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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alexandre Texier and Damon Severson scored in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski scored third-period goals as Columbus rallied from a two-goal deficit. Mathieu Olivier also scored and Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves to …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Unrattled by Stanford’s halftime lead, North Carolina State answered with a big third quarter and shut down All-American Cameron Brink for a spot in …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go Saturday and won the spring NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row. Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing — the seventh time the organization has done it — with Aric Almirola second and Taylor Gray third …

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — George Springer, Cavan Biggio y Vladimir Guerrero Jr. conectaron jonrones el jueves para guiar a los Azulejos de Toronto a una victoria por 8-2 sobre los Rays de Tampa Bay en el día inaugural. El mexicano Alejandro Kirk y Bo Bichette impulsaron dos carreras cada uno para los Azulejos, que anotaron cinco veces en …

HOUSTON (AP) — New York Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole was placed on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation ahead of Thursday’s opener at Houston. The earliest the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner can pitch in the major leagues is May 27. The team announced on March 16 that the right-hander won’t throw for three to four weeks …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — South Carolina comes into its Sweet 16 matchup with No. 4 seed Indiana in Albany on Friday four wins from becoming just the 10th …

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays relievers Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson are expected to begin the season on the injured list in a significant blow to the back end of the team’s bullpen. Romano, an All-Star closer, has been dealing with right elbow inflammation. Swanson, a top setup man, was slowed by right forearm inflammation. With opening day …

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El campeón defensor Daniil Medvedev ganó el 350mo duelo de su carrera para alcanzar los cuartos de final del Abierto de Miami por cuarto año consecutivo al vencer el martes por 7-6 (5), 6-0 a Dominik Koepfer. Carlos Alcaraz (1er preclasificado), avanzó también con facilidad, al imponerse 6-3, 6-3 sobre Lorenzo Musetti (23ro). El …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said he suffered a significant ankle injury at the Miami Open that he expects will keep him out for some time. Murray said on an Instagram post Monday he had a “full rupture” of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and a “near full thickness rupture” of the calcaneofibular ligament …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brady Skjei and Sebastian Aho scored as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Sunday night for their sixth win in seven games. Frederik Andersen made 31 saves and earned his sixth straight win since returning from injury on March 7 as the Hurricanes picked up points in their seventh straight game. Nicholas …