James and Doncic score 30 to help Lakers hold off Pelicans 111-103

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – LeBron James scored 30 points, Luca Doncic capped his 30-point, 10-assist performance with a pair of off-balance, bail-out 3s as the shot clock wound down, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the reeling New Orleans Pelicans 111-103 on Tuesday night.

England Rallies After Early Setbacks on Day 4 of Final Ashes test

SYDNEY (AP) – England weathered multiple setbacks with skipper Ben Stokes limping from the field and opener Zak Crawley dismissed in the first over of the second innings before rallying to reach 80-1 at lunch Wednesday on Day 4 of the fifth and final Ashes test.

Nottingham Forest seals late 2-1 win at West Ham

LONDON (AP) – Nottingham Forest piled the pressure on former manager Nuno Espirito Santo with a 2-1 win at West Ham on Tuesday.

A's hit speedbump with trademark denial for 'Las Vegas Athletics'

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has for now denied the A’s request to trademark the names “Las Vegas Athletics” and “Vegas Athletics.”

Coco Gauff gives US 1-0 lead over Greece in United Cup quarterfinals

PERTH, Australia (AP) – After a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court Wednesday in the United Cup quarterfinals.

Golden Knights win 4-3, hand Jets their 10th straight loss

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Tomas Hertl scored on the power play at 4:47 of overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg 4-3 on Tuesday night, handing the Jets their 10th straight loss.

CJ McCollum steadies Wizards with 120-112 win over Magic

WASHINGTON (AP) – CJ McCollum scored 27 points and steadied the Wizards after they nearly blew a 26-point lead as Washington held on for a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

Elijah Strong scores 30 points, leads South Carolina over LSU 78-68

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Elijah Strong scored a career-high 30 points, and South Carolina built a big first-half lead that held off LSU for a 78-68 victory on Tuesday night.

Wembanyama returns to play against Grizzlies after missing 2 games

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Victor Wembanyama played in Tuesday night’s game between the San Antionio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies after missing two games with left knee soreness.