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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Third-seeded Simona Halep continued her strong start to the year with a 6-3, 6-2 first-round win over Karin Knapp of Italy at the Australian Open on Monday.

HONOLULU (AP) — At least Jimmy Walker is leaving Hawaii with one trophy.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder ran past the Orlando Magic 127-99 on Sunday night.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — LeGarrette Blount scored on a 1-yard run after a muffed punt gave New England a short field, and the Patriots took a 14-point lead before heading into halftime up 17-7…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tenth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov defeated Germany's Dustin Brown 6-2, 6-3, 6 -2 in a 69-minute first-round match Monday at the Australian Open.

HONOLULU (AP) — At least Jimmy Walker is leaving Hawaii with one trophy.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Courtney Williams had 21 points and seven rebounds to help No. 11 Texas A&M women beat Mississippi 58-49 on Sunday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into overtime to lift the Seattle Seahawks to an improbable 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship game.

TORONTO (AP) — Tyreke Evans scored on a driving layup with less than 2 seconds to go and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Toronto 95-93 on Sunday, their first victory in seven meetings with the Raptors.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 22 points with 10 rebounds and No. 23 Northern Iowa cruised past Missouri State 60-46 on Sunday for its fifth straight win.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cynthia Hernandez scored 17 points to lead five Rutgers players in double figures as the No. 24 Scarlet Knights beat Wisconsin 73-63 on Sunday.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Matias Dominguez closed with a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the inaugural Latin American Amateur Championship, earning a spot at Augusta National in April as the …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sara Hammond scored 16 of Louisville's first 20 points and the No. 4 Cardinals held off Virginia 67-55 on Sunday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After undergoing yet another MRI exam on top of countless X-rays and CT scans, Michael Wacha joked that if there were many more medical tests in his immediate future his body …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Danielle Ballard scored a season-high 25 points to go with five assists, and LSU posted its second-straight upset of a ranked team, 84-79 over No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jessica Washington scored a career-high 20 points to help No. 12 North Carolina beat Clemson 78-56 on Sunday.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Brionna Jones had a career-high 24 points with 14 rebounds, and No. 8 Maryland overcame a second-half lull to beat Illinois 74-54 Sunday and extend its winning streak …

HONOLULU (AP) — Robert Allenby could barely open his left eye Sunday morning. He says it was bruised and swollen from a robbery and beating in Honolulu that he still can't explain.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — As Peyton Manning ponders his football future, he's concluded one thing: He won't play in the Pro Bowl next weekend in Glendale, Arizona.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and CBS have extended their Thursday night football package for the 2015 season.