AP National Sports

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 12 of his 19 points in the first quarter of his first game in two weeks and the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 108-92 victory over the Orlando Magic. The 7-foot-3 Latvian was sharp from the start after missing seven games because of

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Lucas Williamson scored 17 points and Marquise Kennedy scored 15 and Loyola Chicago won its ninth straight beating Indiana State 64-56. Down 45-44 with 9:40 left, Williamson went on his own 6-0 run with a layup, a 3-pointer and 1-for-2 shooting from the foul line and Loyola Chicago led the

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals each, Darcy Kuemper had 20 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-0. Nazem Kadri also scored as Colorado improved to 7-0-1 in its last eight games. MacKinnon also

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Derrick White had 19 points in his return from a five-game absence, Dejounte Murray added 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-94 on Saturday night to snap a five-game skid. Amir Coffey had 20 points, and Marcus Morris Sr. added

MIAMI (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Miami Heat 109-98. Listed as questionable to play because of right elbow soreness, Embiid helped the 76ers outscore Miami 66-48 in the final two periods. Tobias Harris added 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Seth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Max Abmas scored 26 points, including six 3-pointers, Kareem Thompson had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists and Oral Roberts beat Kansas City 82-74. Marvin Nesbitt Jr. had 19 points and nine rebounds for Kansas City. 

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Kahliel Spear finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists to power Robert Morris to a 74-64 victory over Northern Kentucky in Horizon League play. Spear notched his fourth double-double of the season to help the Colonials (5-14, 1-7) snap a five-game skid. Marques Warrick topped the Norse (6-9,

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — John-Michael Wright scored 28 points and Zack Austin scored 15 and grabbed 11 rebounds and High Point beat North Carolina A&T 78-71. The Panthers led most of the way except for a 77-second stretch early. Jaden House scored 16 points and distributed seven assists. Marcus Watson scored 17 points for

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen set a franchise record by throwing five touchdown passes and the Buffalo Bills showed who’s king of the AFC East with a 47-17 throttling of the New England Patriots in a wild-card playoff game. Dawson Knox caught two touchdown passes and Devin

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley is holding on to a two-shot lead at the Sony Open. His main threat at Waialae is Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. They were tied late in the third round when Matsuyama finished his strong round of putting with a 63. Henley regained the lead

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Souley Boum scored 13 of his 28 points in overtime to spark UTEP to a 76-67 victory over Old Dominion in Conference USA action. Boum hit 1 of 2 shots — a 3-pointer — and 10 of 10 free throws in the extra period for the Miners (9-8, 2-3). Boum scored

GREEN BAY, Wisc. (AP) — Demaria Franklin scored 19 points to lead Illinois-Chicago to its third straight win, an 80-63 win at Green Bay. The Flames built an 11-point advantage by intermission, 36-25.

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start. The infected person lives and works in the city’s northwestern district of Haidian and had no travel history outside of Beijing for the past

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Robert Williams hit a pair of free throws with 9.7 seconds left and the Boston Celtics scored the final eight points to edge the Chicago Bulls 114-112. Williams, who tied it at 112 with two foul shots with 31 seconds to go, finished with 14 points and

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Terence Lewis II scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures and Jackson State rolled to a 75-64 victory over Prairie View A&M in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. Lewis made 5 of 7 shots, all six of his free throws and grabbed seven rebounds for the Tigers (3-12, 1-3).

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Moses Wood and Chris Austin scored 22 points apiece to help Portland beat Pepperdine 82-63. Jan Zidek had 17 points and Maxwell Lewis scored 16 for Pepperdine (6-13, 0-4). 

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Walker Kessler scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Auburn rallied from an early 14-point deficit to beat Mississippi 80-71 on Saturday night. Auburn (16-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) extended its winning streak to 13 games. The Tigers got 15 points from Jabari Smith,

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Patrick Good was nearly perfect shooting going 6 for 7 from the floor for 16 points and D.J. Burns Jr. scored 14 points and Winthrop beat Charleston Southern 70-65. Winthrop took the lead for good on Russell Jones Jr.’s 3-pointer with 4:56 left that made it 55-53. Claudell Harris Jr. scored

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored a school-record 48 points, 37 in the second half, and Liberty edged Florida Gulf Coast 78-75. McGhee’s 48 points are the season high in Division I. He scored the first 13 points of the second half as the Flames erased a nine-point halftime deficit. McGhee made 16