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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored to lead a U.S. lineup with seven starters making their international debuts, but the Americans lost 2-1 to Serbia in their first match since the World Cup. Veljko Simic scored the go-ahead goal in the opening minute of the second half for

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram is back in the New Orleans Pelicans’ starting lineup for the first time since late November. How soon he returns to mid-season form remains to be seen. Ingram scored 13 points in a 111-102 loss to Minnesota  on Wednesday night but made just

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand had his first multigoal game of the season to lead the Seattle Kraken past the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 for their first win in franchise history over their Pacific Northwest rivals. Seattle picked up its 28th victory and 61st point in its 47th game of

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kent Johnson scored the overtime winner as the Columbus Blue Jackets came away with a surprise 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets who have managed to win two of their last three and get five points out

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Martin Necas scored 1:34 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars in a matchup of division leaders. Sebastian Aho had a short-handed goal and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who lead the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 60 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 134-124 on Wednesday night. Lillard tied for second-most in the NBA this season. Donovan Mitchell had 71 in an overtime game for Cleveland against Chicago

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Spencer Jones hit six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Maxime Raynaud had his second career double-double and Harrison Ingram scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half to help Stanford beat Chicago State 72-65. Raynaud had 17 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and two blocks. Wesley Cardet made

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Tyrece Radford had 30 points and nine rebounds and Texas A&M beat No. 15 Auburn 79-63 on Wednesday night, ending the nation’s longest active home winning streak at 28 games. The Aggies used a strong offensive start to hand Auburn its first loss at Neville Arena since Feb. 23, 2021. Texas

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Pacific Division-leading Sacramento Kings 113-95. Fred VanVleet scored 17 points and and O.G. Anunoby added 11 for the Raptors, who had lost four of their last six games entering the contest. Precious

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The game didn’t look so easy for Alabama all of a sudden. The 3-pointers weren’t falling and the second-ranked Crimson Tide fell behind by double digits instead of building a commanding lead. The end result was the same: a ’Bama victory, albeit a down-to-the-wire 66-63

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Brandon Ingram’s return from a two-month absence with a 111-102 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. D’Angelo Russell scored 19 points for the Timberwolves and Jaden McDaniels

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 19 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 in a matchup of Eastern Conference contenders. Pontus Holmberg and Timothy Liljegren had the goals in regulation for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots. Filip Chytil scored twice for New York, and Igor Shesterkin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — DeYona Gaston scored 19 points and Texas routed No. 14 Oklahoma 78-58 as the Sooners went 1-for-17 shooting in the third quarter and missed 17 straight shots in the second half. The Longhorns joined Oklahoma and No. 18 Iowa State on top of the league standings. Skylar Vann scored 13 points

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux’s second-period power-play goal was the game-winner as the Ottawa Senators tripped the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night. Shane Pinto also scored for the Senators, who snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory. Anton Forsberg, who stopped 21 shots, was called into action in the second period

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Khalif Battle scored 25 points, including seven in the overtime, as the Temple Owls took down the South Florida Bulls 79-76 on Wednesday night. The Owls are now 13-9 with the victory and the Bulls fell to 9-12.

EASTON, Pa — Led by Leo O’Boyle’s 18 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 62-46 on Wednesday night. The Leopards are now 7-15 on the season, while the Greyhounds moved to 7-15.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Led by Evan Taylor’s 17 points, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 74-68 on Wednesday night. The Mountain Hawks are now 12-8 on the season, while the Crusaders dropped to 7-15.

By The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Led by Keyshaun Langley’s 14 points, the UNC Greensboro Spartans defeated the VMI Keydets 62-50 on Wednesday night. The Spartans improved to 14-8 with the victory and the Keydets fell to 5-17.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Ricky Clemons scored 18 points as Campbell beat High Point 72-64. Clemons added 10 rebounds for the Fighting Camels. Anthony Dell’Orso added 18 points and Jay Pal scored 15. The Panthers were led in scoring by Zach Austin, who finished with 18 points and nine rebounds.

WASHINGTON — Colin Smalls had 14 points and fed Johnny O’Neil for the winning layup as time expired in American’s 63-61 victory against Army on Wednesday night. The Eagles improved to 13-7 with the victory and the Black Knights fell to 11-11.