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10:51 PM on Friday, March 13

Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead 18-footer with 7.6 seconds left and the Houston Rockets outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 107-105 on Friday night to move into third place in the crowded Western Conference

10:49 PM on Friday, March 13

Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half, Jayden Ross hit a couple of momentum-stunting 3-pointers in the second, and sixth-ranked UConn defeated Georgetown 67-51 to set up a showdown of the top two seeds in the Big East Tournament final

10:25 PM on Friday, March 13

10:22 PM on Friday, March 13

No. 11 Nebraska is searching for the level it showed during its perfect start, and it is running out of time

10:12 PM on Friday, March 13

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo says catcher Gabriel Moreno was a late scratch from Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals because of right forearm tightness

10:12 PM on Friday, March 13

Brandon Ingram scored 36 points, RJ Barrett added 22 and the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat Phoenix 122-115 on Friday night, snapping the Suns’ winning streak at four

10:09 PM on Friday, March 13

Jalen Brunson finished with 29 points and nine assists, OG Anunoby added 25 points and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 101-92 on Friday night

10:09 PM on Friday, March 13

Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham added 17 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons handed the Memphis Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory on Friday night

10:07 PM on Friday, March 13

Evan Mobley matched his season high with 29 points, Donovan Mitchell scored 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-105 on Friday night in the opener of a home-and-home series

9:53 PM on Friday, March 13

Adrian Kempe scored his team-leading 26th goal of the season and the Los Angeles Kings held off the New York Islanders 3-2 on Friday night

8:29 PM on Friday, March 13

Mid-American Conference commissioner Dr. Jon A

8:15 PM on Friday, March 13

Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points and No. 13 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 78-68 to reach the Big East Tournament title game for the second consecutive season

8:09 PM on Friday, March 13

Ludvig Aberg is leading The Players Championship after a 63 that he made look easy

7:42 PM on Friday, March 13

Henry Bolte, Breyson Guedez and Nick Kurtz homered on consecutive pitches from San Diego’s Michael King in the Athletics’ Cactus League game with the Padres

7:32 PM on Friday, March 13

Trailing by 15 points in the second half, No. 23 Wisconsin looked as if it was ready to get knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament by No. 9 Illinois

7:18 PM on Friday, March 13

Keira Hanson scored 23 points, Malia Lenz posted a double-double and Vermont beat Maine 61-43 on Friday night to win a second straight America East Conference championship and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament

6:54 PM on Friday, March 13

Madison St. Rose scored 18 points, Fadima Tall had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 23 Princeton routed Brown 65-51 in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals

6:53 PM on Friday, March 13

Wes Miller will not be back as the University of Cincinnati’s men’s basketball coach, two people familiar with the move told The Associated Press

5:40 PM on Friday, March 13

The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028

12:14 PM on Friday, March 13

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas has been suspended five games for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews