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SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt broke the 23-year-old men’s record for most World Cup points in a single season after dominating the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals. Odermatt won the race by a massive 2.11 seconds over second-place Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway. The victory lifted Odermatt’s tally to 2,042 points

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The bright lights of Philadelphia’s famous Boathouse Row — long one of the city’s signature nighttime sights — are going dark, at least for now. Outlining a cluster of historic boathouses along the Schuylkill River near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the twinkly lights reflect off the water and give

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The bright lights of Philadelphia’s famed Boathouse Row — long one of the city’s signature nighttime sights — are going dark, at least for now. Outlining a cluster of historic boathouses along the Schuylkill River near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the twinkly lights reflect off the water and give

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Olympic champion Petra Vlhova posted the fastest time in the opening run of the last women’s World Cup slalom of the season. Mikaela Shiffrin was in fourth position. Shiffrin was 0.16 seconds faster than the Slovakian at the final split but lost three-quarters of a second after making a mistake entering

By PAIGE BUECKERS For The Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers is checking in periodically from the NCAA Tournament as told to AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. In the first installment, Bueckers talks about her March Madness memories, dealing with her ACL injury and what the Huskies do for fun during

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt has taken a big lead in the opening run of the last men’s World Cup giant slalom of the season and is closing in on the men’s record for most points in a single season. Odermatt needs a top-three finish to pass the all-time best mark of

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maxi Kleber drilled the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer on a pass from Kyrie Irving in the Dallas Mavericks’ stunning 111-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Irving scored 38 points before he drew a double-team on the final play and found Kleber for the

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Peter Burling steered his Kiwi catamaran to finishes of second, first and second in home waters to take the lead in the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix Christchurch. Burling had a strong day in gusty conditions in front of thousands of Kiwi fans. He’s looking to solidify Team New

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics withstood a late Portland rally for a 126-112 victory over the struggling Trail Blazers. Jaylen Brown added 27 points for the Celtics, who have won four of their last five after a

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Max Jones scored the tiebreaking goal on a breakaway with 2:37 remaining and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4 in a matchup of teams near the bottom of the NHL standings. Scott Harrington had two goals for the Ducks, who snapped a

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Grace Stone scored 22 points, including her fifth 3-pointer of the game with 4.7 seconds remaining, to lift 10th-seeded Princeton to a thrilling 64-63 win over North Carolina State in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Kaitlyn Chen, who also scored 22 points,

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — JaKobe Coles hit a floater from the lane with 1.5 seconds left and No. 6 seed TCU rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat 11th-seeded Arizona State 72-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Coles took a pass Mike Miles Jr. from near

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis did it all with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and five assists as Indiana defeated 13th-seed Kent State 71-60 to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. The fourth-seeded Hoosiers advanced to

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Haley Jones had 17 points and six rebounds for a top-seeded Stanford team missing star Cameron Brink because of a stomach bug, and the Cardinal advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by beating 16th-seeded Sacred Heart 92-49.Freshman Talana Lepolo dished out seven

The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Purdue’s Matt Ramos pulled one of the most stunning upsets in NCAA Division I wrestling history, ending Iowa’s Spencer Lee’s chase for four national titles with a pin in the closing seconds of their semifinal match on Friday night. Ramos, the No. 4 seed at 125 pounds, got

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Markquis Nowell had 17 points and 14 assists and No. 3 seed Kansas State held off 14th-seeded Montana State 77-65 for its first NCAA Tournament win since knocking off Kentucky in 2018 to reach the Elite Eight. Now the two Wildcat programs will meet again

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nicholas Boyd drove into the lane and made a floater with 2.5 seconds left, and Florida Atlantic beat Memphis 66-65 in a rugged, back-and-forth game for the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers had the ball and a one-point lead with 19