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By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cal Clutterbuck scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 shots for his first win of the…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians say minor league catcher Andrés Meléndez died Thursday in Miami. He was 20. The team said Meléndez died…

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored the only goal in a shootout, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2…

EL PASO, Texas — Souley Boum had 23 points as UTEP beat McNeese State 82-72. Keonte Kennedy added 20 points for the Miners. Collin Warren led the…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the streaking…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman Anna Smrek recorded her 20th kill on match point and No. 4 Wisconsin beat top-seeded and previously unbeaten…

TULSA, Okla. — Francis Lacis had 21 points plus 11 rebounds as Oral Roberts topped Texas-Arlington 71-62. David Azore led the Mavericks on Thursday…

DES MOINES, Iowa — ShanQuan Hemphill had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Drake narrowly beat Jackson State 70-65 in overtime. Garrett Sturtz added 14…

HOUSTON (AP) — Immanuel Quickly hit seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help the short-handed New York Knicks beat the Houston Rockets 116-103…

NEW YORK — Elijah Ford scored 17 points as Wagner rolled past Immaculata 104-46. Alex Morales added 16 points for the Seahawks, while Will Martinez…

TULSA, Okla. — Sam Griffin had 19 points as Tulsa easily defeated Alcorn State 83-62. Paul King led the Braves on Thursday night with a season-high…

MONTREAL (AP) — Jonathan Drouin was the only scorer in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 34 points, making a four-point play with the game tied and 1:46 left, and…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kianna Smith made five 3-pointers for a career-high 22 points, Hailey Van Lith added 13…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Roy scored the last of Vegas’ four straight goals, Robin Lehner made 23 saves and the…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter’s second goal of the game 18 seconds into the third period was the…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy set an NHL record for wins in a calendar year, Steven Stamkos picked up his…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 20 of his 31 points in the first half and the Indiana Pacers sent the…

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown scored second-period goals and Jonathan Quick had 41 saves to help the Los Angeles Kings defeat…