BASKETBALL
Red Claws rally to beat Mad Ants in overtime
Jalen Jones scored 29 points, and the Maine Red Claws rode a 7-0 run at the start of overtime to a 124-121 victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Thursday night at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Marcus Georges-Hunt added 28 points and Coron Williams scored 22 for Maine (8-3), which rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit.
Jones’ jumper on the first shot of overtime gave Maine its first lead at 116-114. Damion Lee followed with a bucket and Arthur Edwards added a 3-pointer with 1:35 remaining.
Fort Wayne (7-2) led 63-55 at halftime and opened the third with a 13-5 run. The Red Claws fought back to make it an eight-point game going into the fourth and pulled even at 114 on a pair of free throws from Georges-Hunt with 30 seconds remaining.
The Red Claws got a defensive stop and had a chance to win in regulation, but a floater from Williams rimmed out at the buzzer.
GOLF
PGA TOUR: Steve Stricker returned from a long layoff to team with Jerry Kelly and take the first-round lead in the Franklin Templeton Shootout at Naples, Florida.
The Madison, Wisconsin, duo shot a 16-under 56 in the scramble format at Tiburon Golf Club for a one-stroke lead over Harris English and Matt Kuchar.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Rafa Cabrera Bello had four birdies and an eagle for an opening 6-under 64 and a one-stroke lead at the Hong Kong Open.
Sebastien Gros shot 65, while 11 were tied at 66.
Masters champion Danny Willett and Ian Poulter were in a group of 10 with 68s.
Defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose, who pulled out of last week’s Hero World Challenge in Bermuda because of a back injury, shot 70.
SOCCER
EUROPA LEAGUE: Manchester United won for the first time in 10 away games in European competition and advanced to the knockout stage by defeating Zorya Luhansk 2-0 at Odessa, Ukraine, on goals by Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
TENNIS
FED CUP: Former top-10 player Kathy Rinaldi is the U.S. team’s new captain, succeeding Mary Joe Fernandez, who stepped down in October after eight years in the job.
FIGURE SKATING
GRAND PRIX FINAL: Yuzuru Hanyu took the lead with an electrifying performance in the short program at Marseille, France, to stay on course for a fourth straight title.
Two-time former champion Patrick Chan of Canada was second, and two-time world champion Javier Fernandez of Spain was third after sloppy errors.
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