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OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched five scoreless innings as Japan defeated the Major League Baseball All-Stars 2-0 on Wednesday in the first game of five on tour.

ROME (AP) — The Italian Golf Federation will bid to hold the 2022 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone club just outside Rome.

The star running backs will put their personal rivalry on display Saturday.

But UW coach Kelly Sheffield says it’s silly to suggest some teams benefit more than others.

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki vividly remembers watching Hakeem Olajuwon from his home in Germany as a teenager in the 1990s.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Daniel Sedin scored 4:05 into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 19 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 113-100 on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Corey Crawford made 25 saves and three more stops in the shootout to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki became the highest-scoring NBA player born outside the U.S. and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 24 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 106-98 on Tuesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and Brandon Knight added 16 as the Milwaukee Bucks held off a late Oklahoma City rally to beat the Thunder 85-78 on Tuesday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Conley scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies finally got a strong effort from their struggling bench to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-102 on Tuesday night.

Baseball has always been a family affair for Alex Dee.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored and Roberto Luongo made 21 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 19 points, Terrence Ross had 17 and the Toronto Raptors erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Orlando 104-100 on Tuesday night, their ninth …

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tuomo Ruutu and Mike Cammalleri scored second-period goals that helped the New Jersey Devils end a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

Oregon jumps undefeated Florida State and moves into second in the College Football Playoff rankings while TCU takes over the fourth spot.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore's Buck Showalter was voted AL Manager of the Year for the third time on Tuesday, and Washington's Matt Williams won the NL honor following his first season as a big l…

MADISON — Seven-footer Frank Kaminsky's inside-out game won't take opponents by surprise this year. Getting named a preseason All-American kind of takes away any element of surprise that the j…