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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry knocked down all the dazzling shots everybody has come to expect from him in crunch time night after night — and then a surprising block at the rim that mattered just as much or maybe even more. Curry scored 36 points with 22

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie David Roddy scored a career-high 24 points, including 17 points in the fourth quarter, as the Memphis Grizzlies rallied for a 112-108 victory over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks. Roddy connected on 7 of 8 shots in the fourth, including 3 of 4 from outside the

PHOENIX (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 19 points, De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk added 18 and the Sacramento Kings used a balanced effort to beat the Phoenix Suns 128-119. The loss snapped Phoenix’s four-game winning streak. The Kings pushed to 3 1/2 games ahead of the Suns for the No. 3 seed in the Western

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares scored two of the four goals in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs roared back to down the Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Saturday night. Mitchell Marner had a goal and three assists for Toronto, while William Nylander and Auston Matthews each scored and had an assist. Noel Acciari

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jacob Shaffelburg scored a first-half goal and Joe Willis made it stand up without having to make a save as Nashville SC blanked CF Montreal 2-0. Shaffelburg found the net in the 37th minute with an assist from reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar. Taylor Washington added an insurance goal for Nashville (2-0-1)

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 36 and DeMar DeRozan added 27 as the Chicago Bulls used a huge run in the fourth quarter for a 119-111 win over the Houston Rockets. The Bulls trailed by four points midway through the fourth before going on a 13-0 run for

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Sincere Carry scored 26 points and Malique Jacobs added 18 as Kent State won the Mid-American Conference championship, 93-78 over top-seeded Toledo. The Rockets had their winning streak stopped at 17 and will likely miss the NCAA Tournament for the 43rd straight year. The second-seeded Golden

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jonathan Quick recorded his first shutout since joining the Vegas Golden Knights by making 33 saves in a 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Paul Cotter and Brett Howden had goals as the Golden Knights scored in every period.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Claire Liu in 65 minutes to win her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open. Swiatek is the defending champion and won 6-0, 6-1. Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6-3, 6-3. The defending men’s champion, Taylor Fritz, defeated Ben Shelton, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Andy Murray

By JOHN KREISER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored his second goal of the game with a minute left and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Saturday night after losing captain Steven Stamkos to a leg injury. Point broke a tie with a one-timer from between the circles

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer A hit is a hit, even if it’s only spring training. For Fernando Tatis Jr., it’s been a long time coming. The San Diego Padres star had been 0 for 16 this spring before hitting a smash shot off the glove of Chicago White Sox shortstop Erik Gonzalez for

MONTREAL (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1. Nathan Bastian and Tomas Tatar also scored to help the Devils get their sixth win in eight games (6-1-1) and move two points behind Carolina for first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A college baseball umpire was suspended indefinitely by the Southland Conference on Saturday in connection with a pair of late called strikes to end a game between Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans. The sequence of disputed calls began when home plate umpire Reggie Drummer called a second strike on a

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Smith scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers beat Detroit 121-115, extending the Pistons’ losing streak to 11 games. Isaiah Jackson added 19 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana, which improved to 5-2 in its last seven games. Andrew

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dylan Disu overcame early foul trouble to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added 17 apiece, and seventh-ranked Texas silenced a heavily pro-Kansas crowd in a 76-56 romp over the third-ranked Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament. After going

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Talen Horton-Tucker scored a season-high 37 points and had 10 assists and nine rebounds as the Utah Jazz defeated the Charlotte Hornets 119-111 on Saturday night for their second straight win. Walker Kessler added 17 points and 16 rebounds and Kelly Olynyk had 17 points

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Tishara Morehouse scored 20 points and distributed six assists as Florida Gulf Coast cruised to an 84-60 win over Liberty in the Atlantic Sun Conference championship game, earning the Eagles their seventh straight and ninth overall tournament title. Florida Gulf Coast (32-3) claims the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday. Pittsburgh led 2-1 until Jason Zucker’s goal at 14:24 of the third period. Zucker, who redirected a Marcus Pettersson shot between Carter Hart’s pads, has 10 goals in the last

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 28 points, Seth Lundy had 16 and Penn State beat No. 19 Indiana 77-73 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship. Andrew Funk added nine points as 10th-seeded Penn State won for the eighth time in nine games. The Nittany Lions went

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A long day at The Players Championship has ended with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler in the lead. Scheffler birdied his last hole and shot 65 to build a two-shot advantage over Min Woo Lee of Australia. Lee is the younger brother of U.S.