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Trent Perry had 16 points, Eric Dailey Jr. scored 15 and UCLA cruised to a 67-55 victory over Maryland. Dailey added nine rebounds and Perry snagged six for the Bruins (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten Conference), who snapped a two-game skid. Tyler Bilodeau scored 10. Elijah Saunders had 17 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Terrapins (7-9, 0-5), who have dropped three straight.

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Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and John Collins added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 98-92. The Clippers trailed by 19 points in the first half and 14 in the fourth quarter before finishing the game on a 28-8 run. Detroit turned the ball over 12 times in the quarter. James Harden added 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles, which has won nine of 11. The Pistons played without Cade Cunningham (wrist), Isaiah Stewart (illness), Tobias Harris (hip) and Jalen Duren (ankle). For Detroit, Duncan Robinson scored 20 points, Ron Holland II added 16 and Tolu Smith finished with nine points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

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ack Quinn scored twice, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 for their 13th win in 14 games. Buffalo’s 14-game run is the best in franchise history. The stretch has elevated the Sabres from last place in the Eastern Conference into a playoff position. Bowen Byram and Josh Norris also scored in Buffalo’s third consecutive victory and sixth in a row at home. Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson each had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves. Olen Zellweger, Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish scored for the Ducks late in the third period after the Sabres twice established three-goal leads. Lukas Dostal had 27 saves as Anaheim closed out a four-game trip by losing its ninth in a row.

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Donovan Atwell scored 17 points, JT Toppin had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 14 Texas Tech held off a furious second-half rally by Colorado in a 73-71 victory Saturday night.

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Matthew Stafford threw a 19-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds to lift the Los Angeles Rams to a dramatic 34-31 wild-card round win over the Carolina Panthers in the opening game of the NFL playoffs. Stafford finished 24 of 42 for 304 yards with three touchdown passes, while Puka Nacua had 10 receptions for 111 yards and two total touchdowns as the Rams, who were 10 1/2-point favorites, advanced to the divisional playoffs. Bryce Young threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for Carolina, which finished the season losing four of its final five games.

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Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder has been suspended three games wihtout pay for an off-court incident in which he tried to strike another player during a confrontation. The NBA announced Saturday that the confrontation occurred about 40 minutes after the Kings’ 125-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 28, when Schroder sought out the other player in a hallway at Crypto.com Arena. The league did not disclose the name of the Lakers player. The 6-foot-1 Schroder, in his 12th NBA season, is averaging 13 points and 5.7 assists per game.

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All-Pros Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua helped the Los Angeles Rams advance to the NFC divisional round. Stafford threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson in the final minute and the Rams rallied to beat the Carolina Panthers 34-31, kicking off the NFL playoffs on Saturday with a game that was much closer than expected. The Rams were double-digit favorites on BetMGM Sportsbook against the Panthers. They jumped to a 14-0 lead but couldn’t take advantage of first-half turnovers and allowed Carolina to get within 17-14 at halftime.

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Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, including the winning goal at 1:58 of overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied from two goals down to beat the Dallas Stars 5–4. Adam Gaudette had a goal and an assist, and Alexander Wennberg and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Sharks, who have won three straight and six of seven. Macklin Celebrini had three assists to extend his point streak to 13 games, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 16 saves. Jason Robertson scored his 26th goal of the season and added an assist for Dallas, Mikko Rantanen also had a goal and an assist, and Justin Hryckowian and Kyle Capobianco also scored. Casey DeSmith finished with 26 saves. In the extra period, Toffoli scored on a one-timer off a pass from William Eklund.

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So Happy has won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by two lengths at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old colt was ridden by 60-year-old Hall of Famer Mike Smith. So Happy ran seven furlongs in 1:21.12. The colt previously won his debut at Del Mar in November in a 38-1 upset. So Happy is 2-0 in his brief career. Buetane finished second as the 1-2 favorite for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. In the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes, Explora won by 5 1/4 lengths. Ridden by Juan Hernandez, she gives Baffert a potential candidate for the Kentucky Oaks in May.

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Virginia Tech beats California 78-75 in a close game on Saturday night. Amani Hansberry scores 15 points and grabs nine rebounds. Christian Gurdak adds four of his 12 points in the final minutes. Gurdak's layup gives the Hokies a 68-67 lead with 3:52 left. Cal pulls within a point four times, but Virginia Tech holds on. Jailen Bedford scores 13 points for the Hokies, who snap a two-game losing streak. Dai Dai Ames leads Cal with 21 points. The Golden Bears have lost three of their last four games. Virginia Tech next plays at No. 24 SMU on Wednesday.

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Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points, Chance Mallory added 13 and No. 23 Virginia pulled away to beat Stanford 70-55 on Saturday for its third straight victory. Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC) led 41-34 at halftime, then used a 9-0 run early in the second half to increase its advantage to 51-37 with 15 minutes to play. The Cavaliers outscored the Cardinal 29-21 after the break and led by 22 points. Ebuka Okorie, who had 31 points when the Cardinal (13-4, 2-2) edged Virginia Tech 69-68 on Wednesday and came in averaging more than 22 points, was scoreless in the second half and finished with 14.

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Carolina Panthers starting left tackle Ickey Ekwonu has been ruled out of the remainder of Saturday’s wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams with a right knee injury. Ekwonu went down on Carolina’s second possession holding his knee following a Rams sack and remained on the ground for several minutes as several players gathered around him on one knee. Ekwonu eventually got up and walked off the field under his own power. But after being examined by the medical staff, Ekwonu climbed onto the cart and headed to the locker room. Yosh Nijman has replaced Ekwonu at left tackle.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The 56 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base sal…