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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant was set to make his Phoenix Suns debut Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Sidelined by a sprained knee since Jan. 8, the 13-time All-Star joined the Suns 20 days ago in a blockbuster deal with Brooklyn that sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson,

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Emily Bessoir scored 17 points, including two critical 3-pointers in overtime, as fifth-seeded UCLA, which had a 19-point lead midway through the third quarter, turned back 12th-seeded Arizona State 81-70 on Wednesday in a Pac-12 Tournament first-round game. The Bruins (23-8) face fourth-seeded Arizona, ranked No. 21, in a quarterfinal on

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer After a furious rush to beat the clock in 2022, NHL general managers are acting early and often to jockey for the top players available or stockpile future assets in advance of the trade deadline this year. Following nearly a dozen trades getting done Tuesday, more than a handful

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is standing firm in her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department, fueling anger among Native American advocates who have been working to address violence and missing persons cases

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Oumar Ballo always had the power to bull through smaller opponents, his 7-foot, 260-pound frame pretty much ensuring every opponent was smaller. What the Arizona center needed was a better way to pull back on the reins; when you’re that big, changing directions can take

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man already convicted of killing a Tucson teenager declined to take the stand and testify in his own defense Wednesday as closing arguments began in his second murder trial. Prosecutors said jurors could possibly get the case by the end of this week. Christopher Clements, 41, is facing first-degree murder

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Coach Brian Flores can press discrimination claims against the league and three teams after a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the option of arbitration, presumably before Commissioner Roger Goodell, and offered some stinging observations about the status of racial bias in the sport. The written

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Coach Brian Flores may get his day in court to press discrimination claims against the league and its teams after a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the argument that his lawsuit must be handled in arbitration, presumably before Commissioner Roger Goodell. The written decision by

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer David Poile did not go into the final deadline of his quarter-century-long tenure as general manager of the Nashville Predators thinking he would trade longtime defenseman Mattias Ekholm or 25-year-old forward Tanner Jeannot. But the seasoned executive started listening on offers a long time ago, has so far completed

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took 2 hours, 19 minutes for the Miami Marlins to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in a spring training game Monday — a game so fast that Ryan Murphy, a lifelong Houston fan, found himself lingering in the ballpark for a while

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer David Poile did not go into the final deadline of his quarter-century-long tenure as general manager of the Nashville Predators thinking he would trade longtime defenseman Mattias Ekholm or 25-year-old forward Tanner Jeannot. But the seasoned executive started listening on offers a long time ago and has so far

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer Gavin Lux hasn’t seen the video of the injury that ended his chance of being the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting shortstop this season, and has no plans to watch it. Lux will miss the season with torn ligaments in his right knee after getting hurt running the bases in

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had no issues with his pitches or the new clock in his first spring training outing this year, his only one for the Los Angeles Angels before he joins Japan for the World Baseball Classic. Ohtani pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings against Oakland on

PHOENIX (AP) — Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor who went on become a decorated World War II flyer who flew over 100 missions in the Pacific and European theaters, has died in Arizona. He was 101. Darlene Tryon, a close friend and the executor of Holder’s estate, said he died at Friday at a