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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics ended a long road trip on a high note by beating the Sacramento Kings 132-109. Boston bounced back from blowing a 19-point lead in Utah on Saturday night by knocking off one of the top teams

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Led by Brice Williams’ 14 points, the Charlotte 49ers defeated the Radford Highlanders 63-56 on Tuesday in the CBI Tournament.

DALLAS (AP) — Adam Larsson scored on a breakaway backhander 1:52 into overtime and emergency callup goaltender Joey Daccord made 25 saves in his first NHL appearance since Nov. 1 as the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Tuesday night. Brandon Tanev had two goals and an assist, Daniel Sprong and Jared McCann

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lucas Raymond’s goal in the fourth round of a shootout gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Raymond’s goal was the only one from either team in the tiebreaker. He is 3 for 8 in shootout attempts this season. Alex

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals blew a three-goal lead and lost 7-6 in overtime to the NHL-worst Columbus Blue Jackets. Jack Roslovic scored the OT winner to snap the Blue Jackets’ three-game losing streak. The Capitals have lost three in a row to fall further out of playoff

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has agreed to a contract extension with men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley that runs through the 2025-26 season. The deal is subject to approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. Hurley’s previous contract was set to expire after next season. Hurley led the Sun Devils to 23 wins and

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had five 3-pointers and one sensational slam dunk among his 31 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers opened a big lead in the third quarter and held on for a 115-109 victory over Brooklyn Nets. Caris LeVert added 18 points for the Cavaliers in

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2. Jalen Chatfield and Stefan Noesen also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes, who won for the third time in

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic sank three 3-pointers in a 16-0 run early in the second half that allowed Atlanta to extend its lead to double digits for the first time and the Hawks beat the struggling Detroit Pistons 129-107. Trae Young had 30 points and 12 assists for

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Luke Evangelista scored twice in a span of 39 seconds as part of a four-goal second-period surge, and the Nashville Predators became the latest team to rout the reeling Buffalo Sabres in a 7-3 win. Matt Duchene also scored twice, including an empty-netter, to give

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Sanheim scored twice, Carter Hart made 41 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 6-3. Joel Farabee added a goal and an assist, and Scott Laughton and Ivan Provorov also scored for the Flyers. Philadelphia won for just the fifth time in 16 games.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Tylor Perry scored 23 points, including five in the overtime, as the North Texas Mean Green took down the Oklahoma State Cowboys 65-59 on Tuesday night in the NIT.

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 40 saves, Jake DeBrusk had the go-ahead goal and the NHL-best Boston Bruins continued their pursuit of the league’s record for regular-season victories with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.  David Krejci added a power-play goal for Boston, which won

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Pablo Banchero had 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Washington Wizards 122-112. Orlando won for the first time in eight games against Washington. Gary Harris scored 22 points for the Magic, and Franz Wagner had 20 points. Reserve

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Julio Urías is lined up to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day — and that’s just fine with teammate Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts hasn’t announced his scheduled starter for March 30 against Arizona. Roberts, however, told reporters Tuesday that Urías will pitch Friday in a

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — After not playing at all during the 2022 NFL season, Cam Newton got to show what he can still do. Newton threw in front of scouts at a pro day event on Tuesday at Auburn, where he won a Heisman Trophy and a national championship in the 2010 season. The 2015

ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Williams has received a one-race suspension as punishment for parking his car at the start-finish line at Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Williams will miss this Saturday’s Xfinity race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. He accepted his punishment but says he doesn’t regret his actions

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Camila Giorgi has pulled out a three-tiebreaker victory over Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the Miami Open. Giorgi managed to hold on for the 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) victory despite hitting 14 double-faults, blowing a 5-0 lead in the final set and needing four match points