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AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 23 points, Amir Coffey added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from an early 26-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-104 Monday night for their first win at Intuit Dome. James Harden scored 17 points and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, and the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the 19th-ranked Texas Longhorns 80-72 on Monday night. Micah Parrish added 17 points and six rebounds for the Buckeyes, who led wire-to-wire and shot 55.6% in the second half. Devin Royal had 16 points and John Mobley Jr.

DALLAS (AP) — Myles Turner had season highs with 30 points and 11 rebounds while going over 8,000 career points, Tyrese Haliburton had a season-best 25 points and 12 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 134-127 on Monday night. Dallas cut a 10-point deficit to five with 1:47 left before Haliburton hit

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Ahamad Bynum’s 20 points off of the bench led UTEP to a 102-55 victory over Sul Ross State on Monday night in a season opener. Bynum went 7 of 9 from the field (6 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Miners. Otis Frazier III and Trey Horton each finished

HOUSTON (AP) — Bryson Dawkins scored 18 points as Houston Christian beat Avila 86-59 on Monday night in a season opener. Dawkins shot 6 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Huskies. Julian Mackey and Demari Williams each finished with

DALLAS (AP) — Boopie Miller scored 21 points to lead six in double-figure scoring, and coach Andy Enfield collected his first win at the helm of SMU with a 96-62 victory over Tarleton State on Monday night. Enfield was hired on April 1 after 11 seasons with Southern California, where he compiled a 220-147 record.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vasean Allette’s 20 points led six in double figures, TCU scored 59 points in the first half, and the Horned Frogs routed Florida A&M 105-59 to open the season on Monday night. Ernest Udeh Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds for TCU. Frankie Collins scored 14 and Brendan Wenzel

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held on for a 109-97 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night. Houston led by 15 points early before the Knicks got within one late in the fourth quarter. But Sengun, who was guarded by

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Brice Williams scored 27 points and Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in a season opener on Monday night. Williams made 8 of 18 shots from the floor but just 1 of 6 from 3-point range for the Cornhuskers. He was 10 for

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to go with seven assists to help Iowa beat Texas A&M-Commerce 89-67 on Monday night in a season opener. Owen Freeman added 15 points and nine rebounds for Iowa. Pryce Sandfort had 13 points, and Josh Dix and Drew Thelwell scored

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Conwell scored 21 points as Xavier beat Texas Southern 78-69 on Monday night in a season opener. Zach Freemantle added 19 points while going 5 of 9 and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line while he also had 11 rebounds and four steals for the Musketeers. Dayvion McKnight shot 5

HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 16 points, Mylik Wilson added 15 points off the bench, and No. 4 Houston opened its season with a 97-40 win over Jackson State on Monday night. J’Wan Roberts had 14 points and six rebounds, Ramon Walker Jr. chipped in 10 points and Milos Uzan, a transfer from Oklahoma,

Associated Press Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M on Monday night. Johnson had five assists, including the pass to Benny Williams that helped put the Knights ahead

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Left-hander Wandy Peralta exercised his $4.25 million option to remain with the San Diego Padres. Gold Glove infielder Ha-Seong Kim declined his $8 million mutual option to become a free agent and will receive a $2 million buyout. Peralta was guaranteed $16.5 million under what could be a four-year deal. He

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Right fielder Mitch Haniger declined to exercise his opt out with the Seattle Mariners on Monday and will remain with the team in a contract that calls for a $15.5 million salary next year. Haniger agreed to a $43.5 million, three-year deal before the 2023 season. An All-Star in 2018, he

Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 14 Purdue beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 90-73 on Monday night. Also scoring in double figures were Trey Kaufman-Renn with 15 points, Myles Colvin with 14, Daniel Jacobsen with 13 and Braden Smith with 12.

AP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Willy Adames were among 13 free agents who received $21.05 million qualifying offers on Monday. Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman and Max Fried also were given the one-year offer before Monday’s deadline. Players have until 4 p.m. EST on Nov. 19 to accept. If

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Designated hitter Marcell Ozuna’s $16 million option for 2025 was exercised on Monday by the Atlanta Braves, who declined options on right-hander Luke Jackson and catcher Travis d’Arnaud. Ozuna, who turns 34 on Nov. 12, was picked for his third All-Star team this year, hitting .302 with 39 homers and 104

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Right-hander Phil Maton became a free agent Monday after the New York Mets declined his $7,775,000 option in favor of a $250,000 buyout. The 31-year-old was 2-1 with a 2.51 ERA in his first season with New York, which acquired him from Tampa Bay on July 9. Maton was 3-3 with

AP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gerrit Cole gave up his opt-out right on Monday and will remain with the New York Yankees under a contract that runs through 2028 rather than become a free agent. New York’s ace initially exercised his right to terminate the $324 million, nine-year deal, which has $144 million

AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will miss at least one game with a hamstring injury that the team said Monday is still being evaluated. Coach Mike McCarthy ruled out Prescott for Sunday’s game at home against Philadelphia. Prescott was injured in the second half of a 27-21

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Orioles exercised $8 million options Monday on first baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn and right-hander Seranthony Domínguez along with a $2.2 million option on left-hander Cionel Pérez. Baltimore declined a $4 million option on left-hander Danny Coulombe, who became a free agent. O’Hearn, 31, hit .264 with 15 homers and 59 RBIs

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Veteran outfielder Rob Refsnyder remained with the Boston Red Sox after the club exercised his $2.1 million option on Monday. The 33-year-old Refsnyder is coming off his most productive big league season, batting .283 with a career-high 11 homers and 40 RBIs. He’s been a valuable contributor for the Red Sox

AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway has “a pathway for recovery” and could return this season despite being carted off the field against Georgia with a left hamstring injury. Coach Billy Napier said Monday that Lagway’s strain was “less significant” than initially feared and he wouldn’t rule out the highly

AP Baseball Writer Two-time All-Star starter Nathan Eovaldi became a free agent Monday after declining a vested $20 million player option for next season with the Texas Rangers. Eovaldi will get a $2 million buyout from that option earned by throwing more than 300 innings over his two years with the Rangers after joining them

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers promoted Ross Fenstermaker to general manager, hired Cole Figuerora as assistant GM and named Justin Viele their new hitting coach on Monday. Fenstermaker’s elevation in the organization comes just less than three months after Chris Young was given a multiyear contract extension and promotion from GM to President

AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mitch Johnson is stressing a business as usual approach for the San Antonio Spurs while coach Gregg Popovich is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness. “Just stay consistent with the messaging that we have had,” Johnson said Monday night before the Spurs’ game against the Los Angeles