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By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen, Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene and Yakov Trenin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tanner Jeannot and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Predators, who have won three of four.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 16 seconds left in the third period and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1. Jacob Trouba also scored and Igor Shesterkin stopped 28 shots for New York. Brayden Point scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy had

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Luis Amarilla scored a pivotal goal in Minnesota United’s 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. United moved to 2-0-2 after the win and the Earthquakes fell to 0-3-1.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Karol Swiderski scored two goals and Charlotte FC beat the New England Revolution 3-1. Charlotte moved to 1-3-0 after the victory and the Revolution dropped to 1-2-1.

DETROIT (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson of Minnesota successfully defended his heavyweight title in his final college match, Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis became a three-time champion and Penn State completed a dominating run through the NCAA tournament. Penn State wrapped up its ninth team title in 11 years. Michigan was second for its highest

SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — Earl Bamber closed the victory for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Twelve Hours of Sebring to give the organization its 61st victory in IMSA sports car racing. Bamber teamed with Alex Lynn and Neel Jani to give Cadillac the victory Saturday at Sebring International Raceway. Bamber passed Richard Westbrook with 58

CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Arizona coach Sean Miller returned to Xavier on Saturday, less than a year after the Wildcats fired him amid an ongoing NCAA investigation that’s stretched nearly five years. Miller replaces Travis Steele, his former assistant who was fired Wednesday after four seasons. Miller went 120-47 at Xavier from 2004-09, leading the

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal outlasted Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the BNP Paribas Open final and improve to 20-0 this year. The 21-time major champion staved off three break points in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A vicious ground storm with high winds blowing off the Bering Sea has led to six mushers running at the back of the pack to drop out of this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska.  Three mushers accepted assistance from a search-and-rescue team on

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Olivia Miles had a triple-double help No. 5 seed Notre Dame to an 89-78 win over No. 12 seed Massachusetts in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.  Miles had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the 18th triple-double in an NCAA

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mark Sears made a layup with four seconds left to lead Ohio to a 65-64 win over Rice in the College Basketball Invitational first round. Jason Carter had 26 points to lead the Bobcats. Carl Pierre led the Owls with 20 points.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 16 points and fourth-seeded UCLA completed a more conventional path to the Sweet 16, beating fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s 72-56 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA went all the way from the First Four to the Final Four last

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 28 points, Kennedy Todd-Williams added 15 and North Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Stephen F. Austin 79-66 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels are the No. 5 seed in the Greensboro Region

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 23 points, P.J. Washington added a season-high 21 and the Charlotte Hornets routed the road-weary Dallas Mavericks 129-108 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 18 points, and LaMelo Ball and Kelly Oubre each had 17 points for

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Free-agent cornerback Rasul Douglas and tight end Robert Tonyan are staying with the Green Bay Packers. A person familiar with the situation says Douglas and the Packers have agreed to terms on a three-year,  $21 million deal that could get up to $25.5 million. A separate person familiar with

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Destinee Wells knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:02 left in double overtime, and the Belmont Bruins knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon 73-70 for their second straight win as a 12 seed to open an NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won their

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Ty Gibbs pulled off a brilliant move to lead his only lap of the day, winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. On the second attempt to finish the crash-marred race in overtime, Ryan Sieg had the lead in the outside lane

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer March Madness is finally part of the women’s NCAA Tournament vernacular and the first round has so far aptly fit that phrase. Six double-digit seeds have already advanced to the round of 32. That’s just short of the record seven set in 1998. And that doesn’t include two near