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AP Dec 08, 2024 COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67 on Sunday. Mark Mitchell scored 17 points in Missouri’s first win over Kansas since a 74-71 victory on Feb. 4, 2012. Anthony Robinson II had 11 points and five steals for the Tigers…

AP Dec 09, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 28 points with 14 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-98 on Sunday night without LeBron James. With James missing his first game of the season because of a left foot contusion, Max Christie started…

AP Dec 08, 2024 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Braden Smith had 24 points and 10 assists, and No. 8 Purdue held off Maryland for an 83-78 win on Sunday. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 21 points for the Boilermakers (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten), who bounced back after a loss to Penn State on Thursday. Camden Heide added 15 points and Fletcher…

AP Dec 08, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) No. 1 Oregon managed to navigate all the potential pitfalls of a topsy-turvy college football season – even on a wild, wacky championship weekend. It just took the Ducks a little longer than expected to keep their biggest goals intact. Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and a late interception helped…

AP Dec 08, 2024 ATLANTA (AP) The Georgia Bulldogs were struggling to get anything going against Texas, and there was little reason to be hopeful of a turnaround with their quarterback crumpled on the turf. Enter a guy who had barely played in his college career. Little-used backup Gunner Stockton came off the bench in the second half…

AP Dec 08, 2024 INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Jalen Green scored 31 points, Amen Thompson added 22 and the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-106 on Sunday night. The Rockets ended a two-game skid without starter Fred VanVleet, who missed his first game of the season because of a right knee contusion. Bones Hyland led the Clippers with…

AP Dec 08, 2024 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jalen Suggs scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter on Sunday night and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 115-110 to remain the NBA’s only team unbeaten at home this season. Magic center Goga Bitadze had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, including a game-clinching tip-in with…

AP Dec 08, 2024 PHILADELPHIA (AP) The mood in the Eagles‘ locker room was a bit more bleak than it should have been for a team riding a nine-game winning streak and celebrating a franchise rushing record. Former 1,000-yard receiver DeVonta Smith – who caught a touchdown pass and not much else – was exasperated at…

AP Dec 08, 2024 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Matthew Wright kicked a 31-yard field goal that banked off the left upright as time expired, and the Kansas City Chiefs survived another close game, beating the Los Angeles Chargers 19-17 on Sunday night to win their ninth straight AFC West title. Patrick Mahomes led the two-time defending Super Bowl champion…

AP Dec 08, 2024 INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams had to pile up a veritable mountain of points, yards and time-of-possession advantage early on to give themselves even a chance against the Buffalo Bills‘ ferocious fourth-quarter rally and a historic six-touchdown performance by Josh Allen. The Rams (7-6) just barely had enough to…