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By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had a short-handed goal and an assist, Pheonix Copley made a career-high 41 saves and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 for their third straight win. Anze Kopitar, Viktor Arvidsson and Matt Roy also scored for the Kings,

By JOE BUETTNER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, his fourth consecutive with at least 30, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-100. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 21 shots and added eight assists and five rebounds. Jalen Williams added 17 points and made all three of his

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the struggling Vegas Golden Knights 4-1. Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers who are 8-2-3 in their last 13 games heading into their bye week and

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, leading the New York Islanders to a 2-0 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Anders Lee also scored and Kyle Palmieri had two assists, helping New York stop a six-game slide. It

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have hired former New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. He spent the past two years with New York. The Rams wrapped up the worst season in NFL history by a defending Super Bowl champion this month, fielding the worst offense

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and the Milwaukee Bucks fended off Indiana’s second-half rally to beat the Pacers 141-131 on Friday night. Jrue Holiday added 23 points and nine assists for Milwaukee. The Central Division-leading Bucks won their third straight, this

ALBANY, N.Y. — Michael Baer finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Siena to a 70-53 victory over Iona. Andrew Platek scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting for the Saints (14-7, 8-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jackson Stormo sank 7 of 11 shots and scored 17. The Gaels (13-7, 6-3) were led by

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 at Torrey Pines to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Ranked No. 3 in the world, Rahm

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Veteran right-hander Ian Kennedy and outfielder Clint Frazier are among five players the Texas Rangers have signed to minor league contracts that include invitations to major league spring training.  Left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy, right-hander Reyes Moronta and outfielder Travis Jankowski also got invitations to spring training in Arizona. The 38-year-old Kennedy

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The outrage, frustration, sadness and anger over the killing of Tyre Nichols was evident around the NBA on Friday. Games were played not long after the video was released showing how Nichols, a 29-year-old father, was killed by five Memphis police officers. Several teams released statements of support for

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rising star Ilia Malinin scored a personal-best 110.36 in the men’s short program to kick off the second day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, leading second-place veteran Jason Brown by more than 10 points. Malinin entered as the favorite to win his first U.S.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have hired their new defensive coordinator from an NFC South rival’s coaching staff. The Falcons hired Ryan Nielsen, the former New Orleans Saints co-defensive coordinator. Nielsen replaces the 73-year-old Dean Pees, who retired on Jan. 9 following two seasons in charge of the defense on coach Arthur

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will miss a game at Utah after spraining his left ankle against Phoenix in the opener of the two-game trip. Doncic’s absence on Saturday night will leave the Mavericks without their top two scorers. Christian Wood is recovering from a broken left thumb. Dallas went

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Hudson plans to keep coaching his heart out for the U.S. men’s national team until somebody tells him to stop. The interim coach has absolutely no idea when that will happen. He also has no idea who that somebody would be, since the U.S.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics and slugger Jesús Aguilar have agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract. The 32-year-old Aguilar batted .235 with 16 homers, 51 RBIs and a .661 OPS in 129 games for the Marlins and Orioles last season. He was leading the Marlins with 15 homers and 49 RBIs but

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7 million of his money has gone missing from a local private investment firm that authorities are investigating as part of a massive fraud that began more than a decade ago.

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Motorsport’s governing body the FIA has responded to reported sexist comments made by its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on his personal website in 2001 by saying they “do not reflect his beliefs.” Ben Sulayem was quoted in British newspaper The Times as writing in 2001

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield says he wouldn’t be having season-ending surgery on his right shoulder if the team were in playoff contention. But with the Canadiens near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, the 22-year-old Caufield says he decided to have the surgery to protect his long-term health. The procedure