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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 13 rebounds, Jamal Murray hit a big 3-pointer and the Denver Nuggets…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaking power play goal with 4:27 to play in the Tampa Bay…

By The Associated Press Here are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK Stanford (3-4, 1-4 Pac-12) at No. 12 UCLA…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard left the Portland Trail Blazers’ game against the Miami Heat on…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 18 points and the Miami Heat snapped Portland’s four-game…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says he wants to see Ben Simmons regain “that joy of playing…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, and reserve guard Jaylen Nowell had 23 points for the Minnesota…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored twice, Ilya Sorokin stopped 41 shots for his first shutout of the season and…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 24 points and eight rebounds to help the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal to break a tie in the third period, Stuart…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as the Milwaukee Bucks went…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Adam Wainwright will pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals next season, choosing to return for an 18th with the…

By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 27 points, hitting the go-ahead basket in overtime, and the New York…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 20 points and matched his career-high with 13 assists, Gary Trent Jr. scored a…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 28 points as the Chicago Bulls held off a third-quarter surge to earn a 124-109…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Trae Young scored 35 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 118-113 on Wednesday night…

By BILL HUBER Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are carrying a three-game losing streak and one of the NFL’s worse…

DENVER (AP) — Russell Westbrook sat out the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Wednesday night at Denver to rest a sore left hamstring. Lakers coach Darvin…

By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Only two quarterbacks are on a bye this week, but they’re a relevant duo: Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert. With just…