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NBA-SCHEDULE
Thunder halt Spurs' win streak
UNDATED (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have put an end to San Antonio's NBA season-high 19-game winning streak while climbing within three games of the West-leading Spurs with eight to play.
Kevin Durant poured in 28 points and Michael Westbrook added 27 as the Thunder beat the Spurs 106-94. Durant scored at least 25 points for the 39th consecutive game, the longest streak since Michael Jordan did it 40 consecutive times during the 1986-87 season.
Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH'-kah) added 11 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City handed San Antonio its first loss since Feb. 21 at Phoenix.
The NBA's other game of the night had the Dallas Mavericks beating the Clippers 113-107 in Los Angeles. Dirk Nowitzki had team highs of 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Mavericks moved a half-game ahead of Memphis and Phoenix for the last two Western Conference playoff berths.
Blake Griffin had a triple-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for Los Angeles. DeAndre Jordan added 21 and a game-high 15 rebounds, but the Clippers ended a four-game winning streak and fell two games behind Oklahoma City for second place in the West.
NBA-NEWS
Timberwolves F Dante Cunningham arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham has been arrested on allegations of domestic assault. Police say Cunningham was booked into Hennepin County Jail yesterday morning. Charges have not been filed, but Cunningham is being held without bail. Police say the woman making the allegations did not require medical treatment.
MLB SCHEDULE
Reigning champs open with series win...Nats dominate Mets again...Cards top Reds...Giants rally
UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have opened their latest World Series title defense by winning their first series of the season.
David Ortiz had three of Boston's 12 hits off Wei-Yin Chen in a 4-3 win over the Orioles in Baltimore. Xander Bogaerts (ZAN'-dur BOH'-gahrts) also had three hits for the Red Sox, and Felix Doubrant (doo-BRAHNT') held the Birds to two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Boston's bullpen still hasn't allowed a run after blanking the O's on three hits over 3 1/3.
Checking out the rest of the big league finals:
— Emergency starter Tanner Roark (ROH'-ark) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings as the Nats clobbered the New York Mets 8-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Roark started in place of Jordan Zimmermann, who developed a fever overnight and was throwing up this morning. Ryan Zimmerman homered and tied a career high with four hits for the Nationals, who outscored the Mets 22-10 in the series.
— Jhonny (JAH'-nee) Peralta hit a two-run homer and Matt Adams went 3-for-5 with two runs scored as St. Louis outscored the Reds 7-6 in Cincinnati. Lance Lynn gave up three runs in five innings but settled down after allowing back-to-back homers to Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier in the Reds' three-run first. Frazier homered twice and had four RBIs for Cincinnati.
— Angel Pagan hit a three-run home run while San Francisco was scoring five times in the eighth inning of an 8-5 triumph at Arizona. Brandon Belt hit his third home run of the series and Brandon Hicks had a pinch-hit solo shot for the Giants.
— Jason Hammel was sharp in the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 win over the Pirates in Pittsburgh, allowing one run and two hits over 6 2/3 innings. Mike Olt hit his first career homer and Emilio Bonifacio went 2 for 4 with two runs scored as the Cubs avoided a three-game sweep.
— Casey McGehee (mih-GEE') had three RBIs and Giancarlo Stanton singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning to lead Miami's 8-5 win over Colorado. The Marlins scored 27 runs in taking three of four in the series. McGehee has eight RBIs and Stanton seven through four games.
— Third baseman Yangervis Solarte went 3-for-3 with an RBI in his first major league start as the New York Yankees doubled up Houston 4-2 to avoid a three-game sweep. Derek Jeter picked up his first RBI of his final season and David Robertson notched his first save since taking over as closer for the retired Marian Rivera. Winning pitcher Ivan Nova allowed two runs and six hits while walking five in 5 2/3 innings.
— Evan Longoria broke open a close game by smacking a three-run homer in the seventh inning of Tampa Bay's 7-2 win over Toronto. David Archer allowed two runs and four hits while striking out seven in six innings, one day after inking a multi-year pact with the Devil Rays.
— Chris Colabello helped the Minnesota Twins avoid a season-opening sweep by the Chicago White Sox. Colabello doubled twice and had six RBIs, but the Twins blew a 5-1 lead and needed to score twice in the ninth to beat the White Sox 10-9. Oswaldo Arcia tripled home the go-ahead run.
— Oakland beat Seattle 3-2 on Coco Crisp's leadoff homer in the bottom of the 12th. Crisp also scored the tying run in the eighth on a triple by Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EH'-nehs SEHS'-peh-dehs).
— Kansas City's game with Detroit was postponed by rain and will be made up June 19.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Blues stretch lead...Jackets, Leafs pick up big wins
UNDATED (AP) — St. Louis Blues netminder Ryan Miller got reacquainted with his former Buffalo Sabres teammates on Thursday, but he didn't get a chance to face them. Instead, Ken Hitchcock went with Brian Elliott as the Blues beat the Sabres 2-1 to pad their lead in the NHL's Western Conference.
Elliott made 24 saves and blanked the Sabres until Cody Hodgson tallied with 56 seconds left. Brenden Morrow and Maxim Lapierre (lah-pee-EHR') did the scoring for the Blues, who picked up their team-record 52nd win and stretched their conference lead to three points over Anaheim.
San Jose is back within a point of the Pacific Division-leading Ducks after third-period goals by Brent Burns and Logan Couture (koo-TOOR') lifted the Sharks past Los Angeles 2-1. Antii Niemi (AN'-tee nee-EH'-mee) handled 26 shots and was perfect after Jordan Nolan scored 3:36 into the game.
Elsewhere on ice:
— Tyson Barrie was the star in Colorado's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, tying the game with 52 seconds left in regulation before scoring the only shootout goal. The Avalanche retained their three-point lead over Chicago for second place in the Central Division, and the Rangers moved four points ahead of Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division.
— Sergei Bobrovsky (bah-BRAHF'-skee) stopped 37 shots as Columbus blanked the Flyers 2-0 in Philadelphia. James Wisniewski (wihz-NOO'-skee) scored the game-winner and had an assist for the Blue Jackets, who remain one point ahead of Toronto for the final Eastern Conference playoff berth.
— The Maple Leafs kept pace with Columbus as Nazem Kadri (NAH'-zehm KAH'-dree) scored at 2:51 of overtime to complete a 4-3 win over Boston. Cody Franzen and Phil Kessel each had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who blew a 3-1 lead in the third period before winning their second straight since an eight-game skid.
— Marian Hossa scored the lone shootout goal and Chicago stopped a three-game slide with a 3-2 victory over Minnesota. Bryan Bickell (BIK'-ul) and Ben Smith scored for the Blackhawks, and Corey Crawford turned back 25 shots.
— Sidney Crosby set up goals by Beau Bennett and Paul Martin as Pittsburgh doubled up Winnipeg 4-2. Marc-Andre Fleury faced just 15 shots, three in the final period.
— John-Michael Liles had a goal and two assists as Carolina topped Dallas 4-1, keeping Dallas in a virtual tie with Phoenix for the final Western Conference playoff berth. Anton Khudobin (kuh-DOH'-bihn) made 33 saves and allowed only Tyler Seguin's (SAY'-gihnz) 34th goal of the season.
— Mike Cammalleri and Kevin Westgarth scored 15 seconds apart in the third period before Curtis Glencross added a pair of goals in Calgary's 4-1 verdict over Tampa Bay. The Lightning remain in a virtual tie with Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL-HONORS
Shockers' Marshall and Creighton's McDermott take AP awards
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Creighton's Doug McDermott is a near-unanimous selection as The Associated Press player of the year. He got 64 out of 65 votes after finishing his career as college basketball's fifth-leading scorer.
McDermott led the nation in scoring with a 26.7 average while shooting 52.6 percent from the field, including 44.9 percent from 3-point range.
Louisville guard Russ Smith got the only other vote.
Gregg Marshall is The Associated Press men's basketball coach of the year after leading Wichita State to a 35-1 record. The Shockers were the first team in 33 years to reach the NCAA tournament unbeaten, but their season ended with a loss to eventual semifinalist Kentucky in the third round. Wichita State was also the first team in NCAA men's history to win its first 35 games.
Virginia's Tony Bennett was a distant second in the voting, with Florida's Billy Donovan third.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NIT
Gophers take title
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota has captured the NIT tournament with a dramatic finish against SMU.
Austin Hollins hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 46.1 seconds left as the Golden Gophers nipped the Mustangs 65-63. Hollins scored 19 points and Andre Hollins had 14 for the Golden Gophers (25-13), who took home the trophy for the third time.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL-HOUSTON
Sampson says it's different this time
UNDATED (AP) — Kelvin Sampson is taking over as Houston's new basketball coach, vowing that NCAA compliance will be his staff's highest priority.
Sampson committed numerous NCAA violations regarding impermissible calls to recruits at both Oklahoma and Indiana. The infractions resulted in a five-year show cause order from the NCAA in 2008, which effectively barred him from coaching in college.
NFL-NEWS
Carroll reportedly gets extension
UNDATED (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have called a news conference for this morning amid a report from NFL Network that they have reached a contract extension with coach Pete Carroll.
Carroll's original five-year deal with Seattle was set to expire after the 2014 season. He's 38-26 in four regular seasons with the Seahawks and 5-2 in the playoffs, including a rout of Denver in this year's Super Bowl.
In other NFL news:
— The Washington Redskins have signed quarterback Colt McCoy, who started 21 games for the Cleveland Browns after being drafted in the third-round in 2010.
— Veteran fullback and local folk hero John Kuhn has signed a one-year deal that keeps him in Green Bay.
— Receiver Kevin Cone has inked a one-year pact with the Miami Dolphins after spending the past three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, where he contributed mostly on special teams.
— The New England Patriots have brought back safety Patrick Chung, who played for Philadelphia last year after four seasons with the Pats.
— The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Eric Olsen.
— The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with Eben Britton.
— The Bengals have signed strong safety Danieal Manning, three days after his release by the Houston Texans.
PGA-HOUSTON OPEN
Lefty in the mix
HUMBLE, Texas — Phil Mickelson shot a bogey-free 4-under par 68 in his opening round of the Houston Open, showing no effects of the muscle pull that forced him to withdraw from last week's Texas Open.
The five-time major winner is three shots in back of Bill Haas and Charley Hoffman, who own a one-stroke advantage over Keegan Bradley, J.B. Holmes, Erik Compton, Bill Haas and Matt Kuchar. Mickelson practiced at Augusta National for two days this week in advance of the Masters.
LPGA-KRAFT NABISCO
Feng in early lead
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Shanshan Feng has the lead through 18 holes of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major tournament of the LPGA season.
Feng opened with a 6-under-par 66 for a one-shot edge over Se Ri Pak (say ree pahk) and Michelle Wie (wee). The 24-year-old Chinese player had seven birdies and a bogey in her morning round in perfect conditions at Mission Hills.
OBIT-SANDY GROSSMAN
Veteran NFL TV director dead at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime television sports director Sandy Grossman has died of cancer at 78, according to his son, Dean. Grossman directed a record 10 Super Bowl broadcasts and spent more than two decades in the TV truck working with announcers Pat Summerall and John Madden.
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