Desmond Bane scores 36 points to help the Magic hold off the Clippers, 111-109

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 36 points and Paolo Banchero added 16 points and eight assists as the Orlando Magic held on for a 111-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.

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Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Tristan da Silva scored 13 for the Magic, who improved to 5-2 since Feb. 5.

Kawhi Leonard shrugged off an ankle injury to score 37 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Clippers, who are 4-5 since Feb. 2. Mathurin missed a 3-point attempt to win the game at the buzzer.

Jordan Miller had 14 points for the Clippers.

Leonard exited Friday's loss against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle sprain. Mathurin was playing in his fifth game for the Clippers after he was acquired at the trade deadline from the Indiana Pacers.

Orlando won despite going 8 of 23 from 3-point range, two games after setting a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in a victory at Sacramento. Jalen Suggs missed his second consecutive game for the Magic with back spasms.

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In a tight game throughout, Leonard gave the Clippers a 107-105 lead with 3:03 remaining on a jumper from the top of the key. The Magic took charge from there as Bane hit a jumper to tie the score and then made a layup with 1:28 left for a 109-107 advantage.

As the Clippers missed four consecutive shots, Orlando went up 111-107 on a fast-break dunk from Banchero with 40 seconds left.

Bane tried to pad the Magic's lead with eight seconds remaining but had his shot blocked inside by rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser. Mathurin then raced down the floor only to miss a 25-footer as time expired.

Up next

Magic: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Clippers: Host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.

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byLiam Oneel

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February 22, 2026

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FBI director joins US men's hockey team in locker room celebration of Olympic gold medal

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel joined the American men's hockey players in the locker room Sunday for a rowdy celebration ofwinning the gold medalin the Winter Olympics.

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While he was in Milan, the U.S. Secret Serviceshot and killed an armed manwho had driven into Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Florida. Hours later, around the time the game against Canada was headed into overtime, Patel posted on X that the FBI was "dedicating all necessary resources in the investigation."

Videos shared on social media showed a pumped-up Patel drinking beer from a bottle and spraying the rest around the locker room. After one of the players draped his gold medal around Patel's neck, he joined the players as they jumped up and down.

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"There was a threat at the president's residence at MAL, Americans in Mexico are facing major threats by cartel members, Nancy Guthrie is still missing, and our FBI Director thinks he's a frat bro?!," Xochitl Hinojosa, the spokeswoman for former Attorney General Merrick Garland said on X.

Patel responded to the criticism by posting that he was "extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys."

The FBI director had defended his official trip to Italy by saying he was going to meet with Italian law enforcement officials and Americans helping to provide security at the Olympics. He posted pictures this week of his visit to the Milan Joint Operations Center, which he said was charged with protecting the security of American athletes and all those who traveled to Milan for the Winter Games. He also posted a photo of his meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Italy.

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February 22, 2026

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Nick Boyd excels as No. 24 Wisconsin defeats Iowa

Nick Boyd registered game highs of 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds and Nolan Winter scored 18 points to lift No. 24 Wisconsin to an 84-71 victory against visiting Iowa on Sunday in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) won for the third time in four games while shooting 53.8%. That included a 10-for-24 effort from long range. Austin Rapp connected on 4-of-5 attempts from deep to finish with 14 points.

Bennett Stirtz paced Iowa with 23 points as the Hawkeyes lost for the third time in four games.

Wisconsin made five of its first eight shots in the second half while seizing momentum with an 11-0 run over 2:33 in which four different Badgers scored.

Iowa (19-8, 9-7) drew within three points on a Stirtz layup with 6:15 to go but Wisconsin pulled away with a 10-0 spurt over the next two-plus minutes. Rapp hit two treys during the surge and Boyd punctuated it with a layup that put the Badgers ahead by 13.

Boyd finished one rebound shy of a triple-double. His 10 assists marked a career high. John Blackwell had 13 points for the Badgers.

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Iowa shot 47.5% and had four scorers in double figures. Alvaro Folgueiras and Tate Sage contributed 11 points each while Tavion Banks added 10.

Cam Manyawu grabbed seven rebounds for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa took a 41-40 lead into halftime behind 12 points from Stirtz and a 56% showing from the floor. The Hawkeyes surrendered the first points of the game on a Winter dunk before responding with an alley-oop from Kael Combs to Banks that sparked them to a fast start.

Stirtz drilled a 3-pointer at the 15:02 mark to give Iowa its largest lead at 17-8. Wisconsin, which shot 53.6% before the break, regrouped as Boyd (15 points) and Winter (14) led the way.

Rapp hit a pair of 3s to help Wisconsin dig out of its early hole. Rapp missed Tuesday's loss at Ohio State with an illness.

The Hawkeyes and Badgers shot a combined 11-for-26 from long range in the first half while committing just seven collective turnovers.

--Field Level Media

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February 22, 2026

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