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Knicks suffer 120-105 loss to Spurs as Sandro Mamukelashvili goes off for 34 points

The San Antonio Spurs are without their two best pieces: reigning Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama, and Hall of Fame head coach Gregg Popovich. So the Knicks‘ road matchup against them on Wednesday should have been a layup for a team gearing up for a deep playoff run as the Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed — even if Jalen Brunson (right ankle sprain) is out of the rotation. A layup it was ...

Virginia and Stanford each win a relay event at the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships

Defending champion Virginia won the first relay event at the women’s swimming and diving championships on Wednesday night to begin its quest for a fifth straight NCAA title. Virginia's Claire Curzan, Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh and Maxine Parker opened the meet by capturing the 200-yard medley relay with a new NCAA, American and US Open record time of 1-minute, 31.10-seconds — breaking the Cavaliers' record of a 1:31.51 set in the 2023 championships.

Howard County basketball seniors all smiles at All-Star Game

Mar. 19—A group of Howard County's top boys beat counterparts from Carroll County, while two groups of Howard County girls engaged in an All-Star battle. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. © 2025 the Howard County Times (Columbia, Md.). Visit www.baltimoresun.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

United acquires Jabang ahead of home opener; here's what to know

Mar. 19—Last season Dennis Sanchez got an opportunity to borrow Ousman Jabang for an extended 14-game test run. Sanchez came away impressed and in the market to buy. New Mexico United officially acquired Jabang on Wednesday via transfer from MLS club CF Montreal. The 6-foot-2, 23-year-old defensive midfielder is already with his new USL Championship club and will be available for selection ...

Wild's Marco Rossi Exits Seattle Game With Lower-Body Injury

ST. PAUL - Well, the injuries just keep coming for the Minnesota Wild. They entered Wednesday's game without Marcus Foligno for the second consecutive game and also did not have Marcus Johansson due to an illness.

Pacers rally past Mavs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 135-131 on Wednesday night.

The Pacers retook the lead with 14.7 seconds left when Siakam stole the ball and a wide open Andrew Nembhard knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 131-130. Indiana closed it out at the free-throw line.

Nembhard finished with 22 points and eight assists while Tyrese Haliburton sat out with a back injury. Mathurin also had seven rebounds.

The Pacers have won four of their last five games and now lead Milwaukee by one game for the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.(backslash)

ROCKETS 116, MAGIC 108

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Green scored 26 points, Alperen Sengun had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston extended their winning streak to a season-best eight games, beating Orlando.

Fred VanVleet added 19 points for the Rockets, who maintained their second-place position in the Western Conference, ahead of — among others — the surging Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.

Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 31 points. Franz Wagner added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Magic, and reserve Goga Bitadze had 19 points and eight rebounds.

PISTONS 116, HEAT 113

MIAMI (AP) — Cade Cunningham banked in a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining, giving Detroit a win over Miami and sending the Heat to their ninth consecutive loss.

Cunningham had his ninth triple-double of the season — 25 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the Pistons, who trailed for most of the second half and never led by more than two until the final second.

Bam Adebayo finished with 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, who are stuck in their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide during the 2007-08 season.

Miami was ahead 93-88 going into the fourth quarter and led by eight in the final period. The Heat lost for the NBA-leading 12th time this season when holding a lead at any point in the fourth.

PELICANS 119, TIMBERWOLVES 115

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 29 points and CJ McCollum added 18 for New Orleans as the Pelicans surprised Minnesota a win.

The Timberwolves have lost two straight after winning eight in a row. Minnesota is in a battle with Golden State for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. Wednesday’s loss drops Minnesota a full game behind the Warriors.

After trailing 43-32 in the second quarter, the Pelicans went on a 14-0 run to take a 46-43 lead. The two teams went back and forth for most of the rest of the game but Minnesota never could establish a comfortable lead against the Pelicans.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 29 points. Julius Randle added 17 and Mike Conley scored 16.

SPURS 120, KNICKS 105

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sandro Mamukelashvili was 13 of 14 from the field, including 7 for 7 on 3-pointers, for a career-high 34 points and San Antonio upended New York.

Stephon Castle added 22 points as San Antonio won for the third time in eight games. Chris Paul added 12 points and nine assists.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and nine rebounds to lead New York while OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges added 14 points each.

The Knicks are 3-3 since Jalen Brunson suffered a sprained right ankle.

The Spurs had their most inspiring victory since losing Victor Wembanyama (blood clot in right shoulder) and De’Aaron Fox (left pinkie surgery) to season-ending injuries.

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