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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points and led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their seventh straight win, 117-109 over the nose-diving San Antonio Spurs, who matched a team record with their 13th consecutive loss. Mitchell made five 3-pointers and scored 23 in the first half. Jarrett Allen added

DURHAM, N.C. — Kris Monroe finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds to power North Carolina Central to an 85-52 romp over Coppin State. Marque Maultsby added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Eagles (12-11, 5-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Brendan Medley-Bacon shot 6 of 8 from the field and 5 for 6 from the

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Ben Wight scored 20 points and Anders Nelson sank two free throws with one second left to rally William & Mary to a 68-66 victory over Towson. Wight added five rebounds for the Tribe (10-17, 5-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Matteus Case added 11 points and Nelson scored nine. The Tigers (17-10, 9-5)

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Jokic finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Denver snapped Miami’s eight-game home winning streak by topping the Heat 112-108. Jokic made 12 of 14 shots, and Denver shot 58%. Michael Porter Jr. scored 17, Bruce Brown added 16, Jeff Green scored

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ante Brzovic scored 23 points to lead Charleston to a 99-63 romp over Northeastern. Brzovic had five rebounds for the Cougars (25-3, 13-2 Colonial Athletic Association). Ben Burnham went 6 of 7 from the field to add 16 points. Pat Robinson III made 6 of 12 shots and scored 14. Jahmyl Telfort

NEWARK, Del. — Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 23 points to guide Delaware to a 71-60 victory over Stony Brook. Nelson added five rebounds for the Fightin’ Blue Hens (13-14, 5-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Christian Ray finished with 13 points and five rebounds. Jyare Davis scored 12 points and grabbed seven boards. The Seawolves (9-18, 5-9)

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Klemen Vuga finished with 29 points and nine rebounds to power Monmouth to an 85-71 victory over North Carolina A&T. Jack Collins sank five 3-pointers and scored 22 points for the Hawks (6-21, 5-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Myles Foster shot 7 of 10 from the floor and scored 15. The

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 24 points, Emily Ryan had 12 points and eight assists and No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Texas 66-61 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Joens completed a three-point play with 2:37 left to give Iowa State a 61-55 lead, but she missed two

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving isn’t interested in talking about what his long-term future could be with the Dallas Mavericks. And he doesn’t understand why people don’t think he can play well off the ball. He knows he gets a chance to prove that when playing with new All-Star

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored a career-high 33 points and Sara Scalia made six 3 pointers as No. 2 Indiana extended its winning streak to 12 games with an 83-59 win over No. 13 Ohio State. The Hoosiers shot 74% in the first half and never looked back,

SYDNEY (AP) — Olympic 800-meter finalist Peter Bol says his provisional doping suspension has been lifted after the A and B samples didn’t match. Usually testing of the B sample confirms the original adverse finding in doping cases. In a Twitter post, Bol says: “My provisional suspension has been lifted by Sport Integrity Australia.” Bol

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox was hoping the matchup of two top teams in the Super Bowl and a close game would lead to a record night. Even though Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles came down to a field goal with 8 seconds remaining, Fox fell just short

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Rengifo went to salary arbitration with the Los Angeles Angels, requesting a raise from $730,000 to $2.3 million while the team argued for $2 million. The infielder set career bests last season with a .264 batting average, 17 homers and 52 RBIs. He walked 17 times in 511 plate

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The boys’ hockey team of Ukrainian refugees extended its celebrated stay in Canada for a few more days, at least. Maksym Kukharenko scored a power-play goal and Matvii Kulish earned the shutout in the Ukrainian Selects 2-0 victory over Team Romania Wolves in an elimination

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conrad Dobler, one of the NFL’s top offensive linemen with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s, has died. He was 72. The Cardinals announced Dobler died Monday in Pueblo, Colorado. No cause of death was given. Dobler played left guard on an offensive line that included Hall of Famer Dan

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges’ consecutive games played streak lives on, even after he was forced to miss a game last week for the first time in his NBA career. Bridges was acquired by the Brooklyn Nets from Phoenix last Thursday in the blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant.

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Just hours after confetti fell on the NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in Glendale, Arizona, the sports spotlight shifted to baseball as pitchers and catchers who will play in the World Baseball Classic began reporting to spring training complexes throughout the Phoenix area and in Florida. A few miles

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Sunday’s Super Bowl was the third most-watched television show in history, with an estimated 113 million people watching the Kansas City Chiefs rally to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox said Monday that the preliminary numbers include the broadcasts on Fox and Fox Deportes as well as streaming on Fox