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Lakers face Pacers, try to strengthen play-in chances
The Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers will compress their season series into six days with the first of the two meetings taking place Sunday in Los Angeles....

Naomi Osaka continues surge at Miami Open
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan continued her return to dominance on Saturday, pulling off a 6-2, 7-6 (5) upset of 15th-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Fla....

No. 13 Yale eyes another shocker vs. San Diego State
Fifth-seeded San Diego State is aiming for a Sweet 16 appearance to piggyback on last year's run to the NCAA title game....

Iowa St. pulls away to oust Wazzu, advance to Sweet 16
Tamin Lipsey scored 15 points and Iowa State reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons with a 67-56 victory over Washington State on Saturday in East Region second-round play at Omaha, Neb....

North Carolina recovers to bounce Michigan State, 85-69
CHARLOTTE — RJ Davis scored 20 points and No. 1 seed North Carolina shrugged off a slow start and a couple of shaky moments to defeat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament's West Region second round Saturday night....

No. 1 Houston poised for challenge vs. surging Texas A&M
MEMPHIS — When Texas A&M and Houston played Dec. 16 at the Houston Rockets' Toyota Center, the Aggies didn't have second-leading scorer Tyrece Radford and played emerging guard Manny Obaseki for only nine minutes in a 70-66 loss....

Kraken, Canadiens out to snap losing streaks
Say this for the Seattle Kraken: At least they're consistent....

Predators blank Red Wings, extend point streak to 17
Filip Forsberg scored the only goal with 5:14 remaining, Juuse Saros recorded his third shutout and the host Nashville Predators extended their point streak to 17 games by edging the Detroit Red Wings, 1-0, on Saturday....

Battling for top spot, Wolves out to sweep Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves will try to finish off a regular-season series sweep against the Golden State Warriors when the teams tip off Sunday evening in Minneapolis....

Battling for Central lead, hot Stars open trip at Coyotes
In a three-way battle for first place in the Central Division, the Dallas Stars begin a key four-game Western road trip Sunday night against the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe, Ariz....

Spring training roundup: Astros (6 HRs) tee off on Mets
Alex Bregman belted two of the Houston Astros' six home runs, finishing 3-for-4 with six RBIs in a 13-5 romp over the host New York Mets in spring training action Saturday in Port St. Lucie, Fla....

Bucks, Thunder figure to light up scoreboard
A couple of teams toward the top of their respective conferences face off for the first time as the Milwaukee Bucks welcome the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night....

LSU coach Kim Mulkey threatens legal action against Wash. Post
LSU women's coach Kim Mulkey addressed media Saturday amid speculation that she would soon be the subject of a Washington Post article, going so far as to threaten legal action against the newspaper....

Keith Mitchell (66) leads after 3 rounds at Valspar
Keith Mitchell overcame three bogeys on the front nine to fire a 5-under-par 66 and take a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Valspar Championship on Saturday in Palm Harbor, Fla....

Wake Forest-Georgia tangle again, this time in NIT
No. 1 seeded Wake Forest will host No. 4 seed Georgia in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C....

Gonzaga ousts No. 4 seed Kansas in 89-68 drubbing
Anton Watson scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Gonzaga delivered a massive second-half knockout punch in routing Kansas 89-68 on Saturday in Midwest Region second-round action at Salt Lake City....

Cavaliers, Heat missing key pieces entering rematch
The Miami Heat, who have lost six of their past nine games, are set to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night....

Caitlin Clark (27 points), Iowa cruise past Holy Cross
Caitlin Clark scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished 10 assists to lead No. 1 seed Iowa to a 91-65 win over Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City....

Women's NCAA Tournament Albany 1 roundup: No. 2 Notre Dame handles Kent St.
Sonia Citron scored a career-high-tying 29 points to power No. 2 Notre Dame to an 81-67 first-round NCAA Tournament victory over No. 15 Kent State on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind....

Jordan Kyrou’s hat trick powers Blues past Wild in OT
Brandon Saad scored the winning goal 2:03 into overtime to lift the visiting St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn....