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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Royce O’Neale’s putback with 3.2 seconds left put Brooklyn to stay, and the Nets defeated the Miami Heat 102-101 on Sunday night in a game where Kevin Durant left early with a right knee injury. Kyrie Irving scored 29 to lead the Nets, who have now

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored two goals, Casey DeSmith stopped 23 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 to end a six-game losing streak. Pittsburgh fell into an early hole on Barrett Hayton’s first-period goal, but Guentzel scored twice in a little over three

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer J.J. Watt’s day started with a ceremonial bow following yet another sack. It ended with an emotional goodbye fitting for the end of the career of one of the NFL’s best defensive players. Watt managed to go out still playing at a high level, adding two more sacks

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a big early deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 104-96 for their fourth straight win. Minnesota scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to take an 88-81 lead. Rudy Gobert had four

TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Madison Conner 16 second-half points to lead five Arizona players in double figures and the 15th-ranked Wildcats beat No. 18 Oregon 79-71. Conner — who did not play in the first half — checked in with 6:26 left in the third quarter and scored 11 points in a 14-3 run that

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley elected to keep playing his starters against the Broncos even though by the time the game began, it was clear the game meant nothing. Even after receiver Mike Williams left with a back injury in the second quarter, many of

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin’s old high school teammate clutched the ball he had just intercepted, jogged to the 30-yard line, gingerly placed the pigskin at the top of the red-outlined “3,” raised his hands over his head and formed them in the shape of a heart.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett says he’ll be “frustrated as hell” for the next several weeks as he watches other players live their dreams during the playoffs. Garrett finished with 16 sacks this season to match his franchise record, but another season of high expectations fell

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hendriks announced Sunday on Instagram that he was diagnosed in recent days. The three-time All-Star was scheduled to begin treatment on Monday. Hendriks says he is “confident” he will “make a full recovery and be

MIAMI (AP) — Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant left in the second half of the Nets’ game in Miami on Sunday night with a right knee injury. Durant appeared to be hurt when Heat forward Jimmy Butler fell into the Nets’ forward on a drive late in the third quarter. Durant grabbed at his right knee

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Najee Harris ran for 84 yards and a touchdown and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 28-14 but were eliminated from the playoffs when Miami edged the New York Jets. The Steelers will have to settle for a 16th straight non-losing season under coach Mike

By CHRIS GOFF Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 points, Buddy Hield had 21 and the Indiana Pacers capped the first half of their regular-season schedule with a 116-111 comeback victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 16 points, 13 assists and five rebounds for the Pacers, who trailed by

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Davis Mills threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Akins with 50 seconds left then connected with Akins on the 2-point conversion to give Houston a 32-31 victory at Indianapolis. The victory cost the Texans the No. 1 overall draft pick. They’ll select second, behind the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jason Myers kicked a 32-yard field goal midway through overtime, and the Seattle Seahawks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 19-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Myers missed from 46 yards when he hit the upright on the final play of regulation. Given another

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Jets started the season 7-4 and looked to be on their way to the playoffs before losing their final six games of the season. Despite the disappointing collapse punctuated by an 11-6 loss to the Dolphins in the regular season finale, the Jets

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The New England Patriots are blaming themselves after being eliminated from playoff contention following a 35-23 season-ending loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots would’ve qualified for the postseason with a win, but blew their chance in a game they allowed Nyheim Hines to return

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mark Gronowski threw for three touchdowns and ran 51 yards for another one as South Dakota State won its first national championship with a 45-21 win over North Dakota State. The Bison lost for the first time in their 10 FCS title game appearances. Nearly