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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Part of the NCAA Tournament’s charm is that it can pit schools from different corners of the country against each other. Teams that might go years without scheduling each other during the regular season end up matched in some of the biggest games of the year. Every now and

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jan Jenik scored twice, including the tiebreaker in a three-goal third period, and the Arizona Coyotes snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Late in the game, Coyotes star Clayton Keller crashed into the boards and was taken off

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver 4-3, further dimming the Canucks’ faint playoff hopes. Nick Leddy, Robert Thomas and Nathan Walker also scored for the Blues. David Perron added two assists. Elias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks, who were playing

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jan Jenik scored twice, including the tiebreaker in a three-goal third period, and the Arizona Coyotes snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Late in the game, Coyotes star Clayton Keller crashed into the boards and was taken off

By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Shea Theodore scored in the second period just moments after stepping out of the penalty box, and goalie Logan Thompson made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken. Michael Amadio also scored

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Mexico had all but booked its spot in the World Cup heading into its final qualifying match against El Salvador on Wednesday night. A 2-0 victory made it official. Uriel Antuna scored in the 16th minute for the early lead and Raúl Jimenez converted on a penalty kick

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum received a 90-second standing ovation in his first visit to Portland since a February trade to New Orleans, then scored 25 points to lead the Pelicans over the Trail Blazers 117-107. The Pelicans lead the Los Angeles Lakers by 1 1/2 games for

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid both scored in regulation and then again in the shootout, lifting the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. The victory was Edmonton’s second in a row and moved the Oilers within a point of Los Angeles for second place in the

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Trae Young had 41 points and eight assists, and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-118. Young, who grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and played at the University of Oklahoma for one season, put on a show for a crowd that cheered

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The United States men are returning to the World Cup after the anguish of missing the 2018 tournament, clinching a berth for this year’s championship in Qatar despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on the final night of qualifying. Juan Pablo Vargas

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Jake Kyman is entering the transfer portal after playing in 80 games over three seasons for the Bruins. The 6-foot-7 guard-forward from Aliso Viejo, California, averaged 3.6 points and 1.1 rebounds during his career. This season, he averaged 2.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 23 games. Kyman says he fulfilled

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Davion Mitchell, Damian Jones and Trey Lyles scored 24 points each, and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Houston Rockets for a 121-118 win. It was a wild back-and-forth game where both teams had double-digit leads before staying close in the fourth quarter. The Kings got the

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Trae Young had 41 points and eight assists, and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-118. Young, who grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and played for University of Oklahoma for one season, put on a show for a crowd that cheered him