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Celtics visit Wizards in meeting of NBA's best, worst teams
Teams at opposite ends of the NBA standings will meet Sunday evening when the Boston Celtics visit the Washington Wizards....

Hurricanes aim to ride momentum into meeting vs. Senators
The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators don't have a lot in common in regard to the paths they've traveled this season....

Golden Knights aim to halt slump in clash vs. Devils
With just a month to go in the regular season, the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights are battling just to make the playoffs....

Wisconsin aims to cap storybook run vs. Illinois in Big Ten title game
Wisconsin finished the regular season on a down note by winning just three of 11 games....

Rangers, Islanders meet with playoff aspirations in mind
In a little over a month, the New York Rangers and New York Islanders could meet in the first round of the postseason....

Wings aim to remain on right track in matchup with Penguins
The Detroit Red Wings will look for their second win in a row Sunday evening when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that might be more significant than it would seem at first glance....

Florida, No. 12 Auburn collide with SEC tournament title on line
When Florida hosted Auburn on Feb. 10, the Gators played one of their best games of the season and blew out the Tigers 81-65, establishing a 42-26 lead at the break and pushing the margin as high as 29 points in the second half....

Marcin Tybura prevails via submission at UFC Fight Night
Marcin Tybura used a rear naked choke to beat Tai Tuivasa by submission on Saturday night in their main event heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas....

Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Iowa State stifles No. 1 Houston in Big 12 final
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points as No. 7 Iowa State dominated No. 1 Houston 69-41 Saturday night in the Big 12 tournament final in front of a largely partisan Iowa State crowd in Kansas City, Mo....

Report: Ohio State to elevate Jake Diebler to head coach
After guiding Ohio State to a 6-2 record when he took over the program in February, interim head coach Jake Diebler is expected to be named the Buckeyes' head coach, per an ESPN report Saturday night....

NHL roundup: Predators extend point streak to 14 games
Roman Josi scored two third-period goals as the Nashville Predators extended their point streak to 14 games with a 4-1 victory over the host Seattle Kraken on Saturday night....

NBA roundup: Steph Curry lifts Warriors past Lakers in return
Stephen Curry scored 31 points in his return from a three-game absence and Klay Thompson added 26 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors earned a 128-121 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday....

Artturi Lehkonen's last-second OT goal lifts Avs over Oilers
Artturi Lehkonen scored with 0.5 seconds left in overtime and Sean Walker scored two goals as the visiting Colorado Avalanche won their sixth consecutive game 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night....

Alex Ovechkin, Caps pull out 2-1 win over Canucks
Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied past the Vancouver Canucks for a 2-1 win on Saturday night....

Knicks flip switch in fourth, tackle Kings
Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks provided all the scoring during a score-flipping, fourth-quarter run and the New York Knicks' defense suffocated a fifth straight opponent for a 98-91 win over the host Sacramento Kings on Saturday night....

Predators top Kraken to extend point streak to 14 games
Roman Josi scored two third-period goals as the Nashville Predators extended their point streak to 14 games with a 4-1 victory over the host Seattle Kraken on Saturday night....

Mike Conley scores 25 in return to Utah as Wolves top Jazz
Mike Conley scored 25 points in his Salt Lake City return and Anthony Edwards scored 31 to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-100 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night....

Thanks to ‘NBA’ depth, UConn eyeing NCAA No. 1 overall seed
NEW YORK — Saturday's results broke exactly how they needed to for the defending national champions....

Carlos Alcaraz headed back to final at Indian Wells
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain weathered storms both on the court and off to beat third-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif....

N’Faly Dante powers Oregon past Colorado for Pac-12 title
N'Faly Dante shot 12 of 12 from the floor en route to a game-high 25 points, and the fourth-seeded Oregon Ducks outlasted the third-seeded Colorado Buffaloes to win the final Pac-12 tournament championship, 75-68, on Saturday in Las Vegas....