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Sandro Mamukelashvili puts up 34 as Spurs dump Knicks
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a career-high 34 points, 21 of them in a rousing fourth quarter, as the host San Antonio Spurs ambushed the slow-starting New York Knicks 120-105 on Wednesday.,The Spurs led by 24 points at halftime and by 11 after three quarters. New York drew to within 103-94 on Mikal ...

Thunder clinch division with wipeout of 76ers
Aaron Wiggins scored 26 points and Jaylin Williams had his second career triple-double as the host Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off the Philadelphia 76ers 133-100 on Wednesday.,The Thunder (57-12), headed toward the top seed in the Western Conference, clinched the Northwest Division.,Williams finis...

Cade Cunningham's last-second hoop pulls Pistons past Heat
Cade Cunningham banked in a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left on Wednesday as the visiting Detroit Pistons sent the Miami Heat to their ninth straight loss, 116-113.,Cunningham, from the top of the key, got his shot off over Bam Adebayo. Cunningham, who is 3 inches shorter than the 6-foot-...

Bennedict Mathurin's big finish rescues Pacers in win over Mavericks
Bennedict Mathurin's sensational fourth quarter and a 3-pointer by Andrew Nembhard with 14.7 seconds left opened Indiana's five-game homestand in dramatic fashion with a 135-131 win over Dallas on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 points in the final 5:54, including 10 straight...

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray ruled out vs. Lakers
Denver Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are sitting out Wednesday's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to injuries.,Jokic is dealing with a left ankle impingement and a right elbow contusion. Murray has a sprained right ankle.,Both players also sat out Monday's 114-105 road vict...

Steven Lorentz, Maple Leafs slide past Avalanche
Steven Lorentz scored a short-handed goal in the third period to break a tie and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Auston Matthews also scored for the Maple Leafs (41-24-3, 85 points) and Joseph Woll was strong in making 38 saves. Toronto split ...

Rockets run win streak to 8 by defeating Magic
Jalen Green scored 26 points, Alperen Sengun had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the visiting Houston Rockets extended their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 116-108 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.,Fred VanVleet added 19 points for Houston (45-25), which outscored Orlando 32-...

Iowa State overtakes Princeton for First Four victory
Audi Crooks scored 27 points and Addy Brown contributed 22 for Iowa State, which rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat Princeton 68-63 on Wednesday in a Women's NCAA Tournament First Four game in South Bend, Ind.,The Cyclones (23-11) advance as a No. 11 seed to face No. 6 seed Michigan...

2025 Valspar Championship: Preview, Prop Picks & Best Bets
The PGA Tour's Florida Swing rolls on with the Valspar Championship, which tees off Thursday at Innesbrook Resort in Palm Harbor.,While it lacks the event status of Bay Hill or TPC Sawgrass the past two weeks, Innesbrook's Copperhead course is among the favorite tour stops for several players. With ...

Gael Monfils becomes second-oldest male to win match in Miami
Frenchman Gael Monfils because the second-oldest ATP player to win a match at the Miami Open by delivering a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Hungary's Fabian Marozsan in first-round play on Wednesday.,The 38-year-old Monfils had 15 aces among 38 winners.,The only older male to win in Miami is Hall of Fam...

Mount St. Mary's holds off American, earns matchup with Duke
DAYTON, Ohio -- Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilia each scored 22 points to help Mount St. Mary's hold off American 83-72 on Wednesday night in a First Four victory. , ,Dallas Hobbs added 17 for the Mountaineers (23-12), who advance as a No. 16 seed to play top-seeded Duke in a first-round East Region c...

Stars to put home win streak to test against Lightning
Streaks are set to clash as the Tampa Bay Lightning eye a third consecutive victory Thursday night against the Dallas Stars, who will look for a ninth straight home win. ,Tampa Bay (39-23-5, 83 points) is vying for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with an oppo...

Jimmy Butler, Warriors look to maintain momentum vs. Raptors
The Jimmy Butler trade continues to pay dividends for the Golden State Warriors, who are 15-3 since acquiring the six-time All-Star from the Miami Heat on Feb. 6.,The Warriors (40-29) are poised to resume their climb up the Western Conference standings when they face the Toronto Raptors (24-45) on T...

Amid three-game skid, Predators out for revenge on Ducks
The last 15 games of a lost NHL season can seem like a lifetime, but the Nashville Predators still hope they can generate some momentum heading into a long offseason.,The Predators will get their next chance to end their latest skid when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Nashville (25-3...

Canucks' critical road trip begins against defensive-minded Blues
The Vancouver Canucks' postseason hopes hang in the balance as they head out for a pivotal six-game road trip.,The Canucks (32-25-11, 75 points) will start that journey Thursday night in St. Louis to play the Blues (34-28-7, 75 points).,Vancouver has gone 6-7-0 since the break for the 4 Nations Face...

Cruising Capitals host offensively-challenged Flyers
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals will play host to the floundering Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,The Capitals (45-15-8, 98 points) have won seven of their past eight contests, with their latest win coming on Tuesday when they took down the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on the road.,Loga...

Both playoff chases in focus when Devils, Flames meet
The New Jersey Devils have created space ahead of their closest pursuers with the Stanley Cup playoffs coming into sight, and look to solidify their position further when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,The Devils (37-26-6, 80 points) have won four of five games and own an eight-po...

Emma Raducanu rolls to easy first-round win in Miami
Emma Raducanu drilled six aces while recording a 6-2, 6-1 victory over wild card Sayaka Ishii in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday.,Raducanu converted 5 of 6 break points while defeating the 19-year-old from the Japan in just 65 minutes.,"I was just so focused on every point and trying ...

Panthers in search of speed in visit to Blue Jackets
The Florida Panthers find themselves scrambling to shore up their defense as they continue their six-game road trip against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.,Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is deemed week-to-week after sustaining an apparent right arm injury in the first period of Florida's 4-2 setba...

Navy's Ed DeChellis retires after 29 seasons as a head coach
Navy coach Ed DeChellis announced his retirement on Wednesday after coaching 426 games over 14 seasons at the Academy.,DeChellis, 66, surpassed Ben Carnevale (417) for most games coached at the school earlier this season. He went 196-230 at Navy, including 15-19 this season.,"It has been a great hon...