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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Defending SailGP champion Team Australia capsized its foiling 50-foot catamaran on San Francisco Bay and did major damage to its high-tech wing sail three days before the global league’s $1 million, winner-take-all season title race. The capsize by skipper Tom Slingsby’s crew came three days after another title contender

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Veteran catcher Stephen Vogt has finalized his $850,000, one-year contract to rejoin the Oakland Athletics. The 37-year-old Vogt, who was a free agent, can earn a $100,000 bonus for spending 60 days on the active major league roster. He batted .195 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in 78 games

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Travis Konecny scored twice, Hayden Hodgson had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night. The Flyers snapped a 13-game winless streak on the road, winning away from home for the first

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice and Ilya Sorokin made 37 saves to lead the New York Islanders over the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 for their sixth straight home victory. Anthony Beauvillier had a goal just nine seconds into the game for the second-fastest score in Islanders history.

MONTREAL (AP) — Claude Giroux had two assists in his first game for Florida, fellow newcomer Ben Chiarot set up a goal against his former Montreal teammates and the Panthers beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night. The Panthers recently acquired Giroux from Philadelphia and Chiarot from the Canadiens. Aleksander Barkov, Mason Marchment, Anthony Duclair

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday had 24 points and 10 assists to help the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks withstand a late comeback attempt and defeat the Washington Wizards 114-102 on Thursday night. Grayson Allen added 21 points as the Bucks never trailed despite playing without three-time All-Star Khris Middleton and

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored in the shootout after goalie Scott Wedgewood was dazzling in his Dallas Stars debut, a 4-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. Wedgewood stopped 44 shots before denying all three of Carolina’s shootout attempts as the Stars posted their third consecutive victory. Roope Hintz

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam matched his season-high with 35 points, Chris Boucher scored 17, and the Toronto Raptors tightened the Eastern Conference playoff race by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-104. OG Anunoby returned from injury to score 14 points, Scottie Barnes had 11, and Fred VanVleet and Precious Achiuwa

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jermaine Samuels scored 22 points and Villanova controlled Michigan in a 63-55 Sweet 16 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Much of Samuels’ scoring effort came on tough drives through Michigan defenders and around Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson had 15 points and 15 rebounds for

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had his 12th career hat trick to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins moved ahead of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Pastrnak scoring the tiebreaking goal with 4:10 left. Boston

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Jin Young Ko picked up where she left off three weeks ago in Singapore on Thursday in the first round of the JTBC Classic. The top-ranked Ko shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 at Aviara Golf Club to take a one-stroke leader over Nanna Koerstz Madsen. The victory in Singapore in her

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Ecuador and Uruguay have qualified for soccer’s World Cup in Qatar. The Ecuadorians lost 3-1 at Paraguay but qualified after the Uruguayans beat Peru 1-0. Ecuador and Uruguay reached 25 points and can no longer be overtaken in the standings. Brazil and Argentina had already

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Chris Paul returned from a broken thumb sooner than expected when the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns played the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. “It’s good to have him back,” Suns coach Monty Williams said about an hour before tip-off. “He’s been working diligently to not just get

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Catcher Max Stassi has agreed to a $17.5 million, three-year deal to stay with the Los Angeles Angels. The new deal supersedes the one-year agreement reached Tuesday between the Angels and Stassi, who was eligible for arbitration this year. Stassi will make $3 million in 2022, $7 million in 2023 and

ATLANTA (AP) — Matthew Sates of Georgia and fellow freshman Leon Marchand of Arizona State each won individual events on Thursday night in the NCAA Division I men’s swimming and diving championships. Sates gave Georgia back-to-back titles in the 500-yard freestyle. Sates set a school record with a time of 4:06.61. Fellow Bulldog Jake Magahey

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer South Carolina has hired Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris as its men’s basketball coach. The school’s board of trustees on Thursday approved a five-year deal that will pay Paris $12 million through March 2027. Paris takes over for Frank Martin, who was fired after 10 seasons earlier this month. Paris led

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee star Christian Yelich has seen his production decline since his 2018 MVP season and arguably better performance in 2019 with 44 homers in 130 games. But since suffering a broken right kneecap near the end of 2019 the 30-year-old left fielder has hit just 21 homers