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DENVER — Jordan Johnson had a career-high 20 points as Denver beat Houston Baptist 74-61. Zach Iyeyemi led the Huskies with 11 points.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 19 of his 24 points after halftime, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:29 left in overtime as Missouri rallied to defeat SMU 80-75 at the Jacksonville Classic. SMU (3-2) looked to have the game in hand after Emmanuel Bandoumel hit two 3-pointers to cap an 18-0 run to

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mitch Marner scored twice and Joseph Woll stopped 20 shots for his first career shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-0. Ondrej Kase also scored as Toronto improved to 11-2 in their last 13 games in the opener of a four-game

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Carlsen had 15 points and 13 rebounds, David Jenkins Jr. hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points and Utah beat Tulsa 72-58 to win Bracket 1 at the Sunshine Slam. Dusan Mahoric made a jumper to give the Utes the lead for good about 7 minutes in and

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole had his second straight 30-point performance with 33, Andrew Wiggins added 32 points and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 119-104. Poole shot 10 for 13 with eight 3-pointers and became the first Warriors player aside from Stephen

CONWAY, S.C. — Donnie Tillman had 23 points as New Mexico State defeated Indiana State 80-66 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Micah Thomas led the Sycamores with 23 points.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 40 shots in his first shutout of the season and the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Sunday night. Brandon Hagel scored the game’s lone goal with a third-period tip-in, while Fleury earned his 68th career shutout and improved his recent record against Vancouver to

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 31 points, Zach LaVine added 21 and the Chicago Bulls rallied in the fourth quarter for a 109-103 victory over the New York Knicks Sunday night. Coby White scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Chicago won its second straight

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson scored a career-high 22 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 and the fast-starting Phoenix Suns ran their winning streak to 12, routing the short-handed Denver Nuggets 126-97 on Sunday night. The Suns scored 48 points in the first quarter for a 20-point lead, hitting 7

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — LeBron James was ejected early in the third quarter after drawing blood by hitting Isaiah Stewart in the face, leaving Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook to rally the Los Angeles Lakers to a 121-116 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Davis had 30 points, 10 rebounds and

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mitch Marner scored twice and Joseph Woll stopped 20 shots for his first career shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-0. Ondrej Kase also scored as Toronto improved to 11-2 in their last 13 games in the opener of a four-game

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Parker Stewart scored 16 points and Indiana overwhelmed Louisiana-Lafayette in the first half en route to a 76-44 victory. Stewart made 4 of 5 3-pointers. Freshman Tamar Bates scored 10 points off the bench for the Hoosiers. Indiana’s preseason All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis, who averages 19.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game,

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks seem to be out of answers after losing to the Arizona Cardinals 23-13. It’s the second straight loss and fifth in the past six games for the Seahawks and leaves them at 3-7. Seattle’s already thin playoff hopes took another hit and coach

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — LeBron James was ejected from the Los Angeles Lakers-Detroit Pistons game after drawing blood on Isaiah Stewart’s face when they were tangled up while boxing out for a rebound on Sunday night. James’s left elbow and hand appeared to make contact with Stewart above the neck,

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Former Bruins goalie Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout, Andrew Mangiapane scored a short-handed goal early in the third period for his 15th of the season, and the Calgary Flames beat Boston 4-0. Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin, who both played collegiate hockey nearby

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have not put it together where it matters most since their bye week. The Raiders lost their third straight game, 32-13 to the Cincinnati Bengals, falling to 5-5 and further out of position in the AFC West behind the first-place Kansas City

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By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Defenseman Ryan Lindgren barely beat the third-period buzzer to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. Lindgren’s heroics came after the teams scored three goals each in a wild second period, including four goals in an 82-second

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Mixon rushed for 123 yards and scored two touchdowns and the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13. The well-rested Bengals came out of their bye week and snapped a two-game skid to climb back into the AFC North race, while the Raiders lost