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ACH secures state berth Wednesday
COULEE CITY — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors had a successful Wednesday afternoon as they earned a 3-0 victor…
Jazz run winning streak to 10 with 118-107 victory over Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Gobert is a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, as good a stopper as there is in the league.
Crosby collects 4 points in return, Penguins rip Wild 7-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby stressed he wouldn't try to get “too fancy” in his return from a two-month layoff following abdominal surgery.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros.
Culver scores 17, No. 12 West Virginia stomps TCU 81-49
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's improving bench scoring is starting to give Big 12 opponents fits.
Moss scores 20 points, No. 6 Kansas beats Oklahoma 66-52
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Isaiah Moss made the transition from reserve to starter look easy.
Israel's unlikely Olympic baseball team dreams big for Japan
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As a baseball-crazed kid growing up in Miami, Danny Valencia dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. The thought of heading to the Olympics, for a foreign country no less, never crossed his…
Tuesday Sports in Brief
MLB
Arizona 6, San Jose 3
First Period_1, Arizona, Kessel 10 (Stepan), 12:03. Penalties_Kane, SJ (Tripping), 17:37.
Clemson upsets No. 3 Duke 79-72 to earn rare ACC double
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson gave its weary fans something to celebrate a night after losing the national championship game in football, getting a career-high 25 points from Aamir Simms in a 79-72 upset of No. 3 Du…
Top 25 Fared
1. Gonzaga (18-1) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Thursday.
LSU rallies in regulation to take down Texas A&M in OT 89-85
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — LSU arrived to Texas A&M earlier than usual for a road conference game, thanks to the Tigers football team.
Matthews' hat trick lifts Leafs past Devils 7-4
TORONTO (AP) — Rasmus Sandin joked early in the day that Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe asked him to score 10 goals in his return to the NHL.
Toews scores in overtime, Blackhawks beat Senators 3-2
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks overcame a sluggish start to keep the Ottawa Senators winless in their last eight games.
Virginia Tech 80, Wake Forest 70
Radford 7-9 7-12 21, Nolley 7-19 4-5 21, Bede 3-5 0-4 6, Cone 5-8 1-2 15, Horne 3-5 0-0 7, Alleyne 2-3 5-6 10, Cattoor 0-2 0-0 0, Ojiako 0-1 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-2 0-0 0, B.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 17-29 80.
Nelson scores twice, Islanders pound Red Wings 8-2
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Islanders vowed to play with purpose following a rough road loss to the crosstown Rangers. They did exactly that against the lowly Detroit Red Wings.