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HAMPTON, Va. — Kam Woods scored 27 points to lead North Carolina A&T to a 79-67 victory over Hampton. Woods was 9-of-17 shooting, including 4 for 8 from distance, for the Aggies (9-11, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association). Marcus Watson finished with 16 points and Demetric Horton scored 12. Jordan Nesbitt finished with 18 points for

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist to lead New York to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, as the Rangers maintained their hold on third place in the Metropolitan Division. Mika Zibanejad and Vitali Kravtsov also scored for New York, and Kaapo

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 16 points and 16 rebounds and No. 17 Miami overcame a double-figure deficit to beat Syracuse 82-78. Harlond Beverly also scored 16 points for the Hurricanes, Nijel Pack finished with 15 points and Jordan Miller had 13. Jesse Edwards scored a career-high 25 points and Joseph Girard

By TRISNADI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has begun the trial of five men charged with criminal negligence over the crowd surge at a soccer match that caused the deaths of 135 people. The deadly crowd surge Oct. 1 in East Java’s Malang city was among the world’s

By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 29 points, Desmond Bane added 28 and the Memphis Grizzlies extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games with a 136-106 victory over the injury-depleted Phoenix Suns. The Suns played without starters Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Paul missed his fifth straight game

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star with his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates who later became the top hitter on the expansion New York Mets, has died at 93. Both teams announced Thomas’ death. The Mets said he died Monday morning in Pittsburgh. No cause was given. Thomas

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Flags from Russia and Belarus have been banned from the site of the Australian Open after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Normally, flags can be displayed during matches at Melbourne Park. But Tennis Australia reversed that policy for the

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars won 4-0 on Monday to hand the Golden Knights their first shutout of the season and make coach Pete DeBoer’s return to Vegas successful. This was DeBoer’s first game back at T-Mobile Arena after he was

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka maintained her unbeaten start to the year when she defeated Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Australian Open. The fifth-seeded Sabalenka won the Adelaide International title in the first week of the year. She hit 29 winners to her opponent’s seven as she won

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charges. Jerrell Powe, 35, remained jailed Monday in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland with no bail set. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer to speak for him. Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers told WLBT-TV

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nose tackle Vita Vea, cornerback Carlton Davis, safety Mike Edwards and offensive tackle Donovan Smith are among several key Tampa Bay players who sat out the Buccaneers’ regular-season finale, but are active for Monday night’s NFC wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys. Linebacker Carl Nassib and safety Logan Ryan are

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Tatar scored the shootout winner, and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3. Jack Hughes scored with 8.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game. Nico Hischier and Ryan Graves also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 26 and the Toronto Raptors recovered in overtime after RJ Barrett’s tying slam with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to beat the New York Knicks 123-121. Pascal Siakam had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in the first period, Nicholas Paul had a goal in the third and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle 4-1, snapping the Kraken’s eight-game winning streak. Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman each added an empty-netter as Tampa Bay extended its win streak to

MOBILE, Ala. — Led by Isaiah Range’s 18 points, the Alabama State Hornets defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 69-61 on Monday night. The Hornets are now 5-13 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 6-12.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ante Brzovic scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 18 College of Charleston earned its 18th straight victory, beating William & Mary 82-54 on Monday. The Cougars opened a 19-6 lead and were never seriously challenged by the Tribe as they continued the nation’s longest win

BALTIMORE — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 19 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Hartford Hawks 87-62 on Monday night. The Retrievers are now 13-6 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 4-15.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each scored twice as the Colorado Avalanche notched their ninth straight win over Detroit by beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Monday. Artturi Lehkonen and J.T. Compher also scored for the Avalanche. They followed up a 7-0 win over Ottawa on