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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund’s power-play goal 1:28 into overtime gave the Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, snapping their seven-game winning streak. Andrew Mangiapane and Nazem Kadri also scored for Calgary. The Flames pulled even in points with Minnesota for the second wild-card berth in the Western Conference, but

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault ended a 13-game goal drought with two first-period goals and the Vegas Golden Knights remained hot with a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. The Knights extended their winning streak to five games to remain in first place in

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Boogie Anderson scored a career-high 24 points and hit a jumper at the buzzer in overtime to rally Southeast Louisiana to a 78-76 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce. Anderson made 10 of 16 shots from the floor and added six assists and five rebounds for the Lions (15-13, 9-6 Southland Conference). Roger

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 points and No. 4 UCLA routed last-place California 78-43 to improve to 15-0 at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins also extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 23 games. They improved to 23-4 overall and 14-2 in the Pac-12. The

LOS ANGELES — Cameron Shelton scored a career-high 40 points and made a layup with seven seconds left to lift Loyola Marymount over Pacific 90-88. Shelton made 13 of 21 shots from the floor, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range. He made 8 of 11 free throws and grabbed five rebounds for the Lions

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Logan Johnson scored 27 points and Aidan Mahaney delivered once again in the second half to lead No. 17 Saint Mary’s to a 71-65 victory over BYU for the Gaels’ 15th win in 16 games. Mahaney scored 14 of his 16 points in the second

EL PASO, Texas — Tylor Perry scored 20 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime to rally North Texas to an 80-72 victory over UTEP, upping its win streak to eight. Perry hit four 3-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws for the Mean Green (23-5, 14-3 Conference USA). Kai Huntsberry shot 7 for

By The Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. — Led by Raequan Battle’s 19 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Montana Grizzlies 72-68. The Bobcats are now 19-9 with the victory and the Grizzlies fell to 14-13.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Rahm could hear the cheers from all over Riviera, the sound typically associated with someone making a charge. Except they came from the opposite side of the course that featured players too far away from the lead. What they meant was not nearly as

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Pickett had 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Camren Wynter added 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and five assists and Penn State beat Minnesota 76-69 to extend the Golden Gophers’ losing streak to nine games. Pickett made 11 of 20 from the field, 4 of 8 from 3-point range and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung might have single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years. McClung, the 6-foot-2 Philadelphia guard on a two-way contract, defeated New Orleans’ Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest, culminating an

ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson had 28 points in Saint Louis’ 90-85 victory over Duquesne. Jimerson also added five rebounds for the Billikens. Francis Okoro finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds.  Javon Pickett scored 15 points. The Dukes were led by Dae Dae Grant, who posted 22 points and four assists. Joe Reece added

LOGAN, Utah — Steven Ashworth scored 20 points and Utah State beat Nevada 75-66. Ashworth added six assists for the Aggies (21-7, 10-5 Mountain West Conference). Max Shulga finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Daniel Akin scored 12. The Wolf Pack (20-7, 10-4) were led by Will Baker 25 points and six rebounds.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan showed its support for rival Michigan State with a poignant pregame ceremony before the Wolverines took an 84-72 win on Saturday night, the first game for the Spartan men since a shooting on the their campus that killed three students and wounded five others. A long moment of silence

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma hit three straight 3-pointers down the stretch and No. 18 Creighton overcame a second-half scoring drought to pull away from St. John’s for a 77-67 victory. Creighton remained in a three-way tie for second place in the Big East after Providence and Xavier won

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 22 of his 34 points in the second half and Julian Strawther added 28 points to help No. 13 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 97-88 and extend its win streak over the Waves to 45 straight games. The Bulldogs, who haven’t lost to Pepperdine since Jan. 18, 2002, have won

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Oumar Ballo had 18 points and 16 rebounds, Cedric Henderson Jr. added 15 points and No. 8 Arizona dominated inside to beat Colorado 78-68. The Wildcats opened with a rash of turnovers, falling into an early 12-point hole. Arizona righted itself quickly with a big

By The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Led by Luke Brown’s 22 points, the Stetson Hatters defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 88-84. The Hatters moved to 16-11 with the win and the Eagles dropped to 16-13.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — El Ellis scored 28 points earned its second win in Atlantic Coast Conference play by upsetting Clemson 83-73 on Saturday night. The Cardinals entered the game with momentum after throwing a major scare in No. 7 Virginia before falling, 61-58, and on the night the school feted the 2012-13 Louisville national

TORONTO (AP) — Michael Bunting scored twice as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday night in the Toronto debuts for Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari. The forwards were acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster three-team trade late Friday — and were in the action just over 20 hours