AP National Sports

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South African golfer Zander Lombard has finished birdie-birdie to shoot a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The No. 333-ranked Lombard is looking to win his first title on the European tour and

CHAMONIX, France (AP) — Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern beat unheralded AJ Ginnis to win the last men’s World Cup slalom before the world championships. Ginnis became the first skier from Greece on a World Cup podium. It was Zenhaeusern’s sixth career win and first since December 2020. His Swiss teammate Daniel Yule was four-hundredths further

CHAMONIX, France (AP) — French skier Clement Noel has posted the fastest first-run time in a men’s World Cup slalom. It’s the last race before his home world championships. The Olympic slalom champion was chasing his second straight victory. He won a night slalom in Austria 11 days ago. Noel led Swiss duo Ramon Zenhaeusern

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Led by Jemarl Baker Jr.’s 23 points, the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the UNLV Rebels 82-79. The Bulldogs moved to 8-14 with the win and the Rebels dropped to 15-8.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaina Pellington led No. 22 Arizona on an 11-0 run to tie the game, then scored six over her team’s 10 points in overtime to earn the Wildcats a 71-66 win over No. 14 UCLA in the lone meeting of the regular season between the Pac-12 Conference rivals. Arizona came into

By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Led by Jarod Lucas’ 19 points, the Nevada Wolf Pack defeated the Air Force Falcons 72-52. The Wolf Pack improved to 18-6 with the victory and the Falcons fell to 12-12.

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trae Young had 27 points and six assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-108 victory over the Utah Jazz. De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Dejounte Murray added 13 points and eight

By The Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Led by Xavier Castaneda’s 24 points, the Akron Zips defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 67-55. The Zips improved to 17-6 with the victory and the Golden Flashes fell to 18-5.

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fight broke out and punches were thrown during the game between the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Five players were ejected following the brawl, which started in front of the Orlando bench late in the third quarter. Minnesota guard Austin Rivers and Magic

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Haley Jones had 13 points and nine rebounds and No. 2 Stanford routed Washington State 71-38 on Friday night. Cameron Brink added 10 points and eight rebounds to help Stanford (22-2, 10-1 Pac-12) improve to 72-0 against Washington State (15-7, 5-6). Stanford used a 15-player rotation in a game where the

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 23 points and No. 7 Utah withstood a furious rally to defeat Oregon State 75-73 in overtime. Trailing by three points with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime, Oregon State’s Timea Gardiner was fouled on a 3-point attempt. Gardiner missed the first free throw,

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sarah Nurse of Canada’s women’s team scored during the Tendy Tandem challenge at the NHL All-Star skills competition, highlighting female hockey players’ participation in the event.  Nurse was joined by fellow Canadian team members Emily Clark and Rebecca Johnston and Americans Hilary Knight and Alex

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cole Anthony had 20 points and fellow reserve Moritz Wagner scored 19 as Orlando’s bench propelled the Magic to a 127-120 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves that included a fight between the teams and five player ejections. The brawl broke out in front of the Orlando bench

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nathan Mensah scored 17 points for No. 22 San Diego State, which raced past Boise State 72-52 in a showdown of the Mountain West Conference’s top two teams despite an off night by leading scorers Matt Bradley and Darrion Trammell. Keshad Johnson added 10 for

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 25 points and Dario Saric had 14 with 13 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 106-94 victory over Boston. The NBA-leading Celtics lost for the fourth time in six games. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Paul added

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 21 points against his former team and the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 107-104 to stop a four-game losing streak. Hield shot 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Aaron Nesmith added 17 points for the Pacers, going 4 for 7 on 3s. Myles

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets. The Raptors took a commanding lead in the third quarter and were up by double-digits for most of the fourth.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL took advantage of holding All-Star Weekend in South Florida by holding two Skills Competition events outside in the sun. A handful of players took turns hitting golf and hockey shots on a par-4 course. Others shot pucks at foam surfboards to splash opponents

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio 137-125 and sent the scuffling Spurs to their eighth straight loss. Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and James Harden added 16 for Philadelphia, which has the third-best record in the Eastern

By The Associated Press LEWISTON, N.Y. — Led by Aaron Gray’s 27 points, the Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins 76-73. The Purple Eagles improved to 12-9 with the victory and the Golden Griffins fell to 5-16.