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WASHINGTON (AP) — James Harden scored 36 points, and when he finally missed a couple big free throws in the final seconds, the ball came right back to him as the Los Angeles Clippers edged the Washington Wizards 110-106 on Monday for their sixth straight victory. Harden made two free throws with 36.9 seconds left to give the Clippers a 108-106 lead, and after the teams traded scoreless possessions, Kyshawn George missed a 3-pointer for Washington. Harden was fouled with 5.9 seconds left. At that point, he was 16 for 16 from the line, but he missed both free throws. The Wizards couldn’t secure the rebound, and the ball bounced back to Harden, who was fouled again. This time he made both shots to seal the win. Washington has lost seven straight. Although the two teams have been headed in opposite directions of late, this game was close basically the whole way. Harden’s layup put the Clippers up by three, but Khris Middleton was fouled while shooting a 3 with 57.6 seconds left, and he made all three free throws to tie it at 106. The Clippers were without the injured Kawhi Leonard for a second straight game. Trae Young (knee, quad) still hasn’t played since being traded to Washington from Atlanta. Alex Sarr led the Wizards with 28 points. George had 18 points, six assists and six rebounds, but he missed a trio of key shots in the last couple minutes for Washington. The Clippers won despite shooting 5 of 28 from beyond the arc. They were 33 of 38 on free throws and outscored the Wizards 60-38 in the paint. Up next Clippers: At Chicago on Tuesday night. Wizards: Host Denver on Thursday night. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba Source

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jah’likai King scored 21 points to help UMBC defeat Binghamton 78-60 on Monday. King shot 8 for 15 for the Retrievers (10-7, 3-1 America East Conference). Caden Diggs scored 14 points while going 6 of 11. Anthony Valentine went 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 13 points. The Bearcats (4-16, 0-5) were led by Wes Peterson and Zyier Beverly, who each scored 18 points. Jackson Benigni had 11 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Source

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Teenage substitute Charalampos Kostoulas scored with an audacious overhead kick in a stoppage-time to give Brighton a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on Monday. The 18-year-old Greece international received a knock-down from Jan Paul van Hecke, chested the ball up in the air and then executed a perfect bicycle kick from about 10 yards out. “I’ve seen him score better in training, but that was unbelievable,” Brighton captain Lewis Dunk said of the late strike. “He’s a special talent. You’ve seen glimpses, and there’ll be many more things to come from him. He’s adapting to the country, new league, and he’s shown what he can do. That shows exactly what he can do.” The result extends Brighton’s unbeaten run to five games and leaves it in 12th place in the Premier League, three points and three places above its south coast rivals. Fabian Hürzeler’s team started well but faded after an encouraging first few minutes and Bournemouth took the lead with a disputed penalty in the 32nd minute. Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was adjudged to have fouled Amine Adli in the box and after a video review Marcus Tavernier confidently dispatched the penalty. Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola lamented giving up the late goal and decried what he said was a run in which it seemed like “everything is going against us.” But he was sanguine about the quality of Kostoulas’s decisive strike. “It is an incredible goal, it is an overhead kick into the top corner, and we finish with a point,” he said. “It is a shame because the players have done an incredible effort. We are going point by point and we have to keep going.” ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer Source

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