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By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau set Florida’s single-season points record, and the Panthers clinched a playoff berth with a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Huberdeau scored his 24th goal to extend his point streak to eight games and raise his season total to 97, one more than teammate

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points and matched a season high with 15 assists to help the Dallas Mavericks defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-112. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 28 points and 10 rebounds. The Bucks were essentially at full strength Sunday after resting all their

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are neck and neck in the fight for Champions League qualification in the English Premier League. It looks like being as hard fought as the title race between Manchester City and Liverpool. Tottenham’s superior attacking power might yet prove decisive in the final

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Lorenzo Insigne scores one and sets up another to help Napoli win at Atalanta 3-1 and move level with AC Milan at the top of Serie A. Napoli is below Milan on head-to-head record. Milan hosts Bologna on Monday. Fourth-placed Juventus can move above defending champion

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is at way to Augusta National. Still to be determined is whether he plays in the Masters. Woods says he is flying to Augusta to continue his preparation, but it’s a game-time decision whether he plays. His right leg so was severely damaged

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer A growing number of college baseball teams are moving away from the tradition of catchers using their fingers and hands for pitch signs. The NCAA this year is allowing teams to have a coach in the dugout press into a keypad numbers corresponding to different pitch types and transmitting

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball is stepping up its experimentation with an electronic communication channel for calling pitches. After trying out the PitchCom system at Low-A West in the second half of last season, big league clubs are tinkering with the technology during spring training. If the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are neck and neck in the fight for Champions League qualification in the English Premier League. It looks like being as hard fought as the title race between Manchester City and Liverpool. Tottenham’s superior attacking power might yet prove decisive in the final

TAMPA, Fla, (AP) — There are plenty of things Carlos Beltran needs to do once he begins his job as a New York Yankees announcer on Monday. Becoming familiar with his role as an analyst on the YES Network is among them. One thing he doesn’t need to do, Yankees star slugger Aaron Judge says,

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The San Diego Padres have acquired left-hander Sean Manaea in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. San Diego got the 30-year-old Manaea and minor league right-hander Aaron Holiday from Oakland for pitching prospect Adrian Martinez and minor league infielder Euribiel Angeles. Manaea went 11-10 with a 3.91 ERA in 32 starts

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s baseball teams have swapped relievers, with the Mets sending right-hander Miguel Castro to the Yankees for left-hander Joely Rodriguez. The 27-year-old Castro had a 3.45 ERA over a career-best 69 appearances last season, going 3-4 with 77 strikeouts in 70 1/3 innings. He’ll make $2.62 million this season after

OUDENAARDE, Belgium (AP) — Dutchman rider Mathieu van der Poel has come out of a four-man sprint to win the Tour of Flanders cobbled classic for the second time on Sunday. Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar blew his chances in the race’s finale. Local favorite Wout van Aert of Belgium did not compete

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — American center back Cameron Carter-Vickers scored the winner as Celtic beat Rangers 2-1 in a typically spicy Old Firm derby to take a six-point lead over its fierce Glasgow rival in the Scottish Premiership with six games remaining. The game at Ibrox was delayed at the start of the second half

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thad Matta is returning to Butler, hired to coach the Bulldogs almost five years after he cited his health while stepping down at Ohio State. The 54-year-old Matta led Butler to a 24-8 record and an appearance in the 2001 NCAA Tournament during his only season as the head coach at his