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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Cleveland maintained a double-digit lead most of the way for a 118-107 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans that extended the Cavaliers’ winning streak to five games. Evan Mobley had 28 points and 13 rebounds, while Jarrett Allen added

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 44 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 138-129 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Josh Giddey added 19 points for the Thunder, who had lost three of their previous five games. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Will Baker and Kenan Blackshear each scored 19 points and Nevada earned its 20th win of the season by beating Fresno State, 77-66. The Wolf Pack are a half-game back of San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Olivier Joseph had two goals and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists to become the third player in franchise history to reach 1,200 career points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3. Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust each had a goal

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kyrie Irving had 25 points and 10 assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 122-114 for their third straight win. Irving played his second game since being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Mavericks. In his Dallas debut, he scored 24 points Wednesday

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-106 for their first 10-game winning streak since 2019-20. Brook Lopez had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday added 19 points for the Bucks. Milwaukee has won 12 of

By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Led by Jake Heidbreder’s 26 points, the Air Force Falcons defeated the New Mexico Lobos 89-77. The Falcons improved to 13-13 with the win and the Lobos fell to 19-6.

By The Associated Press FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Trey Calvin scored 23 points as Wright State beat Northern Kentucky 83-65 on Friday. Calvin was 8 of 13 shooting, including 2 for 5 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Raiders (16-11, 9-7 Horizon League). Brandon Noel added 18 points while

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler each scored 23 points, Collin Sexton had 22 and the Utah Jazz overcame a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes to beat the Toronto Raptors 122-116 and snap a three-game losing streak. Kelly Olynyk scored 15 points and former Raptor Rudy

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Jones scored 3:37 into overtime and Jaxson Stauber made 24 saves, helping the Chicago Blackhawks top the Arizona Coyotes 4-3. Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and two assists as Chicago rallied for the win in a matchup of two of the NHL’s worst teams. Colin

by DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime and the Detroit Pistons beat the San Antonio Spurs 138-131 in double overtime in a matchup of two of the NBA’s worst teams. San Antonio, which lost its 11th straight game, led 125-121 after Devonte’ Graham hit

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Gabe Vincent threw an alley-oop inbounds pass to Jimmy Butler for a dunk with 0.3 seconds remaining, giving the Miami Heat a 97-95 win over the Houston Rockets 97-95. Tyler Herro had 31 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, who won despite scoring

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer New Mexico State has suspended operations of its men’s basketball program placed its coaching staff on paid administrative leave due to allegations unrelated to a fatal shooting last year. The school said Thursday night the new allegations involved potential violations of university policy and were separate from the Nov.

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead No. 7 Utah to a 92-69 victory over Washington. Kneepkens added a team-high six assists for the Utes. Alissa Pili finished with 17 points, and Lani White and Jenna Johnson each scored 11. Utah

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored early in his New York debut, Kaapo Kakko and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist, and the Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 for their fourth straight win. Ryan Lindgren also had a goal and an assist, and Jacob Trouba

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jayden Taylor scored 20 points and Eric Hunter Jr. took advantage of a goaltending call with 2.5 seconds left to give Butler 69-67 upset over No. 13 Xavier. Souley Boum’s long heave at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim for Xavier. Colby Jones

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Desmond Bane added 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies built a big lead through the fourth quarter and coasted to a 128-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Santi Aldama finished with 18 points, while Jaren Jackson

By The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio — Led by Toumani Camara’s 17 points, the Dayton Flyers defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 70-56. The Flyers are now 17-9 on the season, while the Billikens moved to 16-9.