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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had a season-high 37 points and 18 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-103 to snap a five-game losing streak. Davis grabbed 10 offensive rebounds, which tied a career-high in a regular-season game, as the Lakers led throughout. Lonnie

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean organizers of a regional rugby tournament have apologized for mistakenly playing a song embraced by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as China’s national anthem. The song “Glory to Hong Kong” was played before the men’s finals between South Korea and

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Led by Alex Ducas’ 11 points, the Saint Mary’s Gaels defeated the North Texas Mean Green 63-33. The Gaels moved to 3-0 with the win and the Mean Green fell to 1-1.

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Led by Tory San Antonio’s 21 points, the CSU Fullerton Titans defeated the Vermont Catamounts 94-85 in overtime. The Titans improved to 2-1 with the victory and the Catamounts fell to 1-2.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored 54 seconds into overtime on Sunday night, capping a dramatic comeback as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Seattle Kraken, 3-2. Scheifele’s goal was his second of the night. He also scored in the second period. Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler forced overtime with 3.9 seconds left, knocking in a loose puck

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — In his first game back in Green Bay as Dallas’ coach, Mike McCarthy didn’t exactly leave Packers fans pining for the good ol’ days. Instead, McCarthy made a crucial decision that backfired. He went for it on fourth-and-3 on the opening possession of overtime

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Led by Zach Anderson’s 22 points, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles defeated the Ave Maria Gyrenes 105-61. The Eagles moved to 2-1 with the victory and the Gyrenes dropped to 0-1.

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 31 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 126-103 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Porter made 11 of 16 shots, including six 3-pointers. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic equaled his season high with 14 assists despite not playing the entire fourth

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Led by Raequan Battle’s 24 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Long Beach State Beach 70-57. The Bobcats are now 1-1 with the win and the Beach dropped to 1-2.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev had two goals and two assists during a four-goal first period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 6-3. Sergachev is the first NHL defenseman to have a four-point period since Toronto’s Morgan Rielly on Oct. 15, 2019, He tied the team

HONOLULU (AP) — Matt Knowling’s 20 points helped Yale defeat Mississippi Valley State 80-51 on Sunday night at the Rainbow Classic. Knowling had five rebounds for the Bulldogs (3-0). Yussif Basa-Ama scored 12 points while finishing 5 of 5 from the floor. John Poulakidas recorded 11 points and was 3-of-8 shooting, including 2 for 7

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a career-high 59 points, had 11 rebounds and eight assists to carry the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 win over Utah Jazz. Embiid also blocked seven shots. Embiid shook off nagging injuries to post his breakthrough game of the season on the second

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Star point guard Darius Garland scored a career-high 51 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 129-124, on Sunday night. Garland scored 27 points — and made six of his career-best 10 3-pointers — in the fourth quarter for the Cavaliers. D’Angelo Russell had

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored his third goal in two days and the Boston Bruins set a team record with their ninth straight home win to start the season,  beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. The Bruins bettered their 8-0 start at home in 1983-84 in the old Boston Garden.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Barclay Goodrow and Adam Fox scored late in the second period as the New York Rangers beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1. Chris Kreider and Ryan Carpenter also scored and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves for the Rangers who snapped a three-game home losing streak. The Rangers

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — After nine frustrating years, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is fed up. Carr became emotional after the Raiders squandered a fourth-quarter lead in a 25-20 loss to an Indianapolis Colts squad that is now under the direction of someone who had never coached an NFL game

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California fired offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave and offensive line coach Angus McClure with the Bears on a six-game losing streak. The Bears are 3-7 and rank near the bottom of the Pac-12 in total offense, rushing and scoring at 23 points per game. Cal has two games left, both at home.

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Vikings beat the Bills in overtime. If not for an officiating mistake, they might have won in regulation. The NFL’s senior vice president of officiating acknowledged there was a breakdown in the instant replay process after a pivotal play late in Minnesota’s 33-30 win

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen blamed himself after his ongoing turnover problems continued in a 33-30 overtime loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Allen threw two interceptions and muffed a snap which the Vikings recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Each of the

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Dane Goodwin scored 20 points to lead all five starters in double figures and Notre Dame held off Youngstown State 88-81. The Fighting Irish led 70-69 before Trey Wertz, Goodwin and J.J. Starling all scored at the rim to give them a seven-point lead that they were able to milk