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Dallas faces Los Angeles on home slide 03/20/2026 02:03am • Los Angeles Clippers (34-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (23-47, 13th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas takes on Los Angeles looking to end its 10-game home slide. The Mavericks have gone 12-30 against Western Conference opponen Flyers outlast Kings 4-3 in shootout for their 4th victory in 5 games 03/20/2026 01:55am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov scored in a shootout to give the Philadelphia Flyers their fourth victory in five games, 4-3 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Noah Cates had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim also scored, and Samuel Ersson made Saint Louis pounds Georgia 102-77 in March Madness as Dion Brown dominates at the rim with 18 points 03/20/2026 01:46am • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Amari McCottry added 13 points and nine rebounds, while Robbie Avila had 12 points, five rebounds and Mammoth score on 1st 3 shots on goal in 4-0 win over the Golden Knights 03/20/2026 01:29am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Karel Vejmelka stopped all 28 shots he faced for Utah, while Vegas counterpart Adin Hill was chased after allowing three goals without making a save in the Mammoth's 4-0 victory over the Golden Knights on Thursday night. Vejmelka had his second shutout of the season and eighth in Houston routs Idaho 78-47 in return to March Madness after losing in last year's championship game 03/20/2026 01:22am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game. The Cougars (29-6), the second seed in the South Region, will play No. 10 seed Texas A&M i Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State for a 73-64 March Madness win 03/20/2026 01:19am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Davis Fogle added 17 points for the Bulldogs, who will face No. Kucherov, Cirelli lead the Lightning past the NHL-worst Canucks, 6-2 03/20/2026 01:16am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli each had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the NHL-worst Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday night. Kucherov moved into sole possession of second place in the NHL scoring race with 114 points, one behind Edm High Point's upset starts run of 4 wins by double-digit seeds, busting March Madness brackets 03/20/2026 01:10am • Well, the dream was fun while it lasted — all two-ish hours of it. The bid for a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket disappeared for more than 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-seeded High Point's first-round stunner over fifth-seeded Wisconsin. That was just the start. By High Point stuns Wisconsin 83-82 in March Madness on Chase Johnston's first 2-point basket of season 03/20/2026 01:07am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Johnston finished with 14 points, in No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT 03/20/2026 01:00am • GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. felt he just wasn't himself in the first half of Thursday night's first round NCAA Tournament game. When he returned after the break, he was nearly unstoppable. Hill made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime and 11th-seeded VCU erased a 19 David Mirkovic has 29 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 3 Illinois to 105-70 rout of No. 14 Penn 03/20/2026 12:57am • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (25-8), who moved on Sports Betting Line 03/20/2026 12:56am • NBA Friday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG New York VJ Edgecombe erupts for 38 as the 76ers beat the Kings 139-118 03/20/2026 12:52am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rookie VJ Edgecombe scored a career high 38 points with 11 assists, Justin Edwards was 7 of 11 from 3-point range and finished with 32 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Sacramento Kings 139-118 on Thursday night. Quentin Grimes scored 27 points as the 76ers ende Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fire 03/20/2026 12:49am • Kuwait said Friday its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery again came under attack by Iranian drones, which sparked a fire at several of its units. The refinery had been hit Thursday, sparking fires. Kuwait said firefighters on Friday were trying to control the blazes and there were no immediate injuries fr Vokietaitis has 23 as No. 11 seed Texas gets past Dybantsa and No. 6 BYU 79-71 in March Madness 03/20/2026 12:47am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, overcoming 35 points from Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa. After needing to beat N.C. State on Tuesday in the First F