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By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Max Rice scored 26 points and reeled off 12 straight points in a 14-0 run to close out the game and Boise State beat No. 18 San Diego State 66-60 on Tuesday night. The Broncos avenged a 20-point loss to San Diego State on Feb. 3

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 32 points and won a duel of birthday boys with Luka Doncic, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 124-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic had 39 points and nine rebounds on his 24th birthday. He fell to 1-4 in games with Kyrie

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 100th career triple-double and Jamal Murray had 32 points as the Denver Nuggets coasted to a 133-112 win over the Houston Rockets. The hapless Rockets were done in by a balanced scoring attack by the Nuggets Tuesday, a game after allowing Damian

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrick Kane is going to the New York Rangers as part of a flurry of moves with still days left before the NHL trade deadline. Kane went from Chicago to New York as part of a long-anticipated, three-team deal that included Arizona. Carolina added young scoring winger Jesse Puljujarvi

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Iowa came into Tuesday night game weary of playing catch-up. So, the Hawkeyes avoided the trap completely. Just three days after a completing an historic comeback, Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins flirted with the first triple-double in school history and the Hawkeyes never

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jayden Gardner had 12 points and nine rebounds, Armaan Franklin and Isaac McKneely each scored 12, and No. 13 Virginia outlasted Clemson 64-57 to stop a two-game skid. The Cavaliers moved into a tie for second place in the league with No. 16 Miami

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Tim Stutzle scored on a penalty shot in the first period and had two assists, and Austin Watson scored twice as the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 6-1 and completed a two-game sweep of the Red Wings. Claude Giroux, Alex DeBrincat and Brady Tkachuk also scored for Ottawa. Mads Sogaard stopped 16

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Wizards spoiled Quin Snyder’s Atlanta coaching debut, getting 37 points from Bradley Beal and 28 from Kyle Kuzma in a 119-116 victory over the Hawks. Beal hit a pull-up jumper with 35.3 seconds left that put the Wizards up 117-113 after they trailed nearly

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to 15 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-104. Jrue Holiday had 14 points and eight assists for the Bucks, who went 10-0 in February and have passed the Boston

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Led by Terrance Ford Jr.’s 25 points, the Arkansas State Red Wolves defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 86-69 in a first-round game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. No. 13 seed Arkansas State plays fifth-seeded Troy on Thursday.

KENT, Ohio — Led by Sincere Carry’s 23 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Ohio Bobcats 82-75. The Golden Flashes are now 24-6 on the season, while the Bobcats dropped to 17-13.

By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. Led by Jalen DeLoach’s 14 points, the VCU Rams defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 79-67 to clinch the outright Atlantic 10 Conference’s regular season title. The Rams improved to 23-7 with the win and the Billikens fell to 19-11.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 20 points and helped Duke hold off North Carolina State in a 71-67 victory on Tuesday night to win its fifth straight game and complete a 16-0 home schedule. Tyrese Proctor added 12 points, going 8 of 9 at the line, including four in the final 18 seconds

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer Gavin Lux will miss the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers because of torn ligaments in his right knee. The 25-year-old was in line to become their new starting shortstop before getting hurt in a spring training game. Lux says the toughest part is knowing the opportunity he had

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Carolina got better by acquiring winger Jesse Puljujarvi from Edmonton in one of two Oilers moves ahead of the NHL trade deadline. They also got Mattias Ekholm from Nashville to bulk up the defense behind MVP favorite Connor McDavid. The Eastern Conference arms race continued with Toronto making three

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley has been named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year for the second straight season while Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey has been named coach of the year. The league announced its award winners Tuesday, with Kitley repeating after averaging 18.8 points and a league-best 10.7 rebounds. The

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — At an upcoming meeting of national soccer federations FIFA will be urged to compensate migrant workers and families of those who died or were injured on World Cup projects in Qatar. Human rights group Amnesty International says the issue will be raised by Norwegian soccer officials

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — LeBron James’ injury hasn’t changed the Los Angeles Lakers’ goal of reaching the postseason. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Tuesday that James is still going through medical evaluations before the team makes a decision on how long the NBA’s career scoring leader may be unavailable after

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. Speaking to Giants fans during a question-and-answer telephone session at the NFL scouting combine on Tuesday, general manager Joe Schoen said the 29-year-old receiver team has