Posted: Thursday, January 4, 2018 12:05 am | Updated: 12:32 am, Thu Jan 4, 2018.

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BASKETBALL:

NBA:

BKN--WARRIORS-MAVERICKS

DALLAS —Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with three seconds to play, sending the Golden State Warriors to a 125-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Curry finished with 32 points as Golden State's "Big Four" combined for 100 points — and the Warriors needed every one of them against a Mavericks team that had won four straight. By Dave Jackson. SENT: 650 words, with photos.

BKN--SPURS-76ERS

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid shook off a sprained right hand that nearly kept him out of the lineup to score 21 points, grab 11 rebounds and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. The Sixers snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Spurs. They needed all 35 minutes from Embiid to knock off short-handed San Antonio. By Dan Gelston. SENT: 650 words, with photos.

BKN--ROCKETS-MAGIC

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gerald Green scored 27 points, Clint Capela had 21 points and eight rebounds and the Houston Rockets got by without NBA scoring leader James Harden, routing the Orlando Magic 116-98 on Wednesday night. Harden was sidelined by a strained left hamstring. By Dick Scanlon. SENT: 650 words, with photos.

BKN--AROUND THE NBA

Gregg Popovich was the coach nobody wanted. It's hard to fathom now, but it's true: Popovich was not well-received initially in San Antonio. Five rings later, he's No. 5 on the NBA's all-time win list. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 890 words, with photos.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

MEN:

BKC--CENT ARKANSAS-SAM HOUSTON ST

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Marcus Harris scored 15 points including four 3-pointers in the second half that gave his team the lead for good as Sam Houston State beat Central Arkansas 82-76 in Southland Conference action on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game slide. SENT: 130 words.

BKC--MCNEESE-ABILENE CHRISTIAN

ABILENE, Texas — Tevin Foster scored seven of his 17 points in the final 2½ minutes, Jaren Lewis finished with 15 points and Abilene Christian closed the game on a 15-2 run to beat McNeese State 79-74 on Wednesday night. SENT: 130 words.

BKC--NORTHWESTERN ST-TEXAS A&M-CC

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Myles Smith scored the game-winner on a jump shot from 12 feet with less than a second on the clock, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi still had to survive a full-court pass and a twisting scoop shot by Northwestern State for the 67-65 win Wednesday night. SENT: 130 words.

WOMEN :

BKW--T25-IOWA ST-BAYLOR

WACO, Texas — Natalie Chou had 17 points and hit five of Baylor's 12 3-pointers, Kalani Brown had another double-double and the No. 6 Lady Bears overwhelmed Iowa State 89-49 on Wednesday night. Six players scored in double figures for Baylor (13-1, 3-0 Big 12), which started the game with a 10-0 run and won its 10th straight. SENT: 600 words, with photos.

BKW--T25-OKLAHOMA STATE-TEXAS

AUSTIN, Texas — —LaShann Higgs scored a career-high 30 points and Brooke McCarty added 21 to help No. 8 Texas rally late to beat No. 20 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. Oklahoma State led 77-71 before Texas stormed back behind two big baskets from Sug Sutton on a spinning layup and a 3-pointer from right corner that cut the lead to one. By Jim Vertuno. SENT: 600 words, with photos.

FOOTBALL

NFL

FBN--SENIOR BOWL COACHES

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos' staff will coach at the Senior Bowl later this month, where they'll get an up-close look at Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield , who is one of the college quarterbacks sure to be on their radar as they prepare for the NFL draft. The Senior Bowl announced Wednesday that the Broncos, led by Vance Joseph, will coach the North Team and the Houston Texans staff, led by Bill O'Brien, will coach the South Team, which will include Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy this season. By Arnie Stapleton. SENT: 460 words. Photos.

COLLEGE

FBC--FARGO TO FRISCO

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State Bison and their fans owned Frisco, Texas, for five straight championship seasons, not only on the football field but in area hotels, restaurants and sports bars. Now returning after a one-year interruption, the Bison will find suburban Dallas a bit more crowded. The top-seeded and defending champion James Madison (14-0) and the No. 2-seeded Bison (13-1) will square off Saturday for the Football Championship Subdivision title in a matchup of the dominant FCS programs with well-traveled contingents. Dukes coach Mike Houston has described the quest for tickets as a contest in itself. By Dave Kolpack. SENT: 640 words.

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