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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 26 and the Toronto Raptors recovered in overtime after RJ Barrett’s tying slam with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to beat the New York Knicks 123-121. Pascal Siakam had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in the first period, Nicholas Paul had a goal in the third and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Seattle 4-1, snapping the Kraken’s eight-game winning streak. Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman each added an empty-netter as Tampa Bay extended its win streak to

MOBILE, Ala. — Led by Isaiah Range’s 18 points, the Alabama State Hornets defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 69-61 on Monday night. The Hornets are now 5-13 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 6-12.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ante Brzovic scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 18 College of Charleston earned its 18th straight victory, beating William & Mary 82-54 on Monday. The Cougars opened a 19-6 lead and were never seriously challenged by the Tribe as they continued the nation’s longest win

BALTIMORE — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 19 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Hartford Hawks 87-62 on Monday night. The Retrievers are now 13-6 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 4-15.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each scored twice as the Colorado Avalanche notched their ninth straight win over Detroit by beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Monday. Artturi Lehkonen and J.T. Compher also scored for the Avalanche. They followed up a 7-0 win over Ottawa on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steph Curry scored 41 points and Jordan Poole added 32 points to help the wobbling Golden State Warriors to a 127-118 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday. Golden State had lost four of five coming into the game. Draymond Green had 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis led

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied in the fourth quarter with star Donovan Mitchell injured on the bench to beat the road-weary New Orleans Pelicans 113-103. Mitchell scored 11 points in 22 minutes before sitting out the fourth

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have hired Monti Ossenfort as the team’s new general manager. The franchise announced the hiring of Ossenfort on Monday, one week after owner Michael Bidwill announced that head coach Kliff Kingsbury and general manager Steve Keim would not return following a dreadful

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday had a season-high 35 points to go along with 11 assists and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 132-119 without Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks played a third consecutive game without their two-time MVP. The Pacers were missing leading scorer and NBA assists leader

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Zach Edey made a go-ahead shot at the front of the rim with 2.2 seconds left and finished with a career-high 32 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue hold off Michigan State 64-63. Tyson Walker put the Spartans ahead with 11

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner and his wife have filed for bankruptcy in Nevada, citing up to $50 million in debts to dozens of creditors. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing offers a glimpse into the couple’s financial problems, including money owed to no fewer than 50 people and companies, the

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Led by Ryan Cornish’s 16 points, the Dartmouth Big Green defeated the Harvard Crimson 60-59 on Monday. The Big Green improved to 7-12 with the victory and the Crimson fell to 11-8.

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Cameron Brown’s 20 points, the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks defeated the La Salle Explorers 71-59 on Monday. The Hawks are now 8-10 on the season, while the Explorers moved to 8-10.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns began the second week of their search for a new defensive coordinator by interviewing their fourth candidate, Seattle associate head coach Sean Desai. The 39-year-old Desai visited the Browns’ training facility two days after the Seahawks were eliminated from the playoffs. Desai has

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman earned his first shutout of the season Monday to help the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-0. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha scored two goals apiece and David Krejci had three assists in his 1,000th NHL game. Boston won for the sixth time

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Monday for their third win in four games. Matthew Tkachuk finished with three assists for Florida and extended his point streak to seven games. Brandon Montour, Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell also scored

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 51 points including seven 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Charlotte Hornets for the second time in three days 130-118 for their seventh straight victory. Derrick White scored 19 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 16 for the Celtics, who at 33-12

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats says the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide is going through “kind of a grieving process” after player Darius Miles and another man were charged with capital murder following a fatal shooting near campus. Oats spoke Monday in a news conference. He said he couldn’t discuss