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By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 35 points, Tyus Jones added 18 and the Memphis Grizzlies broke open a close game in the fourth quarter to defeat the Sacramento Kings 118-108. Dillon Brooks added 15 for Memphis, while Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 14 and three blocks as the

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rui Hachimura had 26 points, Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 and the Washington Wizards defeated the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 118-95 for their season-best fifth consecutive victory. The scuffling Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out due to left knee soreness. Jrue Holiday also missed the game with

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Erik Karlsson extended his point streak to a franchise-record 13 games, and the San Jose Sharks beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. Jonah Gadjovich, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Alexander Barabanov scored in the second period for San Jose, which had dropped three in a row and six

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his first NFL start, Jarrett Stidham threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns against the NFL’s top defense — and apologized to his teammates after the game. Stidham was named the Raiders’ starter Wednesday after nine-year veteran Derek Carr was benched. He did just about

SYDNEY (AP) — Taylor Fritz took advantage of a dominant serve to beat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4 and Madison Keys also won in straight sets as the United States moved past Germany to reach the City Finals at the United Cup mixed teams event in Sydney. Team USA will qualify from Group C to face

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Madison Hayes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:11 remaining and No. 6 North Carolina State withstood a second-half rally to beat Syracuse 56-54. Georgia Woolley of Syracuse had a chance tie the game with five seconds to go, but converted just one of two free throws to cut the deficit to

By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — Adem Bona scored 18 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added another 17, and No. 11 UCLA defeated Washington 74-49 to kick off the new year. It was the Bruins’ 10th straight victory. David Singleton added 14 points for the Bruins and Tyger Campbell had 15 points and

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This isn’t how the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings hoped to perform as they get ready for the playoffs. Minnesota lost 41-17 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Vikings won the division title thanks to 11 victories in one-score games, but they

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jayden Taylor’s 24 points off of the bench led Butler to an 80-51 victory against Georgetown that snapped a three-game losing streak and handed the Hoyas their 24th consecutive loss in Big East play. Georgetown hasn’t won a conference game since beating Xavier 72-66 on March 2, 2021.  The

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdowns, Kenneth Walker III rushed for 133 yards and the Seattle Seahawks kept alive their postseason hopes with a 23-6 win that eliminated the New York Jets from playoff contention. Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak and ensured its Week 18

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Packers suddenly are just a win away from an improbable playoff berth. He has his defense to thank for continuing Green Bay’s reversal of fortune. Rodgers threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and the Packers shut down

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two of his three touchdown passes to Brock Wright in the first half, and the Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 41-10 to remain in the playoff chase. The Lions have won seven of nine to give themselves a shot at earning a

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored twice and the New York Rangers snapped a two-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York, which had gone 0-1-1 coming out of the holiday break. Jaroslav Halak finished

By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The Tulane Green Wave defeated the Memphis Tigers 96-89 led by Sion James’ 30 points. The Green Wave moved to 8-5 with the win and the Tigers dropped to 11-4.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett finished with a season-high 26 points, Andrew Funk scored 20 and Penn State held on for an 83-79 victory over Iowa on Sunday. Pickett made 10 of 16 shots from the floor and all six of his free throws for the Nittany Lions (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten Conference).

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints did their part, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 for their third straight win. New Orleans has won three straight, an impressive late-season push under first-year coach Dennis Allen. But it wasn’t enough to get the Saints into the playoffs. New Orleans was

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Boston Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla has returned to the bench after missing two games with an eye injury sustained in a pickup game. Mazzulla says he’s part of regular, late-afternoon games at Boston’s TD Garden and got hit in the face Tuesday before the Celtics faced

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Lance Jones scored 16 points as Southern Illinois beat Belmont 63-45. Jones also had three steals for the Salukis. Marcus Domask scored 14 points and added five assists. The Salukis picked up their sixth straight win. Ben Sheppard led the Bruins, finishing with 19 points, six rebounds and two steals. Drew Friberg

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers came into Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay controlling their own destiny, but a 30-24 loss ended the Panthers’ NFC South title hopes. The Panthers got off to a horrible start this year and coach Matt Rhule was fired after a 1-4 start. Interim

BY GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — No. 10 UCLA wasn’t the same team without leading scorer Charisma Osborne and Oregon State took advantage of her absence. Raegan Beers scored 22 points with 15 rebounds to lead the Beavers in a 77-72 win on Sunday. It was Oregon State’s first victory of the