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MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris was cleared to play Saturday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves following a four-month absence because of a whiplash injury. Morris was injured in a Nov. 8 scuffle with Denver’s Nikola Jokic. He missed 58 games. The scuffle came late in that Nov. 8 game, shortly after the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Olympic gold medal wasn’t on the line this time for Marie-Philip Poulin, who added another clutch goal against the United States by scoring 2:13 into overtime in Canada’s 4-3 win in a “Rivalry Rematch.” Some three weeks after Poulin scored the final two goals in

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Doug Edert scored 20 points off the bench, including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, and Saint Peter’s defeated Monmouth 60-54 to win the MAAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Peacocks will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. St.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Destiny Howell scored a career-high 25 points and Howard captured its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championship and first NCAA Tournament berth in 21 years, beating Norfolk State on its home court, 61-44. The Bison (20-9) earned their 20th win for the first time since the 2001 squad went to the

SEATTLE (AP) — Xavier Arreaga scored the deciding goal on a header in the 72nd minute, sending the Seattle Sounders past the LA Galaxy 3-2 in MLS action. Alex Roldan assisted on Arreaga’s game-winner to help the Sounders (1-2-0) pick up their first three points of the season. Javier Hernandez scored in the 6th minute

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Daniil Medvedev beat Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. It’s the Russian’s first tournament since ascending to No. 1 in the world. Medvedev made quick work of his Czech opponent, finishing Machac off in just over an hour in the Southern California desert.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years. The Volunteers have won 11 of 12

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook broke a tie with 3:50 remaining, his first goal in 17 games, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1. Martinook’s third goal of the season came on a redirection of Vincent Trocheck’s shot as a long shift was winding down. Steven Lorentz

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 12 of her 30 points in overtime and No. 7 Texas outlasted No. 10 Iowa State 82-73 on Saturday in the Big 12 women’s semifinals. The Longhorns (25-6) will face No. 4 Baylor in the championship game Sunday. Baylor beat No. 21

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey had 22 points and 19 rebounds and Eric Hunter Jr. made two back-breaking 3-pointers late to help No. 9 Purdue beat seventh-seeded Michigan State 75-70 in the second Big Ten Tournament semifinal. The third-seeded Boilermakers will face No. 24 Iowa in their first title

BOSTON — Azar Swain had 25 points as Yale topped Penn 67-61 in the Ivy League tournament semifinals. Jordan Dingle led the Quakers on Saturday with 28 points.

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and Montpellier midfielder Teji Savanier fluffed a first-half penalty. Nice is 12 points behind runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain and three points ahead of Marseille, which can move level if

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyler Edwards had 20 points with six 3-pointers and 18th-ranked Houston advanced to its fourth consecutive American Athletic Conference championship game with an 86-66 semifinal win over Tulane. Josh Carlton added 16 points for the Cougars, who improved to 28-5 and matched their victory

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Villarreal is back on the winning path in time for its trip to Italy to face Juventus after beating Celta Vigo 1-0 thanks to Dani Parejo’s goal. The victory in the Spanish league came after a defeat at Osasuna that had ended a five-match unbeaten run

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan took another significant step toward its first Serie A title since 2011 by grinding out a 1-0 win at home to midtable Empoli. Pierre Kalulu scored in the 19th minute. Victory sent Milan five points clear of defending champion Inter Milan in second place

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and the rest of baseball’s biggest stars are due at spring training Sunday for the first official day of preseason training following the end of Major League Baseball’s 99-day labor lockout. Pitchers and catchers were supposed to report a month ago,