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By The Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — Led by Jordan Johnson’s 29 points, the New Orleans Privateers defeated the Houston Christian Huskies 90-69 in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament.

IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, had a season-high 13 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season as the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the Washington Wizards 117-111. Jevon Carter added 20 points while shooting 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, and Jrue

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 38 points, playing 55 minutes in place of injured starter Jalen Brunson, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Boston Celtics 131-129 in two overtimes for their season-high ninth straight victory. Quickley had seven points in the second overtime and added eight

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Led by Nicolas Timberlake’s 19 points, the Towson Tigers defeated the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 86-60 in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points and seven rebounds in his return from a five-game absence and the Oklahoma City Thunder led all the way while beating the Utah Jazz 129-119 on Sunday night. Rookie Jalen Williams added a career-high 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting and Josh

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Jesper Boqvist scored twice, Timo Meier had a goal in his Devils debut and Damon Severson had a goal and an assist. Dougie Hamilton and Erik

VANCOUVER (AP) — The New Zealand women’s team has assured itself of a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Australia 19-12 in the final of the Vancouver stop on the World Rugby Sevens Series. New Zealand’s fourth consecutive title in this season’s World Series has taken it 14 points clear of Australia on

BOISE, Idaho — Oakland Fort came off the bench to score 15 points, burying a 3-pointer at the buzzer to rally No. 9 seed Northern Arizona to an 81-80 victory over top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Xavier Fuller finished with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Lumberjacks

By The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Led by Andrew Rohde’s 27 points, the Saint Thomas Tommies defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 67-60 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges went 9 for 9 in a 19-point first quarter, finishing with 33 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 102-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Two nights after coming from 28 down to beat Boston in the biggest comeback in the NBA this season, the Nets led by as

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 23 points and Bella Murekatete added 21 to help Washington State earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 19 UCLA 65-61 in the Pac-12 Championship. It was the first-ever tournament championship for the Washington State women. Up by three with

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says there’s no timetable for Ja Morant to return to the team. The two-time All-Star isn’t in Los Angeles for games against the Clippers and Lakers while the NBA investigates a social media post in which Morant appeared to be

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nicolas Deslauriers, Noah Cates and Scott Laughton scored goals for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carter Hart stopped 24 shots in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. David Perron scored his 16th goal for the Red Wings and Ville Husso had 34 saves. Deslauriers and

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets got a 142-110 victory over San Antonio, beating the Spurs for the second straight night in a matchup of the Western Conference’s worst teams. The Rockets snapped an 11-game skid with a 122-110 win Saturday night in

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Running back Devon Achane of Texas A&M outdueled former Texas Longhorns star Bijan Robinson by posting the fastest 40-yard dash at the NFL’s annual scouting combine workout. Achane finished in 4.32 seconds and was one of three backs to break the 4.4 mark. Robinson was fifth on the list at 4.46. Chase

By KIRK KERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored his first two goals with Vegas and Jonathan Quick got his first victory with the Golden Knights in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Shea Theodore and Reilly Smith also scored for Vegas, which got its third straight home win. Quick —

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored eight of his 41 points from the foul line in the final three minutes Sunday night to the lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-119 win over the Orlando Magic. Jerami Grant added 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark chased down her 10th rebound for Iowa with 5:18 left in the game and flashed a knowing grin, her 10th career triple-double secured. The Hawkeyes were all smiles all afternoon. Their second straight Big Ten Tournament title was locked up early. Clark had 30

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 23 points and Bella Murekatete added 21 to help Washington State earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 19 UCLA 65-61 in the Pac-12 Championship. It was the first-ever tournament championship for the Washington State women’s basketball program. Up by three

BOSTON (AP) — Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed the game against Boston because of soreness in his left foot. New York came into the game Sunday with an eight-game winning streak, matching its longest of the season. Brunson was the Eastern Conference’s player of the month for February, averaging 27.3 points, six assists and shooting