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LAS VEGAS — Jack Campbell of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are Atlantic Division rivals who might have to square off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs later this season, but for one night, the goalies had fun working together.Campbell and Vasilevskiy combined to make nine consecutive saves to win the Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak for the Atlantic Division at the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday.”It was really cool,” Campbell said. “Seeing ‘Vasy’ at the other end, he’s been so dominant in the…

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Game Recap: OKC 96, POR 93Highlights: OKC 96, POR 93By Paris Lawson | Broadcast and Digital Reporter | okcthunder.comNeither team led by more than 10 points in this rematch between the Trail Blazers and the Thunder. It came down to a gritty, blue-collar effort in the final two minutes for the Thunder to escape Rose City with a 96-93 win. OKC’s defense posted yet another incredible performance holding Portland to just 18 percent from the 3-point line while its offense racked up 24 assists on just 33 made baskets.It was another closely contested ball game for the Thunder who never…

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LOS ANGELES — The first time Eric Garcetti learned NASCAR was hoping to open the year at the Coliseum one week ahead of the Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Mayor couldn’t grasp the idea.”I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. Where? Like, outside the Coliseum?”https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/feb/05/nascar-paid-a-hefty-price-to-use-coliseum/” Garcetti told The Associated Press on Thursday after he’d toured the iconic stadium. “My first thought, it was going to be around the Coliseum. Now when you see it, you realize they pulled off a miracle.”The Coliseum on Sunday night will host the exhibition Busch Clash Light on a temporary quarter-mile track built…

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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Baseball-MLB players reject owner’s request for federal mediator The Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday rejected team owners’ request for a federal mediator, saying that the best way to resolve the ongoing player lockout is for league representatives to return to the bargaining table. After another round of unsuccessful talks to resolve the labor dispute this week, owners made the request for a neutral third party to be added to the negotiations, a move that required approval from the players. Olympics-Curling-Swedes beat Swiss, Australia still winless in mixed doubles …

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Hilltop senior Avrie Johnston (seated, center) has signed a letter-of-intent to further her academic and golf careers at Division II Tiffin University. Watching Johnston sign her letter are her parents Brent (seated, left) and Tracie Johnston (seated, right). Also pictured is Hilltop head golf coach Connor English.

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After all three earned a spot on the All-MAC team, sophomore Hunter Campbell, junior Daniel Jennings and junior David Tomb, a Jersey Shore graduate, were each placed on the conference’s Academic All-MAC team. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote for the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50% weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a fall semester grade-point average of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award. Campbell, a second-team All-MAC pick and a third-team D3football.com All-East Region selection, finished third in the MAC with 0.4 interceptions per game and…

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MUMBAI: The day/night final between Wellington CC and Islam Gymkhana for the late Madhav Mantri Centenary One-Day league C & D Division — set to resume from Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) ground in Bandra Kurla Complex — will mark the restart of local cricket in the city after a break due to Covid-19 surge. On Sunday, matches in the E, F and G division of the tournament will be played at various venues in the city. Due to a surge in Covid cases, the MCA had on January 1 halted all its affiliated tournaments.

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An emergency fundraising effort has begun for Moises Fuentes, who continues to fight for his life. The World Boxing Council (WBC) has rallied to raise awareness and financial support for Mexico City’s Fuentes, who remains under long-term care while still physically rehabilitating after undergoing emergency brain surgery following his knockout loss to countryman David Cuellar last October 16 in Cancun. Fuentes was hospitalized in Cancun for more than two months before being relocated to a medical facility closer to home in Mexico City. It is obvious that the 34-year-old former WBO strawweight titlist will never fight again, though the concern…

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Story Links OMAHA, Neb. — The Creighton women’s tennis team picked up its second consecutive win on Friday as the Bluejays notched a 5-2 victory over crosstown opponent Omaha inside the Hanscomb Tennis Courts.     The Bluejays improved to 3-1 on the season, while also snapping Omaha’s four-match win streak to move them to 4-1 overall.   The Mavericks took the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Creighton’s Valerie Negin and Malvika Shukla combined for a 6-0 win at the No. 2 doubles, but Omaha won the deciding tiebreaker 8-6 at the…

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