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By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter’s second goal of the game 18 seconds into the third period was the tiebreaker, and the short-handed Carolina Hurricanes beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3. Tony DeAngelo and Jack Drury joined Niederreiter with first-period goals, and Vincent Trocheck added an empty-net goal for the

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Peach Bowl will go on without two of its biggest stars. Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker and Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett have both announced they are skipping the bowl game to focus on the NFL draft. Walker was part of a vital turnaround for

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 20 of his 31 points in the first half and the Indiana Pacers sent the Detroit Pistons to their 13th straight loss, 122-113 on Thursday night. LeVert was 12 of 18 from the field. Justin Holiday added 17 points for Indiana, shooting 5 of

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown scored second-period goals and Jonathan Quick had 41 saves to help the Los Angeles Kings defeat the short-handed Florida Panthers 4-1. Olli Maatta scored for the first time in 75 games and Arthur Kaliyev added a third-period goal for the Kings, who improved to 3-0-1 in

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wendell Moore Jr. scored 21 points as No. 2 Duke pulled away for a 92-67 victory over Appalachian State. Moore made 8 of 11 shots and had five rebounds and six assists. Paolo Banchero scored 16 points, AJ Griffin and Trevor Keels had 11 apiece and

By The Associated Press The Oregon State Beavers and Utah State Aggies will meet Saturday night in the first-ever Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. Utah State won the Mountain West championship game in its first season under coach Blake Anderson. Oregon State is playing in a bowl for the first time since 2013. The bowl game

CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Lindsey Horan was voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Female Player of the Year for the first time. The 27-year-old led the U.S. in minutes with 1,707 over 22 matches, tying for fourth with six goals and tying for second with five assists. She played both defensive and attacking midfielder. Horan had

DELAND, Fla. — Christiaan Jones had a season-high 23 points as Stetson topped College of Charleston 67-59. Raekwon Horton led the Cougars with 14 points.

INDIANAPOLIS — Dominique Alexander had 17 points as Chicago State got past IUPUI 61-55. B.J. Maxwell led the Jaguars with 20 points.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham appeared to lose consciousness after slamming his head on the turf and was taken off the field on a stretcher during a game against Kansas City. Parham got his hands on a 5-yard pass from Justin Herbert in the back of the end zone

BALTIMORE — De’Monte Buckingham had 11 points as UNC Greensboro defeated UMBC 62-51. Keondre Kennedy led the Retrievers with 14 points.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield was finally feeling good after taking some hard knocks this season. A blindside hit off the field will likely keep the quarterback out of Cleveland’s game on Saturday against Las Vegas. Mayfield tested positive this week for COVID-19 as the virus wreaked havoc with

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Adrian Martinez is heading from Nebraska to Kansas State. The four-year starting quarterback for the Cornhuskers announced on Twitter he would transfer to K-State. He is immediately eligible to play for the Wildcats. Martinez was a three-time captain at Nebraska but went just 14-25 as the starter. He completed 62% of

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Vancouver Canucks president and interim general manager Jim Rutherford continued to fill out his front office Thursday, naming Stan Smyl ice president of hockey operations. The 62-year-old Smyl, a star player for the Canucks from 1978-91, will work closely with Rutherford on all hockey operations matters, including player personnel decisions

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two South Florida men have pleaded guilty in Ohio to leading a nationwide scheme to fraudulently obtain over $35 million in COVID-19 relief loans. Court records show 55-year-old James Stote and 52-year-old Phillip Augustin pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They each face up to

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells the AP that Browns backup quarterback Case Keenum, who was slotted to start Saturday with Baker Mayfield sidelined after testing positive with COVID-19, has also tested positive for the virus. Keenum’s positive result came after he practiced on Thursday,