PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Edwards didn’t think he could play against the Trail Blazers. Then he scored 41 points. Edwards shook off the right knee soreness that he felt going into Tuesday night’s game at Portland and helped lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 121-109 victory. “At the last second I was like, ‘I’m going to try it out,’ …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after his latest hospital stay for health issues following treatment for prostate cancer, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted a virtual session on Ukraine to help resource urgently needed ammunition and artillery for Kyiv as it faces shortages in its now almost two-year war with Russia. In his opening remarks to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, …

BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 shots and three more in the shootout, and Brayden Point scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Tampa Bay Lighting to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Nikita Kucherov and Erik Cernak scored early to spot the Lightning a 2-0 lead just 21 minutes into the …

Edmonton Oilers (31-17-1, third in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (28-22-2, fourth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers visit the St. Louis Blues after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals in the Oilers’ 8-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings. St. Louis has a 28-22-2 record overall and a 15-9-1 …

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. South Carolina Upstate Spartans (8-16, 3-8 Big South) at High Point Panthers (21-5, 10-1 Big South) High Point, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers …

CARACAS (AP) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela rechazó el miércoles las denuncias sobre supuestas violaciones al debido proceso y la presunta desaparición forzada de la abogada y activista de derechos humanos Rocío San Miguel, detenida luego de vincularla con una presunta trama para atentar contra la vida del presidente Nicolás Maduro. Organizaciones de derechos humanos, sus abogados y familiares …

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. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Myron Amey Jr. scored 25 points as San Jose State beat Air Force 73-66 on Tuesday night. Amey added three steals for the …

BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of gang members operating mostly out of a public housing development in a Boston neighborhood have been accused of dealing drugs, targeting their rivals in shootings and recruiting young people with the enticement of appearing in their songs and videos, federal authorities said Wednesday. Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said the charges against the more than …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Rafael Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play, announcing Wednesday that he will sit out next week’s Qatar Open. “I would have loved to play in Doha, where the tournament team, as well as the amazing Qatar fans have always supported me greatly. Unfortunately I am …

NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, defended on Tuesday his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Kushner worked on a wide range of issues and policies in the Trump administration, including Middle East peace …