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Lakers play the Pistons, aim for 10th straight win 03/22/2026 02:03am • Los Angeles Lakers (46-25, third in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (51-19, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles seeks to prolong its nine-game win streak with a victory against Detroit. The Pistons are 27-8 in home games. Detroit is the E Phoenix faces Toronto, looks to halt 5-game skid 03/22/2026 02:03am • Toronto Raptors (39-30, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (39-32, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -1.5; over/under is 220.5 BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix comes into the matchup against Toronto as losers of five in a row. The Suns Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City against Philadelphia after 40-point game 03/22/2026 02:03am • Oklahoma City Thunder (56-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (39-32, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City visits the Philadelphia 76ers after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in the Thunder's 132-111 victory o Milwaukee visits Los Angeles following Garland's 41-point game 03/22/2026 02:03am • Milwaukee Bucks (29-41, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (35-36, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the Milwaukee Bucks after Darius Garland scored 41 points in the Los Angeles Clippers' 138-131 overt Atlanta puts home win streak on the line against Memphis 03/22/2026 02:03am • Memphis Grizzlies (24-46, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (39-32, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its 10-game home win streak intact when the Hawks face Memphis. The Hawks have gone 20-16 at home. Atlanta scores Dallas takes on Golden State, looks to end 3-game skid 03/22/2026 02:03am • Golden State Warriors (33-38, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (23-48, 13th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to end its three-game losing streak when the Mavericks take on Golden State. The Mavericks have gone 12-31 against Wester Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags 03/22/2026 01:56am • Across the country, collections are popping up to help Transportation Security Administration officers who have been without full pay for more than a month due to the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. The charity World Central Kitchen, more accustomed to feed Photos show the 'Feline Oscars,' an international feline beauty competition in Romania 03/22/2026 01:55am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Photos show an international feline beauty competition dubbed the ‘Feline Oscars’ that featured more than 200 cats Saturday in Bucharest, Romania. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. How Ukraine's front line became a laboratory for drone innovation 03/22/2026 01:39am • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The night air in eastern Ukraine is crisp, and a myriad of stars scatter above a small crew of soldiers watching for Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia launches in waves. Such teams are deployed across the country as part of a constantly evolving effort to counter Suns have 200th consecutive sellout, work to regain momentum as postseason approaches 03/22/2026 01:35am • PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are one of the NBA's feel-good stories this season, having much more success than many anticipated after rebuilding their roster over the summer. Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein says the best part is it's a team he actually enjoys watching. Fans apparently agree with him Nearly the greatest buzzer-beater ever? Half-court heave from Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner rims out 03/22/2026 01:24am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyler Tanner was inches away from March Madness immortality. After Nebraska's Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left to give the Cornhuskers a two-point lead over Vanderbilt in a second-round NCAA Tournament thriller on Saturday night, Tanner had no choice bu UCLA women clamp down after halftime, steamroll Cal Baptist 96-43 in March Madness 03/22/2026 01:21am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — After giving up five 3-pointers in a competitive first half, UCLA had seen enough. The Bruins allowed just one in a dominant second half on the way to a 96-43 rout of Cal Baptist in the opening round of March Madness on Saturday night. The top-seeded Bruins (32-1) were led by La Stamkos moves to 7th in NHL power-play goals as Predators beat Golden Knights 4-1 03/22/2026 01:18am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Stamkos opened the scoring 40 seconds in and added a power-play goal in the first two minutes of the second period as Nashville raced to an ear Kucherov takes the NHL points lead from McDavid in the Lightning's 5-2 victory over the Oilers 03/22/2026 01:09am • EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists to take the NHL scoring lead from Edmonton star Connor McDavid in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 5-2 victory over the Oilers on Saturday night. Kucherov scored his 39th and 40th goals and had his 77th and 78th assists to push his se Acuff scores 36 as Arkansas holds off No. 12 seed High Point 94-88 to reach the Sweet 16 03/22/2026 01:04am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. The Razorbacks (28-8) will face the winner of Sunday’s matchup between