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NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT-THIRD ROUND

Gators and Cardinals win

UNDATED (AP) — The 11th-seeded Dayton Flyers are now part of the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

The Flyers have followed Thursday's one-point win over sixth-seeded Ohio State by squeaking past No. 3 Syracuse 55-53. Dayton held on after Jordan Sibert (SY'-burt) hit a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left to put the Flyers ahead 52-46. Dyshawn Pierre scored 14 points for Dayton, which next faces either Kansas or Stanford in the South Regional semifinals Thursday in Memphis.

Top overall seed Florida opened the third round by adding to its school-record winning streak.

Scottie Wilbekin scored 21 points and the Gators picked up their 28th consecutive win by silencing ninth seed Pittsburgh 61-45. Patric Young added seven points and eight rebounds for the Gators, who play again Thursday in Memphis.

In other NCAA tournament action:

— Second seed Wisconsin avoided an upset by rallying from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat Oregon 85-77. Frank Kaminsky finished with 19 points, Traevon Jackson had 16 and Jason Gasser had 13 for the Badgers, who hit five free throws in the closing seconds to clinch the win.

— Michigan is in the Sweet 16 after Nik Stauskas contributed 17 points and eight assists in a convincing 79-65 win against Texas. Jordan Morgan added 15 points and 10 boards for the Wolverines, who won despite being outrebounded 41-30.

— Louisville was a 66-51 winner against Saint Louis as Luke Hancock delivered 21 points for the defending champs. Montrezl Harrell finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Cardinals advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year.

— Fourth seed San Diego State is in the regional semifinals for the second time in school history after Xavier Thames scored 30 points and had five assists in a 63-44 rout of North Dakota State 63-44. Dwayne Polee II was the only other Aztec in double figures with 15 points.

NBA-SCHEDULE

Bobcats halt skid

UNDATED (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats are another step closer to an NBA playoff berth, just two seasons after setting a record for lowest winning percentage in league history.

Al Jefferson scored 28 points and the Bobcats ended a two-game skid by clobbering Portland 124-94. Kemba Walker finished with 26 points and Gerald Henderson had 23 in Charlotte's highest-scoring game and most-lopsided victory of the season.

The Bobcats are seventh in the East at 34-36, 4 ½ games ahead of ninth-place New York. Charlotte is just one win short of tying the second-best season in team history.

Elsewhere in the NBA:

— Memphis held Indiana to a season-low in points while Mike Conley contributed 21 points and Zach Randolph had a double-double in the Grizzlies' 82-71 win over the Eastern Conference leaders. Mike Miller added 13 points as Memphis won for the seventh time in nine games and maintained its hold on the final Western Conference playoff spot.

— Indiana still tops the East by three games over Miami after Anthony Davis had 30 points, 11 rebounds and three steals to lead New Orleans past the Heat 105-95. The Heat absorbed their seventh loss in 11 games despite LeBron James, who finished with 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds despite twisting an ankle in the third quarter.

— James Harden scored 17 of his 37 points in the third quarter of Houston's 118-111 win at Cleveland. Harden hit five 3-pointers, made all 14 of his free throws and had 11 assists without playing the fourth quarter after Houston built a 29-point lead.

MLB-OPENING GAMES

Dodgers top Diamondbacks in Australian opener

UNDATED (AP) — America's Pastime has opened the 2014 season in Sydney, Australia, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Arizona 3-1

Reigning Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was in mid-season form going 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits. The offense was provided by Scott Van Slyke, who smacked a two-run home run.

A crowd of about 40,000 watched as baseball played its first regular-season game in Australia.

The second and final game of the series is being played tonight at 10:10 p.m. Eastern Time.

Also in the majors:

— Reds utility player Skip Schumaker will miss about a month after dislocating his left shoulder. He was injured while making a diving attempt to cut off a line drive hit by Angel Franco in the left centerfield gap in the seventh inning of Cincinnati's exhibition game.

— The Indians have released outfielder Jeff Francoeur (fran-KOOR'), who had been signed to a minor league free-agent contract in January and was invited to major league training camp. The 30-year-old Francoeur had 35 at-bats with the Indians this spring, hitting .286 with one home run and 10 RBI.

— Ron Roenicke (REHN'-ih-kee) has a contract to manage the Brewers through next year after the club exercised its option for 2015. Roenicke is 253-233 in there seasons with the Brewers winning the 2011 NL Central title and a franchise-record 96 games his first season.

NHL-SCHEDULE

Pens, Wings and Flyers win

UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers stayed hot by downing the top team in the NHL's Western Conference.

Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek each had a goal and an assist as the Flyers stormed to their fifth straight win, 4-1 over St. Louis. Steve Mason stopped 32 shots and blanked the Blues after Jaden Schwartz scored a short-handed goal 6:23 into the first period.

The Flyers are 12-2-1 in their last 15 games, not bad for a team that got off to a 1-7-0 start.

The Blues have been outscored 8-1 in dropping their last two games. They remain one point away from clinching a Western Conference playoff berth.

Also on ice:

— Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on James Neal's power-play goal 87 seconds into overtime. Evgeni Malkin had two goals and two assists while Sidney Crosby added a goal and two assists in the Penguins' ninth straight win over the Lightning.

— Jonathan Quick picked up its fifth shutout of the season and earned his team-record 172nd victory in the Kings' 4-0 win over Florida in Los Angeles. Trevor Lewis had a goal and an assist to help the Kings finish 2-3 on a five-game homestand that followed an eight-game winning streak.

— Henrik Lundqvist handled 21 shots as the New York Rangers shut out New Jersey 2-0 to move into sixth place in the East, two points ahead of Toronto. Rick Nash scored the game-winner midway through the second period to back Lundqvist's fifth shutout of the year and 50th of his career.

— The Maple Leafs suffered their fourth straight loss as Tomas Plekanec (pleh-KAH'-nehts) furnished the tiebreaking goal with 8:46 left in Montreal's 4-3 victory at Toronto. Brian Gionta (jee-AHN'-tah) and Rene Bourque each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who climbed within one point of Tampa Bay for second place in the Atlantic Division.

— Gustav Nyquist 's (GUHS'-tahv NOO'-kwihsts) third-period goal pushed Detroit past Minnesota 3-2. Brendan Smith and David Legwand had power-play goals in the Red Wings' fourth victory in five games.

— Eric Staal, Jordan Staal and Riley Nash scored during a 2:53 span of the second period to give Carolina a 3-1 lead in a 3-2 victory at Winnipeg. Cam Ward was superb in making 34 saves.

— Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak as Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn scored third-period goals to push the Stars past Ottawa 3-1. Jordie Benn set up two goals to help the Stars deal the Senators their sixth straight loss.

GOLF-ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL

Scott falters but still leads

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott has maintained the lead after three rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He began the day with a seven shot lead and ended it three shots in front of Keegan Bradley. Scott had an up and down round of 1-under-71 to finish play 15-under-par.

Matt Every and Jason Kokrak are tied for third at 11-under.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Andrade and Funk share lead

SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) —Billy Andrade (AN'-drayd) and Fred Funk share the lead through two rounds of the Champions Tour event in Mississippi. Andrade shot a 7-under-par 65 and Funk shot a 67 to leave them 8-under with one round remaining.

Jay Haas, Fred Couples and Jeff Maggert are one stroke back.

LPGA-JTBC FOUNDERS CUP

Ko surges to lead

PHOENIX (AP) — Lydia Ko is the leader after three rounds of the JTBC Founders Cup in Phoenix. The teenager fired a 5-under 67 to move one shot ahead of Jessica Korda and Mirim Lee.

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