Magic beat Wizards130-120 despite Westbrook's historic night

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Orlando Magic beat Washington 130-120 on Saturday night, overcoming another triple-double by Russell Westbrook in his home debut for the Wizards.

Fox and Kings hold off Suns 106-103

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 24 points and seven assists, Richaun Holmes and Buddy Hield combined for five free throws in the final two minutes and the Sacramento Kings held off the Phoenix Suns 106-103 on Saturday night.

Kopp scores 23, Northwestern beats No. 23 Ohio State 71-70

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie knows Northwestern could wind up ranked next week. He and his teammates have loftier objectives.

Newman scores 17, Purdue holds off Maryland 73-70

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Newman scored 17 points, Eric Hunter Jr. added 16 and Purdue held off Maryland 73-70 on Friday.

Trice scores 29, No. 9 Wisconsin beats Michigan State 85-76

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — D’Mitrk Trice had to play on the road Christmas Day and still got to celebrate one of his best games with his family in the house.

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer K.C. Jones dies at 88

BOSTON (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion who won eight straight NBA titles during the Celtics' Bill Russell era and then coached the Boston teams with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish to two more championships in the 1980s, has died. He was 88.

Map presents patchwork of red and blue in Arizona district

PHOENIX (AP) — Out in the Southeast Valley, the Loop 202 freeway is often seen as a political compass. To the north of it is dense with Democratic voters; to the south, suburbs that start with a kiss of GOP pink but soon deepen to a solid red.

Epicurious is righting cultural wrongs one recipe at a time

NEW YORK (AP) — With a new Black editor in chief and ambitious promises to do better, a little corner of the Conde Nast universe is taking on racial and cultural injustice one recipe at a time.

China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up the ruling Communist Party’s efforts to control fast-growing tech industries.

Legals for December, 27 2020

Fox and Kings hold off Suns 106-103

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 24 points and seven assists, Richaun Holmes and Buddy Hield combined for five free throws in the final two minutes and the Sacramento Kings held off the Phoenix Suns 106-103 on Saturday night.

Magic beat Wizards130-120 despite Westbrook's historic night

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Orlando Magic beat Washington 130-120 on Saturday night, overcoming another triple-double by Russell Westbrook in his home debut for the Wizards.

Third-string QB Beathard throws 3 TDs, 49ers stun Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers limped into Saturday's game with no more playoff hopes and a group that included third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, unheralded running back Jeff Wilson and several defensive backups.

Browns down 6 players for Jets game due to COVID protocols

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his likely replacement, because of a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent contact tracing.

Kopp scores 23, Northwestern beats No. 23 Ohio State 71-70

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie knows Northwestern could wind up ranked next week. He and his teammates have loftier objectives.

Browns' Goodson out for Jets game after positive COVID test

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns will try to earn a playoff spot without starting linebacker B.J. Goodson, who will miss Sunday's game against the New York Jets after testing positive for COVID-19.

Map presents patchwork of red and blue in Arizona district

PHOENIX (AP) — Out in the Southeast Valley, the Loop 202 freeway is often seen as a political compass. To the north of it is dense with Democratic voters; to the south, suburbs that start with a kiss of GOP pink but soon deepen to a solid red.

Northwest Notes Dec. 26, 2020

They still have a spring schedule to play in 2021, but the Eastern Washington Eagles have announced their fall football schedule for '21.

RECORDS

Judgments and sentencings

Deadline for Idaho health insurance extended to the end of month

Idahoans can also apply for tax benefits until Dec. 31.