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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard sank five 3-pointers and scored 18 points to help Oregon rally from an 18-point deficit and beat California 80-73 on Saturday night for its sixth straight victory. Couisnard had four misses from beyond the arc for the Ducks (13-3, 5-0 Pac-12 Conference). He was 0 for 4 on his

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin had two goals and the Detroit Red Wings handed the Los Angeles Kings their eighth consecutive loss with a 5-3 victory on Saturday night. Robby Fabbri, Patrick Kane and Andrew Copp also scored as the Red Wings improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored a pair of power-play goals during a 3:51 span in the second period and had an assist, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had three assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Saturday night. Stamkos has 204 power-play goals,

By The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney had 18 points in Saint Mary’s (CA)’s 73-49 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night. Mahaney shot 7 for 14, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Gaels (13-6, 4-0 West Coast Conference). Luke Barrett scored 17 points while going 7

By The Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ty Johnson’s 22 points helped UC Davis defeat CSU Bakersfield 78-71 in overtime on Saturday night. Johnson also had seven rebounds and five assists for the Aggies (10-7, 5-1 Big West Conference). Elijah Pepper added 18 points while going 6 of 21 from the floor, including 3

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Kayleigh Truong had 21 points and seven assists and No. 16 Gonzaga won its ninth-straight game with an 85-67 romp past San Diego on Saturday. Kaylynne Truong added 11 points for the Bulldogs (16-2, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who have won 28th-straight

By The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Keonte Jones’ 17 points helped CSU Northridge defeat CSU Fullerton 76-71 on Saturday night. Jones also had six rebounds for the Matadors (13-4, 4-1 Big West Conference). Dionte Bostick scored 15 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Jasman Sangha had 15 points and shot 5

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored with five seconds remaining in the third period to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Ottawa snapped a five-game losing streak with its first victory in 2024. Claude Giroux, Thomas Chabot, Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa,

By The Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Brendan Wenzel led Wyoming with 17 points and Akuel Kot scored the game-winning jump shot with one second left as the Cowboys beat Fresno State 68-67 on Saturday night. Wenzel had eight rebounds for the Cowboys (9-8, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Sam Griffin scored 16 points and

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mikey Williams, whose college basketball career has been delayed by gun charges, has committed to the University of Central Florida just days after leaving the Memphis program. The former star from San Diego’s San Ysidro High, who was one of the earliest stars of the

By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jaelen House scored 26 points, including nine straight in a 17-0 first-half run, and New Mexico beat No. 19 San Diego State 88-70 Saturday, ending the Aztecs’ seven-game winning streak. Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 19 for New Mexico (14-3, 2-2 Mountain West) and JT Toppin had

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spain’s Diego Botin finished last in the first fleet race before winning the next two races to take the lead in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix on Saturday. Botin’s strong performance aboard his red foiling catamaran “Los Gallos” in light wind on the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have interviewed Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce for their vacant head coaching job. The Titans announced Saturday they completed their third interview to find a replacement for Mike Vrabel, who was dismissed Tuesday after consecutive losing seasons and just six wins in the last 24

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando. The crashes happened Wednesday and Friday at a crossing along

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 8 Stanford edge No. 19 Utah 66-64 on Friday night for the Cardinal’s seventh straight win. Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer moved within one win of tying former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s college

MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in Idaho on Friday located and retrieved the body of a man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with two other men who were rescued the previous day. The two men were located after authorities received a GPS alert of a possible fatality in an avalanche near

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It has become a daily ritual. Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape off the roll, grabs a marking pen and in thick black strokes writes down the number of days her son, Hersh, has been held

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Quay Miller delivered the pass that set up Colorado teammate Aaronette Vonleh’s first 3-pointer of the season. Along with it, a telepathic vote-of-confidence assist, too. “In my mind, I was like, ‘Shoot it, Netti,’ and she heard me,” Miller said. Just the way the in-sync

By JAMES FEGAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors used a big second-half turnaround to beat the Chicago Bulls 140-131 on Friday night. Thompson and Curry started slow, missing a combined 10 of