Day: March 23, 2017

How will Kansas defend Caleb Swanigan and Purdue, the team built to beat it? (Sports Betting News)How will Kansas defend Caleb Swanigan and Purdue, the team built to beat it? (Sports Betting News)

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017| 6:35

How will Kansas defend Caleb Swanigan and Purdue, the team built to beat it?

Self didn’t need to see the Boilermakers jump out to a 19-point lead against Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA tournament. “They had my attention back in January,” Self said of the Boilermakers roughly 30 hours before tipoff. “Purdue was the first one that came to mind for me,” he said Wednesday.

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Nuggets cruise past Cavs 126-113 (Sports Betting News)Nuggets cruise past Cavs 126-113 (Sports Betting News)

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017| 5:43

DENVER, CO - MARCH 22: Nikola Jokic #15 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets high five each other during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 22, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

LeBron James’s forgettable night included some statistical oddities like going minus-30 in 34 minutes and being the only player on either team to miss a free throw. In East-leading Cleveland’s stunningly thorough 126-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, James saw his Cavaliers get outscored 70-30 in the paint. ”Nikola is not going to back down from anybody, and I think you’ve seen that from our team a little bit, whether we’re playing Golden State, Cleveland, Boston, whoever it is, we’re not going to back down,” coach Michael Malone said after his Nuggets increased their lead to 1 1/2 games over idle Portland in the race for the final playoff spot in the West.

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Nylander, Komarov lead Maple Leafs past Blue Jackets 5-2 (Sports Betting News)Nylander, Komarov lead Maple Leafs past Blue Jackets 5-2 (Sports Betting News)

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017| 4:50

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri, left, scores past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo, of Finland, and defenseman Zach Werenski during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The Maple Leafs won 5-2. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

The Columbus Blue Jackets played with a man advantage over Toronto for nearly seven minutes in the third period Wednesday night, thanks to a quirky mistake by the Maples Leafs. Toronto snuffed out the five-minute power play and then remained a man down for nearly two more minutes because no one had gone to the box to serve the time. The penalty-kill seemed to flatten the Blue Jackets, and the Maple Leafs cruised to a 5-2 victory.

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Dillon Brooks’ inextinguishable competitive fire has fueled Oregon’s rise (Sports Betting News)Dillon Brooks’ inextinguishable competitive fire has fueled Oregon’s rise (Sports Betting News)

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017| 4:41

Dillon Brooks' inextinguishable competitive fire has fueled Oregon's rise

As the rest of his teammates warm up before games, Oregon star Dillon Brooks typically retreats to a quiet corner of the locker room, plants himself in a chair and drapes a towel over his head. It is here that he sheds the laid-back, soft-spoken temperament he exhibits off the court and morphs into college basketball’s notorious instigator.

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Chandler leads Nuggets past Cavs 126-113 (Sports Betting News)Chandler leads Nuggets past Cavs 126-113 (Sports Betting News)

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017| 4:34

DENVER, CO - MARCH 22: Nikola Jokic #15 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets high five each other during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 22, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

Wilson Chandler scored 18 points in his return from a four-game absence with a pulled groin and provided stellar defense on LeBron James in the Denver Nuggets’ 126-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. The Nuggets bounced back from consecutive heartbreaking last-second losses to Houston with a signature win that increased their lead to 1 1/2 games over idle Portland in the race for the final playoff spot in the West. Will Barton scored 20 points, Kenneth Faried added 17 and Jamal Murray had 15 off the bench for Denver, which also got 21 points from Gary Harris and 16 from Nikola Jokic.

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Ladd gets go-ahead goal in third, Islanders beat Rangers 3-2 (Sports Betting News)Ladd gets go-ahead goal in third, Islanders beat Rangers 3-2 (Sports Betting News)

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017| 4:08

New York Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello (36), of Norway, looks to pass as New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic (3) defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Andrew Ladd scored the tiebreaking goal with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the third period and the New York Islanders rallied for 3-2 victory over the crosstown-rival Rangers on Wednesday night. Anders Lee had a goal and an assist, and Nikolay Kulemin also scored for the Islanders, who pulled two points behind Boston for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot. Anthony Beauvillier had two assists and Thomas Greiss stopped 34 shots.

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