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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in regulation and then scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Patrick Kane also had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks. Chicago

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 JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has moved within one win of his record-setting 13th trip to the Final Four in his final season on the bench. Jeremy Roach made two late baskets that helped seal the Blue Devils’ 78-73 win over Texas Tech. It was the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devonte’ Graham hit five 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 30 points, CJ McCollum scored 25 and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 126-109. Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 19 rebounds for the Pelicans, who won for the fourth time in

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Celso Borges scored in first-half stoppage time and Costa Rica prevented Canada from securing its first World Cup berth in 36 years Thursday night with a 1-0 victory in CONCACAF qualifying. Canada needs a win or a draw Sunday when its hosts Jamaica to book a spot in Qatar,

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored 31 seconds into overtime, Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Kevin Fiala also scored for Minnesota, which has won

By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican lawmakers are preparing for a Friday push to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. Cox was the second GOP governor this week to overrule state lawmakers on a sports-participation ban

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Brady Tkachuk had two goals and the Ottawa Senators scored three times in 3:15 span in the third period to beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday night. Tyler Ennis, Colin White and Connor Brown also scored and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves. The Senators had lost five of their last

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