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NFL: Dobbs remains Vikings starter

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Wednesday quarterback Joshua Dobbs will remain the starter this week for Sunday’s game at Las Vegas, after he threw four interceptions — three of them off a variety of deflections — during a damaging 12-10 defeat at home to Chicago on Nov. 27.

• Trevor Lawrence has ditched the crutches and the walking boot and the Jaguars’ quarterback told reporters that he feels “a lot better” than he thought he would two days after sustaining a high ankle sprain against Cincinnati. Lawrence did not practice Wednesday.

NBA: Spurs lose 15th game in a row

Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds and the Timberwolves held on to beat San Antonio 102-94 in Minneapolis for their fifth straight victory and the Spurs’ 15th loss in a row.

• In Los Angeles, Paul George scored 25 points and the Clippers won 111-102 over the Nuggets and snap an eight-game skid against the defending NBA champion Denver.

• In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cavaliers won 121-111 over the Magic, who got a career-high 42 points from Paolo Banchero.

• In Washington, Joel Embiid scored a season-high 50 points and had 13 rebounds to help the 76ers beat the Wizards 131-126.

NHL: Panthers hold off Stars

Evan Rodrigues tied a career-best with four points, Aleksander Barkov scored a goal off a crazy rebound to break a third-period tie and the Panthers beat the Stars 5-4 in Sunrise, Fla.

• In Tampa, Fla., Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and the Lightning beat the Penguins 3-1.

NCAA: Clark scores 3,000th career point

Caitlin Clark scored 35 points and pushed her career point total to 3,013, making her the 15th NCAA Division I women’s player to surpass the 3,000-point plateau as Iowa won 67-58 over Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

• In Milwaukee, Tyler Kolek had 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists as No. 8 Marquette drubbed No. 12 Texas 86-65 in a Big East-Big 12 Battle matchup.

• In Winston Salem, N.C., Kevin Miller scored 23 points and the Demon Deacons beat Rutgers 76-57. Aundre Hyatt and Noah Fernandes each scored 13 points for Rutgers (5-3),

• In The Bronx, Mekhi Gray led NJIT with 21 points and Kjell de Graaf secured the victory with a layup with two seconds left as the Highlanders knocked off Fordham 80-77

• In New Rochelle, Darlinstone Dubar scored 12 points as Hofstra beat Iona 62-57.