AP National Sports

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer No. 22 North Carolina State has climbed back into the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. The Wolfpack’s rise has come after an offseason overhaul by coach Kevin Keatts. N.C. State added experience through the transfer portal and changed the coaching staff behind Keatts. N.C.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 27 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 127-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Bucks led the whole way, pushing their advantage to

GREELEY, Colo. — Riley Abercrombie scored 21 points and Northern Colorado defeated Weber State 88-54. Abercrombie also grabbed seven rebounds for the Bears (8-16, 3-9 Big Sky Conference). Dalton Knecht had 16 points and seven rebounds. Daylen Kountz scored 16 with six rebounds and four assists. Dillon Jones led the Wildcats (12-12, 7-4) with 15

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have claimed reliever Sam Coonrod off waivers from the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies. Coonrod had a 7.82 ERA in 12 appearances covering 12 2/3 innings last year for the National League champions. The right-hander is 7-5 with a 5.27 ERA and five saves in 105 games

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The All Blacks will play Australia and South Africa at home before this year’s Rugby World Cup but have had to make way for women’s soccer to confirm dates and venues. The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be played in Australia and New Zealand in July and August and so

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Keondre Montgomery finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to power Alcorn State to an 81-70 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night. Montgomery, a sophomore, sank 6 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers in picking up his first double-double for the Braves (12-11, 9-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dekedran Thorn

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Josh Green and Jaden Hardy each scored career highs of 29 points and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks, playing without Luka Doncic, stunned the Utah Jazz 124-111 after completing a trade for Kyrie Irving. The Mavericks acquired the eight-time All-Star along with Markieff Morris from the

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored Dallas’ second shootout goal, and the Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. Nils Lundkvist and Roope Hintz scored in regulation for Dallas, and Jason Robertson also scored in the shootout. The Stars dropped three straight 3-2 games in overtime before the All-Star break. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 33

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere scored 1:37 into overtime and Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 5-4. Lafreniere led a 2-on-1 rush and then tracked down the rebound of Mika Zibanejad’s shot, beating netminder Jacob Markstrom for his seventh goal this

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 42 points with a season-high 12 3-pointers, Jordan Poole added 21 points and 12 assists starting in Stephen Curry’s place, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-114. Thompson sat down for the night to a roaring ovation with

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its ninth straight loss with a 128-104 victory over the Spurs. Andre Drummond set season highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds, helping the Bulls match a season high with their

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Simu Liu, who’s best known for playing Marvel superhero Shang-Chi, wants everyone who attends an event at Chase Center to feel welcome, comfortable and supported, just as he has been in the five months since opening up about his own challenges with anxiety. Now, there’s

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dajuan Harris Jr. was willing to acknowledge that Kansas was facing something rare when fifth-ranked and Big 12-leading Texas arrived at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night: a must-win game. The defending national champs played like it. Gradey Dick scored 21 points, Harris had 17 points,

PHOENIX (AP) — Donna Kelce brought cookies to Super Bowl opening night. The mother of Travis and Jason Kelce surprised her sons during an interview with NFL Network’s Michael Irvin with two batches of cookies. The Kelces are the first brothers to face each other in the Super Bowl, Travis as a tight end for

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Romelle Mansel scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Jackson State hold off Arkansas-Pine Bluff 88-84 in double overtime on Monday night. Jamarcus Jones scored 17 points off the bench for the Tigers (7-17, 6-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Ken Evans Jr. scored 15 points and his 3-pointer gave Jackson

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored on a power play with 43 seconds left in overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Monday night after squandering a three-goal lead. Jack Hughes and Ondrej Palat scored two goals apiece and Vitek Vanecek made 26

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jakob Chychrun had two goals, Jack McBain scored the tie-breaking goal on a breakaway with seven minutes remaining and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday night. McBain put a back-hander past Marc-Andre Fleury moments after the Coyotes killed off an abbreviated 55-second

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alex Anderson had 19 points and Alabama State turned back Southern 73-66. Anderson was 5-of-13 shooting and 9 of 13 at the free-throw line for the Hornets (7-17, 5-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Eric Coleman Jr. added 13 points and six rebounds. Jordan O’Neal scored 12 on 6-of-8 shooting and added eight rebounds and

By DAVID BRANDT and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers PHOENIX (AP) — Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert