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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Undefeated South Carolina is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament as the bracket was announced Sunday night. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season. They had a chance last season before falling just short against

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel scored his 21st goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Sunday. After the Devils took a 1-0 lead 38 seconds into the third period, the Golden Knights scored the next two goals with Eichel’s being

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Joey Votto sure knows how to make an instant impression, going deep on the first pitch he faced as a member of his hometown Toronto Blue Jays. The veteran first baseman lined a 392-foot homer to left-center off Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in the first inning Sunday in

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A juvenile suspect in the January killing of a liquor store owner is a 13-year-old boy who allegedly committed another armed robbery 40 minutes later in Oakland, California, police said. The unnamed boy, an Oakland resident who turns 14 in July, is charged with murder and attempted robbery in the Jan.

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Kung Fu Panda 4 ” stayed at the top of the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and DreamWorks Animation movie earned $30 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The franchise featuring the voice of Jack Black is responsible

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Kerr has been part of plenty of exciting finishes between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. On Saturday night, the teams played a game that simply wouldn’t finish. The final 2 minutes, 7 seconds of the Warriors’ 128-121 victory over the Lakers

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored in the third minute and Maya Yoshida added a goal in stoppage time to help the LA Galaxy play St. Louis City to a 3-3 tie on Saturday night. Yoshida flicked in a diving header, off a free kick by Gastón Brugman, from right in front of the

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. Brunson had 45 points in Thursday’s win at Portland. He has seven 40-point games

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Usher accepted his award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the superstar R&B singer spoke about being

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Lassina Traore had a career-high 25 points, Marcus Tsohonis scored 25 and hit two clutch free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining to help No. 4 seed Long Beach State beat second-seeded UC Davis 74-70 on Saturday night in the championship game of the Big West Conference Tournament, sending coach Dan Monson

By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of right-hander Daniel Hudson from Triple-A Oklahoma City ahead of their opener Wednesday against the San Diego Padres at Seoul, South Korea. To open a roster spot, the Dodgers designated infielder Andre Lipcius for assignment on Saturday. Hudson, 37, gets a $2 million, one-year

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The end likely came for Pac-12 Conference basketball on Saturday. It also marked the beginning of an unexpected journey for Oregon. The Ducks had to win the conference tournament to get into the NCAA Tournament. And behind a hurting big man who was perfect on

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Curry belatedly celebrated his birthday by returning to the Golden State lineup and leading the Warriors to a much-needed victory. Curry, who turned 36 on Thursday, scored 31 points after missing the last three games with a sprained right ankle as the Warriors beat

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Robin Lod and Bongokuhle Hlongwane each scored a goal, and Minnesota United ended a seven-game winless streak against LAFC with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night in coach Eric Ramsay’s debut for the Loons. Ramsay was named Minnesota’s head coach on Feb. 26. He joined the club after being the

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dany Rosero and Alan Pulido each scored a goal to help Sporting Kansas City rally from an early deficit and beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday night. Pulido, who scored a career-best 14 goals last season, put away a left-footed volley to cap the scoring in the 29th

DALLAS (AP) — Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves to win a matchup of backup goaltenders and defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist to help lead the Dallas Stars past the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night. Wedgewood outdueled David Rittich in net to beat the Kings for the second time in

DALLAS (AP) — Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves to win a matchup of backup goaltenders and defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist to help lead the Dallas Stars past the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night. Wedgewood beat the Kings for the second time in eight days. Craig Smith, Wyatt Johnston

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Lakers fans didn’t know by now how important Anthony Davis is to their team’s postseason hopes, they got a significant reminder Saturday night. Los Angeles’ All-Star center suffered an eye injury late in the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors and did not