National Sports Headlines from NBC Sports

NBA-best Thunder fall to Lakers

Kobe Bryant had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, Steve Nash added seven of his 17 points in the final 5 1/2 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 105-96 Sunday.

Caps get first win, Ovechkin gets first goal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season Sunday, and the Washington Capitals became the last NHL team to get a win, beating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2.

Celtics beat Heat in 2OT

Paul Pierce hit a go-ahead jumper with 31 seconds left and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-98 in double overtime Sunday after learning that All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Djokovic does it again — Aussie Open 3-peat!

Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday's final to become the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.


Maze wins slalom before home fans in Maribor

MARIBOR, Slovenia (AP) -Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss by posting an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday.

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