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AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 27 points, Donovan Mitchell added 26 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 122-110 Wednesday night and spoiling LeBron James’ first game after turning 40. James, who celebrated his birthday on Monday, scored 23 points as he

NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively sues ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni alleging smear campaign hours after he files libel lawsuit.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mustapha Amzil and C.J. Noland scored 23 points apiece to lead New Mexico to a 103-89 victory over Fresno State on Tuesday night. Amzil added five rebounds for the Lobos (11-3, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Noland made 11 for 17 shots. Donovan Dent scored 17. Zaon Collins led the Bulldogs (4-10,

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks blew a two-goal lead in the third period before recovering for a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Strome had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won

Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Travis Konecny scored his team-leading 17th goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-0 on Tuesday. Nick Seeler, Ryan Poehling and Egor Zamula also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 15 saves and combined with Aleksei Kolosov for the shutout. Kolosov replaced an injured Ersson

AP Entertainment Writer Actor Blake Lively sued “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni and several others tied to the romantic drama on Tuesday, alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation for coming forward about her treatment on the set. The federal lawsuit was filed in New York just hours after Baldoni

Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama closed out a historic month with 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 26 minutes, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 122-86 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Wembanyama is the first player in league history with 300 points, 100

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nique Clifford totaled 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Colorado State to a 72-50 victory over San Jose State on Tuesday. Rashaan Mbemba had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Rams (8-6, 2-1 Mountain West Conference). Jalen Lake hit two 3-pointers and scored 12. Will McClendon led the

AP College Football Writer College sports fans hoping a particular athlete comes to their favorite school, or stays, now can help influence the athlete’s decision by opening their wallets. What once was taboo has gone mainstream with the recent launch of a crowdfunding platform called Fanstake. “What we’re trying to do is create a free

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home in Murrieta, California, one of his sons,

AP Sports Writer Netflix’s first NFL Christmas Day doubleheader ended up being successful globally. The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 31.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 30 million worldwide, according to Netflix’s first-party data released on Tuesday. The two games are also the most streamed in NFL

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two security guards at a downtown Los Angeles shopping plaza were wounded in a gunfight with a man as they tried to stop him from making off with more than $1,000 of stolen merchandise, police said Tuesday. The guards confronted the man as he left a Target store at the FIGat7th

AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Longtime coach Jack Hartman and Utah State star Wayne Estes, who was tragically killed while trying to provide help at the site of an auto accident after his final game, are among eight coaches and players who will be posthumously inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 8 of the season: JuJu Watkins, Southern California The sophomore guard had another stellar effort in a win over Michigan on Sunday, scoring 31 points with seven assists, five rebounds and three steals. She was also 13 of 14 from the foul

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeremiah Smith isn’t just the next great Ohio State wide receiver. “He’ll probably be the best receiver to come through here,” Buckeyes cornerback Denzel Burke said. “He’s already on that verge, so really happy for him.” Smith is certainly on that trajectory after smashing Cris Carter’s school records for

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doug Christie took over as the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings amid a season-long losing streak, fans booing the team off their home court and questions surrounding the decision to fire Mike Brown, who led the franchise to its first playoff appearance in 16 years in 2023

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy hurt his surgically repaired throwing elbow late in a loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday night, the latest blow in an injury-plagued season for the San Francisco 49ers. The injury came in the final two minutes of a 40-34 loss for San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas scored 34 points and Carlton Linguard Jr. had a go-ahead layup with 55 seconds left in overtime as San Francisco held off Santa Clara 97-94 on Monday night. Thomas made 9 of 21 shots with four 3-pointers and all 12 of his free throws for the Dons (12-3, 2-0

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate the start of