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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool kept the heat on Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating relegation-threatened Watford 2-0 thanks to Diogo Jota’s 20th goal of the season in all competitions and Fabinho’s late penalty. Jota darted across the face of the six-yard box and glanced in a header from a right-wing

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Heavy snowfall has forced the postponement of Saint-Etienne’s game against rival Marseille in the French league. Second-place Marseille had been scheduled to visit relegation-threatened Saint-Etienne on Saturday. If weather conditions improve the game may be played Sunday. Access to Saint-Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard was difficult according to the hosts’ website with local

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Isac Lundestrom had two goals and an assist, Anthony Stolarz made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and the Anaheim Ducks snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Stolarz made his first start since March 12 after

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid’s second goal of the game 1:11 into overtime lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues. Zach Hyman also scored two goals, Evander Kane had a goal and two assists, Darnell Nurse had a goal and an assist, and Mike Smith made 31 saves

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Carolina Gamecocks have had the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll the entire season. The last test for the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament will be the Connecticut Huskies on Sunday. Women’s college basketball gets the greats

By The Associated Press All three U.S. first-round matches at this year’s World Cup will kick off at 2 p.m. EST, the latest in the day possible in Qatar. The U.S. opens Nov. 21 against Wales, Scotland or Ukraine at Al Rayyan, then plays England on Nov. 25 at Al Khor. The Americans complete the

By The Associated Press American forward Daryl Dike has a knee injury in a setback as he tries to regain fitness after hurting a hamstring in his first start for England’s West Bromwich Albion on Jan. 22. The 21-year-old from Edmund, Oklahoma, had resumed full training on March 11. Manager Steve Bruce says “thankfully it’s

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 31 to help the Boston Celtics stop a rare late-season stumble and beat the Indiana Pacers 128-123.  The Pacers lost their sixth straight game despite getting 30 points from Tyrese Haliburton before he fouled out early in

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Vassell had 22 points, Keldon Johnson added 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs maintained their hold on 10th in the Western Conference by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 130-111. San Antonio’s Dejounte Murray was a late scratch with to a non-COVID-19 upper respiratory illness.

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Killian Hayes scored a career-high 26 points and Frank Jackson also had 26 to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 110-101 victory over Oklahoma City in a matchup of teams near the bottom of the NBA standings. In the second night of a back-to-back, Pistons regulars

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Robert Covington scored a career-high 43 points and shot 11 of 18 from 3-point range to help the hot-shooting Los Angeles Clippers trounce the Milwaukee Bucks 153-119 on Friday night as each team rested its top players. Amir Coffey also had a career high with 32