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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira ended an 11-match scoreless streak for club and country with his first career hat trick in an 11-minute span of the first half to lead Dallas past the Portland Timbers 4-1. Ferreira at 21 years, 85 days became the second-youngest American to score a hat trick in Major League

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira ended an 11-match scoreless streak for club and country with his first career hat trick in an 11-minute span of the first half to lead Dallas past the Portland Timbers 4-1. Ferreira at 21 years, 85 days became the second-youngest American to score a hat trick in Major League

MERIBEL, Switzerland (AP) — A Norwegian duel is playing out for the season-ending men’s World Cup ski race and the seasonlong slalom title. Lucas Braathen leads the first run by just 0.05 seconds from Henrik Kristoffersen who tops the slalom standings ahead of his 21-year-old teammate. Another Norwegian, Atle Lie McGrath, was third-fastest with 0.21

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin was fastest in the first run of the World Cup season-ending giant slalom Sunday to set up an unlikely title win. Shiffrin had attached a ribbon in the yellow and blue colors of Ukraine’s flag to her helmet for the race at Méribel. She started third in the giant

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s French league match at Monaco after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the past couple of days, his club said. Messi, who joined Paris Saint-Germain last summer, has been struggling throughout his first season in the French league. Before Sunday’s trip to Monaco in the French league, Messi

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington scored 30 points, Cate Reese added 16 and Arizona outlasted UNLV 72-67 in the opening round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats started off jittery in their first home tournament game since 1998, when coach Adia Barnes was still playing. Arizona finally

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan booked the most surprising of its five straight trips to the Sweet 16 by beating No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Eli Brooks put Michigan ahead for good with a three-point play and delivered four critical points in

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Taylor Robertson scored 17 of her 22 points in the second half to help fourth-seeded Oklahoma defeat No. 13 seed IUPUI 78-72 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Madi Williams added 21 points for the Sooners. Oklahoma got a tournament win for

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kristian Sjolund hit a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points to help Portland beat New Orleans 94-73 in the first round of The Basketball Classic. Portland (19-14), under first-year head coach Shantay Legans, won the first postseason game in program history. The Pilots made 32 of 64 from the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and top overall seed Gonzaga rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat No. 9 seed Memphis 82-78 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Trailing at the half for only the

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Allen made 29 saves for his first victory since late November, helping the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday night. Jake Evans had a goal and an assist for Montreal, and Paul Byron, Cole Caufield, Joel Armia and Brett Kulak also scored. Allen recently returned from an injury

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington scored 30 points, Cate Reese added 16 and Arizona outlasted UNLV 72-67 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats started off jittery in their first home NCAA Tournament game since 1998, when coach Adia Barnes was still playing. Arizona finally

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Tate Schmitt’s goal proved to be the game-winner for Real Salt Lake in a 2-1 win against Nashville. RSL moved to 3-0-1 with the victory and Nashville dropped to 1-2-1.

ATLANTA (AP) — Virginia’s Kate Douglass set another American record Saturday night at the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships and the Cavaliers won their second consecutive national title at the McAuley Aquatic Center. Virginia, which broke five American records and won 11 of 18 events at the four-day championships, finished with 551.5 points. Texas

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Saint Peter’s broke the hearts of Kentuckians yet again, getting 17 points from KC Ndefo to beat Murray State 70-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and complete its rise from obscurity into the Sweet 16. Two days after tossing eight-time national champion

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen, Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene and Yakov Trenin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tanner Jeannot and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Predators, who have won three of four.