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DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche say captain Gabriel Landeskog is scheduled to undergo knee surgery Monday and there’s no timetable for his return. Coach Jared Bednar announced the injury update after practice Saturday. The Avalanche are in firm control of the top spot in the Western Conference standings and are eyeing their second straight

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tom Brady picked the perfect moment to come to Old Trafford to witness a rarity from Cristiano Ronaldo who scored only his second Manchester United hat trick. It ensured United won 3-2 and went fourth in the Premier League. Ronaldo was able to savor

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It was an impressive holdout for the National League, which made it nearly 50 years staving off a full-time designated hitter rule that the American League implemented before the 1973 season. Well, the rules have finally changed. Among the most noticeable switches in MLB for the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer LSU has fired men’s basketball coach Will Wade after receiving formal allegations of serious NCAA violations this week. The university announced the decision Saturday in a joint statement from President William Tate and athletic director Scott Woodward. The firing comes the day after LSU was bounced from the Southeastern

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Conference player of the year Joe Bryant Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Norfolk State used a closing flourish to finish off Coppin State 72-57 on Saturday to win the Mid-East Athletic Conference tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The conference champions went 12-2 to claim the top

WASHINGTON — Foster Loyer had 21 points as Davidson defeated Saint Louis 84-69 in a semifinal of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. Hyunjung Lee had 16 points for Davidson. Terrence Hargrove Jr. had 14 points for Saint Louis.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Bohannon banked in a 3-pointer from just inside the midcourt logo with 0.8 seconds left, lifting No. 24 Iowa over ninth-seeded Indiana 80-77 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. The Hawkeyes will play for their first league tourney title since 2006 on Sunday. Keegan Murray

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had a career-high 37 points as No. 4 Baylor routed No. 21 Oklahoma 91-76 in the first semifinal of the Big 12 women’s tournament. Smith’s previous high was 35 earlier this year against Texas Tech. The Bears used a 28-16 advantage in the

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 20 points and eighth-seeded Texas A&M took down a ranked opponent for the second straight day, stunning No. 15 Arkansas 82-64 to reach the championship game of the SEC Tournament. Jackson also had six assists, five rebounds and four steals to pace

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Daniil Medvedev defeated 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 TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the game with 2:38 left as the St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators 7-4 for their second straight win. Thomas also had two assists for the Blues who were second in the NHL’s Central Division and

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich has dropped more points in a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim. It was Bayern’s second consecutive draw in the top tier and the third game in five in which it has dropped points. Hertha Berlin took another unwanted step toward relegation by losing

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rafael Nadal has become the latest big draw to pull out of the Miami Open. Nadal is a five-time finalist at the event but hasn’t played in Miami since 2017. His absence means that neither of the winners of this year’s first Grand Slam event will be in the tournament.

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Álvaro Morata scored twice as Juventus won 3-1 at relegation-threatened Sampdoria in Serie A to keep its reignited title hopes alive. Sampdoria defender Maya Yoshida also scored an own-goal while Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny saved a penalty. Juventus remained fourth but cut the gap to AC

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored only his second Manchester United hat trick to clinch a 3-2 victory over Tottenham and send his team fourth in the Premier League. Twice Tottenham had leveled through Harry Kane’s penalty and Harry Maguire’s own-goal. But Ronaldo’s 81st-minute header sealed the win. Ronaldo is in his first season

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tom Brady picked the perfect moment to come to Old Trafford to witness a rarity from Cristiano Ronaldo who scored only his second Manchester United hat trick. It ensured United won 3-2 and went fourth in the Premier League. Ronaldo was able to savor