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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had a season-high 48 points and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 140-132 victory over the Houston Rockets. Russell Westbrook scored 24 for the Lakers, who never pulled away in another poor defensive game. James’ brilliance

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four straight extra points in Monday night’s NFC wild-card game against Tampa Bay, becoming the first player in NFL history to miss that many in a game. Maher’s misses were the only thing going wrong for the Cowboys, who led the Buccaneers 24-0 after his

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer A scintillating wild-card weekend in the NFL playoffs ended with a snoozer. The Dallas Cowboys cruised to a 31-14 win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. The Cowboys’ first road playoff win in 30 years was largely devoid of drama after a weekend full

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andrey Rublev beat wild-card entry Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. Thiem was a runner-up at the Australian Open in 2020 and the U.S. Open winner the same year. He missed much of 2021 due to injuries but has recovered from outside

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and Jake Neighbours and Noel Acciari scored first-period goals to help the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. St. Louis has won seven of the last nine against the Senators. Tim Stutzle scored his team-high 19th

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was taken off by stretcher late in the fourth quarter of a wild-card playoff game against Dallas. Gage was injured Monday night when he stumbled on a route, went to the ground, couldn’t make the catch and

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dak Prescott outplayed Tom Brady, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC wild-card playoff game on Monday night. Prescott completed 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 38 saves, including 21 in the third period, to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Roman Josi and Juuso Parssinen scored for Nashville, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Nikita Zadorov scored and Jacob

NEW YORK — Tedrick Wilcox Jr. had 17 points to lead St. Francis Brooklyn to a 73-66 victory over Long Island University. Wilcox also grabbed six rebounds for the Terriers (9-9, 2-3 Northeast Conference). Roy Clarke pitched in with 13 points and five assists, while Syrus Grisby scored 10. Quion Burns had 19 points, nine

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — If Tom Brady retires in the offseason, he’ll walk away following one of the worst playoff games of his career. The seven-time Super Bowl champion had a tough night against Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys, tossing his first red-zone interception with the Buccaneers

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she obtained a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to allow her to travel. A doctor is under investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines and Giorgi’s name was revealed in a long list of people implicated by an Italian newspaper.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dmitry Orlov scored at 4:27 of overtime as the Washington Capitals rallied from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 4-3. Garnet Hathaway, Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie scored over the final 30 minutes of regulation after the Capitals trailed 3-0. Darcy Kuemper had

HAMPTON, Va. — Kam Woods scored 27 points to lead North Carolina A&T to a 79-67 victory over Hampton. Woods was 9-of-17 shooting, including 4 for 8 from distance, for the Aggies (9-11, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association). Marcus Watson finished with 16 points and Demetric Horton scored 12. Jordan Nesbitt finished with 18 points for

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist to lead New York to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, as the Rangers maintained their hold on third place in the Metropolitan Division. Mika Zibanejad and Vitali Kravtsov also scored for New York, and Kaapo

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 16 points and 16 rebounds and No. 17 Miami overcame a double-figure deficit to beat Syracuse 82-78. Harlond Beverly also scored 16 points for the Hurricanes, Nijel Pack finished with 15 points and Jordan Miller had 13. Jesse Edwards scored a career-high 25 points and Joseph Girard

By TRISNADI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has begun the trial of five men charged with criminal negligence over the crowd surge at a soccer match that caused the deaths of 135 people. The deadly crowd surge Oct. 1 in East Java’s Malang city was among the world’s

By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 29 points, Desmond Bane added 28 and the Memphis Grizzlies extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games with a 136-106 victory over the injury-depleted Phoenix Suns. The Suns played without starters Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Paul missed his fifth straight game