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Kawhi Leonard scores season-high 41 points, Clippers beat Jazz 117-103

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 41 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Utah 117-103 on Friday night to snap an 11-game road losing streak against the Jazz. Leonard made a season-high 14 field goals in 23 attempts, was 6 of 8 from 3-point range and made all seven ...

Embiid shakes off late leg injury to lead 76ers to a 125-114 win over Hawks

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 38 points and 14 rebounds and shook off an injury scare late as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday night. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, including a backbreaking 3-pointer with 1:20 to play in a 13-0 run that broke open a ...

Dénis Bouanga leads LAFC into the MLS Cup final against the Crew

When LAFC advanced to last season's MLS Cup final, Dénis Bouanga was still finding his way on a new team and in a new country. Bouanga was still important to the team's finish and run in the playoffs last year, but this season's Golden Boot winner is far more comfortable as he aims to help ...

Chinakhov scores 2 in 3rd period as Blue Jackets beat Blues 5-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Yegor Chinakhov scored twice in the third period, Jet Greaves stopped 41 shots for his first NHL victory, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Friday night to snap a three-game skid. Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fantilli ...

Donovan Mitchell scores 27, Cavaliers use pair of 15-0 runs to top Heat 111-99

MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Darius Garland shook off early foul trouble to score 18 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-99 on Friday night. Georges Niang scored 13 and Max Strus added 11 in his first road game against his former team. ...

WVU’s Zach Frazier, Beanie Bishop named first-team AP All Big-12

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year and touchdown-scoring, 362-pound Texas tackle T'Vondre Sweat is the league's top defensive player. Third-year Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was voted ...

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA's transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia's northern district, challenges the NCAA's authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of ...