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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff have had convincing third-round wins at the Australian Open. The third-seeded Pegula was a quarterfinalist the past two years at Melbourne Park. She needed 65 minutes for a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Marta Kostyuk. Seventh-seeded Gauff beat Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last

By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Led by Zane Meeks’ 17 points, the San Francisco Dons defeated the Pacific Tigers 78-57. The Dons improved to 13-9 with the victory and the Tigers fell to 10-11.

By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. — Led by Logan Johnson’s 17 points, the Saint Mary’s Gaels defeated the Pepperdine Waves 73-44. The Gaels moved to 17-4 with the victory and the Waves fell to 7-13.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jessica Pegula has cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Marta Kostyuk. The third-seeded Pegula was a quarterfinalist the past two years at Melbourne Park. The American needed just 65 minutes for victory as she set up a round-of-16 match against 2021 French

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 30 points and 19 rebounds to tie an LSU record with 19 straight double-doubles and the third-ranked and unbeaten Tigers pushed their program-record winning streak to 19 games with a 79-76 victory over Arkansas on Thursday night. Arkansas was in position

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 32 points and the Philadelphia 76ers stretched their winning streak to four games, all on the road, with a 105-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. James Harden added 16 points and 14 assists for the Sixers, who led by as

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 shots and Dylan Strome scored twice to lead the Washington Capitals over the Arizona Coyotes 4-0. Sonny Milano and Tom Wilson each had a goal for the Capitals, who have won nine of their last 10 road games. Arizona has dropped 10

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 for their fifth consecutive victory. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers. Ryan McLeod also scored, and Jack Campbell made 28 saves in his fifth consecutive start. Brandon Hagel,

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Cyclist Pello Bilbao of Spain has won the challenging third stage of the Tour Down Under race while Jay Vine — who was in third place — has taken a 15-second lead on general classification. The stage favored climbers over sprinters. It was decided on the short but steep Corkscrew ascent

By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Cam Shelton banked in a go-ahead runner with 13 seconds left and Loyola Marymount snapped No. 6 Gonzaga’s 75-game home winning streak with a 68-67 victory. The home streak for the Bulldogs was tied with Long Beach State (from 1968-74) for the eighth-longest in Division I

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Led by Roddie Anderson III’s and Bryce Pope’s  26 points, the UCSD Tritons defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 71-64 on Thursday. The Tritons are now 7-12 on the season, while the Mustangs fell to 7-12.

POCATELLO, Idaho — Brayden Parker scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Idaho State beat Sacramento State 65-61. The Bengals moved to 7-12 with the win and the Hornets fell to 11-8.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford’s 7-year-old, Ean, sat in the front row of the postgame news conference, wearing a hat from last season’s NBA Finals. Up on the podium, his father needed no reminder of what Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors meant for the Celtics and

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cam Fowler, Trevor Zegras and Adam Henrique each had a goal and an assist and the Anaheim Ducks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak. The Ducks scored three times in the second

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Reyne Smith made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Dalton Bolon added 15 points and No. 18 Charleston won its 19th straight with a 69-55 victory over Monmouth. The Cougars (20-1, 8-0 Colonial Athletic Association), whose 20 wins are the most in Division I, extended the nation’s longest winning

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell and Rebeka Mikulasikova each scored 18 points and No. 2 Ohio State beat Northwestern 84-54 on Thursday night to push its program-best, season-opening winning streak to 19 games. The Buckeyes (19-0, 8-0 Big Ten) led wire to wire and closed the first quarter on

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 South Carolina beat Vanderbilt 96-48 for its 25th straight victory. Boston notched her fourth straight double-double and 12th this season, giving the reigning AP national player of the year 72 for her career.

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Lamar Oden Jr.’s 19 points, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Hampton Pirates 79-73 on Thursday night. The Dragons are now 11-8 on the season, while the Pirates moved to 3-16.

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brent Burns, Brady Skjei and Jalen Chatfield scored to give Carolina another productive offensive outing from its blueliners while Frederik Andersen was strong in net to help the Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2. Teuvo Teravainen added a short-handed goal in the second period. Martin