AP National Sports

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 26 points, Chris Paul added 17 points and 14 assists, and the All-Star duo led the Phoenix Suns to another win by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 103-96 on Tuesday night. The Suns have won six straight games and 17 of their past

SAN DIEGO — Matt Bradley had 22 points as San Diego State defeated Utah State 75-56. Justin Bean led the Aggies with 18 points and eight rebounds.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Izaiah Brockington scored 20 points, Tyrese Hunter added 16 and Iowa State beat TCU 54-51 to snap a four-game skid. Iowa State (17-9, 4-9 Big 12), which won its first 12 games of the season, moved a half-game in front of last-place West Virginia in the conference standings. Brockington hit

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 18 Ohio State to a 70-45 win over Minnesota. The Buckeyes trailed 25-23 at halftime. Ohio State shot 40.7% in the first half and committed eight turnovers. Ohio State finished shooting 49.1% from the field, including

By DAKE KANG and SAM McNEIL Associated Press GARZE COUNTY, China (AP) — Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire. Deadly clashes between Tibetans and security forces in Lhasa made global headlines, and for weeks, monks and herders battled bullets and batons.  Today, Tibet has fallen silent, even as

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of goals, including his 30th of the season, to lead the Washington Capitals in their 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators. Joe Snively and Nick Jensen also scored, and Ilya Samsonov made 33 saves for Washington. Michael McCarron had the lone

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his 500th goal and Pittsburgh teammate Kris Letang capped a late rally to send the Penguins past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime. Crosby became the 46th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal milestone when he beat Carter Hart from the

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Collin Gillespie had five 3-pointers and a career-high 33 points, including a key 3 with 23 seconds left, and 10th-ranked Villanova held on to beat eighth-ranked Providence 89-84. Justin Moore added 19 points for the Wildcats, who went 11 of 23 from beyond the arc

BEIJING (AP) — Austrian skier Johannes Strolz took a slim lead over Norwegian teammates Henrik Kristoffersen and Sebastian Foss-Solevaag after the first run of the men’s slalom at the Beijing Olympics. The 29-year-old Strolz won the Alpine combined last week in his first ever Olympic race. He finished the first leg in 53.92 seconds. Kristoffersen

MIAMI (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 107-99. Jalen Brunson and Maxi Kleber each finished with 19 points and Dorian Finney Smith had 14 points for the Mavericks, who have won 17 of 23 since Jan. 1. Recently acquired Davis Bertans had 12 points for Dallas

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points and Chandler Kennedy added 17 points to lead No. 16 Tennessee to a 76-63 victory over No. 4 Kentucky. Zakai Zeigler and John Fulkerson each added 14 points as the Volunteers ran their home record to 14-0 this season with their

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — K’Andre Miller scored the deciding goal in the ninth round of a shootout and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 for their third straight win. Filip Chytil scored the tying goal in the third period to help New York win for

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jaelen House scored 34 points and New Mexico played stingy defense to beat No. 22 Wyoming 75-66. Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 18 for the Lobos (11-14, 3-8 Mountain West) and Jay Allen-Tovar had 15, including a crucial 3-pointer with 43 seconds left to extend New Mexico’s lead to 71-65. The loss

CHICAGO — Simas Lukosius hit a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining to give Butler the lead en route to a 73-71 win over DePaul. Simas Lukosius had 19 points to lead the Bulldogs. David Jones led the Blue Demons with 17 points.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jabari Walker tied a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Colorado won its third straight beating Oregon State 90-64. Colorado went to intermission on a 14-2 run in the final 3:31, led 44-32 and were largely in control the rest of the way. Dashawn Davis’ three-point play

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in a 3:04 span of the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3. Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn had scored in a 41-second span late

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones each scored 20 points to help No. 20 Texas defeat Oklahoma 80-78 in overtime. Marcus Carr and Christian Bishop each scored 16 points for the Longhorns. Elijah Harkless scored 19 points and Jordan Goldwire added 18 points for the Sooners.

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 50 points, two off his career best, and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the skidding Indiana Pacers 128-119. The Bucks swept the four-game season series from the Pacers and have won eight straight against their Central Division