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By DAIMON EKLUND Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Colin Blackwell scored the go-ahead, short-handed goal in the third period and the Seattle Kraken snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory against the Nashville Predators. Blackwell’s goal came a little more than three minutes into the third, and was the first short-handed tally of

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been charged with attempted murder and multiple gun assault charges after authorities said he fired at a pickup truck carrying a man accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old family member. Velasquez was arrested Monday after he allegedly chased a pickup carrying the

DALLAS (AP) — Alexander Radulov scored the winning goal in his 500th NHL game to cap Dallas’ four-goal second period and the Stars rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Wednesday night. Radulov and Ryan Suter scored in the final minute of the period, and Luke Glendening and Jason Robertson previously scored to

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Ty Rowell registered 15 points as California Baptist defeated Chicago State 62-53. Brandon Betson led the Cougars on Wednesday night with a season-high 24 points.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Keishawn Davidson tossed in 20 points and Tennessee Tech breezed to a 78-51 victory over Austin Peay in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Shandon Goldman had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles (11-20). Elton Walker had 16 points for the Governors (12-17). 

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Naz Bohannon converted a three-point play with 14 seconds left to complete a three-point play and cap a second-half comeback that lifted Clemson to a 68-65 win over Georgia Tech. The win moves Clemson into 10th place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with one game remaining in the regular season. Georgia

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Milos Stajcic hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and turned it into a four-point play to earn Campbell a 75-72 win over Presbyterian in double overtime in a first-round game of the Big South Conference tournament. Jordan Whitfield had 16 points to lead five Campbell players in double figures.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have acquired goalie Alex Stalock from the Edmonton Oilers for future considerations. The Sharks made the deal a day after starting goalie James Reimer left a loss to Vegas after one period with a lower-body injury. Backup Adin Hill has also been sidelined for San Jose

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas guard JD Notae made two free throws with 8.6 points left, LSU’s Xavier Pinson missed a final attempt at the rim as the clock expired as the No. 14 Razorbacks held off the Tigers 77-76 on Wednesday night. Stanley Umude led Arkansas with 23

By PAUL JONES Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — K.D. Johnson scored 12 of his 14 points in overtime, Jabari Smith had 27 points overall and No. 5 Auburn held off Mississippi State 81-68 in overtime. The Tigers improved to 26-4 and clinched at least a share of the SEC regular-season championship. It marks the

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points, Isaiah Roby added a career-high 26 and the injury-depleted Oklahoma City Thunder beat the heavily favored Denver Nuggets 119-107. The Thunder were a 14-point underdog, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, but clamped down on all of Denver’s starters not named Nikola Jokic. The

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Hakim Hart scored 19 points to lead a balanced Maryland attack that withstood an Xfinity Center-tying 39 points by Minnesota’s Jamison Battle for an 84-73 win over the Golden Gophers. Fatts Russell added 16 points, Eric Ayala 15 points and nine rebounds, Julian Reese 12 points and Qudus Wahab 10

CHICAGO — Javon Freeman-Liberty had 26 points as DePaul got past Marquette 91-80. David Jones had 16 points for DePaul (15-14, 6-13 Big East Conference). Jalen Terry added 16 points and eight rebounds. Brandon Johnson had 13 points. Justin Lewis had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (18-11, 10-8). Stevie Mitchell and

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tyson Etienne had 18 points as Wichita State beat Tulsa 72-62. Morris Udeze had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Shockers (14-12, 5-9 American Athletic Conference), who snapped a five-game skid on the road. Darien Jackson and Jeriah Horne both had 15 points for the Golden Hurricane (9-19, 3-14).

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and Creighton held off No. 18 UConn 64-62 after squandering a 16-point lead Wednesday night. The Bluejays won for the seventh time in eight games and clinched a top-five seed and first-round bye

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 37 points and Mike Conley scored nine points in overtime to help the Utah Jazz outlast the Houston Rockets 132-127. The Rockets were up by four points after making four free throws to start overtime before Mitchell had a three-point play, followed by

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Shakem Johnson had 22 points plus 11 rebounds as fifth-seeded Tennessee State defeated No. 8 seed Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 77-62 in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament first round. Shaun Doss Jr. led the Cougars on Wednesday night with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

NEW ORLEANS — Troy Green had 28 points as New Orleans won its 10th consecutive home game, edging past Houston Baptist 75-74. Sam Hofman’s 3-pointer for Houston Baptist capped the scoring with 57 seconds to play. Derek St. Hilaire had 16 points for New Orleans (17-11, 12-4 Southland Conference). Jahmel Myers added 12 points. Tyson

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday banked in a driving layup with 1.9 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the Miami Heat 120-119. The Bucks outscored Miami 21-6 down the stretch to snap the Heat’s five-game winning streak.