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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Trea Turner, Paul Goldschmidt and an unrelenting U.S. lineup kept putting crooked numbers on the scoreboard, a dynamic display of the huge gap between an American team of major leaguers and Cubans struggling on the world stage as top players have left the island nation. Turner

HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum each added 26 points and New Orleans beat Houston 117-107 on Sunday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Trey Murphy III had 14 points and Herbert Jones scored 13 for the Pelicans, which shot 49%, including 13 of 31 on 3’s. Jalen Green scored

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nate Bittle finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Oregon rolled to a 68-54 victory over UCF in the second round of the NIT. Bittle sank 7 of 14 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer for the top-seeded Ducks (21-14), who advance to play No. 2 seed Wisconsin (19-14)

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead second-seeded Utah to a 63-56 win over 10th-seeded Princeton 63-56 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Jenna Johnson added 15 points for the Utes, who made only one 3-pointer but still advanced to

ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — Saint Mary’s senior forward Alex Ducas was knocked out of Gaels’ second-round NCAA Tournament game against UConn with a first-half back injury. The Australian had to be helped off the court with 4:52 left in the half after going down away from the play. He was standing on the sideline opposite

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Ryan Nembhard had a career-high 30 points and No. 6 seed Creighton found its shooting touch to beat third-seeded Baylor 85-76 and earn a spot in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons. With Baylor heavily focused on containing big man Ryan Kalkbrenner,

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 10 of his 19 points in the final 3:20 and the Miami Heat rallied for a 112-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Herro’s 3-pointer gave the Heat a 101-98 lead with 3:20 left and, after he and Butler hit jumpers, he made another 3-pointer

By The Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has gotten wild as teams battle for the national championship in men’s basketball. There have already been upsets, including top-seeded Purdue losing to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson. A 16 over a 1 has only happened once before in the men’s tournament. Top-seeded Kansas lost to 8-seed Arkansas. Sweet 16

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta and end the early season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports. Logano won the pole but Keselowski looked like the Ford driver to beat late in

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 23 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State beat second-seeded Marquette 69-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sending coach Tom Izzo’s squad back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Marquette transfer Joey Hauser had

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter to help second-seeded Maryland to a 77-64 victory over seventh-seeded Arizona in the second around of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Terrapins face third-seeded Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fulham had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off and conceded twice in the space of seven chaotic second-half minutes against Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinals. It was a meltdown of epic proportions and United capitalized on it in ruthless fashion to

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Danny Lee is a winner in his second event playing for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Lee birdied his last two holes for a 69. That got him into a four-man playoff with Louis Oosthuizen, Brendan Steele and Carlos Ortiz. Lee missed a 5-foot birdie putt for the win on the first playoff

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 124-120 on Sunday. Luguentz Dort added 20 points for the Thunder, who have won four of five as they try to earn at least a play-in spot. Devin Booker scored 46

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has come from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 and take a major step toward winning its first Spanish league title since 2019. Franck Kessié scored in stoppage time to give Barcelona the home victory and a 12-point lead over its rival with 12 matches

ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — Saint Mary’s senior forward Alex Ducas had to be helped off the court late in the first half of the Gaels’ second-round NCAA Tournament game against UConn. The Australian left the court with 4:52 left in the half. He was away from the play and suddenly reached for his lower back