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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serge Ibaka had 25 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors cruised past the Los Angeles Clippers 123-99 on Tuesday night without injured Kawhi Leonard. Kyle Lowry added 21 points, making four of the Raptors’ 14 3-pointers. Leonard sat out with a bruised right hip that he hurt against Milwaukee last Sunday. He is day-to-day. ...

Share Kickoff returns are down about 20 percent in the first year of a new NCAA rule that gives the receiving team possession at its 25-yard line if a fair catch is made anywhere between the goal line and 25. According to NCAA figures provided to The Associated Press on Monday, kick return men in the Football Bowl Subdivision made ...

Greg Jennings and Tony Gonzalez join Marcellus Wiley and Jason Whitlock to discuss which 8-5 team is more dangerous in the postseason.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andrew McCutchen moving into Philadelphia’s outfield, more talk about a megadeal involving Noah Syndergaard and J.T. Realmuto and veteran pitcher Ivan Nova on the go. The winter meetings picked up a bit Tuesday, but any big deals for the likes of Corey Kluber, Manny Machado and Bryce Harper remained on deck. There were reports the Baltimore ...

During his freshman season at Dartmouth, Seth Simmer was having trouble hearing the linebackers call signals from his defensive tackle spot just a few yards away. What was first diagnosed as an ear infection brought on by a severe head cold turned out to be a brain tumor that was making him deaf in his left ear. Simmer had surgery ...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — As Baker Mayfield threw long passes to his wide receivers and short ones to backs before Sunday’s game against Carolina, Browns interim coach Gregg Williams knew his rookie quarterback was going to have a good game. It wasn’t any sight. It was a sound. “You can hear the ball come out of the quarterback’s hand with ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Whenever Kyler Murray scrambles, the Oakland Athletics cringe. They definitely don’t want their prized baseball prospect hurt on the football field. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma has made himself many new fans in the A’s organization — except when he dashes from the pocket. Murray is a shifty runner, often breaking loose for big gains. ...

After wrapping up their long homestand, the Florida Panthers are on the road Tuesday night to face the St. Louis Blues.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phil Booth took the potential tying shot with hands that have slipped on two Villanova national championship rings, and a tick of the clock suddenly seemed endless. “The ball seemed like it was up there for way too long,” Penn forward AJ Brodeur said. The shot was off. The Penn party was on. The Quakers — who ...

Penn students storm the court after the Quakers defeat Villanova.