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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Atalanta’s push for the top four in Serie A has been dented by a surprise 2-1 loss at home to Lecce as the race for the Champions League qualifying places intensifies. Assan Ceesay and Alexis Blin netted in each half for Lecce. Rasmus Højlund pulled one

PARIS (AP) — PSG forward Neymar was forced off the pitch on a stretcher after twisting his right ankle in a league match against Lille. Neymar picked up the injury at the start of the second half after the Brazil forward scored PSG’s second goal before the interval. PSG led 2-1 when Neymar got injured

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Multan Sultans routed batting power-house Islamabad United by 52 runs to notch their third successive win in the Pakistan Super League. Half centuries by David Miller (52) and captain Mohammad Rizwan (50) formed the cornerstone of Multan’s formidable total of 190-4 after Islamabad skipper Shadab Khan won the toss and elected

PARIS (AP) — PSG forward Neymar was forced off the pitch on a stretcher Sunday after twisting his right ankle in a league match against Lille. Neymar picked up the injury at the start of the second half after the Brazil forward scored PSG’s second goal before the interval. PSG led 2-1 when Neymar got

By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Greek racer AJ Ginnis is positioned to earn his country an astonishing result at the Alpine skiing world championships. Ginnis was tied with Lucas Braathen of Norway in second position 0.13 seconds behind Austrian leader Manuel Feller in the opening slalom run in

COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Austrian skier Manuel Feller took the lead with his first run in the men’s slalom at the world championships. Feller was 0.13 seconds faster than Lucas Braathen of Norway and AJ Ginnis of Greece. Linus Strasser of Germany was one-hundredth further back in fourth. Defending champion Sebastian Foss-Solevaag stood fifth and

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-2. Jamie Oleksiak and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for the Kraken, and Philipp Grubauer made 20 saves. Pius Suter and Dylan Larkin each had a goal for the Red Wings,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Arturs Silovs made 35 saves for his first NHL victory, Elias Pettersson had two empty-net goals and three assists and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 on Saturday night. Silovs was called up from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Latvian made his debut

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Division I men’s basketball committee has revealed its top 16 teams for next month’s NCAA Tournament. UCLA coach Mick Cronin says he found his team’s current seed to be “comical.” Top-ranked Alabama was voted as the committee’s top overall seed. No. 2 Houston, No.

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored the game-winning goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2. Sabres forward Dylan Cozens extended his goal streak to three. Alex Tuch and Owen Power also scored for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 33 saves for his 14th win of

KANSAS City, Mo. (AP) — Brady Danielson scored 20 points, B.J. Omot added 19 and North Dakota defeated Kansas City 81-73. Danielson made 4 of 6 shots with a 3-pointer and 11 of 13 free throws for the Fighting Hawks (11-18, 5-11 Summit League). Omot made 2 of 8 shots — both 3-pointers — and

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-5 in a shootout Saturday night. Anze Kopitar, Blake Lizotte and Matt Roy each had a goal and an assist during a five-goal outburst in the

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist on Saturday night as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2. Jamie Oleksiak and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for the Kraken and Philipp Grubauer had 20 saves. Pius Suter and Dylan Larkin earned goals for the Red

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