HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 23 and the Houston Rockets snapped Atlanta’s 11-game winning streak with a 117-95 victory over the Hawks on Friday night.
Alperen Sengun had 15 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Houston, which was just 4-6 in its previous 10 games and was coming off back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 21 points, but the Hawks shot just 42% from the field and 26% (9 for 35) from 3-point range. Houston shot 51% overall and 47% (14 of 30) from deep.
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The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason.
The number of unblemished entries in ESPN’s bracket challenge dropped to 423 with four games to play Friday night, thanks in part to ninth-seeded Utah State’s win over eighth-seeded Villanova.
Translation: Over 99.999% of the 26 million-plus brackets entered have already been busted.
It was much the same over at the NCAA’s bracket challenge, where error-free entries were at 0.005% heading into Friday night’s games.
Feb 11, 2026; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) interacts with fans during the Super Bowl LX World Champions parade in downtown Seattle. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
Hey, how about some more Seattle Seahawks news during the “quiet” part of the offseason? John Schneider and the Seahawks have gone from never using the fifth-year option on their first-round picks to making it three in the span of two years.
Florida International trailed Stetson 63-58 with 12 seconds left in regulation before storming back and overtaking the Hatters 76-73 in overtime to advance to the second round of the WNIT on March 20.
The Panthers cut their deficit to three on a Rhema Collins tip-in with four seconds remaining. After a Stetson timeout, Collins stole the ball on the Hatters’ ensuing inbounds play and made a 30-foot 3-pointer as time expired to send the game to overtime knotted at 63.
FIU didn’t squander its chance to win after an improbable last-second rally.
Who says basketball’s not a collision sport?
UCLA guard Skyy Clark sported a gap-toothed smile on Friday that would make a hockey player proud.
Clark dove to the court to fight for a loose ball late in UCLA’s 75-71 win over UCF. As he was on his back, UCF Themus Fulks inadvertently elbowed him in the mouth. Out flying came one of Clark’s front teeth. Or part of it a least.
Clark sat up from the scuffle with his teeth his exposed and pointing to his now broken front right tooth. Half of it remained, jaggedly protruding from his gums.
Dec 6, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; California Baptist Lancers guard Dominique Daniels Jr. (1) shoots over Utah Utes guard Obomate Abbey (21) during the first half at Jon M. Huntsman Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Two summers ago, Dominique Daniels Jr. had a ton of options.
The 5-foot-10-inch point guard had just completed an electric first year at Cal Baptist after two years at San Bernardino Valley College; at 19 points a game, he was the second-highest scorer in the conference.
TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.
Nikishin fired a shot beyond goalie Joseph Woll’s blocker.
Eric Robinson scored on a penalty shot for Carolina, K’Andre Miller and Jordan Staal also had goals, and Brandon Bussi made 23 saves. Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho each had two assists.
John Tavares, William Nylander and Dakota Joshua scored for Toronto. Woll stopped 32 shots, and Matias Maccelli had two assists.
Movsar Evloev faced his first former UFC champion in his most recent outing, and he was able to once again leave the octagon with his hand raised.
At UFC 310 in December 2024, Evloev faced Aljamain Sterling, a former UFC bantamweight champion now turned featherweight, on the preliminary card. In what was supposed to be his toughest test on paper, Evloev managed to outgrapple Sterling and take home a unanimous decision win, putting his UFC win streak at nine in a row.
You can watch Evloev’s big win over Sterling in the video above.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 19: Brendan Allen reacts after a victory against Marvin Vettori of Italy in a middleweight bout during the UFC 318 event at Smoothie King Center on July 19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
Fight fans were surprised to see No 6-ranked middleweight contender Brendan Allen matched up against unranked veteran Edmen Shahbazyan for UFC Vegas 118 this coming June, but now we know why UFC matchmakers were left to book the 185-pound clash.
The NCAA announced on Friday that the organization has filed a lawsuit against the DraftKings Sportsbook over trademark infringement tied to using trademark terms associated with the ongoing NCAA Tournament.
In their filing, the NCAA has accused the sportsbook of financially benefiting from the usage of terms like “March Madness,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Final Four” and others associated with the tournament.