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No. 23 Saint Mary’s rolls past New Mexico behind 25 points from Mahaney

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney matched his career high of 25 points and made five 3-pointers, and No. 23 Saint Mary's avenged last season's home loss to New Mexico with a 72-58 win over the Lobos on Thursday night. The Gaels (2-0) dominated at both ...

Joel Embiid scores 48 points, 76ers beat Wizards 146-128 for 5th win in a row

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 29 of his season-high 48 points in the third quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to their fifth straight victory, 146-128 over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Philadelphia is unbeaten after a one-point loss at Milwaukee in its opener. "It ...

Pennsylvania voters weigh abortion rights in open state Supreme Court seat

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will make a decision with implications for the future of voting and abortion rights in a presidential battleground state when they choose the winner in Tuesday's election for an open state Supreme Court seat. The race between Democrat Dan McCaffery ...

Real Salt Lake forces rubber match with Dynamo after 5-4 shootout victory

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jefferson Savarino scored the equalizer in the second half and Real Salt Lake forced a rubber match in the best-of-3 first-round series with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Houston Dynamo on Monday night. Amine Bassi gave Houston (14-12-9) a 1-0 halftime lead when he ...

Verhaeghe scores in overtime as the Panthers rally to beat the Blue Jackets 5-4

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Cousins pulled Florida into a tie in the final minute of regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored 1:26 into overtime and the Panthers got a wild 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Florida led 3-0 barely six minutes into the contest, gave up the next ...

Towns takes over in 3rd quarter as Timberwolves beat Jazz 123-95

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of his season-high 25 points in a dominant third-quarter stretch, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away to beat the Utah Jazz 123-95 on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 31 points: 19 in the first half and 12 in the fourth ...

Cam Talbot makes 24 saves as Los Angeles Kings blank Philadelphia Flyers 5-0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Talbot made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Saturday night to extend their point streak to six games. Los Angeles got off to a fast start behind Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar, who scored 18 ...

Penguins win 10-2, hand Sharks record-tying 11th straight loss to start season

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2 on Saturday night, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight ...