SPORTS SHORTS
NHL: Stars defeat Devils
Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists, and the Stars extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory over the Devils on Tuesday night at Prudential Center in Newark.
Jesper Bratt scored his fourth goal in the last three games for New Jersey, which is 1-5 in its last six. Devils top goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood was placed on injured reserve earlier in the day with a heel injury.
In Raleigh, N.C., Sebastian Aho’s second goal of the game 3:49 into overtime gave the Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Golden Knights after Carolina blew a twogoal lead late in regulation.
NBA: Clippers get historic victory
Luke Kennard converted a four-point play with 1.9 seconds to play as the Clippers overcame a 35-point deficit to post a 116-115 victory over the Wizards in Washington. The result tied the second-largest comeback in NBA history, when the Kings escaped a 35point hole against the Bulls on Dec. 21, 2009.
In San Francisco, Stephen Curry had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, rookie Jonathan Kuminga put on a show in the fourth and scored 22 points, and the Warriors routed the Mavericks 130-92.
It was a tough night for Dallas seeing Tim Hardaway Jr. go down with a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot.
Joel Embiid scored 12 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter as the 76ers pulled away from the short-handed Pelicans for a 117-107 win in Philadelphia.
In Toronto, Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-best 32 as the Raptors defeated the Hornets 125-113.
NFL: Bears choose Poles as GM
The Bears hired 36-year-old Ryan Poles as the team’s general manger. Chicago interviewed Poles on Friday. The 36-year-old spent the past 13 seasons in a variety of roles with the Chiefs and was promoted to executive director of player personnel in advance of the 2021 season.
Browns executive Kwesi AdofoMensah was hired as the Vikings’ new general manager. Adofo-Mensah, 40, interviewed with the Vikings on Jan. 17. He spent the past two seasons as the vice president of football operations for the Browns. NCAA: Maryland upends Rutgers
Fatts Russell scored a season-high 23 points, Eric Ayala added 22 and the two combined to bury 10 3-pointers to help Maryland get past Rutgers 68-60 in Piscataway.
Geo Baker and Ron Harper Jr. scored 16 points apiece for Rutgers.
In Columbia, Mo., K.D. Johnson scored 17 points, including five straight within the final 90 seconds, and No. 1 Auburn survived a scare from Missouri, winning 55-54 in the program’s first-ever game as the nation’s top-ranked team.
Jules Bernard and Johnny Juzang each had 15 points to help No. 7 UCLA beat No. 3 Arizona 75-59 at Pauley Pavillion.
Trent Frazier scored a game-high 16 points, and No. 24 Illinois held on to beat No. 10 Michigan State 56-55.