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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It couldn't last forever. The Washington Wizards were trying for a road sweep, but fell short by a game. Karl-Anthony Towns had 39 points and 13 rebounds to lead the home-standing Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-104 win. The Wizards finished their 5-game road trip 4-1 and fell a half-game further off the pace with the Eastern Conference leaders in Cleveland. The Wizards are now two and a half games behind the Cavaliers in the race for the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. John Wall led Washington with 27 points.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It was a banner night for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League. With their 5-3 win at Philadelphia against the Flyers, the Blue Jackets set franchise records for wins — 44 — and points in a season, with 94. Philadelphia has lost 10 of its last 15 to hurt its fading playoff chances.
UNDATED (AP) — The late winter storm pummeling parts of the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast is playing havoc with the traveling schedules of teams participating in the NCAA Men's and Women's basketball tournaments. Villanova, the top overall seed in the men's competition starting this week, left Philadelphia Monday afternoon on a flight to Buffalo, New York, to get ahead of the storm that's projected to last three days. On the women's side, top-seeded University of Connecticut doesn't have to play until Saturday, giving Albany, Syracuse and Iowa State more time to travel.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with quarterback Nick Foles. The 28-year-old Foles returns to the team that drafted him and where he had his most success. He went to the Pro Bowl after having one of the best statistical seasons in NFL history in 2013. Foles will be Carson Wentz's backup.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Take a bow, Tim Tebow. The former NFL quarterback singled Monday in an exhibition game against Miami Marlins, his first hit with the New York Mets since trying is luck with professional baseball. Tebow was hitless in his first eight at-bats in spring training before his opposite-field single on a 2-2 pitch leading off the bottom of the fifth inning. He was then erased on a double-play grounder.
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