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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — General manager Rob Pelinka says Russell Westbrook doesn’t deserve all the blame for the Lakers’ struggles throughout his time in Los Angeles. Pelinka is still quite excited about the Lakers’ future after a flurry of trades, including the deal that sent Westbrook away after less

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Led by Tra’Von Fagan’s 18 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Bryant Bulldogs 76-73. The Retrievers improved to 17-10 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 16-9.

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Led by Erik Reynolds II’s 24 points, the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks defeated the George Washington Colonials 81-69. The Hawks are now 13-12 on the season, while the Colonials moved to 12-13.

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Cirelli scored twice, including the winner with 43 seconds to play, to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars. Tampa Bay dominated the third period, outshooting the Stars 16-5. Brandon Hagel also had an assist and Alex Killorn had two. Tampa

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kario Oquendo scored 21 points, Braelen Bridges and Justin Hill combined for 19 second-half points and Georgia defeated Kentucky 75-68 on Saturday. Bridges scored 10 of his 12 points over a five-minute stretch when Georgia took back the lead for good. Hill, who finished with six assists, had a 3-pointer during

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin and Jonatan Berggren scored two goals apiece and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. Filip Hronek also scored for the Red Wings, who took a 2-0 lead in the first three minutes. Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider recorded two assists apiece while

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Hakim Hart scored 15 of his season-high 23 points in the second half and Maryland pulled away from Penn State late to earn a 74-68 win and remain undefeated at home in Big Ten play. The Terrapins improved to 13-1 at home, with their lone loss coming Dec. 14 to

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas All-Star goalie Logan Thompson is week to week with a lower-body injury. Thompson was injured in the third period of Thursday’s victory over the Minnesota Wild. He replaced by Adin Hill. Thompson had an MRI on Friday. The Knights called up Laurent Brossoit from

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jamarius Burton and Blake Hinson scored 19 points each, Nike Sibande added 10 points in a key stretch of the second half, and Pittsburgh defeated Florida State 83-75. Burton hit two jumpers and Sibande added two 3-pointers, giving the Panthers a 64-58 lead with 6:38 left. Sibande added a steal-and-layup and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The first cracks might be appearing in Arsenal’s English Premier League title bid, right before the team’s biggest match of the season. A 1-1 draw at home to Brentford on Saturday came a week after a lackluster 1-0 loss at Everton. It’s hardly the run of results the leader

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabri Rice scored 24 points in just 17 minutes and No. 5 Texas defeated West Virginia 94-60. Texas kept its first-place spot in the Big 12 at 9-3. The Longhorns only missed one of 25 attempted free throws. Marcus Carr scored 16 points and Timmy Allen

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kam Jones, Oso Ighodaro and Tyler Kolek each scored 14 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and No. 10 Marquette beat Georgetown 89-75. Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 11 points and Chase Ross added 10 as Marquette moved into first place in the Big East Conference. The Golden

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Every point matters in Serie A in an increasingly tight battle for the Champions League qualifying spots and Roma could be left counting the cost of a 1-1 draw at lowly Lecce. The result leaves Roma level with fourth-placed AC Milan. Lazio is two points below

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jarkel Joiner scored 26 points and D.J. Burns Jr. added 18 with 10 rebounds to lead No. 22 North Carolina State to a 92-62 victory over Boston College. Terquavion Smith scored 17 points for the Wolfpack, which gives him 1,000 for his career. N.C. State led

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Tucker Richardson had 19 points in Colgate’s 76-56 victory against Bucknell. Richardson also had five steals for the Raiders. Keegan Records added 17 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line, and he also had three blocks. Andre Screen led the Bison in scoring,

LONDON (AP) — James Tomkins has taken advantage of a mistake by Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to help Crystal Palace draw 1-1 in the English Premier League. Palace remains winless this year. Sanchez was unable to hold a Michael Olise free kick and Tomkins pounced to nod home and level in the 69th minute. Brighton

PARIS (AP) — A weakened Paris Saint-Germain has lost a second straight game in all competitions to Monaco 3-1 in the French league, three days before facing Bayern Munich. Monaco climbed to second place, seven points behind a rattled PSG. PSG was undefeated in all competitions from August to December but has become fragile. It

LONDON (AP) — Fulham has ended Nottingham Forest’s five-game unbeaten run in the English Premier League with a deserved 2-0 win at Craven Cottage. A goal in either half from Willian and substitute Manor Solomon earns Marco Silva’s team a first victory in four matches and lifts it up to seventh in the standings. Forest

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Manager Antonio Conte’s return to the dugout is a miserable one as his Tottenham is humiliated at Leicester 4-1 in the English Premier League. Nampalys Mendy’s first goal in more than six years inspires Leicester to the comeback win after Rodrigo Bentancur gave Spurs the lead. James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho and