Boston Celtics grabbed win No. 50 on the season with a 104-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night at TD Garden. (Boston also picked up a win against the Nets on Saturday.)
It was a hard-fought win for the Celtics. There were 13 lead changes in the game, and it wasn’t until the final minutes of the fourth quarter that Boston pulled ahead. Credit rookie Baylor Scheierman, who stepped up with a career-high 20 points in the game, an important scoring punch for Boston with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both sidelined by injury.
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Rookie Baylor Scheierman had a breakout game for the Boston Celtics in their 104-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets (Brian Fluharty)
Kristaps Porzingis and rookie Baylor Scheierman stepped up as the NBA champion Boston Celtics shook off the absence of star duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-96 on Tuesday.
Porzingis connected on an efficient nine of 13 shots from the floor on the way to a game-high 25 points.
In his second game back from an eight-game absence with a respiratory illness, Porzingis added 13 rebounds, a steal and three blocked shots.
After a 3-0 weekend against Missouri, LSU baseball looked to keep the win streak going against New Orleans on Tuesday evening. Ethan Frey hit a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh to give LSU an 11-1 run-rule victory.
Jaden Noot has done a great job this season getting the Tigers out of some rough situations. On Tuesday, he was rewarded for that hard work with his first start of the year. New Orleans jumped on Noot in the top of the first inning with an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, LSU answered with a solo shot from Jared Jones to tie the game 1-1.
Illinois Democrat state representative Bob Morgan suggested the middle school girls who alleged they had been forced to change with a transgender student in a locker room had lied about the situation.
During an Illinois General Assembly session Tuesday, Morgan addressed the alleged incident after it was brought to attention by Deerfield resident Nicole Georgas, who filed a federal civil rights complaint after exposing the alleged incident at a school board meeting last week.
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As Micah Parsons and his representation engage in what will likely be a record-setting contract negotiation with the Dallas Cowboys, the conversation about Parsons isn’t solely about the numbers. There are underlying questions about his leadership that could play a role in how confidently both parties approach this deal.
In a recent episode of Inside Coverage, insightful discussions highlighted these concerns.
Jared Verse thought he hated the Philadelphia Eagles and their devotees until he received a surprisingly heartwarming letter from a loyal Philly fan.
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“When I see that green and white, I hate it. I actually get upset. Like, I actually get genuinely hot,” he elaborated.
NEW YORK (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Matt Coronato scored first-period goals and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar added two assists and Kadri aslo had an assist for the Flames who snapped a three-game losing streak. Dan Vladar made 12 saves.
Artemi Panarin scored his 30th goal for the Rangers, and Igor Shesterkin finished with 33 saves. New York lost its second straight with another subpar home performance as it was outshot 35-13.
The field is nearly set for the 2025 UK Healthcare Boys Sweet 16.
The tournament is scheduled for next Wednesday-Saturday, March 26-29, at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
The field includes five of the top-15 teams in the final Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll: No. 1 St. Xavier, No. 2 Great Crossing, No. 6 Calloway County, No. 9 Danville Christian and No. 14 Adair County.
Fourteen regional champions have been decided. The last two regional finals are set for Wednesday — Bowling Green (27-6) vs. Clinton County (30-2) in the Fourth and No. 8 George Rogers Clark (27-5) vs.
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) — VonCameron Davis scored 14 points, Delrecco Gillespie had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Kent State beat St. Bonaventure 75-56 on Tuesday night in the NIT.
Davis also added five rebounds for the Golden Flashes (23-11). Cli’Ron Hornbeak shot 5 of 6 from the field and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
Chance Moore finished with 16 points and three steals for the Bonnies (22-12). Jonah Hinton added 12 points and Noel Brown also had 11 points.
Kent State took the lead with 17:41 remaining in the second half and did not relinquish it.
The Boston Celtics grabbed their 50th win of the season Tuesday night with a 104-96 home win against the Brooklyn Nets. This marks the second time in as many games Boston has defeated Brooklyn.
The Celtics were without both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, both of whom sat with a knee injury. Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis stepped in to fill the scoring load, combining for 43 points. But it was rookie Baylor Scheierman who stole the show.