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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Michael Flowers hit four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points, Andrej Jakimovski added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Washington State never trailed in its 70-43 win over Colorado. Flowers shot 6 of 9 from the field and had five assists. Jakimovski made 4 of 8 from 3-point range and added

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By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist, Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 6-1. Alexander Radulov, Luke Glendening and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas, which has won five of its last six. Jake Oettinger stopped

DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy each had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Islanders 4-3 for their fifth straight win. Brandon Duhamie also scored and Matt Dumba had two assists to help the Wild earn at

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the shorthanded Utah Jazz 126-106. Jaden McDaniels scored a season-high 22 points off the bench for Minnesota by going a perfect 9-of-9 shooting. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 and Mike Conley 22 for

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL’s worst team two years ago. Now they’re headed to the Super Bowl to play the Los Angeles Rams in the Rams’ home stadium. Matching the biggest comeback in an AFC championship game, the Bengals rallied from an 18-point hole to stun Kansas

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored twice and Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 6-3 win over the NHL-worst Montreal Canadiens. Jack Roslovic, Eric Robinson, Yegor Chinakhov and Cole Sillinger added goals for the Blue Jackets, which recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since Nov. 26. Artturi Lehkonen had a

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 18 points, including the tiebreaking layup with 54 seconds remaining, and the Orlando Magic beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-108 on Sunday. The Mavericks’ Luka Doncic finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the Mavericks for his 43rd triple-double of his

NEW YORK (AP) —  Jeff Innis, a side-arming reliever who pitched for the New York Mets from 1987-93, has died. He was 59. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Innis died in Dawnsonville, Georgia, of cancer, according to Innis’ son, Keenan. Innis made 288 appearances for the Mets plus had one start in his rookie season.

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Andrew Funk had 34 points as Bucknell edged past Loyola (Md.) 82-80 in overtime. Jaylin Andrews led the Greyhounds with 19 points.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee was ruled out for the remainder of the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers with a knee injury. Higbee was hurt in the first quarter. Rams running back Cam Akers suffered a shoulder injury in the first half, and receiver Van Jefferson

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Evan McPherson kept to himself as he jogged onto the field in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium and said nothing to his Cincinnati Bengals teammates. The 22-year-old rookie kicker didn’t need to. They all knew what he was thinking with the season on