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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball spent 16 1/2 hours bargaining, then recessed talks until Wednesday morning as Commissioner Rob Manfred let his deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season pass. Shortly after 3 a.m. on the 98th day of the

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball appeared set to bargain through the night after Commissioner Rob Manfred’s deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season passed with no announcement. There was no word from Manfred of additional canceled games as the lockout

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Utah Valley pulled away in the second half to beat Chicago State 69-47 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Aimaq made 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the seventh-seeded Wolverines (20-11), who led 32-29 at

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wake Forest meets Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament looking for another win on its NCAA Tournament resume. The Demon Deacons have won 23 games and are closing in on earning only their second NCAA bid since 2010. But a loss to BC would damage a resume

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — With two brush strokes over the span of about 10 hours, the Seattle Seahawks said goodbye to giant foundations of their Super Bowl history. Gone is quarterback Russell Wilson, traded to Denver in a blockbuster move. Gone is Bobby Wagner, the defensive stalwart and likely future

By PATRICK ORSAGOS and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman disqualified from a cross-country race for wearing a hijab is celebrating a new Ohio law that stemmed from her experience. Noor Abukaram is a former high school athlete at Sylvania Northview in suburban Toledo and is now an Ohio State student.

SEATTLE (AP) — Fredy Montero scored twice in the first half, Jordan Morris added a third goal in the 90th minute and the Seattle Sounders beat Club León 3-0 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Montero scored on a penalty kick in the 31st minute and added a second in the

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and moved into a tie for third place on the NHL’s career goals list and Nic Dowd scored the go-ahead goal as the Washington Capitals rallied in the third period to beat the Calgary Flames 5-4. Ovechkin’s second goal went into an empty net in the third

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball bargained past midnight for the second time in a week, and Commissioner Rob Manfred’s Tuesday deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season passed with no announcement. As the clock passed midnight, the lockout entered its

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Shawn Stith and Kaleb Higgins scored 15 points apiece and Cal State Bakersfield eliminated Cal State Northridge with a 58-45 victory in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament.  Justin McCall added 11 points for the Roadrunners (8-18). Elijah Hardy had 13 points to pace the Matadors (7-23). No.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Peter Kiss had 34 points and a season-high five steals and top-seeded Bryant cruised to 70-43 win over Wagner for the first Northeast Conference tournament championship in program history. The game had to be paused for 30 minutes with just under 5 minutes left to play because a fight broke out

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Douglas Wilson had 21 points and 11 rebounds and South Dakota State beat North Dakota State 73-69 to win the Summit League tournament and earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. South Dakota State (30-4) added to the program’s single-season record for win. The Jackrabbits, who became the first

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane had a goal and five primary assists for a career-high six points, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the banged-up Anaheim Ducks 8-3. Dylan Strome had three goals and an assist and Alex DeBrincat finished with a goal and three assists. Jonathan Toews, Brandon Hagel