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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No. 7 Texas played without Chris Beard after the coach was suspended for a felony domestic violence arrest, and Marcus Carr scored 28 points to lead the Longhorns to an 87-81 overtime win against Rice. Beard was arrested after a woman alleged he choked and

SAN DIEGO — Marcellus Earlington scored 21 points to lead San Diego past UC San Diego 84-58. Earlington shot 8 for 11, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Toreros (6-5). Seikou Sisoho Jawara added 12 points, while Eric Williams Jr. scored 10. Roddie Anderson III led the Tritons (4-5) with 18

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 21 points and blocked a late shot by Donovan Mitchell as the San Antonio Spurs held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-111. Josh Richardson had 24 points to help San Antonio win  its third straight after an 11-game losing streak. Mitchell scored 28 points

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyus Jones had 22 points and 11 assists, Dillon Brooks added 18 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-103 in a game in which both teams were missing key starters. Santi Aldama scored 16 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 15 points and

MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach scored in the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens rallied to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday. Josh Anderson tied the game for Montreal in the third period, forcing overtime. Jake Allen made 34 saves and denied Nazem Kadri’s attempt to seal the win to

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No. 7 Texas played without Chris Beard after the coach was suspended for a felony domestic violence arrest, and Marcus Carr scored 28 points to lead the Longhorns to an 87-81 overtime win against Rice. Beard was arrested after a woman alleged he choked and

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Broden Lien scored 20 points as South Dakota State beat Mount Marty 85-56. Lien had seven rebounds for the Jackrabbits (5-7). Zeke Mayo scored 18 points and added eight rebounds and seven assists. Tanner Te Slaa had 14 points. Josh Arlt led the Lancers with 14 points.

By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 26 points and No. 15 Gonzaga beat Northern Illinois 88-67, extending the nation’s longest home win streak to 71 games. Ben Gregg had 18 points for the Zags, and fellow reserve Malachi Smith finished with 14. Gonzaga’s 71-game streak matches the longest by

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 38 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a one-game absence, and Spencer Dinwiddie added 20 points and 10 assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-114. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 for the Mavericks, who ended a two-game skid. Doncic sat out a 29-point

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Cam Talbot had a 32-save shutout for his first shutout with the Senators in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, but Ottawa still suffered a pair of significant losses. Tim Stutzle and Tyler Motte were both injured in the first. Alex DeBrincat had a pair of power-play goals

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored at 2:25 of overtime to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators. Jordan Binnington made 25 saves in his second shutout of the season and the 12th of his career. He was the sixth goalie this season

LAFAYETTE, La. — Jordan Brown’s 37 points led Louisiana over Louisiana College 98-63. Brown had six rebounds and three blocks for the Ragin’ Cajuns (9-1). Kentrell Garnett scored 12 points while finishing 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds. Themus Fulks shot 3 of 3 from the field and 6 for 6

TULSA, Okla. — Max Abmas scored 26 points as Oral Roberts beat Liberty 84-70. Abmas also contributed eight rebounds and three steals for the Golden Eagles (8-3). Kareem Thompson scored 15 points while finishing 7 of 9 from the floor. Issac McBride was 6 of 13 shooting (2 for 6 from distance) to finish with

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new governing body for horse racing won’t be taking over drug-testing enforcement in the 38 U.S. racing states on Jan. 1. The Federal Trade Commission on Monday declined to approve rules involving the program established by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. The FTC must approve rules for HISA’s programs before

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil scored 2:15 into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied to beat New Jersey 4-3, snapping the Devils’ 11-game road win streak. Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, Kaapo Kakko and Chris Kreider also scored, and K’Andre Miller had two assists for

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Syracuse goalkeeper Russell Shealy stopped two shots in an eight-round shootout and Amferny Sinclair scored the game-winner as No. 3 seed Syracuse beat 13th-seeded Indiana 7-6 in a shootout to win the NCAA College Cup championship for the first time in program history. It was the longest penalty shootout in the

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin pounced on a loose puck and fired it into the net with 35 seconds remaining to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins by the Dallas Stars 2-1. Malkin’s ninth goal of the year came after Bryan Rust’s shot attempt from in close was poke-checked away. While

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Kyrie Irving had 24 and the well-rested Brooklyn Nets methodically pulled away for a 112-100 win against the overmatched Washington Wizards. The Nets, who won at Indiana on Saturday night with their top seven scorers sitting out, matched a season best