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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had 22 points and 11 assists in his return after missing seven games with a hip injury, leading the Phoenix Suns over the Memphis Grizzlies 112-110. The Suns had to hold on in the final minutes after dominating most of the night. They jumped

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Keller had his second hat trick of the season and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Golden Knights 4-1 on Sunday night for their second victory in the last 13 games. Dylan Guenther scored and Karel Vejmelka had 35 saves for the Coyotes, who had been

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a decisive 8-foot jumper with 9.2 seconds remaining and finished with 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Denver’s league-leading nine-game win streak and beat the Nuggets 101-99. Oklahoma City’s victory ended the Nuggets’ 16-game home win streak — the franchise’s longest

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jaret Anderson-Dolan scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1. Kevin Fiala had two assists and Pheonix Copley stopped 18 shots to help the Kings snap a four-game losing streak. Defenseman Ian Mitchell scored his first goal of the season for Chicago, spoiling

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Alissa Pili and Gianna Kneepkens each scored 20 points to lead No. 8 Utah to an 87-62 rout of California. Kneepkens hit four of five 3-point attempts and had 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Jenna Johnson added 15 points for Utah (16-2,

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele gave Winnipeg an early three-goal lead, and the Jets held on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday night. Karson Kuhlman also scored, Kevin Stenlund had an empty-netter and David Rittich made 28 saves for the Jets, who improved

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey scored on a go-ahead 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco’s defense did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The 49ers (15-4) used

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Kansas City Chiefs got good news Sunday, learning they’ll host the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals next weekend instead of playing at a neutral site. One problem for the Chiefs? They have to play the Bengals. Cincinnati is on a 10-game winning streak after an impressive

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 28 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 24 before fouling out and the Toronto Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 125-116 . Pascal Siakam scored 24 points, Scottie Barnes had 19 and Precious Achiuwa added 12 points and 11

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals threw a big wrench into the highly anticipated travel plans of the Buffalo Bills, their fans and perhaps even the NFL offices. Burrow threw two touchdown passes and Cincinnati’s defense swarmed Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field in

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Jon Rahm took advantage of mistakes by rookie Davis Thompson over the adventuresome final three holes to win The American Express by one stroke. It was second victory in as many starts. The Spanish star will move up one spot in the world rankings to No. 3. He pumped his

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dallas kicker Brett Maher missed his fifth extra point of the postseason when his first attempt against San Francisco was blocked before making two field-goal tries. The Cowboys stuck with Maher for the divisional-round game against the 49ers even after he set an

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — No. 5-seeded Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time. Bencic double-faulted to drop the first set, which put Sabalenka in control from that point. No. 4 Caroline Garcia faced Magda Linette later Monday for the final place in

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting, KJ Simpson hit a straight-away 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Colorado beat Washington State 58-55. Simpson, who scored seven points in the closing four-plus minutes, stepped around a screen by Luke O’Brien a hit the winning 3 with 4.8 second left.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills ended a season in which they overcame much adversity by producing a dud in a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and the divisional round of the playoffs. The Bills were unable to draw upon the motivational inspiration Von Miller attempted

By The Associated Press TEANECK, N.J. — Led by Shamir Johnson’s 23 points, the Stonehill Skyhawks defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 70-59. The Skyhawks moved to 9-13 with the victory and the Knights dropped to 12-10.

By JEFF BABINEAU Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brooke Henderson is off to a flying start in the new LPGA Tour season. The Canadian went wire-to-wire to win the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona. It’s her 13th career victory. Henderson wasn’t under too much stress in the final round of

HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw and Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston’s go-ahead attempt in the final seconds. Temple held on to defeat the top-ranked Cougars 56-55 on Sunday. Temple improved to 3-18 against No. 1 ranked teams. The Owls earned their first win over a No. 1

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — JP Pegues scored 24 points and Furman beat Wofford 96-82. Pegues also grabbed eight rebounds for the Paladins (15-6, 6-2 Southern Conference). Alex Williams pitched in with 20 points and five rebounds. Mike Bothwell sank 13 of 14 foul shots and scored 20. Jackson Paveletzke led the Terriers (11-10, 3-5) with 25

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue fend off Maryland’s second-half charge and get a 58-55 victory. The Boilermakers have won six straight. They’re also off to the best start in school history at 19-1. Julian Reese scored