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CHENNAI, India (AP) — Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka will sharpen his preparations for the defense of his only Grand Slam title at the Chennai Open this week.

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka will sharpen his preparations for the defense of his only Grand Slam title at the Chennai Open this week.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul Millsap had 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-107 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul Millsap had 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-107 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kevin Pangos and Prezemek Karnowski scored 21 points each to lead No. 7 Gonzaga to an 87-75 victory over Portland on Saturday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luke Kuechly knows Carolina's defense didn't have much bite earlier in the season.

DALLAS (AP) — Vernon Fiddler scored two goals and the Dallas Stars scored six or more goals in consecutive games for the first time since 1997, beating the Minnesota Wild 7-1 Saturday night.

DENVER (AP) — Ty Lawson scored 25 points, rookie Jusuf Nurkic provided a lift inside by blocking a career-best five shots, and the Denver Nuggets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-…

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Lucie Safarova defeated Eugenie Bouchard 6-0, 6-4 in 70 minutes on Sunday to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over Canada at the Hopman Cup mixed-team tournament.

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 28 points, Dwight Howard added 23 and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 115-79 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday night, rebounding quite nicely from their mo…

OK, everyone, you can uncross your fingers now.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cory Joseph had 19 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Washington's fast start to beat the Wizards for the 17th straight time, 101-92 on Saturday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cory Joseph had 19 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Washington's fast start to beat the Wizards for the 17th straight time, 101-92 on Saturday night.

 There was no need for a shootout this time.

CHICAGO (AP) — Pau Gasol had 29 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 109-104 in overtime on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Pau Gasol had 29 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 109-104 in overtime on Saturday.

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Nonconference games are learning experiences for Aquinas High School boys basketball coach Sam Servais and his players.

BOYS BASKETBALL

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Flacco's 11-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith and Justin Tucker's 45-yard field goal helped the Baltimore Ravens extend their lead to 20-9 over the Pittsburgh Steelers …