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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory will go on for at least another day. Shiffrin finished half a second behind winner Sofia Goggia in fourth place in a downhill on the course that will be used for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Shiffrin remained tied

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray just wanted to go to the bathroom. It was 3 a.m., he’d already been playing his Australian Open second-round match against Thanasi Kokkinakis for more than 4 1/2 hours — they would carry on for another set across more than another hour —

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray will try to overcome whatever lingering exhaustion he might have after two five-set matches and more than 10 hours of action at the Australian Open when he plays Roberto Bautista Agut for a place in the fourth round. Murray played the longest match of his career to beat Thanasi

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Keshawn Justice, Carlos Stewart and Brandin Podziemski combined to score 61 points as Santa Clara held off BYU to earn an 83-76 in a West Coast Conference battle. The Broncos scored eight points in the final minute to hold off a late BYU rally.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Remarkable as Damar Hamlin’s recovery has been, the Buffalo Bills safety still faces a lengthy rehabilitation some three weeks after going into cardiac arrest and needing to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati, his marketing representative told The Associated Press

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored twice in the first period, Scott Wedgewood made 34 saves for his first shutout this season and the Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0. Southern California native Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who bounced

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Olympic middle-distance runner and 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist Peter Bol has tested positive to a banned performance-enhancing drug. Athletics Australia says Bol, the national 800-meter record holder, failed an out-of-competition test on Oct. 11. The 28-year-old tested positive to the banned drug erythropoietin, known as EPO. Athletics Australia provisionally suspended

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 28 points, Deandre Ayton had 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held off the Brooklyn Nets 117-112 on Thursday night. Brooklyn fought back from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to make things tight in the final minute. Kyrie

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ville Husso made 33 saves and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the scuffling Vegas Golden Knights. The Red Wings had lost six of eight. That included blowing a two-goal lead in the third period of a

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Tyger Campbell matched a season high with 22 points, David Singleton had a season-high 21 and No. 5 UCLA extended its winning streak to 14 games, beating Arizona State 74-62 on Thursday night. Jamie Jaquez, bothered by foul trouble, scored five of his 12 points in

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Donato had two goals and an assist for Seattle, and Andre Burakovsky scored 1:10 into overtime to give the Kraken a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Donato powered Seattle to an early 2-0 lead, but New Jersey rallied. Erik Haula’s short-handed breakaway goal

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff have had convincing third-round wins at the Australian Open. The third-seeded Pegula was a quarterfinalist the past two years at Melbourne Park. She needed 65 minutes for a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Marta Kostyuk. Seventh-seeded Gauff beat Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last

By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Led by Zane Meeks’ 17 points, the San Francisco Dons defeated the Pacific Tigers 78-57. The Dons improved to 13-9 with the victory and the Tigers fell to 10-11.

By The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. — Led by Logan Johnson’s 17 points, the Saint Mary’s Gaels defeated the Pepperdine Waves 73-44. The Gaels moved to 17-4 with the victory and the Waves fell to 7-13.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jessica Pegula has cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Marta Kostyuk. The third-seeded Pegula was a quarterfinalist the past two years at Melbourne Park. The American needed just 65 minutes for victory as she set up a round-of-16 match against 2021 French

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 30 points and 19 rebounds to tie an LSU record with 19 straight double-doubles and the third-ranked and unbeaten Tigers pushed their program-record winning streak to 19 games with a 79-76 victory over Arkansas on Thursday night. Arkansas was in position

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 32 points and the Philadelphia 76ers stretched their winning streak to four games, all on the road, with a 105-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. James Harden added 16 points and 14 assists for the Sixers, who led by as

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 shots and Dylan Strome scored twice to lead the Washington Capitals over the Arizona Coyotes 4-0. Sonny Milano and Tom Wilson each had a goal for the Capitals, who have won nine of their last 10 road games. Arizona has dropped 10