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By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 9 Arizona hit a season-high 15 3s in a 99-61 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Tubelis, a 6-foot-11 junior from Lithuania, early in the game became the 53rd player in school history to reach 1,000

DETROIT (AP) — Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the 100th career meeting between the teams. Carolina improved to 5-0-1 on its current road swing, tying a record for most wins and setting a record for

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Roope Hintz scored the go-ahead goal with three seconds left in the second period and backup Scott Wedgewood made 35 saves against his former team as the Dallas Stars beat New Jersey 4-1, sending the Devils to their third straight loss. With both teams playing their

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Cleveland scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Florida State defeated South Carolina Upstate 80-63. It was Cleveland’s fourth double-double of his career. Darin Green had three 3-pointers and scored 15 points, 10 in the second half. Caleb Mills added 13 points, all in the first half, with five

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two third-period power-play goals, and Craig Anderson stopped 40 shots in the Buffalo Sabres’ 6-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Victor Olofsson and JJ Peterka scored goals 13 seconds apart midway through the third period, and Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs

WASHINGTON — Led by Jordan Wood’s 15 points, the Howard Bison defeated the Florida International Panthers 71-59 on Tuesday night. The Bison improved to 5-8 with the win and the Panthers fell to 4-5.

OREM, Utah — Led by Justin Harmon’s 19 points, the Utah Valley Wolverines defeated the SAGU American Indian Warriors 100-54 on Tuesday night. The Wolverines are now 7-4 on the season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent left-hander Ryan Yarbrough has signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals after spending the past five seasons with Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old Yarbrough was 3-8 with a 4.50 ERA in 20 games last season, making nine starts. He twice was on the injured list with groin

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had 11 rebounds, reaching double digits for a program-record 62nd time, and scored 14 points as North Carolina rolled by The Citadel 100-67. Bacot passed Billy Cunningham for the record while also posting his 55th double-double of his career and sixth this season. Caleb Love hit four 3-pointers

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — KJ Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derek Fountain also recorded a double-double and LSU beat North Carolina Central 67-57. Fountain scored 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting and recorded a career-high 14 rebounds. Knotted at 23 with 5:29 remaining before halftime, Williams threw down a dunk then made

WASHINGTON — Led by Matt Rogers’ 20 points, the American Eagles defeated the VMI Keydets 69-61 on Tuesday night. The Eagles moved to 8-2 with the win and the Keydets fell to 5-7.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Terquavion Smith scored 24 points, Casey Morsell added 17 points and North Carolina State forced a season-high 20 turnovers in a 92-73 victory over Furman. Morsell scored 12 points in the opening eight minutes, making 3 of 4 3-pointers, to help N.C. State build a 26-10 lead. The Wolfpack led 48-29

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent right-hander Ross Stripling and the San Francisco Giants have reached agreement on a $25 million, two-year contract. He’s expected to be a starter in a rotation featuring Logan Webb, newcomer Sean Manaea, Alex Cobb and Alex Wood. Stripling’s contract includes a $5 million

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The streets of Argentina turned into a party Tuesday as the national team beat Croatia by a comfortable 3-0 and earned this soccer-crazed South American country a spot in the World Cup final. Fans poured onto the streets of the capital of Buenos Aires as

WASHINGTON — The George Washington Colonials defeated the Coppin State Eagles 83-71 on Tuesday night led by James Bishop’s 30 points. The Colonials are now 6-4 on the season, while the Eagles fell to 4-9.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz and Jace Peterson, who both can play the infield and outfield, reached agreements with the Oakland Athletics on two-year contracts through the 2024 season.The A’s announced the deals one day after trading away catcher Sean Murphy to the Braves in a three-team swap. Oakland acquired catcher Manny Piña and

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Coming off perhaps his worst performance of the season, Geno Smith decided he’s been a little too greedy of late. As in too many risky throws by the Seattle Seahawks quarterback. It’s a fine balance Smith is trying to navigate right now while the Seahawks