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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff continues her quest for a first Grand Slam title when she plays her third-round match at the Australian Open. The 18-year-old takes on American rival Bernarda Pera. Gauff reached her first major final at last year’s French Open before losing to Iga Swiatek. Gauff is trying to become the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jenson Brooksby has eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud in four sets in the second round of the Australian Open. This upset comes a day after Mackenzie McDonald beat defending champion and No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal. So a pair of 20-something Californians have knocked

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Former champion Rohan Dennis has taken the overall lead in the Tour Down Under cycling race after winning the second stage which ended the hopes of the previous leaders. Australia’s Dennis was one of five riders who broke away at the start of a climb 22 kilometers (13 miles) from the

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 500th NHL goal and then added two more for a hat trick, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay’s fifth consecutive win. Alex Killorn had

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray hit a go-ahead floater with 55.9 seconds remaining, Nikola Jokic broke Denver’s record for assists on the way to his 14th triple-double of the season, and the Nuggets rallied for a 122-118 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Behind Murray and Jokic, the Nuggets won

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 32 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-111 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. Harrison Barnes added 20 points and Kevin Huerter had 18 to help the Kings (25-18) move into third place in the Western

By SIMON CAMBERS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — She has the perfect name for tennis. Her name is Katie Volynets, and for the convenience of English speakers she pronounces it “Volley Nets.” Volynets was born in the United States to Ukrainian parents. At the Australian Open the 21-year-old American qualifier beat the No. 9-seeded

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson had a goal and three assists to reach 60 points this season, and the San Jose Sharks rallied past the Dallas Stars 5-3. San Jose stormed back from 3-0 down in the second period with goals from Steven Lorentz, Nick Bonino and Timo

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen each scored two goals, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. Nathan MacKinnon, J.T. Compher and Devon Toews had two assists apiece as Colorado earned its third consecutive win. MacKinnon has four goals and nine assists during a six-game point streak. Avalanche goaltender Alexandar

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s manager says the 22-time Grand Slam champion injured his left hip flexor during his loss at the Australian Open and could need about six to eight weeks to fully recover. Nadal had an MRI exam at a hospital in Melbourne under his doctor’s supervision on Thursday. That was a

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Lamont Butler scored 19 points to help San Diego State beat Colorado State 82-76. With the win, San Diego State improved to 14-4, while Colorado State fell to 10-10.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has scored his 500th regular-season NHL goal. The 32-year-old center took a slick pass from Alex Killorn and put a backdoor tap in past Vancouver Canucks goalie Spencer Martin to open the scoring 4:40 into the first period on Wednesday. Players poured out of

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Umoja Gibson scored 22 points, Javan Johnson added 16 and DePaul surprised No. 8 Xavier 73-72. The Musketeers came in rolling with 11 straight wins — their best run since the 2015-16 team got off to a 12-0 start. But they came up short against the

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored 25 seconds into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4. Alex DeBrincat, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa, which went 4 for 9 on the power play. Tkachuk also had three assists, and Cam Talbot stopped 16 shots. Evgeni Malkin

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown had 17 points, including two free throws with 29 seconds left, to lift Missouri to a 79-76 come-from-behind win over No. 25 Arkansas on Wednesday. DeAndre Gholston added 16 points for the Tigers, who avenged a 74-68 loss to Arkansas on Jan. 4. Davonte

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — N’Faly Dante had 12 points on 6-of7- shooting and grabbed seven rebounds, Will Richardson added 11 points and 10 assists and Oregon beat California 87-58. Rivaldo Soares led Oregon (11-8, 5-3 Pac-12) with 13 points and Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 10. ND Okafor and Sam Alajiki made layups 31 seconds apart to

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kadary Richmond had a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds, while KC Ndefo had 14 points, including a last-second layup, and Seton Hall defeated No. 15 UConn, 67-66, at the Prudential Center on Wednesday night. Ndefo grabbed his eighth rebound and had a follow-up layup with

By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Ja Morant had 24 and the Memphis Grizzlies won their 11th straight game to match the franchise record, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-114 on Wednesday night. Steven Adams tipped in the winner with 16 seconds left. Adams was in position to

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe each scored 23 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Indiana Pacers 126-106 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Joe, a reserve, tied a career high with seven made 3-pointers in just 22 minutes. Lu Dort