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DALLAS (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game 20 seconds into overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Hughes’ winning goal skipped off the stick of Dallas’ Tyler Seguin and eluded Jake Oettinger as the Devils rallied from a 2-0 deficit and improved

By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 24 points — seven during a crucial late surge — in No. 25 New Mexico’s 81-73 victory over Air Force on Friday night. Jaelen House had 19 points and six steals for the Lobos (19-3, 6-3 Mountain West). Morris Edeze added 15

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Teen star Isabeau Levito needed a near-flawless free skate to capture gold at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after Bradie Tennell’s beautiful performance minutes earlier. And the 15-year-old accomplished just that, delivering a dazzling 149.55 score for a 223.33 total to win her first

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Dwayne Cohill scored 25 points as Youngstown State beat Oakland 77-73. Cohill added five rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Penguins (16-6, 8-3 Horizon League). Brandon Rush added 12 points and Adrian Nelson scored 11. The Golden Grizzlies (9-13, 7-4) were led by Jalen Moore’s 27 points and eight assists.

KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry scored 24 points and Kent State turned back Buffalo 74-68. Carry added seven assists for the Golden Flashes (17-4, 7-1 Mid-American Conference). Chris Payton pitched in with 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Jalen Sullinger scored 11. Isaiah Adams led the way for the Bulls (10-11, 4-4) with 23

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 29 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 and the Miami Heat rallied again in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 110-105 on Friday night. Max Strus scored 17, 15 of them on 3-pointers, for Miami. The Heat moved a season-high six games

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 21 points and Kennedy McQueen added 17 behind five 3-pointers to lead No. 9 Utah to an 83-73 victory over Southern California. Pili shot 9 of 13 from the floor to pace an efficient offensive attack from the Utes. Gianna Kneepkens added

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half and No. 19 Arizona rallied to beat Washington 61-54. Reese sank 6 of 13 shots from the floor, grabbed six rebounds and added two blocks and two steals for the Wildcats (16-4, 6-3 Pac-12 Conference). Jade Loville added 13

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the struggling Vegas Golden Knights 4-1. Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers who are 8-2-3 in their last 13 games heading into their bye week and

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored late in regulation and again in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes topped the San Jose Sharks 5-4. Necas tied it at 4 when he got his 20th goal of the season with 11.5 seconds left in the third period. Then he beat James

TORONTO (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored twice, Anton Forsberg made 31 saves and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2. Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist, and Thomas Chabot, Drake Batherson and Derick Brassard also scored for the Senators who won at Scotiabank Arena with fans in attendance for the first

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had a short-handed goal and an assist, Pheonix Copley made a career-high 41 saves and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 for their third straight win. Anze Kopitar, Viktor Arvidsson and Matt Roy also scored for the Kings,

By JOE BUETTNER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, his fourth consecutive with at least 30, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-100. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 21 shots and added eight assists and five rebounds. Jalen Williams added 17 points and made all three of his

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the struggling Vegas Golden Knights 4-1. Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers who are 8-2-3 in their last 13 games heading into their bye week and

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, leading the New York Islanders to a 2-0 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Anders Lee also scored and Kyle Palmieri had two assists, helping New York stop a six-game slide. It

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have hired former New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. He spent the past two years with New York. The Rams wrapped up the worst season in NFL history by a defending Super Bowl champion this month, fielding the worst offense

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and the Milwaukee Bucks fended off Indiana’s second-half rally to beat the Pacers 141-131 on Friday night. Jrue Holiday added 23 points and nine assists for Milwaukee. The Central Division-leading Bucks won their third straight, this

ALBANY, N.Y. — Michael Baer finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Siena to a 70-53 victory over Iona. Andrew Platek scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting for the Saints (14-7, 8-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jackson Stormo sank 7 of 11 shots and scored 17. The Gaels (13-7, 6-3) were led by

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 at Torrey Pines to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Ranked No. 3 in the world, Rahm

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Veteran right-hander Ian Kennedy and outfielder Clint Frazier are among five players the Texas Rangers have signed to minor league contracts that include invitations to major league spring training.  Left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy, right-hander Reyes Moronta and outfielder Travis Jankowski also got invitations to spring training in Arizona. The 38-year-old Kennedy