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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Malia Nam took a one-stroke lead into the weekend in just her second career LPGA Tour start, shooting a 2-under 69 on Friday in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club. One of seven former University of Southern California players in the field at the scenic course overlooking the Pacific …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored 1:28 into overtime to keep Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen unbeaten since returning to action in the Hurricanes’ 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Jarvis posted his 26th goal to extend his goals streak to five games and give Carolina its fifth consecutive victory. He has four game-winning goals during that …

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. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State enters the women’s NCAA Tournament in familiar territory — literally and figuratively. The Buckeyes return to March Madness after an exhilarating run …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge had an RBI double in his first at-bat in Wednesday night’s game against Pittsburgh after sitting out nine days with an abdominal injury, and fellow New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit three home runs with eight RBIs in a 12-0 win over the Pirates. Judge hadn’t played since March 10, when he struck …

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. South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Flyers star Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement Monday, ending a 15-year career that included NHL All-Star Game MVP honors. Simmonds, who played in 18 games last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will sign a ceremonial one-day contract with the Flyers and be honored by the franchise during an April 13 game against the New …

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Dejounte Murray anotó 21 puntos, De’Andre Hunter añadió 20 y los Hawks de Atlanta derrotaron 110-93 a los Clippers de Los Ángeles el domingo por la noche para salir de una racha de tres derrotas. Jalen Johnson logró 18 unidades y 12 rebotes y Clint Capela aportó 15 tantos y 13 rebotes por los Hawks. Murray …

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week’s surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the school only 16 months, watching university president Ted Carter leave for the same position at …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inter Miami puede sin Lionel Messi. Luis Suárez salió de la banca en el segundo tiempo para facturar un doblete que completó la remontada del Inter Miami para vencer el sábado 3-1 al local DC United en la MLS pese a la ausencia por lesión del astro argentino. Messi venía de perderse la derrota 3-2 ante Montreal …

Ryan Blaney has won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Cup Series champion covered the 0.533-mile concrete track in Bristol, Tennessee, in 15.356 seconds on Saturday. He edged Josh Berry for the No. 1 spot and will lead the field to the green flag in the Food City 500. It was Blaney’s 10th career …