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By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists for his 25th triple-double this season to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Memphis Grizzlies 113-97 in a showdown of the top two teams in the Western Conference. Denver won the season series 2-1 and holds a

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Marcus Domask’s 17 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Missouri State Bears 54-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal round

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres expect to be big bashers in the batter’s box this season. On Friday night, they were a big bunch of nothing. Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele and six relievers combined on baseball’s first spring training no-hitter since 2017, blanking the Padres 4-0.

By The Associated Press CEDAR CITY, Utah — Led by Jason Spurgin’s 20 points, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers 81-71. The Thunderbirds improved to 20-11 with the victory and the Lancers fell to 16-15.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Defenseman Cale Makar has been cleared to return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup after two different hits over an 11-day span landed him both times in the league’s concussion protocol. He plans to play Saturday in Dallas. The Norris Trophy winner missed five straight games and

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help eighth-ranked Virginia Tech beat Miami 68-42 in the quarterfinals at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Georgia Amoore added 16 points with five 3-pointers for the third-seeded Hokies. Virginia Tech led big early en route to

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Aaron Wiggins scored 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 130-103 to snap a five-game losing streak. The Thunder hadn’t won since their final game before the All-Star break on Feb. 15. They never trailed in this one. Oklahoma City’s Shai

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR superstar Chase Elliott had successful surgery for an unspecified injury to his left leg Friday night, hours after a snowboarding accident in Colorado. He will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Team owner Rick Hendrick told The Associated Press that Elliott was “just out of

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 41 points to overcome Damian Lillard’s 33 points, giving new coach Quin Snyder his first Atlanta win as the Hawks beat the slumping Portland Trail Blazers 129-111. Murray scored 15 points in the second quarter. He made 17 of 22 shots

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Diamond Miller had 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists to drive No. 5 Maryland past Illinois 73-58 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Abby Meyers added 14 points and five rebounds and Lavender Briggs scored 11 points as the Terrapins improved to 25-5.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Julius Randle scored 43 points with the last coming on a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to eight games with a 122-120 win over the Miami Heat. Randle was 16 of 25 from the floor, 8

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points while tying a career high with six 3s, Kevin Durant finished with 20 points in his second game with the Suns, and Phoenix beat the Chicago Bulls 125-104. Josh Okogie scored 25 and made five 3-pointers, and the Suns withstood big

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Chase Elliott has injured his left leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado and will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Hendrick Motorsports said NASCAR’s most popular driver was scheduled to have surgery Friday night. No additional details about Elliott’s condition or Friday’s accident were provided.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Katie Volynets has reached her first WTA semifinal by beating reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. Volynets is a Californian who is ranked 92nd. She went ahead 4-0 in the opening set Friday,

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 28 points and Flau’jae Johnson 21 as No. 4 LSU used its long-range shooting to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals with an 83-66 victory over Georgia. Morris and Johnson each had five of LSU’s 11 3-pointers. Angel Reese was held

By The Associated Press KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry scored 35 points, including 11 in the overtime, as the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Akron Zips 89-84 on Friday night. The Golden Flashes moved to 25-6 with the victory and the Zips dropped to 21-10.

By The Associated Press CHARLAOTTE, N.C. — Led by Jay Pal’s 23 points, the Campbell Fighting Camels defeated the Longwood Lancers 81-68 in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Balogun scored 11 points, the final two from the line to give No. 13 Duke the lead for good with just under two minutes left, and the Blue Devils won the lowest-scoring game in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament history, knocking off No. 18 North Carolina 44-40. In a defensive battle,

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 12 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead seventh-ranked Iowa past Purdue 69-58 after a sluggish start in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night. Clark, the preseason All-Big Ten Player of the Year and the nation’s