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JuJu Watkins (30 points), USC fend off Baylor to reach Elite Eight
PORTLAND, Ore. — JuJu Watkins scored 30 points, including nine of Southern California's final 10 points, as the Trojans held off Baylor 74-70 Saturday in the Portland Regional semifinals....

Magic beat undermanned Grizzlies by 30 points
Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 118-88 on Saturday....

Avalanche defeat Predators to clinch playoff spot
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff spot with a 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators in Denver on Saturday night....

Ricardo Gonzalez fires course-record 63 to take Galleri Classic lead
Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina rocketed up the leaderboard with a course-record 9-under 63 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead at the Galleri Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif....

Alexis Lafreniere (hat trick, 2 assists), Rangers beat Coyotes
Chris Kreider snapped a third-period tie with his 300th career goal and Alexis Lafreniere recorded his first career hat trick in the New York Rangers' 8-5 victory over the host Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz....

Duke looks to end league rival NC State's surprising run
Atlantic Coast Conference foes Duke and North Carolina State will play Sunday for the third time this month, and the plight of one of the squads is entirely different from just four weeks ago....

Danielle Collins tops Elena Rybakina for Miami Open title
Unseeded Danielle Collins beat fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Saturday....

Reports: Kings G Malik Monk (knee) out 4 to 6 weeks
Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will be sidelined four to six weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee, according to multiple reports on Saturday....

Spurs, Warriors ride winning streaks into duel in Texas
The San Antonio Spurs look to continue their most successful streak of the season and throw a monkey wrench into the postseason plans of the Golden State Warriors when the teams battle Sunday in San Antonio....

Defending champion UConn completely dominates Illinois
BOSTON — Top-seeded UConn shut down Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. and scored the first 25 points of the second half to coast to a 77-52 victory over the third-seeded Fighting Illini in the Elite Eight on Thursday....

Braves pour it on with 19-hit attack to crush Phillies
The Atlanta Braves scored seven runs over the first three innings en route to a 12-4 win over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday....

Guardians' offense keeps rolling in blowout over A's
San Francisco Bay Area native Steven Kwan hit his first career home run in Oakland, Gabriel Arias collected two hits, two runs and two RBIs in his first start of the season and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 12-3 on Saturday afternoon....

Scottie Scheffler among five sharing Houston Open lead
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is among five players tied for the lead after the third round Saturday of the Texas Children's Houston Open....

Nationals rally with 3 in ninth to edge Reds
Keibert Ruiz homered in the eighth and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth when he was hit by a pitch as the Washington Nationals rallied for three runs in the ninth in a 7-6 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday....

After tough start, Celtics shut down Pelicans
Kristaps Porzingis had a double-double and Boston's defense stifled the New Orleans Pelicans' offense in the visiting Celtics' 104-92 victory Saturday....

Orioles score 9 in sixth to cruise past Angels
The Baltimore Orioles broke open a close game with a nine-run sixth inning and cruised to a 13-4 rout of the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon....

Zack Littell, Rays keep Blue Jays under control
Zack Littell pitched six shutout innings and Randy Arozarena hit his first home run of the season as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla....

Pirates' Jared Jones whiffs 10 Marlins, wins MLB debut
Jared Jones struck out 10 in his major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates banged out 16 hits in a 9-3 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon....

Twins use 4-run ninth to rally past Royals
Christian Vazquez sparked a ninth-inning rally to help the Minnesota Twins top the host Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday afternoon....

Connor McDavid scores twice, helps Oilers crush Ducks
Connor McDavid scored twice and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-1 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday....