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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan added 20 and the Chicago Bulls stayed alone in the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference with a 98-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who didn’t wake up until the fourth quarter. The Bulls held the Cavs to

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 12 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets fend off the scrappy Oklahoma City Thunder 113-107 on Saturday night. Jokic added eight assists to go with 13-of-15 shooting from the floor and 9 of 10 at the free-throw line. But he

By The Associated Press Saint Peter’s has knocked off Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue and now has its sights on pulling another NCAA Tournament upset. The Peacocks are the first 15 seed to make the Elite Eight and they’ll play North Carolina in Philadelphia. North Carolina coach Hubert Davis says he pays no attention to

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour is headed to his record-setting 13th Final Four after Duke overwhelmed Arkansas 78-69 in the Blue Devils’ most complete performance of this NCAA Tournament run. A.J. Griffin scored 18 points, Paolo Banchero added 16 and and second-seeded Duke frustrated fourth-seeded

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan added 20 and the Chicago Bulls stayed alone in the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference with a 98-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who didn’t wake up until the fourth quarter. The Bulls held the Cavs to

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors routed the depleted Indiana Pacers 131-91 on Saturday night in a game delayed 70 minutes in the first half because of a speaker fire that forced the evacuation of fans. Scottie Barnes added 19 points, Precious Achiuwa 18,

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point as the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3. Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 42nd goal on a third-period power play to give Washington breathing room.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and the Brooklyn Nets overwhelmed Miami 110-95 on Saturday night, sending the Heat to their season-worst fourth consecutive loss. Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which got 11 points from Kyrie Irving —

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Houston is out of the NCAA Tournament, yet the Cougars look built to stay around as a power program for a long time. Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson has already promised as much. With a Final Four last season and a return to the Elite Eight,

DALLAS (AP) — Elias Petterson had two goals and a pair of milestones as the Vancouver Canucks rallied past the Dallas Stars 4-1. Petterson’s second goal was his 20th of the season and the 200th career point for the fourth-year player from Sweden. Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller also scored for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Jed Lowrie is staying with the Oakland Athletics to extend the infielder’s third stint with the club, reaching agreement on a one-year contract. The A’s announced the deal Saturday. Lowrie, who turns 38 next month, returned to Oakland last season on a minor league contract and became a key contributor on

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors’ game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night restarted at 9:30 p.m., about 70 minutes after it was suspended in the second quarter and the arena evacuated because of a fire in a speaker hanging over the stands. During the first quarter, two sections

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo and Harrison Barnes hit 3-pointers in the final minute of overtime and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Orlando Magic 114-110 on Saturday night. Davion Mitchell led the Kings with 22 points and nine assists, Barnes added 19 points and DiVincenzo had 16 points and