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SINGAPORE (AP) — World No. 1 Jin Young Ko moved into a tie for the 36-hole lead at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in only her second round since returning from a three-month break from the LPGA Tour. Ko shot a 5-under 67, including a birdie on the par-5 16th, and was level with Amy

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer A look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND The Big 12 regular-season title and No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament likely will be decided by two games taking place roughly 600 miles apart on Interstate 35 on Saturday. Third-ranked Baylor

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No. 24 Iowa visits No. 20 Illinois on Sunday in the only Big Ten game matching ranked teams this weekend. The Illini can lock up sole possession of second place with a win, or even a share of the regular-season title if Nebraska can knock off No. 10 Wisconsin

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Fourth-ranked Duke plays its final home game under Mike Krzyzewski on Saturday against North Carolina to headline the schedule for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s final weekend. The Blue Devils won the first meeting by 20 points in Chapel Hill. Duke has already clinched the program’s first outright ACC regular-season

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — TJ Bamba came off the bench to score 16 points and grab eight rebounds, sparking Washington State to a 71-67 victory over Oregon State. Neither team got any kind of separation in the second half, until Tyrell Roberts sank two free throws and Bamba followed with a 3-pointer to give the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jenna Johnson scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Utah upset No. 3 seed Washington State 70-59 in the Pac-12 Tournament. Sixth-seeded Utah (19-10) plays No. 2 seed Oregon in Friday’s semifinals. Johnson scored 10 points in the first quarter and her 3-pointer with 6:03 left in the first quarter gave

LAS VEGAS — Joey Calcaterra had 20 points as San Diego defeated Pepperdine 74-67 in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tourney. Houston Mallette led the Waves with 12 points and six rebounds.

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored early in the third period, Karel Vejmelka stopped 42 shots and the struggling Arizona Coyotes beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Loui Eriksson also had a goal for the Coyotes, who entered the day trailing Montreal by a point for the fewest points

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers completed a four-game season sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 132-111 victory. Reggie Jackson had a career-high 36 points and Ivica Zubac added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers. They seized control of the sweep-clinching victory and

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Josh Pierre-Louis scored 16 points to lead UC Santa Barbara past Hawaii 67-60. Amadou Sow had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Gauchos (16-10, 9-6 Big West Conference), who have won five straight. Miles Norris added 12 points and seven rebounds. Kamaka Hepa had 19 points and seven rebounds

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colin Slater buried a 3-pointer with 1 second left to lift Long Beach State to a 68-65 victory over UC Davis. Jadon Jones had 21 points to lead the Beach (17-11, 13-3 Big West Conference), who have won eight straight at home. Aboubacar Traore pitched in with 14 points and

CLEVELAND (AP) — Torrey Patton tied his season high with 25 points as Cleveland State defeated Robert Morris 83-67 in the Horizon League tournament quarterfinals. D’Moi Hodge had 15 points for the Vikings (20-9). Enoch Cheeks scored a career-high 21 points, adding seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Colonials (8-24). 

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. and Emmitt Matthews Jr. both scored 25 points, Nate Roberts added a career-high 18 points before fouling out, and Washington beat Oregon 78-67, dealing a major blow to Oregon’s hopes of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. Matthews scored 17 in the second half

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ben Chiarot scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Jeff Petry, Nick Suzuki and Mike Hoffman also scored for Montreal and Andrew Hammond made 30 saves. Last in the Eastern Conference, the Canadiens

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — DJ Horne had 13 points to lead five Arizona State players scoring in double figures and the Sun Devils never trailed in their 77-41 win over California. Kimani Lawrence had 12 points and nine rebounds and Jay Heath also scored 12 points for Arizona State. Alonzo Gaffney and Marreon Jackson added

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TALKEETNA, Alaska (AP) — Defending champion Dallas Seavey could make history in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Seavey is seeking his sixth race win, which would be the most for any musher. But the 35-year-old says he’s secure enough to take a break from the race after this

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — E.J. Clark had 16 points, Kenny Strawbridge and Gerald Liddell added 15 apiece and Alabama State topped Southern 77-67. Isaiah Range added 14 points and six rebounds for the Hornets (9-21, 7-10 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Strawbridge had seven rebounds, while Liddell grabbed 10 boards and blocked three shots. Tyrone Lyons had