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CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Italian skier Marta Bassino used all her technical skills to dominate a women’s World Cup downhill Saturday and claim her first win in the sport’s fastest discipline. Bassino, who is a giant slalom specialist and won the super-G world title last year, gained time on all her competitors in the twisting opening and final sections of …

The AP Top 25 men’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. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-9, 6-7 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the Rutgers Scarlet Knights …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Claire Curzan de Estados Unidos y Pan Zhanle de China ganaron sus cuartas preseas áureas el sábado en los campeonatos del mundo. Curzan estuvo en control en todo momento en la final de los 200 metros dorso para ganar por 1,26 segundos sobre la australiana Jaclyn Barclay, de 17 segundos. Curzan completó el set de medallas …

The AP Top 25 men’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. Charleston Southern Buccaneers (8-16, 4-7 Big South) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (18-9, 10-2 Big South) Asheville, North Carolina; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston Southern faces the …

The AP Top 25 men’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. Western Illinois Leathernecks (16-10, 9-4 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (15-11, 8-5 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois takes on Tennessee State in …

The AP Top 25 men’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. Oregon Ducks (16-8, 8-5 Pac-12) at Oregon State Beavers (11-14, 3-11 Pac-12) Corvallis, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oregon State hosts the Oregon Ducks after Tyler …

The AP Top 25 men’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. Colorado Buffaloes (16-9, 7-7 Pac-12) at USC Trojans (10-15, 4-10 Pac-12) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boogie Ellis and the USC Trojans host KJ Simpson …

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews had a natural hat trick in the second period and William Nylander scored 54 seconds into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Matthews pushed his NHL-leading goals total to 45, completing his fifth hat trick of the season and 12th of his career in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers forward Blake Wheeler injured his right leg midway through the first period Thursday night against Montreal and had to be helped off the ice. He was ruled out for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury. After his team’s 7-4 victory over the Canadiens, coach Peter Laviolette said Wheeler would be evaluated further, …

The AP Top 25 men’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. UT Arlington Mavericks (12-13, 7-7 WAC) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (6-18, 2-11 WAC) Edinburg, Texas; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Rio Grande Valley hosts …