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By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press Italy will play the United States in Sunday’s final of the inaugural United Cup in Sydney after defeating Greece in a semifinal of the mixed teams competition. Stefanos Tsitsipas kept Greek hopes alive by defeating Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in a clash between two Grand Slam finalists after

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Marco Odermatt showed his dominance in giant slalom again and led the first run of his home nation’s classic World Cup ski race. The 25-year-old Swiss was 0.32 seconds faster than Henrik Kristoffersen at Adelboden. Odermatt was well set to extend his leads in the overall and giant slalom standings. Odermatt’s

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Teenage qualifier Linda Noskova has advanced to the Adelaide International women’s singles final after beating top-seeded Ons Jabeur. Jabeur needed a medical timeout for treatment on her back during the opening set and the world No. 2-ranked player looked restricted at times on the way to a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 defeat.

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund faces the prospect of losing one of the most promising young forwards in Europe for nothing if the club can’t convince Youssoufa Moukoko to sign a new deal. The 18-year-old Germany striker’s contract is up at the end of the season and Dortmund’s efforts

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Most PGA Tour players have been playing golf most of their lives. As for their wives, not so much. The first college tournament Jon Rahm’s wife watched when they were dating, she assumed he was the worst player on the Arizona State team. Max Homa

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has some work to do in the second run of a giant slalom if she’s going to match Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win. Shiffrin stands fifth after the opening run and is 0.31 seconds behind surprise

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the Adelaide International women’s singles final with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Irina-Camelia Begu. The world’s  fifth-ranked player had five double-faults but finished the match with her sixth ace. Sabalenka won more than 80% of her points on her first serve and controlled the match from

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open for an undisclosed injury she sustained while playing in a tournament in Auckland, New Zealand this week. A seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, Williams received a wild-card entry into the Australian Open last month to compete in what

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — John Klingberg scored at 1:08 of overtime, Mason McTavish had his first career multi-goal game with two goals and two assists and the Anaheim Ducks rallied for a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Trevor Zegras and Ryan Strome also scored for the Ducks.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored a season-high 26 points, Bam Adebayo added 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Phoenix Suns 104-96 on Friday night. The Heat and Suns entered the game with the same record, but are heading in opposite directions. Miami has

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-114 for their first four-game winning streak in just under a year. LeBron James had 25 points and 10 assists in his return from an illness, and Russell Westbrook added 18 points and 11 rebounds in the

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Milan Lucic and Blake Coleman scored 89 seconds apart early in the first period and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-1. Nikita Zadorov and Nazem Kadri also scored to help Calgary win for the third time in four games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 shots. Zach Parise scored for

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded Coco Gauff has reached the final of the ASB Classic at Auckland by overcoming Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-0, 6-2. Gauff hasn’t dropped a set at the hardcourt tournament and needed a little more than an hour to beat seventh-seeded Kovinic to reach the fourth final of her career.

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Quick on-the-field emergency care from well-rehearsed medical personnel is widely credited with helping save Damar Hamlin’s life. But whether his cardiac arrest could have been prevented is much less certain. Doctors say they’re still evaluating what caused Hamlin’s heart to stop after a tackle during Monday night’s game in

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 21 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell also scored 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 128-115 win against the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers. Jaden McDaniels had 18 points for Minnesota, which lost leading scorer Anthony Edwards in the third quarter with left

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray scored 18 points in his first back-to-back game since knee surgery, and the Denver Nuggets took advantage of Donovan Mitchell’s absence to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108. Jokic hit 10 of 17 shots, including 3

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a regular-season sweep of the Washington Wizards, 127-110. Josh Giddey added 20 points, nine assists and five rebounds for Oklahoma City, which shot 51% from the field, including 45.9% (17 of 37) from 3-point range.