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NBA roundup: Joel Embiid returns, carries 76ers past Rockets
Joel Embiid had 41 points and 10 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers over the Houston Rockets 124-115 on Monday....

NHL roundup: Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury moves into 2nd in career wins
Marc-Andre Fleury surpassed Patrick Roy for sole possession of second place in NHL history with 552 career victories as the Minnesota Wild earned a 5-0 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Monday evening in Saint Paul, Minn....

Mike Tomlin refuses to address future after Steelers' loss
Mike Tomlin wasn't ready to discuss his future in the aftermath of the Pittsburgh Steelers' playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday....

Lauri Markkanen propels Jazz past Pacers for 6th straight win
Lauri Markkanen recorded 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Utah Jazz extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a wire-to-wire, 132-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night at Salt Lake City....

Baker Mayfield, Bucs thrash Eagles, earn date with Lions
Baker Mayfield passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns and the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers drubbed the sinking Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 in an NFC wild-card game on Monday night....

Casper Ruud cruises to sweep at Australian Open
Eleventh-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud wasted little time in the oppressive heat, downing Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday (Australia time) at the Australian Open in Melbourne....

No. 1 Iga Swiatek shakes off slow start in Aussie opener
Sofia Kenin had a tough first-round draw at the Australian Open — top-seeded Polish superstar Iga Swiatek — as the American continued to try to find her stride....

Flyers edge Blues to extend win streak to 4
Owen Tippett scored the game-winning goal with 5:33 left to lift the visiting Philadelphia Flyers past the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Monday....

Texas A&M sees Arkansas as another 'big game' after upset win
After earning what is easily its best victory of the season to date, Texas A&M now will try to repeat that winning feat when it hits the road to face Arkansas on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark....

Jimmy Butler returns to guide Heat past Nets in OT
Jimmy Butler scored 31 points in a successful return from a sprained toe and hit the go-ahead free throws with 11.8 seconds left in overtime as the Miami Heat outlasted the struggling Brooklyn Nets for a 96-95 victory Monday night in New York....

Falcons interview Bill Belichick for HC vacancy
The Atlanta Falcons interviewed six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick for their vacant position on Monday....

Jayson Tatum, Celtics maintain mastery of Raptors
Jayson Tatum had 19 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 105-96 Monday night....

Habs edge Avs, break 3-game skid
Joel Armia scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:10 remaining and the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 4-3 win against the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Monday night....

Ashlyn Watkins' dunk highlights No. 1 South Carolina's rout of Kentucky
Ashlyn Watkins dunked and Kamilla Cardoso notched a double-double as No. 1 South Carolina raced past Kentucky 98-36 on Monday night in Columbia, S.C....

Lionel Messi, Aitana Bonmati win FIFA The Best awards
Despite exiting the top soccer stage of Europe for Major League Soccer in the summer, Lionel Messi captured the FIFA The Best men's award on Monday in London....

Boston College squeaks by Notre Dame with late push
A strong finish propelled Boston College to a 63-59 victory over visiting Notre Dame on Monday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass....

Donovan Mitchell, Cavs beat Bulls for fifth straight win
Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and Jarrett Allen recorded his ninth straight double-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fifth straight, beating the visiting Chicago Bulls 109-91 on Monday....

Grizzlies step up to beat Warriors in Draymond Green's return
Vince Williams Jr. and GG Jackson went for career-high point totals, Stephen Curry committed two backcourt turnovers in a key fourth-quarter sequence and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 116-107 on Monday night....

Mark Stone gets hat trick as Knights outwork Predators
Mark Stone recorded the first regular-season hat trick of his career to help lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday in Las Vegas....

Marc-Andre Fleury now No. 2 in career wins as Wild blank Isles
Marc-Andre Fleury surpassed Patrick Roy for sole possession of second place in NHL history with 552 career victories as the Minnesota Wild earned a 5-0 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Monday evening in Saint Paul, Minn....