AP National Sports

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid each scored 20 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 138-101 for their third straight win. Taurean Prince scored 18 points, D’Angelo Russell scored 17 and Jaden McDaniels added 16 for the Timberwolves. Minnesota has averaged

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — KJ Williams had 29 points and 10 rebounds and No. 19 Murray State advanced to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, beating  Southeast Missouri State 88-74 on Friday night for its 19th straight victory. Murray State (29-2) will play the Belmont-Morehead State winner in the title game Saturday night. Tevin Brown

By PETER FINNEY Jr. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and dished out six assists and C.J. McCollum added 24 points to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 124-90 victory over the Utah Jazz. In winning their fourth consecutive game since the All-Star break, the Pelicans led by as

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Demarius Jacobs jumper with more than two minutes left proved to be the game-winning shot as Ball State edged Western Michigan, 64-63. Lamar Norman Jr. scored at the basket to give the Broncos a 63-58 lead with 3:51 left to play, but it proved to be Western Michigan’s final points. Payton

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Cole Anthony had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Chuma Okeke had 10 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat Toronto 103-97 on Friday night, snapping a nine-game losing streak against the Raptors. Mo Bamba scored 14 points, and Jalen Suggs and Gary Harris each had

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored on a power play at 3:14 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes completed a rally from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. Svechnikov’s 23rd goal of the season allowed the Hurricanes to snap a two-game skid. Pittsburgh’s

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored four minutes into overtime to complete a hat trick and give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 victory over the quick-strike Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Dustin Brown also scored and Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots for the Kings to help the

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period on a power play and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1. Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos also scored for Tampa Bay, Victor Hedman had three assists, and backup Brian Elliott made

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves, Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and assist, and the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1. Filip Chytil also scored for the Rangers, who won the final two games of their three-game homestand and

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey made five 3-pointers and scored 33 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their fifth straight win,. They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-119. The 76ers improved to 4-0 with James Harden in the lineup. Harden had 24 points and 11 assists. Joel Embiid had

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 25 points, Cade Cunningham had 20 points and nine rebounds and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-106 on Friday night. Marvin Bagley III added 18 points for Detroit. The Pistons have won five of seven, winning at Toronto on Thursday

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are hiring ESPN analyst Brian Griese as their new quarterbacks coach. A person familiar with the move says that Griese will leave the “Monday Night Football” booth to join coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff. The person spoke on condition of

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 21 points, Caitlin Clark had a double-double and No. 12 Iowa pulled away from Northwestern for a 72-59 win in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament. The Wildcats, on the NCAA Tournament bubble, trailed by 3 when Veronica Burton made a layup with four minutes left in

KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry had 20 points as Kent State stretched its winning streak to 12 games, edging past Buffalo 70-65. Jeenathan Williams led the Bulls on Friday night with 18 points.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — American William Gebauer set a track record in the men’s 500 meters, while Team Poland captured a pair of gold medals in team pursuit at the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship. Gebauer outclassed the 17-skater field with a time of 36.74 seconds. Kota Mitsui of Japan took silver and