Luka, Lebron Lead Lakers Past Rockets

Luka (40 points), LeBron (30) lead Lakers

From Broderick Turner: The operation of Luka Doncic and LeBron James was overpowering and enthralling for each to spot during nan Lakers’ dynamic 124-116 win complete nan Houston Rockets astatine Toyota Center connected Wednesday.

Doncic was masterful pinch his adjacent triple-double of 40 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds.

“I thought he decidedly put connected a session down nan stretch,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said. “Whether it was successful isolation, versus fires successful isolations, versus nan daze pinch (Alperen) Segun, he conscionable sewage america bully discourtesy whether for himself aliases for his teammates each azygous clip down nan floor….We moved nan basketball, truthful that benignant of sewage america going and past erstwhile Luka came backmost successful he was conscionable fantastic.”

James was a unit pinch 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

He was ace efficient, missing conscionable 1 of his 14 shots and making some of his three-pointers.

“Look, he was awesome coming and I deliberation two, portion of nan improvement of him connected this squad has been, peculiarly successful this stretch, it’s conscionable been his patience,” Redick said. “His patience, knowing he’s going to get nan shot and he’s going to person modulation opportunities and he’s going to person plays called for him and he’s going to play off-ball and get a area three…He was great.”

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Clippers suffer to Pelicans

Saddiq Bey scored 25 points, Trey Murphy added 23 and nan New Orleans Pelicans overcame an early 18-point spread to hit nan Clippers 124-109 connected Wednesday night.

Dejounte Murray had 17 points and 11 assists, while Zion Williamson and rookie Derrick Queen each scored 14 for nan Pelicans, who received a opinionated ovation arsenic nan last seconds coiled down connected their sixth consecutive triumph astatine location and ninth triumph successful their past 13 games overall

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and John Collins added 18 for the Clippers, who dropped a crippled beneath .500 (34-35), but maintained a tenuous clasp connected nan No. 8 spot in nan Western Conference standings, a half-game up of Portland.

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Ohtani looks bully successful start

From Maddie Lee: A sparse crowd braved nan heat, which was approaching 100 degrees erstwhile Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani walked disconnected nan mound astatine Camelback Ranch. But those who did were treated to a ascendant pitching capacity from nan four-time MVP successful his first commencement of outpouring training.

They repaid nan favour pinch a opinionated ovation.

“I’ve learned that you don’t ever underestimate aliases effort to make predictions connected what Shohei’s going to do,” head Dave Roberts said. “He’s ever going to deliver. Yeah, I thought he would beryllium a small spot much rusty than he was today. The breaking shot was good, sewage immoderate plaything and miss. The fastball command, he was moving up successful nan count today. So crossed nan board, really good.”

Ohtani constricted nan San Francisco Giants to 1 deed and overshot nan innings extremity Roberts laid retired Wednesday greeting by pitching to 1 batter successful nan 5th inning. Ohtani didn’t springiness up a tally successful those 4 ⅓ innings, and nan only different blemishes connected nan capacity were a brace of walks and a deed batter.

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WNBA, union, scope accord

From Marisa Ingemi: There will beryllium a 2026 WNBA season.

After complete much than 100 hours of in-person negotiations since March 10 successful New York, nan WNBA and its players national came to an statement connected a caller corporate bargaining statement early Wednesday morning.

The woody will let nan play to statesman connected time, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said, and training campy to footwear disconnected astatine nan extremity of April.

Before that, though, location is simply a batch to get done.

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Ducks autumn to Flyers

Noah Cates scored connected a deflection disconnected goalie Lukas Dostal’s skate astatine 2:17 of overtime and — aft a reappraisal for offsides connected nan play — nan Philadelphia Flyers hit nan Ducks 3-2 connected Wednesday night.

The Pacific Division-leading Ducks forced overtime connected Leo Carlsson’s extremity pinch 1:54 near successful regulation.

Dan Vladar made 34 saves to thief Philadelphia rebound from a 2-1 shootout nonaccomplishment to Columbus astatine location Saturday night. The Flyers are six points down Boston and Detroit for nan 2 Eastern Conference wild-card spots.

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The NCAA men’s tourney bracket is set and nan games are group to statesman Tuesday pinch nan First Four.

Here’s a rundown of nan players to watch, imaginable underdog teams and what to cognize astir nan 2026 NCAA men’s hoops tournament.

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The NCAA women’s hoops tourney bracket is group and nan games will statesman Wednesday pinch nan commencement of nan First Four.

Here’s a rundown of nan players to watch, imaginable acheronian equine teams and crippled previews for each region successful nan 2026 NCAA women’s hoops tournament.

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This time successful sports history

1942 — The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of nan United States is formed, pinch John C. Clark president.

1950 — Babe Didrikson Zaharias shoots a grounds 298 and thumps Clair Doran by 8 strokes to seizure nan U.S. Women’s Open.

1950 — The Rochester Royals triumph their 15th consecutive game, 97-66 complete nan Baltimore Bullets to group an NBA grounds for consecutive victories to adjacent a season.

1955 — San Francisco wins nan NCAA hoops title pinch a 77-63 triumph complete La Salle.

1955 — Dick Ricketts and Si Green harvester for 56 points to lead Duquesne to a 70-58 triumph complete Dayton successful nan NIT championship.

1956 — The Minneapolis Lakers conclusion nan St. Louis Hawks 133-75 for nan biggest rout successful NBA playoff history.

1960 — Ohio State wins nan NCAA hoops title pinch a 75-55 triumph against California.

1960 — Mach Herndon’s 26 points leads Bradley to a 88-72 triumph complete Providence for nan NIT title. Lenny Wilkens scores 25 points for nan Friars.

1966 — Texas Western, starting 5 Black players, wins nan NCAA hoops title pinch a 72-65 upset of all-white Kentucky.

1966 — BYU thumps New York University 97-84 for nan NIT championship.

1972 — The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women holds its first hoops title and Immaculata thumps West Chester State 52-48.

1972 — The Lakers hit nan Golden State Warriors 162-99 for nan astir lopsided triumph successful NBA history.

1987 — Bonnie Blair skates ladies’ world grounds 500 m (39.43 sec)

1994 — Hartford’s Brian Propp reaches nan 1,000-point people pinch a extremity successful a 5-3 triumph complete Philadelphia.

1995 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan returns from his 17-month retirement. Wearing No. 45, he shoots 7-of-28 from nan section and scores 19 points successful nan Bulls’ 103-96 overtime nonaccomplishment astatine Indiana.

1998 — The U.S. women’s shot squad sustains nan worst nonaccomplishment successful its 13-year history, falling 4-1 to reigning World Cup champion Norway successful nan Algarve Cup.

2006 — Tennessee’s Candace Parker is nan first female to dunk successful an NCAA tourney game, jamming one-handed connected a breakaway 6:12 into nan second-seeded Lady Vols’ 102-54 triumph against an Army squad that was making its NCAA tourney debut.

2011 — Duke gives coach Mike Krzyzewski his 900th victory, a 73-71 triumph complete Michigan, and nan Blue Devils beforehand to nan information of 16 for nan 12th clip successful 14 years.

2014 — Chris Eversley scores 19 points to thief Cal Poly go nan first squad successful 59 years pinch 19 losses to triumph an NCAA tourney game, beating Texas Southern 81-69 successful nan First Four.

2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins nan last super-G of nan play and pinch it her 19th crystal globe trophy — equaling nan grounds of Swedish awesome Ingemar Stenmark.

2015 — R.J. Hunter’s three-pointer pinch 2.7 seconds remaining caps a comeback from a 12-point shortage and lifts 14th-seeded Georgia State complete third-seeded Baylor 57-56 successful nan NCAA Tournament.

2015 — William Lee scores nan past 4 points for 14th-seeded UAB successful its 60-59 upset of Iowa State.

2019 — Houston Rockets defender James Harden becomes first subordinate successful NBA history to people astatine slightest 30 points against each 29 opponents successful a azygous play pinch 31 successful a 121-105 triumph complete nan Atlanta Hawks.

2022 — LeBron James moves past Karl Malone (36,909) into 2nd connected NBA’s all-time scoring database pinch 38 points successful Lakers’ 127-119 nonaccomplishment to Washington Wizards.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

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