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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawson Crouse scored his second goal at 4:20 of the third period, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Monday night to snap an 18-game road skid. Crouse nearly had a hat trick but missed an empty net wide late. Christian

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Messiah Thompson scored 24 points and Alabama A&M edged Arkansas-Pine Bluff 75-72. Thompson also had five assists for the Bulldogs (11-15, 7-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dailin Smith had 13 points and Cameron Tucker scored nine. Chris Greene led the Golden Lions (10-16, 6-7) with 31 points. Shaun Doss added 21 points.

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Alvin Stredic Jr. scored 18 points to help Mississippi Valley State slip past Alabama State 76-70 on Monday night. Stredic also had five assists for the Delta Devils (4-23, 3-10 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Terry Collins finished with 17 points and three steals. Tyronn Mosley sank three 3-pointers and scored 12.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Kolby Granger had 29 points in Texas Southern’s 79-68 victory over Southern. Granger also had five rebounds for the Tigers (9-17, 5-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference). PJ Henry scored 19 points and added five assists. John Walker III had 10 points and six rebounds. Bryson Etienne finished with 11 points and three

WASHINGTON — Elijah Hawkins scored 16 points and Howard earned its eighth straight win with a 78-69 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Hawkins added seven rebounds and six assists for the Bison (16-10, 8-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Jordan Wood and Marcus Dockery pitched in with 13 points apiece. Zion Styles paced the Hawks (14-10, 6-3) with

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — If Mykyta Staskevich needed another reminder of what his boys hockey team of Ukrainian refugees was playing for back home, it came in the poignant form of the nation’s flag unfolded in the locker room before its game against Romania on Monday. In blue, representing

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