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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes acquired forward Nick Ritchie and a conditional second-round draft choice from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in exchange for forward Ryan Dzingel and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. The 26-year-old Ritchie had two goals, seven assists and 23 penalty minutes in 33 games for the Maple Leafs this

LAFAYETTE, La. — Kobe Julien had a career-high 26 points plus 10 rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette narrowly beat Louisiana-Monroe 79-74. Julien made all 10 of his free throws. Jalen Dalcourt had 17 points for Louisiana-Lafayette (12-13, 7-8 Sun Belt Conference), which ended its four-game home losing streak. Dou Gueye added 10 points and seven rebounds. Theo

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Trazarien White scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and sank two free throws with no time left on the clock and UNC Wilmington beat James Madison 78-77 in overtime on Saturday night. Alonzo Sule fouled White in the act of shooting as time expired. Vado Morse scored 17 points for James

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Marreon Jackson came off the bench to score 15 points and Arizona State breezed to a 73-53 victory over Oregon State. Jackson sank 5 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers for the Sun Devils (10-15, 6-9 Pac-12 Conference). Jay Heath hit a 3-pointer and a layup in the first 3:08 as

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention on what they see as the sport’s most pressing issue: body image, body shaming and disordered eating. The sport is under scrutiny

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Moses Wood scored a career-high 24 points, Tyler Robertson had a go-ahead three-point play and scored 22 and Portland held off Pepperdine 77-74. Robertson added nine assists for the Pilots (16-12, 6-6 West Coast Conference), who have won five straight. Robertson’s basket and free throw came with 27 seconds remaining and

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Bryce Fowler had 29 points as Sacramento State edged past Idaho State 80-75. William FitzPatrick added 21 points for the Hornets. Liam Sorensen led the Bengals on Saturday night with a career-high 24 points.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Zyon Pullin scored 19 points as UC Riverside rolled past Cal Poly 78-58. Wil Tattersall added 16 points for the Highlanders, while Callum McRae chipped in 15. McRae also had 10 rebounds and seven assists. Dominick Pickett had 14 points for UC Riverside (14-9, 8-5 Big West Conference). Alimamy Koroma scored a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic figure skating program at the Beijing Games probably won’t be remembered for the soaring performances of American gold medalist Nathan Chen, French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron or the Chinese pairs team of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. The competition in the

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Saad, Ryan O’Reilly and Pavel Buchnevich each scored in St. Louis’ three-goal third period that broke open a tie game and gave the Blues a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Buchnevich finished with two goals, and Klim Kostin and Brayden Schenn also scored for St. Louis. Ville Husso made

BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin and the American mixed ski team missed out on a medal by 0.42 seconds after losing in the bronze matchup against Norway in the final Alpine ski event of the Beijing Olympics. The top-ranked Austrians won gold in the Winter Games’ second iteration of the mixed team parallel event. They

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Brittany Force took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Force had a 3.661-second run at 333.91 mph in the final qualifying session, giving her 33 career No. 1 qualifiers. She drove to 12 No. 1

CLEVELAND (AP) — The big man was the big winner in the 3-point contest. Minnesota All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns showed off his long-range shooting skills and was a surprising winner of the event, scoring 29 points in his final round. Towns beat Luke Kennard of the Clippers and Atlanta’s Trae Young in the last round. Towns

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Damaria Franklin had a career-high 28 points as Illinois-Chicago defeated Robert Morris 96-88 in overtime. Zion Griffin added 27 points for the Flames. Kahliel Spear led the Colonials on Saturday night with 24 points and nine rebounds.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Tosan Evbuomwan had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Ethan Wright added 23 points and nine rebounds, and Princeton moved into a first place tie in the Ivy League with an 81-75 victory over Yale. Drew Friberg had 12 points for Princeton, which earned its fourth straight win. Azar Swain had 18

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. had a career-high 31 points as Prairie View got past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 92-84. Shawn Williams led the Golden Lions on Saturday with 26 points.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Darius McGhee had 39 points to out-duel Chase Johnston and lead Liberty to an 88-82 win over Stetson. Johnston led the Hatters on Saturday night with a career-high 38 points.

MIAMI — Tevin Brewer matched his career high with 25 points to help Florida International beat Rice 80-77 on Saturday night. Travis Evee’s 3-pointer for Rice tied the game at 77 with 11 seconds remaining. Clevon Brown split a pair of free throws for FIU before Carl Pierre missed a 3-point attempt on the ensuing

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor McDavid scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to their fifth straight victory under interim coach Jay Woodcroft, 4-2 over the Winnipeg Jets. McDavid’s three points give him 71 for the season, two ahead of Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl, who had an assist against the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tennessee State’s Geremy Hickbottom accounted for 97 yards and a touchdown from scrimmage to help Team Gaither defeat Team Robinson 22-6 in the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl. Bowie State running back Calil Wilkins turned a short pass from Chowan’s Bryce Witt into a 12-yard score.