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6:16 PM on Sunday, January 4

Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in his first game against his former team, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 127-115 to snap a three-game losing streak

6:13 PM on Sunday, January 4

New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough missed a chance to bolster his case for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year by throwing a late interception in Sunday’s 19-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons

6:12 PM on Sunday, January 4

The NHL’s department of player safety suspended Calgary Flames forward John Beecher and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley one game each for separate roughing incidents Sunday

6:11 PM on Sunday, January 4

Talaysia Cooper scored 18 points, Janiah Barker had 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and No. 23 Tennessee beat Auburn 73-56

6:10 PM on Sunday, January 4

Sidney Crosby set up Ricard Rakell’s tying goal with 13.7 seconds left in regulation, then scored at 2:22 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday

5:57 PM on Sunday, January 4

Desmond Bane scored 31 points, Paolo Banchero added 28 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic handed the Indiana Pacers their 12th straight loss, 135-127

5:44 PM on Sunday, January 4

Taliah Scott hit the winning shot with 2.9 seconds left and scored all 21 of her points in the second half, leading No. 22 Baylor past No. 10 Iowa State 72-70

5:39 PM on Sunday, January 4

Jordan Lee scored 17 points, including a clutch layup and free throw late in the game, helping No. 2 Texas hold off a big rally by No. 15 Mississippi for a 67-64 win Sunday

5:21 PM on Sunday, January 4

Abby Roque tied it with 29 seconds left with goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens off for an extra attacker, Marie-Philip Poulin scored her second goal of the game 3:12 into overtime and the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Sunday

5:15 PM on Sunday, January 4

Defenseman Lane Hutson scored 3:40 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 4-3

4:41 PM on Sunday, January 4

Novak Djokovic has cut ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association, the players’ union he co-founded, saying his values are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization

4:16 PM on Sunday, January 4

The Dallas Cowboys did little to help defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus' job security by allowing 34 points and 380 yards in their season-ending loss at the New York Giants

4:08 PM on Sunday, January 4

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3:58 PM on Sunday, January 4

Star speedskater Jordan Stolz figures some extra rest is more important than competing in an event he didn’t need to with an Olympic berth already assured

3:20 PM on Sunday, January 4

Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun returned from lengthy injury absences Sunday in Brooklyn, bringing good news to a Denver team desperate for healthy bodies after the loss of Nikola Jokic

2:46 PM on Sunday, January 4

Gonzalo García has scored his first, second and third goals in La Liga for Real Madrid with his hat trick dominating a 5-1 rout of Real Betis

2:24 PM on Sunday, January 4

Justin Jefferson finally passed the 1,000-yard mark in the last game of the season for the Minnesota Vikings

1:34 PM on Sunday, January 4

Quarterback Cam Ward will have more tests on his injured right shoulder when the Tennessee Titans return home following their season finale

1:19 PM on Sunday, January 4

Brahim Díaz kept Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations title hopes on track while five-time winner Cameroon beat South Africa 2-1 for a showdown with the host nation in the quarterfinals

11:15 AM on Sunday, January 4

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain stays one point behind surprise Ligue 1 leader Lens after beating Paris FC 2-1 in the first capital city derby in French men’s league soccer since 1990