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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored for the third straight game, Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and two assists, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. Sean Walker and Matt Roy also scored to help the Kings get their second straight win after the All-Star break

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat the struggling Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their third straight win. Robby Fabbri and Gustav Lindstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen had two assists and

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 40 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 127-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, missed his third straight game for the Lakers with a sore left ankle. The

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins had 29 points and seven rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 27, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Wizards 135-126 in their final home game before the All-Star break. JaMychal Green went 4 of 4 from deep and made all five of his

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 26 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter in his home debut for Dallas as he tried to rally the Mavericks from a 26-point deficit, but the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 124-121 victory. Irving had the highest-scoring fourth quarter of

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Max Mackinnon scored 18 points and made two free throws with four seconds remaining to rally Elon to a 70-68 victory over Hampton. Mackinnon made 7 of 17 shots with two 3-pointers and handed out five assists for the Phoenix (7-20, 5-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Mackinnon hit from beyond the

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — De’vion Harmon scored 25 points and Kevin Obanor added 19 as Texas Tech defeated its second ranked opponent in three days, upending No. 6 Texas 74-67. Fardaws Aimaq had a season-high 12 points for the Red Raiders, who led by 13 in the second half before fending off the Longhorns down

WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures, and ninth-ranked Baylor beat West Virginia 79-65. Cryer was 8 for 11 from 3-point range as the Bears won their fourth consecutive game. Baylor has won 10 of 11 since an 0-3 start in conference. Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Tim Stutzle scored at 1:55 of overtime to cap Ottawa’s comeback from two goals down as the Senators beat the Calgary Flames 4-3. Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Ottawa and Stutlze had assists on all three goals. Mads Sogaard, appearing in his fourth NHL game, made

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 34 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-100. Oklahoma City had a chance to tie in the closing seconds, but Isaiah Joe’s 3-pointer bounced away at the buzzer. Ingram helped New Orleans win even though high-scoring guard

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Anton Lundell and Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout to send the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win against the Minnesota Wild. Eetu Luostarinen scored in regulation for Florida, which has won four of its past five games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves for the

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece and the Orlando Magic beat the cold-shooting Chicago Bulls 100-91. Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawson Crouse scored his second goal at 4:20 of the third period, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Monday night to snap an 18-game road skid. Crouse nearly had a hat trick but missed an empty net wide late. Christian

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Messiah Thompson scored 24 points and Alabama A&M edged Arkansas-Pine Bluff 75-72. Thompson also had five assists for the Bulldogs (11-15, 7-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dailin Smith had 13 points and Cameron Tucker scored nine. Chris Greene led the Golden Lions (10-16, 6-7) with 31 points. Shaun Doss added 21 points.

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Alvin Stredic Jr. scored 18 points to help Mississippi Valley State slip past Alabama State 76-70 on Monday night. Stredic also had five assists for the Delta Devils (4-23, 3-10 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Terry Collins finished with 17 points and three steals. Tyronn Mosley sank three 3-pointers and scored 12.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Kolby Granger had 29 points in Texas Southern’s 79-68 victory over Southern. Granger also had five rebounds for the Tigers (9-17, 5-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference). PJ Henry scored 19 points and added five assists. John Walker III had 10 points and six rebounds. Bryson Etienne finished with 11 points and three

WASHINGTON — Elijah Hawkins scored 16 points and Howard earned its eighth straight win with a 78-69 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Hawkins added seven rebounds and six assists for the Bison (16-10, 8-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Jordan Wood and Marcus Dockery pitched in with 13 points apiece. Zion Styles paced the Hawks (14-10, 6-3) with

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — If Mykyta Staskevich needed another reminder of what his boys hockey team of Ukrainian refugees was playing for back home, it came in the poignant form of the nation’s flag unfolded in the locker room before its game against Romania on Monday. In blue, representing

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points and led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their seventh straight win, 117-109 over the nose-diving San Antonio Spurs, who matched a team record with their 13th consecutive loss. Mitchell made five 3-pointers and scored 23 in the first half. Jarrett Allen added