WASHINGTON (AP) — Not much has gone wrong for the Vancouver Canucks this season, so back-to-back losses hit harder. Like clockwork, the NHL’s top team didn’t let the losing linger. This time it was J.T. Miller providing the heroics, scoring with 4.8 seconds left in overtime to give Vancouver a 3-2 victory at the Washington Capitals in the traditional Super …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Running back Jerick McKinnon and wide receiver Skyy Moore were active for the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time in nearly two months for their Super Bowl showdown with the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. McKinnon and Moore, who both played a crucial role in the Chiefs’ win over the Eagles in the Super Bowl …

New York Knicks (33-20, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (23-29, 12th in the Western Conference) Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York visits Houston looking to extend its three-game road winning streak. The Rockets have gone 18-9 in home games. Houston is third in the Western Conference in rebounding averaging 45.6 rebounds. Alperen Sengun paces …

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A series of Israeli strikes early Monday hit Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the four-month Israel-Hamas war. Israel has been signaling its ground offensive in Gaza may soon target the densely populated city on the Egyptian border. On …

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A series of slow-moving winter storms that wreaked havoc in Southern California and left 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow in northern Arizona made its way Saturday into New Mexico, where a stretch of U.S. highway south of the Colorado line was closed and as much as a foot (30 cm) of snow was possible …

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Waived G Ryan Arcidiacono. LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Signed G Spencer Dinwiddie to a rest-of-season contract. NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed F Taj Gibson to a 10-day contract. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Signed C Bismack Biyombo to a rest-of-season contract. TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed Fs Justise Winslow and Mouhamadou Gueye to 10-day contracts. …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home country of Pope Francis on Sunday. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” was born in …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — One year after returning from cancer treatment, Sébastien Haller could lead Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations title. Haller fired the host nation into Sunday’s final against three-time champion Nigeria with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Congo in the semifinals. “It’s kind of a great moment today to be here …

MILAN (AP) — A sublime second-half performance from league leader Inter Milan saw it win 4-2 at Roma in the teeming rain on Saturday and end Daniele De Rossi’s perfect record. Goals from Gianluca Mancini and Stephan El Shaarawy had given Roma the lead at halftime following Francesco Acerbi’s opener for Inter. But the Nerazzurri turned things around immediately after …