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Portland Trail Blazers (35-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (43-28, fifth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Nuggets play Portland.
The Nuggets have gone 25-16 against Western Conference opponents. Denver averages 120.7 points while outscoring opponents by 4.2 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are 25-19 in Western Conference play. Portland is ninth in the Western Conference scoring 115.1 points per game and is shooting 45.1%.
The Nuggets’ 13.

Miami Heat (38-32, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (42-27, fourth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -2; over/under is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: Miami heads into the matchup against Houston as losers of three straight games.
The Rockets have gone 24-10 in home games. Houston is fourth in the league giving up just 109.8 points per game while holding opponents to 46.0% shooting.
The Heat are 15-19 in road games. Miami is 18-25 against opponents with a winning record.
The Rockets score 113.9 points per game, 3.

Minnesota Timberwolves (43-28, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (47-23, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts Minnesota looking to continue its four-game home winning streak.
The Celtics are 24-10 on their home court. Boston ranks third in the NBA averaging 15.3 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.1% from deep. Derrick White leads the team averaging 2.9 makes while shooting 32.6% from 3-point range.
The Timberwolves are 19-15 in road games. Minnesota ranks fifth in the Western Conference with 15.

Brooklyn Nets (17-53, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (18-53, 15th in the Western Conference)
Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn looks to stop its six-game slide with a win against Sacramento.
The Kings are 12-25 on their home court. Sacramento is 6-35 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Nets are 8-27 on the road. Brooklyn has a 2-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Kings score 110.8 points per game, 4.5 fewer points than the 115.3 the Nets give up. The Nets average 13.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.

Mar 20, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; UConn Huskies forward Tarris Reed Jr. (5) dunks the ball in the second half during a first round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
It wasn’t easy, but the UConn Huskies are on to the second round after defeating Furman, 82-71, in a game that was fairly close most of the way. Tarris Reed Jr. turned in a historic performance, grabbing boards and making buckets at a rapid pace as he finished with 31 points and 27 rebounds.

We’re tracking how every first-round game is won — and keys to each winner’s chances of advancing again.

Pietra Tordin and Reilyn Turner each had a goal and the Portland Thorns downed the Seattle Reign 2-0 on Friday night despite having two players sent off with red cards.
It was the 44th match between the two Pacific Northwest National Women’s Soccer League rivals. It was played before a record crowd of 21,321 fans for a Portland home opener.
In other NWSL games, the Orlando Pride and the visiting Denver Summit played to a 1-1 draw; and the Washington Spirit tied 2-2 with Racing Louisville.

In a college sports landscape where resume is so important, loyalties don’t just lie with teams anymore. They lie with conferences as well, even if it’s to push an agenda.
With that in mind, every conference wants to believe it is the creme de la creme. The SEC showed its depth for the second year in a row by sending 10 teams to the Men’s NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten fielded nine, and the Big 12 sent eight. The ACC also sent eight teams, whereas the Big East sent just three.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alex Killorn broke a tie off a scramble at 9:09 of the second period, Lukas Dostal stopped 29 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Utah Mammoth 4-1 on Friday night to pad their Pacific Division lead.
After the puck was cleared off the goal line behind goalie Vitek Vanecek, the Ducks’ Sennecke ended up with it on the left side and slipped a pass to Killorn for a shot before Vanecek was set. Killorn also had two assists.

The tip time is set and TV info is revealed for the seventh-seeded Kentucky Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament round of 32 game against the second-seeded Iowa State Cyclones.
UK and ISU will tip Sunday, March 22, at 2:45 Eastern, on CBS, with a broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Spero Dedes, analyst Jim Spanarkel and reporter Jon Rothstein.
Cyclones star forward Joshua Jefferson was injured during their win against No. 15 Tennessee State. Jefferson’s status against the Wildcats isn’t known.
UK reached the round of 32 with an overtime win against No.