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DENVER (AP) — Ty Lawson had 29 points and 12 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the slumping Dallas Mavericks 114-107 on Wednesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Ty Lawson had 29 points and 12 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the slumping Dallas Mavericks 114-107 on Wednesday night.

The New York Jets stuck with defense. The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders are giving it a try, too.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team put forth a strong defensive effort against UW-Stevens Point Wednesday night, but simply couldn’t get the offensive spurt it neede…

WACO, Texas (AP) — Kenny Chery made a jumper with 4.7 seconds left and No. 22 Baylor pulled out a 74-73 win over No. 11 Iowa State after blowing a 14-point lead.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For the second straight year, Marcus Paige looked at ease in North Carolina State's hostile arena.

WINONA — Don’t expect The Ignitor to change.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Magic played some of their best basketball of the season against one of the East's top teams earlier this week to break out of a six-game losing streak.

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Pierce had 22 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 105-99 on Wednesday night, despite Derrick Rose's season-high 32.

DETROIT (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 can turn into almost a year-round event for the winner, thanks to the added media attention and the drawn-out process of honoring the victorious driver.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans brought the Detroit Pistons back to earth with a 105-94 win Wednesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry had 18 points and 12 assists, DeMar DeRozan returned from a groin injury to score eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Toronto Raptors never trailed i…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored two power-play goals, and P.K. Subban added another — all in a span of 3:53 of the third period — to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 comeback v…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans brought the Detroit Pistons back to earth with a 105-94 win Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Randolph had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the slumping Brooklyn Nets 103-92 on Wednesday night in their first matchup against former coach Lion…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Manu Ginobili had 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting and the San Antonio Spurs beat Charlotte 98-93 on Wednesday night to snap the Hornets' winning streak at five games.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Victor Oladipo had 32 points, Nik Vucevic added 25 and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 120-113 on Wednesday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Marcus Paige scored 23 points and No. 15 North Carolina barely held off a late comeback to beat rival North Carolina State 81-79 on Wednesday night.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mariya Moore scored 17 points and Sara Hammond had 13 points and 10 rebounds as No. 4 Louisville sprinted to an early lead before holding off North Carolina State 65-58 …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Dez Wells scored 17 points, Jake Layman had a career-high 13 rebounds and No. 14 Maryland used a late surge to beat Rutgers 73-65 on Wednesday night in a duel between …