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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden scored 29 points in his first game in Brooklyn since being traded a year ago to begin a Big Three breakup and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Nets 101-98. The 76ers got a victory instead

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points, including a crucial driving basket in the final minute, as Texas Tech upended No. 12-ranked Kansas State 71-63. The Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10 Big 12) held the Wildcats to two field goals in the game’s final four minutes as they extended a 62-61 lead at the

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his league-leading 20th triple-double and the shorthanded Denver Nuggets handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight defeat, 119-105. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points and Bruce Brown and Michael Porter Jr. each chipped in with

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 32 points, Kristaps Porzingis and Monte Morris added 17 apiece and the Washington Wizards shot 70% from the field through the first three quarters of their 127-113 rout of the Indiana Pacers. Washington led 80-57 after its highest-scoring half of the season. The

By The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Led by Ody Oguama’s 18 points, the Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the South Florida Bulls 84-65 on Saturday night. The Bearcats improved to 17-9 with the win and the Bulls fell to 10-15.

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 5-3. Logan O’Connor, Matt Nieto and Devon Toews also scored as Colorado won for the second time in five games (2-2-1). Alexandar Georgiev stopped 41 shots. Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong scored 20 points to lead No. 23 Gonzaga to a 63-53 win over Portland to snap a first-place with the Pilots on a Saturday when the Bulldogs retired the jersey of Courtney Vandersloot. Truong made 4 of 8 3-point tries including one with four minutes left to give the

By The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Antoine Davis scored 41 points as the Detroit Mercy Titans beat the Green Bay Phoenix 76-71. The Titans are now 11-16 with the victory and the Phoenix fell to 3-24.

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dorka Juhász had 18 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 4 Connecticut fend off Georgetown 67-59, snapping a rare two-game slide. Aubrey Griffin added 18 points for the Huskies (22-4, 14-1 Big East), who were coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since 1993. They

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A scan done on LeBron James’ troublesome left ankle and foot showed no serious issue, but the newly crowned NBA career scoring leader sat out a second straight game Saturday night since breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark earlier in the week. Still, coach Darvin Ham expects

CHICAGO (AP) — Elijah Weaver scored 25 points to lead Chicago State to a 91-67 win over Saint Xavier on Saturday. Jahsean Corbett added 16 points and Wesley Cardet Jr. 14 for Chicago State.

KENNESAW, Ga. — Led by Terrell Burden’s 19 points, the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 74-71 on Saturday night for their first 20-win season in Division I play. The Owls moved to 20-7 with the victory and the Gamecocks dropped to 10-17.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Armaan Franklin scored 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, to lift No. 8 Virginia over Duke 69-62 in overtime. Kihei Clark added 16 points and Ben Vander Plas 13 for the Cavaliers, who won despite a 9 for 22 performance from

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored a career-high 50 points to become the Big East Conference’s career regular-season scoring leader and No. 15 Villanova defeated Seton Hall 99-65. Siegrist broke a 25-all tie with a layup 4:53 before halftime and Villanova went on a 17-3 run to take control. Sidney Cooks scored 21 for

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom and Garnet Hathaway each scored a goal and the Washington Capitals beat NHL-best Boston 2-1 on Saturday, sending the Bruins to just their second regulation loss at home this season. The Bruins are 22-2-3 at home. Their other regulation loss at TD Garden came on

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Rylan Griffen scored 16 points, Mark Sears added 15 and No. 3 Alabama held off a big challenge from its in-state rival, beating Auburn 77-69. The Crimson Tide remained the only Power-5 team without a league loss. Alabama is 12-0 in the Southeastern Conference and

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Bill Richards thinks way in advance. While watching last year’s Super Bowl, he planned the look of this year’s pregame show. Richards is the lead producer for Fox’s Super Bowl pregame show for the fifth time. The five hours leading up to Sunday’s showdown between the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The decision to have players from both teams line up arm-in-arm at center ice for the playing of the Ukrainian and United States’ national anthems was pre-planned in what stood as a symbol of unity and solidarity. What no one anticipated was the spontaneous celebration