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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 25 points, Austin Reaves had 17 off the bench and the Los Angeles Lakers returned from the All-Star break with a 124-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors Thursday night. The Lakers had seven players in double figures in what ended up

IRVINE, Calif. — Roddie Anderson III scored 25 points to propel UC San Diego to a 99-91 upset victory over UC Irvine. Anderson added three steals for the Tritons (10-19, 5-12 Big West Conference). Bryce Pope sank 11 of 12 free throws and scored 24 . Francis Nwaokorie buried five 3-pointers and scored 22. Dawson

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — Filip Zadina scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Ville Husso made 30 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 4-1. The Red Wings have surged into the playoff picture with seven wins in eight games, giving them

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Angel Reese posted her 26th double-double of the season scoring 23 points and grabbing 18 rebounds as fifth-ranked LSU beat Vanderbilt 82-63 Thursday night for the Tigers’ third straight win. LSU won its seventh straight against Vanderbilt in sweeping the season series with this

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 26 points, Jakob Poeltl had 21 points and a career-high 18 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-110 on Thursday night for their sixth victory in seven games. Gary Trent Jr. scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer in the

VERMILLION, S.D. — Connor Vanover scored 19 points to lead Oral Roberts to an 82-70 victory over South Dakota. Vanover added nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles (26-4, 17-0 Summit League). Max Abmas finished with 18 points and three steals. Kareem Thompson totaled 16 points and seven rebounds. Tasos Kamateros finished with 20 points and

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Isaiah Wilkins had 14 points to lead Longwood to a 75-63 victory over Gardner-Webb. Wilkins added six rebounds and three steals for the Lancers (20-10, 12-5 Big South Conference). D’Avian Houston finished with 13 points and six rebounds, while Zac Watson scored 12. DQ Nicholas finished with 14 points and six

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists for his latest triple-double and Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 115-109 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Jokic’s 13th triple-double in 16 games and his NBA-leading 22nd

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The UAB Blazers defeated the Rice Owls 85-57 on Thursday night led by Jordan Walker’s 32 points. The Blazers are now 21-8 on the season, while the Owls fell to 17-11.

INDIANAPOLIS — Led by DJ Jackson’s 24 points, the IUPUI Jaguars defeated the Robert Morris Colonials 81-75 on Thursday night. The Jaguars improved to 5-25 with the victory and the Colonials fell to 15-16.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Qua Grant scored 16 points to guide Sam Houston to a 56-45 victory over California Baptist. Grant added six rebounds for the Bearkats (21-6, 11-4 Western Athletic Conference). Cameron Huefner totaled 13 points and three steals, while Kaosi Ezeagu scored nine. Tre Armstrong led the Lancers (15-13, 6-8) with 10 points and

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Jordan Minor finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Merrimack upped its win streak to seven with a 70-54 victory over Central Connecticut. Devon Savage had 15 points and Javon Bennett scored 14 for the Warriors (14-16, 11-4 Northeast Conference). Savage made five 3-pointers and Bennett sank four. Jayden Brown

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half, Seth Lundy added 19 points and Penn State beat Ohio State 75-71. Pickett scored 14 straight Penn State points in the final eight minutes. Ohio State got within 70-69 before Pickett answered with a three-point play with 59.1 left.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers’ Major League Soccer season opener against Sporting KC has been postponed because of severe winter weather in the Portland area. The teams had been scheduled to play Saturday but instead will play Monday night. Portland was largely shut down Thursday after nearly a foot of snow fell, the

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was far from his best against veteran Fabio Fognini but managed to advance to the Rio Open quarterfinals. The top-seeded Alcaraz overcame the 35-year-old Italian 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours, 47 minutes. The next opponent for the U.S.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Valencia Myers scored 18 points, Ta’Niya Latson added 15 and No. 23 Florida State beat Wake Forest 61-60. Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear was fouled on a 3-pointer with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter and she made 2 of 3 free throws to get within 59-56. Spear was fouled going

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Utah would join South Carolina, Indiana and Stanford as No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now. That’s according to the NCAA women’s basketball committee, which did its second of two reveals of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds. The Utes replaced UConn

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 13 points and Klee Watson added 12 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 10 Notre Dame rout Georgia Tech 76-53 on Thursday night. Sonia Citron also had 12 points for the Irish (23-4, 14-3 ACC), who improved to 17-1 all-time against the Yellow Jackets. Maddy Westbeld