Author: Tyler King tyler.king@gazettedev.gazette.com
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SACRAMENTO 4 REGIONAL No. 10 Virginia 82, No. 7 Georgia 73 Iowa City, Iowa: Kymora Johnson scored 28 points and Sa’Myah Smith added a career-high 23 to go with 11 rebounds as 10th seed Virginia beat seventh seed Georgia in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Saturday. The Cavaliers (21-11) became the first lower seed to…
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sportsbriefs
Hall of Famer Darrell Green taking field for USA flag football trials at 66 in bid to earn a spot Darrell Green already has a gold jacket as a pro football Hall of Famer. He’s returning to the field at 66 years old for a chance at a gold medal in flag football. The longtime…
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Thunder 113, Magic 108 Orlando, Fla.: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and Oklahoma City beat Orlando for its 10th straight win. Chet Holmgren added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder and Ajay Mitchell had 16 points, five of them during a mid-fourth quarter run that put the Thunder ahead to stay. Paolo Banchero…
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Magic 128, Cavaliers 122 Orlando, Fla.: Desmond Bane had a 3-pointer and two free throws in the final 17.4 seconds to cap a 35-point night and help Orlando hold off Cleveland for its fifth straight victory. Paolo Banchero added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Magic. Tristan da Silva scored nine of…
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Pasquantino has WBC’s first 3-homer game to lead Italy over Mexico, advancing US to quarterfinals
The Associated Press Vinnie Pasquantino had the World Baseball Classic’s first three-homer game, leading Italy over Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night to win Pool B and advance the United States to the quarterfinals as group’s second-place team. Italy’s victory ended a day of uncertainty for the Americans, who needed help to reach the quarterfinals after losing…
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Thunder 103, Knicks 100 New York: Chet Holmgren had 28 points and eight rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Oklahoma City edged New York . Holmgren tied a career high with six 3-pointers and Lu Dort added 16 points for the Thunder, who recovered after the Knicks took the lead with a 40-point third…
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Jokic has 30 points and 12 rebounds in Nuggets’ 103-84 win over Celtics
The Associated Press DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 30 points and 12 rebounds on a rough shooting night to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 103-84 on Wednesday. Denver played most of the game without guard Jamal Murray. He left after logging 7:51 due to an illness and did not return. Tim Hardaway…
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Cross country team sprint Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo’s golden run continued as the Norwegian cross-country star secured his fifth gold at these Games — and a record 10th overall — by winning the men’s team sprint. Klaebo beat back a challenge from the United States to improve on his own record tally, racing with Einar Hedegart…
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Skiing big air Eileen Gu came to Italy to fight for gold medals in three different freestyle ski events. She has two silvers and still has her best event, the halfpipe, to go. After a long delay because of heavy snow, it was Canada’s Megan Oldham who soared to victory with a combined score of…
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Halfpipe American Chloe Kim got the drama over early in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, nailing her first run on the way to a top finish and a spot in the final where she’ll go for her third straight title. Kim showed no signs of rust in her first contest since injuring her shoulder four weeks ago.…