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10:12 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Jacob Clark found Ronnel Johnson in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime and Dylan Dixson ended the game with an interception to give Missouri State a 24-17 victory over New Mexico State

9:59 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Felipe Mora scored two first-half goals, defender Kamal Miller added another in the 82nd minute and the Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 in a wild-card match

9:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Devin Booker scored 31 points, Jordan Ott was victorious in his head coaching debut and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-116 on Wednesday night

9:49 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Anthony Edwards had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied in the fourth quarter for a 118-114 season-opening win over the Portland Trail Blazers

9:37 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A surfer in distress and a friend who tried to rescue him both died in stormy weather off the coast of the Australian city of Melbourne

9:21 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Victor Wembanyama had 40 points and 15 rebounds, helping the San Antonio Spurs spoil No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg’s debut in a 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks

9:08 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Walker Kessler had 22 points and nine rebounds, Lauri Markkanen scored 20 and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 129-108

9:08 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Mike Matheson scored on a one-timer off Ivan Demidov’s crossing pass a minute into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night

8:37 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Nick Minicucci threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns, with Sean Wilson and Kyre Duplessis each scoring twice, and Delaware held off Middle Tennessee 31-28

8:27 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Mike Brown got a hug before his first game from Spike Lee, who was dressed in an orange-and-blue suit

8:13 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Ja Morant scored 35 points, including a key basket with 32.9 seconds to play, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-122 in the season opener for both teams

8:10 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and the Chicago Bulls regrouped after blowing a 23-point lead to beat the Detroit Pistons 115-111 in their opener

8:09 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. will undergo an MRI after spraining his left ankle late in the first quarter of a season-opening 133-120 victory over the Washington Wizards

7:51 PM on Wednesday, October 22

RJ Barrett scored 25 points and Brandon Ingram added 16 points and nine rebounds in his Toronto debut as the Raptors ran away from the Atlanta Hawks for a 138-118 victory in the season opener for both teams

7:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Flamengo has edged Argentina’s Racing Club 1-0 at home in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinal series

7:48 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Hugo Cuypers scored two second-half goals, Brian Gutiérrez added another and the Chicago Fire advanced out of the wild card round with a 3-1 victory over Orlando City

7:42 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and 14 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed in a 133-120, season-opening victory over the Washington Wizards

7:22 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Tyrese Maxey scores 40 points, and VJ Edgecombe adds 34 to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener on Wednesday night

11:04 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Khris Middleton considers a standing ovation from an opposing team’s crowd one of the ultimate signs of respect

9:55 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The International Olympic Committee has recommended global sports federations cease holding major events in Indonesia after the country barred Israeli athletes from the ongoing gymnastics world championships in Jakarta