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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — O.G. Anunoby scored a season-high 32 points and matched his season high with 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors used a 21-0 run in the third quarter to beat Miami 112-104 on Wednesday night, ending the Heat’s winning streak at three. Fred VanVleet returned from illness to

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Marques Warrick scored 22 points as Northern Kentucky beat Cincinnati 64-51 on Wednesday night. Warrick added three blocks for the Norse (2-1). Sam Vinson scored 15 points and added four steals. Chris Brandon recorded 10 points and finished 5 of 7 from the floor. Viktor Lakhin led the way for

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ricky Council scored 19 points in No. 9 Arkansas’ 71-56 victory over South Dakota State on Wednesday. Arkansas used a 10-2 run over the last two minutes of the first half to build a double-digit halftime lead, an 11-0 run early in the second to

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 for their fourth straight victory. Calle Rosen, Tyler Pitlick and Ivan Barbashev also scored as St. Louis closed out a perfect three-game trip. Jordan

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points to lead a balanced Boston attack and the East-leading Celtics stretched their winning streak to eight with a 126-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. The Celtics were missing injured guards Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon. It hardly mattered.

WASHINGTON — Led by Johnny O’Neil’s 17 points, the American Eagles defeated the William & Mary Tribe 71-64 on Wednesday night. The Eagles are now 1-2 with the victory and the Tribe dropped to 1-3.

BOSTON — Led by Chris Ledlum’s 29 points, the Harvard Crimson defeated the Northeastern Huskies 70-69 on Wednesday night. The Crimson are now 3-1 on the season, while the Huskies fell to 0-3.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are last in the NFL with 3.24% of sacks coming on opposing passing attempts. Defensive end Maxx Crosby is tied for 10th in the league with seven sacks. The rest of the team has three combined. Las Vegas’ lack of success

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams were back on the practice field as the Bolts ramped up preparations for Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Allen and Williams participated in individual drills and could progress to team drills

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Justin Verlander in the American League and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in the National League are both unanimous selections for the Cy Young Award. It’s the second time the winners in both leagues were unanimous since the award began in 1956. The 39-year-old Verlander won the

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jett Howard scored 17 points as No. 20 Michigan pulled away in the second half for a 91-60 rout of Pittsburgh on Wednesday night in the Legends Classic semifinals. After struggling to get past Eastern Michigan on Friday, the Wolverines (3-0) struggled at times during the

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones isn’t lobbying for a bigger role in the offense after spending most of last week handing off to Saquon Barkley. Jones said after practice Wednesday that if coach Brian Daboll wants to hand Barkley the ball 35 times

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen acknowledges his recent rash of turnovers are, in part, the result of him pressing too much to make a play. He has thrown six interceptions and lost a fumble in the end zone over his last three games. Allen

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A doctor who police say has spent two decades providing medical assistance to youth hockey teams in Michigan and Minnesota faces 10 more charges of criminal sexual conduct after being accused by patients across Michigan. Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King said Wednesday that his department received 33 additional tips

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — It’s Raiders Week, and Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett is still about all the hugs and not the hate. Before the AFC West rivals met earlier this season, then-Broncos linebacker Bradley Chubb said he absolutely hated the Raiders, something Hackett couldn’t seem to wrap his

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears’ league-leading rushing attack are trying to deal with losing running back Khalil Herbert to a hip injury as they prepare to face the league’s second-ranked rushing team in the Atlanta Falcons. Rookie Trestan Ebner will step in for

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield is running out of time to make a good impression as the Carolina Panthers’ quarterback. The No. 1 overall pick in 2018 needs to stack some quality performances together to offset his poor play earlier this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California water polo coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training sessions while he claimed to be preparing them for competition. Prosecutors say a jury on Wednesday convicted Bahram Hojreh of felony counts including sexual battery on nine teenage victims from 2012 to 2017.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers swingman Dylan Windler could miss six more weeks with an ankle injury, yet another setback for the former first-round pick whose NBA career has been slowed by numerous injuries. The Cavs said Windler, who has missed 12 games this season, recently received a PRP (platelet-rich

By The Associated Press Kansas State has the inside track at earning a spot in the Big 12 championship game against No. 4 TCU. The Wildcats are alone in second place and will play for the title if they win both of their remaining games. They also could get in with a win Saturday and