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By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards each added 25, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 113-108 on Wednesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 40 points and 16 rebounds for the Bucks, who were without point guard Jrue Holiday and center

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday. The Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, and extended the Blackhawks’ record to 0-6-1 since the start of the season. John Tavares and David Kampf also

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentín Castellanos scored on a penalty kick in the 51st minute and New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire 1-0. New York City (13-11-8), which has won back-to-back games, moved past Orlando City into fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with 47 points. The Fire (9-17-7) have never won at

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trae Young scored 31 points and the Atlanta Hawks capitalized on 21 offensive rebounds to hold off the New Orleans Pelicans 102-99. John Collins had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks and put Atlanta in the lead for good in the final minute

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Damir Kreilach and Albert Rusnák each scored in the final 10 minutes and Real Salt Lake beat FC Dallas 2-1. Kreilach scored his 15th goal of the season for Salt Lake to tie it in the 80th and Rusnák put a low shot inside the far post off a feed from

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 106-93 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Jimmy Butler added 17 points for Miami, which improved to 3-1. P.J. Tucker finished with 15, and Tyler Herro and Dewayne Dedmon each contributed

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves, Eetu Luostarinen scored the go-ahead goal and the Florida Panthers remain undefeated with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The Panthers are the 14th team in NHL history to start 7-0-0. Anthony Duclair, Mason Marchment and Owen

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet had a season-high 26 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors won at home for the first time in four tries this season, beating the Indiana Pacers 118-100. Toronto hadn’t won at home since Feb. 23, 2020. The team was forced to

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Paredes scored in the ninth minute and D.C. United held on for a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. D.C. United snapped a four-match winless streak. New York had its eight-game undefeated streak come to an end. Nigel Robertha got past the defense along the right side and sent

ATLANTA (AP) — Luiz Araújo had a goal and an assist and Josef Martínez also scored to help Atlanta United beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Wednesday night. Martínez slipped behind the defense and ran onto a perfectly timed through ball by Araújo and rolled in a one-touch finish from near the spot to give Atlanta

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Montrezl Harrell scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting and had 11 rebounds in the Washington Wizards’ 116-107 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Spencer Dinwiddie added 22 points, and Bradley Beal had 17 for the Wizards. They have opened the season 3-1. Jayson Tatum had

CINCINNATI (AP) — C.J. Sapong and Randall Leal each scored two goals, and Nashville beat Cincinnati 6-3 to clinch a playoff spot. Nashville scored four unanswered goals in the second half to hand Cincinnati its 10th straight loss. Nashville scored three goals in nine minutes to take a 5-3 lead in the 80th minute. Sapong

TORONTO (AP) — Substitute Sergio Santos scored on a header in the 77th minute to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Wednesday night. Santos took Kai Wagner’s cross and beat goalkeeper Quentin Westberg for his sixth goal of the season. Alejandro Bedoya opened the scoring for the Union (13-8-11) in

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán had a goal and had two assists and Columbus beat Orlando City 3-1 to keep the defending champion Crew’s slim playoff hopes alive. Columbus (11-13-8) has 41 points, three behind seventh place D.C. United for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Orlando City (12-9-11), which had its

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 31 points, Gordon Hayward added 24 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 120-111 for their fourth win in five games. Bridges hit a 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining to put the game away for the Hornets. Charlotte’s only loss of the season

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Robby Fabbri tied it early in the third period, captain Dylan Larkin scored in overtime and the Detroit Red Wings came back to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. Larkin beat Vitek Vanecek 1:37 into OT. Adam Erne started the comeback with a goal in the second,

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Soccer player Josh Cavallo has come out as gay in a public statement ahead of the A-League season. The 21-year-old Adelaide United midfielder says he’s the first player to openly come out while playing in Australia’s top-flight soccer league. Cavallo says “I want to inspire and show people that

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tajon Buchanan scored his eighth goal of the season and the New England Revolution beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Wednesday night to break the MLS record for points in a season with 73. New England (22-4-7), the Supporters’ Shield winner, broke the mark of 72 for a 34-match season set

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Rookie linebacker Ernest Jones now has a major role in the Los Angeles Rams’ defense. But he wasn’t thrilled to get the news. Jones was simply shocked by the trade of second-leading tackler Kenny Young to Denver to create about $1.3 million in cap

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie center fielder José Siri is playing in his first World Series game less than two months after making his big league debut on Sept. 3. The only change in Houston’s lineup for Game 2 was the 26-year-old Siri in center instead of Chas McCormick. It is only the fourth game this