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9:03 PM on Sunday, February 22

Jaylen Brown had 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Boston Celtics swept the season series in the NBA’s most storied rivalry with a 111-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers

8:43 PM on Sunday, February 22

Portland All-Star guard Deni Avdija left the Trail Blazers’ game Sunday against the Phoenix Suns because of a lower back injury and the team said he won’t return to the game

8:32 PM on Sunday, February 22

LaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Charlotte Hornets rout the Washington Wizards 129-112 on Sunday night for a four-game season sweep

8:25 PM on Sunday, February 22

Jalyn Brown had 20 points, Kennedy Blair scored 18 and No. 18 Michigan State put an end to No. 23 Minnesota’s nine-game winning streak with a 75-61 victory

8:16 PM on Sunday, February 22

The Phoenix Suns confirmed that forward Dillon Brooks fractured his left hand Saturday night in a 113-110 double-overtime win over the Orlando Magic

8:14 PM on Sunday, February 22

Violence linked to a major cartel leader’s death has forced Mexico to postpone four high-level soccer games

7:45 PM on Sunday, February 22

Khris Middleton scored 25 points and P

7:35 PM on Sunday, February 22

Chicago Bulls guard Anfernee Simons will have additional imaging on his injured left wrist on Monday and see a hand specialist, coach Billy Donovan said before Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks

7:35 PM on Sunday, February 22

No. 2 UCLA beat Wisconsin 80-60 and locked up the program’s first outright Big Ten regular-season title

7:30 PM on Sunday, February 22

Tyler Reddick rebounded from a crash to become the first driver in 17 years to sweep the first two races of a NASCAR Cup Series season, winning in double overtime Sunday at Echo Park Speedway

6:59 PM on Sunday, February 22

Jacob Bridgeman held on to win the Genesis Invitational at Riviera for his first PGA Tour title

6:54 PM on Sunday, February 22

The Los Angeles Lakers have honored Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena

6:38 PM on Sunday, February 22

Olivia Miles scored 15 of her 26 points in the final 5:21 and finished with her fifth triple-double this season, rallying No. 12 TCU to an 80-73 victory over Iowa State and extending the Horned Frogs’ winning streak at home to 41

6:35 PM on Sunday, February 22

Mikayla Blakes scored 35 points and Justine Pissott came up with a big defensive play late to help No. 5 Vanderbilt edge 16th-ranked Kentucky 81-79 on Sunday

6:34 PM on Sunday, February 22

Nick Boyd scored 27 points and Nolan Winter added 18 as No. 24 Wisconsin pulled away late for an 84-71 victory over Iowa

6:30 PM on Sunday, February 22

Brandin Podziemski scored 12 of his 18 points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday

6:12 PM on Sunday, February 22

MiLaysia Fulwiley had 22 points, 11 rebounds and two steals, and No. 7 LSU routed reeling Missouri 108-55

4:55 PM on Sunday, February 22

The U.S. men’s hockey team wins Olympic gold with an overtime victory over Canada, and fans across the country erupt

4:26 PM on Sunday, February 22

Hannah Kohn hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3.1 seconds left for her only points of the game as Clemson upset No. 9 Duke 53-51 on Sunday to snap the Blue Devils’ 17-game win streak

11:14 AM on Sunday, February 22

Joaquín Panichelli helps Strasbourg end Lyon’s 13-game winning streak in all competitions