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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer A hit is a hit, even if it’s only spring training. For Fernando Tatis Jr., it’s been a long time coming. The San Diego Padres star had been 0 for 16 this spring before hitting a smash shot off the glove of Chicago White Sox shortstop Erik Gonzalez for

MONTREAL (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1. Nathan Bastian and Tomas Tatar also scored to help the Devils get their sixth win in eight games (6-1-1) and move two points behind Carolina for first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A college baseball umpire was suspended indefinitely by the Southland Conference on Saturday in connection with a pair of late called strikes to end a game between Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans. The sequence of disputed calls began when home plate umpire Reggie Drummer called a second strike on a

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Smith scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers beat Detroit 121-115, extending the Pistons’ losing streak to 11 games. Isaiah Jackson added 19 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana, which improved to 5-2 in its last seven games. Andrew

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dylan Disu overcame early foul trouble to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added 17 apiece, and seventh-ranked Texas silenced a heavily pro-Kansas crowd in a 76-56 romp over the third-ranked Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament. After going

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Talen Horton-Tucker scored a season-high 37 points and had 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Utah Jazz defeated the Charlotte Hornets 119-111 on Saturday night for their second straight win. Walker Kessler added 17 points and 16 rebounds and Kelly Olynyk had 17 points

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Tishara Morehouse scored 20 points and distributed six assists as Florida Gulf Coast cruised to an 84-60 win over Liberty in the Atlantic Sun Conference championship game, earning the Eagles their seventh straight and ninth overall tournament title. Florida Gulf Coast (32-3) claims the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday. Pittsburgh led 2-1 until Jason Zucker’s goal at 14:24 of the third period. Zucker, who redirected a Marcus Pettersson shot between Carter Hart’s pads, has 10 goals in the last

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 28 points, Seth Lundy had 16 and Penn State beat No. 19 Indiana 77-73 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship. Andrew Funk added nine points as 10th-seeded Penn State won for the eighth time in nine games. The Nittany Lions went

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A long day at The Players Championship has ended with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler in the lead. Scheffler birdied his last hole and shot 65 to build a two-shot advantage over Min Woo Lee of Australia. Lee is the younger brother of U.S.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Lowry played for the first time in more than a month, and did so without starting for the first time in more than a decade. The Miami Heat guard, who had missed his team’s last 15 games with left knee soreness, returned to game action at Orlando on Saturday night

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Royals are returning to Utah and will join the National Women’s Soccer League next season. The announcement was jointly made by the NWSL and Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake. The Royals were part of the NWSL for three seasons from 2018 to 2020. The sale of

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Kaitlyn Chen scored 21 points, Ellie Mitchell had four in the final minute and Princeton rallied from an 11-point third quarter deficit to beat Harvard 54-48 and win the Ivy League Tournament. The Tigers earned a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament with the

VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) — The Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw, thanks to an own-goal by Dallas’ Paul Arriola. Sebastien Ibeagha scored in the 5th minute to give Dallas (1-1-1) the lead. Nkosi Tafari had an assist on the goal. Vancouver (0-2-1) pulled even in the 34th minute on Arriola’s miscue.Dallas

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 25 points as No. 18 Texas A&M dominated from the opening tip, beating Vanderbilt 87-75 to reach the Aggies’ second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game and third overall. The Aggies return to the tournament finals for the second year

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Rick Stansbury has resigned after seven seasons as Western Kentucky’s head coach and cited a need to focus on his health and family. Stansbury missed nine games at midseason with an undisclosed health issue. He was 139-89 with the Hilltoppers, with three Conference USA championship-game appearances and one East Division

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jamal Shead had 16 points and nine assists as top-ranked Houston advanced to its fifth American Athletic Conference championship game in a row with a 69-48 win over Cincinnati. The 31-2 Cougars led throughout, even after ACC player of the year Marcus Sasser left

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Runaway Serie A leader Napoli has extended its advantage by beating Atalanta 2-0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Amir Rrahmani scored in the second half for Napoli to go 18 points clear of second-placed Inter Milan. It was Atalanta’s fifth loss in its past seven matches and left

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has refocused on its last shot at silverware this season in the French league and beat Brest 2-1 with a late Kylian Mbappe goal. Mbappe beat the offside trap to collect a throughball from Lionel Messi in the 90th minute and round goalkeeper Marco Bizot to slot into an empty

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Garnet Hathaway broke a third-period tie to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The Bruins earned their 50th win in their 64th game of the season, making them the fastest team to reach the milestone in NHL history. The previous record