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VANCOUVER (AP) — The New Zealand women’s team has assured itself of a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Australia 19-12 in the final of the Vancouver stop on the World Rugby Sevens Series. New Zealand’s fourth consecutive title in this season’s World Series has taken it 14 points clear of Australia on

BOISE, Idaho — Oakland Fort came off the bench to score 15 points, burying a 3-pointer at the buzzer to rally No. 9 seed Northern Arizona to an 81-80 victory over top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Xavier Fuller finished with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Lumberjacks

By The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Led by Andrew Rohde’s 27 points, the Saint Thomas Tommies defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 67-60 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges went 9 for 9 in a 19-point first quarter, finishing with 33 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 102-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Two nights after coming from 28 down to beat Boston in the biggest comeback in the NBA this season, the Nets led by as

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 23 points and Bella Murekatete added 21 to help Washington State earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 19 UCLA 65-61 in the Pac-12 Championship. It was the first-ever tournament championship for the Washington State women. Up by three with

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says there’s no timetable for Ja Morant to return to the team. The two-time All-Star isn’t in Los Angeles for games against the Clippers and Lakers while the NBA investigates a social media post in which Morant appeared to be

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nicolas Deslauriers, Noah Cates and Scott Laughton scored goals for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carter Hart stopped 24 shots in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. David Perron scored his 16th goal for the Red Wings and Ville Husso had 34 saves. Deslauriers and

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets got a 142-110 victory over San Antonio, beating the Spurs for the second straight night in a matchup of the Western Conference’s worst teams. The Rockets snapped an 11-game skid with a 122-110 win Saturday night in

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Running back Devon Achane of Texas A&M outdueled former Texas Longhorns star Bijan Robinson by posting the fastest 40-yard dash at the NFL’s annual scouting combine workout. Achane finished in 4.32 seconds and was one of three backs to break the 4.4 mark. Robinson was fifth on the list at 4.46. Chase

By KIRK KERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored his first two goals with Vegas and Jonathan Quick got his first victory with the Golden Knights in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Shea Theodore and Reilly Smith also scored for Vegas, which got its third straight home win. Quick —

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored eight of his 41 points from the foul line in the final three minutes Sunday night to the lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-119 win over the Orlando Magic. Jerami Grant added 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark chased down her 10th rebound for Iowa with 5:18 left in the game and flashed a knowing grin, her 10th career triple-double secured. The Hawkeyes were all smiles all afternoon. Their second straight Big Ten Tournament title was locked up early. Clark had 30

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 23 points and Bella Murekatete added 21 to help Washington State earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 19 UCLA 65-61 in the Pac-12 Championship. It was the first-ever tournament championship for the Washington State women’s basketball program. Up by three

BOSTON (AP) — Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed the game against Boston because of soreness in his left foot. New York came into the game Sunday with an eight-game winning streak, matching its longest of the season. Brunson was the Eastern Conference’s player of the month for February, averaging 27.3 points, six assists and shooting

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen had three goals, recent acquisition Shayne Gostisbehere scored in his first Carolina home game and the Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-0. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and four assists and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won 14 of their

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — David Toms got up-and-down for his third bogey of the week on the par-4 18th hole at Tucson National to beat Robert Karlsson by one stroke in the Cologuard Classic on the PGA Tour Champions. The 56-year-old Toms was surprised to learn that his tee shot on 18 had rolled into

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists in his final home game to lead No. 15 Indiana past Michigan 75-73 in overtime. The Hoosiers sealed it with a steal on Michigan’s final possession. Indiana scored the first six points in overtime then

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama kept finishing one shot behind the game’s best players. He beat them all at Bay Hill on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory. Kitayama made a triple bogey on the ninth hole to let everyone back into the Arnold Palmer Invitational. And

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Mike Bothwell scored 26 points and JP Pegues added 24 and hit a go-ahead free throw with 28 seconds remaining in overtime to lead Furman to an 83-80 victory over Western Carolina, earning the Paladins a spot in the championship game of the Southern Conference Tournament. Bothwell added three steals for the