Arizona shot 56% overall,

SEATTLE (AP) — Yanni Gourde had two goals and an assist and the Seattle Kraken beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2. Jared McCann, Justin Schultz, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matty Beniers also scored for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer had 17 saves. Travis Konecny scored twice and Noah Cates had two assists for Philadelphia, which has dropped three straight.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Carrier scored with 17.7 seconds left to give Vegas a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks and extend the Golden Knights’ winning streak to four games. Chandler Stephenson set up Carrier with a pinpoint pass to the front of the net, where Carrier

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George and Terance Mann each scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 116-107 on Thursday night in the final NBA game before the All-Star break. Kawhi Leonard added 16 points, all in the second half, and nine rebounds. Ivica Zubac and

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Demarcus Sharp scored 25 points and Northwestern State upped its win streak to nine with an 81-76 victory over Southeast Louisiana. Sharp added six assists and three steals for the Demons (19-8, 11-3 Southland Conference). Isaac Haney was 8 of 15 shooting, including 4 for 10 from distance, and went 3 for

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dillon Jones finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds to power Weber State to a 52-49 victory over Sacramento State. Steven Verplancken Jr. scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting for the Wildcats (14-13, 9-5 Big Sky Conference).. Alex Tew recorded 11 points. Zach Chappell had 17 points and four assists to pace

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Pavel Buchnevich and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the Blues who swept the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 20 points, freshman Jarace Walker added 14 and No. 2 Houston cruised to an 80-65 victory over SMU. With a win at home over Memphis on Sunday, the Cougars could be in line for their third stay atop the AP Top 25 poll

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alyssa Brown scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Desi-Rae Young had a double-double and No. 23 UNLV clinched its second straight Mountain West Conference regular-season championship, beating San Jose State 77-60. Nailea Nicholas scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for San Jose State. Nicholas’ basket reduced the Spartan’s deficit

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bradley Beal had 13 of his 35 points over the final 4 1/2 minutes to help the Washington Wizards rally from a 20-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106. Kyle Kuzma swished a top-of-the-key fadeaway from deep for a 107-106 lead that was Washington’s

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves, Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0. Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Derek Forbort and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins, winners of three of four. Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mitchell Saxen had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Aidan Mahaney added 13 points for the No. 17 Saint Mary’s Gaels, who didn’t score in the last 7:05 but held off hobbled but determined San Diego 62-59 for their 14th win in 15 games. The

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had three goals for his first career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the first five minutes of the third period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2. Jarvis scored in the first and third periods for his first multigoal game

EL PASO, Texas — Jordan Walker scored 22 points to guide UAB to a 79-66 victory over UTEP. Walker shot 8 for 15 from the floor (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Blazers (19-8, 10-6 Conference USA). Ledarrius Brewer added 13 points and Ty Brewer scored 11. Ze’Rik Onyema led the Miners (12-14,

By The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Led by Max Abmas’ 19 points, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks 73-70. The Golden Eagles are now 24-4 on the season, while the Fightin’ Hawks fell to 10-18.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by Nico Galette’s 27 points, the Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 94-86 in overtime on Thursday night. The Pioneers improved to 14-14 with the victory and the Knights fell to 15-13.