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SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals as the American standout ended the season with yet another record. The victory moved Shiffrin past Vreni Schneider after matching the Swiss skier’s mark of 20 World Cup GS victories last week. The American has won seven of

CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Weah will miss the United States’ CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador after getting hurt while playing for Lille. The 23-year-old was injured in Lille’s Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on Saturday. The U.S. Soccer Federation says Weah had entered concussion protocol. He was replaced on the roster

PARIS (AP) — Wissam Ben Yedder scored his 80th career goal for Monaco in a 2-0 win over 10-man Ajaccio in the French league as the Principality side got back to winning ways. It was Ben Yedder’s 17th league goal this season. The France striker put the hosts ahead in the 26th minute before Krepin

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen wrapped up the men’s slalom season title, finishing runner-up in the last race at the World Cup Finals. The globe capped an emotional campaign for Braathen, which included two slaloms victories and five podium results. But he also underwent surgery for appendicitis just before the world championships

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals as the American standout ended the season with yet another record. The victory moved Shiffrin past Vreni Schneider after matching the Swiss skier’s mark of 20 World Cup GS victories last week. The American has won seven of

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern maintained his slim chance of winning the World Cup slalom title by posting the fastest opening-run time in the last race of the season. Zenhaeusern must win the race and hope for his rivals Lucas Braathen and Henrik Kristoffersen to falter. The Norwegians are 1-2 in the

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin posted the fastest first-run time in the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals to position herself for a record 21st career win in the discipline. Shiffrin could move past Vreni Schneider after matching the Swiss standout’s mark of 20 World Cup GS victories last week. The American has

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar’s imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder does not appear welcome in Japan’s popular high school baseball tournament. When a player in a Japan high school tournament game twisted his

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiki Rice had 15 points, Emily Bessoir added 14 and fourth-seeded UCLA rolled to a 67-45 victory over No. 13 seed Sacramento State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Charisma Osborne had 11 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for the Bruins, who

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Juuso Valimaki broke a tie with 3:12 left and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday night. Valimaki also assisted on Arizona’s first two goals to help the Coyotes extend their points streak to eight games. Clayton Keller scored his 32nd goal of

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Miller heated up and so did Alabama, which avoided the fate of two other top NCAA Tournament seeds and brushed aside Maryland 73-51 behind a dominant second half. The Crimson Tide advanced to their second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Kelvin Leerdam scored in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to help the Los Angeles Galaxy earn a 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Leerdam’s goal was unassisted for the Galaxy (0-1-2) and came after Tristan Blackmon took a pass from Julian Gressel and scored in the 14th minute to

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Miguel Tapias scored in the 82nd minute to rally Minnesota United to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids. Tapias scored the match-winner off a pass from Franco Fragapane, giving Minnesota United (2-0-1) its first road win over the Rapids. Minnesota entered play with an 0-5-1 mark in Colorado. Neither

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jason Robertson scored his second goal of the game at 4:47 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 6-5 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Robertson cut across the crease and lifted a backhander over goalie Jacob Markstrom in overtime. Robertson has 41 goals to become the first

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points and No. 4 Texas rolled to a 79-40 win over No. 13 East Carolina on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on the Longhorns’ home court. Texas rallied from a poor start to the season to