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By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have been placed on opposite halves of the Australian Open bracket in the draw, meaning the owners of a combined 43 Grand Slam singles titles could only meet in the final at Melbourne Park. Djokovic is a nine-time champion in

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist, Gabe Vilardi and Drew Doughty scored in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3. Adrian Kempe also had a goal, Pheonix Copley make 26 saves, and the Kings won their third

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Cameron Norrie has stayed on track to win his “home” ATP Tour event by beating American Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 ín the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic. Norrie was born in South Africa but grew up in Auckland and was a regular spectator at the ATP event before

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Trey Woodbury scored 18 points as Utah Valley beat Cal Baptist 71-67. Woodbury had five rebounds and six assists for the Wolverines. Le’Tre Darthard scored 16 points and Justin Harmon added 14 points. It was the 11th straight win for the Wolverines. The Lancers were led by Taran Armstrong, who finished with

By The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. — Led by Dawson Baker’s 17 points, the UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the CSU Fullerton Titans 70-65. The Anteaters are now 11-5 with the victory and the Titans fell to 9-8.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Klim Kostin scored two goals and Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-2 victory over the last-place Anaheim Ducks. Dylan Holloway, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl also scored and Jack Campbell made 21 saves for the Oilers, who snapped

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Dayvion McKnight scored 27 points and Dontaie Allen sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as Western Kentucky knocked off UAB 80-78 on Wednesday. McKnight shot 10 for 21 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line for the Hilltoppers (10-6, 2-3 Conference USA). Jordan Rawls scored

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 41 points and had 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics won their fourth straight game, holding off the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum added 31 points and 10 rebounds, Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points, and Al Horford

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Robby Beasley III had 23 points in UC Davis’ 62-54 win against CSU Northridge. Beasley made five 3-pointers for the Aggies. Elijah Pepper scored 20 points and added nine rebounds and three steals. The Matadors were led by Dionte Bostick, who recorded 18 points, four assists and three steals.

SAN DIEGO — Jamal Hartwell’s 30 points led UC Riverside over UCSD 74-68. Hartwell was 8 of 12 shooting, including 6 for 8 from distance, and went 8 for 9 from the line for the Highlanders. Lachlan Olbrich scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds. Kyle Owens finished with 10 points. The Tritons were led

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 38 points, Jaren Jackson added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 135-129 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Morant, who missed the previous two games with right thigh soreness, was 14 of

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Almost 2 1/2 years after playing in his last official basketball game, Jonathan Isaac scored 15 points in 15 minutes Wednesday night in the G League in the Lakeland Magic’s 129-117 victory over the Westchester Knicks. Playing without any knee brace or any visual sign of

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — First-year big man Kyle Filipowski had a season-high 28 points and matched his season high of 15 rebounds to help No. 24 Duke rally from 12 down to beat Pittsburgh 77-69. The 7-footer was the center of the offensive effort, making 8 of 14 shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 100-97 on Wednesday night. Following a timeout, Kuzma drove to his right and hit a leaning shot as he floated toward the Wizards’ bench. Zach LaVine missed a 16-footer for Chicago with

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles White, the Southern California tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979, died Wednesday. He was 64. USC announced the death of White, who is still the Trojans’ career rushing leader with 6,245 yards. The nine-year NFL veteran died of cancer, the school said.

By The Associated Press HOUSTON — Led by Eli Lawrence’s 21 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the Rice Owls 71-68. The Blue Raiders are now 10-7 with the win and the Owls fell to 11-5.

By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Led by Logan Dye’s 19 points, the Samford Bulldogs defeated the Wofford Terriers 83-58. The Bulldogs are now 11-7 on the season, while the Terriers moved to 10-8.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Led by Noah Collier’s and Anders Nelson’s 15 points, the William & Mary Tribe defeated the Hampton Pirates 81-65 on Wednesday night. The Tribe moved to 7-10 with the victory and the Pirates fell to 3-14.