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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew and the rest of his Big 12 counterparts probably felt a bit of a reprieve last Saturday, when the league took a break from beating up on itself by taking seven of 10 games from the Southeastern Conference. But the Big

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Brace yourself. There’s going to be some angry people in the NBA on Thursday night. With good reason, too. The votes from the coaches are now in, and on Thursday, the NBA will reveal the 14 players, seven apiece from the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, who got

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Chelsea has already spent more in the January transfer window than every club in the top leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany and France combined and the London team might not finished. The final day of the window could be another busy one for Chelsea and its new American ownership.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 42 points, Anfernee Simons hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Atlanta Hawks 129-125. Dejounte Murray had 40 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Hawks, who played without star point guard Trae Young. He was sidelined by

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams was just happy fans stuck around for the biggest comeback in school history, and the first Big 12 win of the season for a Sweet 16 team from a year ago. The Red Raiders erased a 23-point deficit after halftime to end an eight-game conference skid,

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 29 points, Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 13 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Toronto Raptors 114-106 on Monday night. The Suns won for the sixth time in seven games despite missing All-Star guard Devin Booker for

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 53 points in his return to the lineup and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his 12 in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-105. Four of Doncic’s five career 50-point games have come this season. He scored a career-best 60 against the

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bryson Etienne had 18 points to lead Southern to a 73-62 victory over Jackson State on Monday night. Etienne added five rebounds and three steals for the Jaguars (12-10, 8-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). P.J. Byrd contributed 13 points and eight assists. Tyrone Lyons scored 11. Romelle Mansel paced the Tigers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Free agent infielder Josh Harrison and the Philadelphia Phillies have finalized their $2 million, one-year contract. The 35-year-old Harrison batted .272 with seven home runs and 27 RBIs in 119 games for the Chicago White Sox last season. He played mostly second base and third base, with brief stints in the outfield

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 points and Timmy Allen added 18 to send No. 10 Texas to a 76-71 win over No. 11 Baylor. Texas ended Baylor’s six-game win streak, and the Longhorns kept a share of first place in the Big 12. Rice made four

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jaylen Bates had 15 points to lead Florida A&M to a 69-58 victory over Alabama State. Bates added eight rebounds and three blocks for the Rattlers (4-16, 2-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Noah Meren and Jordan Tillmon scored 15 apiece. Tillmon grabbed seven rebounds. Isaiah Range led the Hornets (6-16, 4-5) with 16

WASHINGTON — Jordan Wood scored 18 points and Howard rolled to a 100-74 victory over South Carolina State. Wood added five rebounds for the Bison (14-10, 6-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who have won six straight. Elijah Hawkins pitched in with 17 points and 10 assists. Marcus Dockery hit four 3-pointers and scored 16. The Bulldogs

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 32 points and Trey Lyles had eight of his 11 points in overtime as the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-111. Keegan Murray added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out for

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Deni Avdija had a career-high 25 points, Bradley Beal had 21 points and the Washington Wizards ended a 22-game losing streak to the Spurs in San Antonio with a 127-106 victory. Kristaps Porzingis had 17 points and nine rebounds after a fast start for the Wizards,

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry had 38 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-120 for their third straight win. Curry made 8 of 14 3-pointers and 12 of 20 shots overall. Klay Thompson added 28 points and

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dhashon Dyson scored 23 points to lead Bethune-Cookman to an 88-77 victory over Alabama A&M. Dyson was 7-of-13 shooting, including 4 for 5 from distance, and went 5 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (8-14, 4-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Marcus Garrett pitched in with 17 points, eight rebounds

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving had 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 121-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, who played without LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Irving had scored 30 or more in a career-best six straight games but