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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick to lead the Washington Capitals to a 9-2 rout of the Montreal Canadiens. Ovechkin has scored six goals in his past four games to move to 88 back of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Charlie Lindgren made 31 saves for Washington

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Ashley Joens and Lexi Donarski scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, and No. 15 Iowa State used a strong finish to beat Texas Tech 81-58 in a Big 12 Conference opener Saturday. The Cyclones came into the game following a 13-day layoff after beating No. 25 Villanova, 74-62. Their Dec. 22

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Cameron Batson faces multiple charges after allegedly getting involved in an altercation with an officer and fleeing the scene. An officer observed a pickup truck speeding and failing to maintain its lane early Saturday morning, according to an Atlanta Police Department statement. The officer observed that the driver

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Labas threw for 139 yards and a touchdown in his first start and Iowa posted the first shutout in the Music City Bowl’s 24-year history by beating Kentucky 21-0 Saturday. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz capped his 24th season by matching the late Joe

OMAHA, Neb. — Led by RayQuawndis Mitchell’s 27 points, the UMKC Kangaroos defeated the Omaha Mavericks 75-59 on Saturday. The Kangaroos are now 6-10 on the season, while the Mavericks moved to 5-10.

ATLANTA — Led by 18 points from Dwon Odom and  Ja’Heim Hudson, the Georgia State Panthers defeated the South Alabama Jaguars 68-58 on Saturday. The Panthers are now 8-6 with the win and the Jaguars fell to 6-8.

By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Led by Terrence Edwards’ 16 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd 72-66. The Dukes improved to 11-4 with the victory and the Thundering Herd fell to 12-3.

By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Led by Adrian Baldwin Jr.’s 19 points, the VCU Rams defeated the La Salle Explorers 80-67. The Rams moved to 10-4 with the win and the Explorers fell to 6-8.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Keondre Kennedy scored 19 points as UNC Greensboro beat Wofford 73-64. Kennedy was 5 of 14 shooting, including 3 for 8 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Spartan. Keyshaun Langley scored 16 points and Donovan Atwell scored nine points on 3-of-5 3-point shooting. The Terriers were

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte 49ers defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 68-66 on Saturday led by Brice Williams’ 31 points. The 49ers improved to 11-3 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 8-6.

By JIM FULLER Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Lou Lopez Senechal had 22 points and Caroline Ducharme added 19 points and seven rebounds to lead eighth-ranked UConn to a 61-48 victory over visiting Marquette on Saturday. Aaliyah Edwards had nine points and eight rebounds and Dorka Juhasz added nine points and 10 rebounds for

ATLANTA (AP) — No. 13 Virginia went a 25-0 run that began at the end of the first half and carried over after the break to beat Georgia Tech 74-56. Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett is now tied with Terry Holland for the most coaching wins in Cavaliers history. Virginia scored the final nine points of

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Alex Tuch scored his second goal of the game in overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 4-3 victory over the NHL-best Boston Bruins for their sixth straight win. Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 27th goal and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 37 shots for the Sabres. Trailing

FORT MYERS, Fla. Led by Zach Anderson’s 18 points, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins 72-65 on Saturday. The Eagles improved to 11-3 with the victory and the Dolphins fell to 7-5 following the Atlantic Sun Conference opener for both teams.

By CRAIG MERZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gustav Nyquist scored two short-handed goals, Joonas Korpisalo made 26 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Emil Bemstrom and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists for his

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Gibson Jimerson’s 22 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Saint Joseph’s  Hawks 83-78 on Saturday. The Billikens improved to 9-5 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 6-7 after the Atlantic-10 Conference opener for both teams.

LEXINGTON, Va. — Led by Jalen Haynes’ 15 points, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated the VMI Keydets 64-50 on Saturday. The Buccaneers are now 6-9 on the season, while the Keydets dropped to 5-10.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Led by Jalen Moore’s 25 points, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies defeated the Green Bay Phoenix 81-65 on Saturday. The Golden Grizzlies improved to 4-11 with the victory and the Phoenix fell to 2-13.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Demetric Horton scored 21 points to lead the North Carolina A&T Aggies and Tyrese Elliott hit the game-winning putback as time expired as the Aggies defeated the Hofstra Pride 81-79 on Saturday. The Aggies are now 6-9 with the win and the Pride dropped to 8-7.

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Arsenal has stretched its Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton which was capped by a well-worked breakaway goal from Gabriel Martinelli. Goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah had Arsenal 3-0 up by the 47th minute and seemingly cruising to an easy win.