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Ohio State hires Jake Diebler as head coach after he goes 6-2 in interim role

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State removed the interim tag from men's basketball coach Jake Diebler's title on Sunday and announced he will receive a five-year contract. Diebler, 37, was in his third year as associate head coach when he took over the team following Chris Holtmann's firing on ...

Tyler Toffoli scores twice, Jets roll over Blue Jackets 6-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists ...

Nylander scores twice, Tarasov stops 39 shots and Blue Jackets top Sharks 4-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Nylander scored twice and added an assist, Daniil Tarasov stopped 39 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, and Boone Jenner ...

Bajema, Smith lead Utah to 90-57 rout of Arizona State at Pac-12 Tournament

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cole Bajema scored a career-high 22 points, Deivon Smith was one assist shy of his fourth triple-double of the season and Utah rolled over Arizona State 90-57 on Wednesday night in the Pac-12 Tournament. No. 6-seeded Utah will play No. 3 Colorado in a quarterfinal on ...

Ludvig, Rakell help Penguins pull away from Sharks, 6-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the San Jose Sharks for a 6-3 win on Thursday night. Ludvig scored his second goal of the season on a shot from the left point at 2:38 of the third ...

Owen Tippett scores the go-ahead goal as the Flyers top the Sharks 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Joel Farabee also scored for Philadelphia, which was without suspended head coach John Tortorella. ...