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NBA-SCHEDULE
Lakers hold off Celtics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have gained a split of their two-game season series with the Boston Celtics.
LeBron James poured in 29 points, including a fallaway jumper with 30 seconds remaining in the Lakers’ 114-112 triumph over the Boston Celtics. James missed a tying free throw moments before his late bucket point the Lakers ahead to stay.
Anthony Davis had 32 points and 13 rebounds in the fifth straight win overall for the Western Conference leaders.
Jayson Tatum matched his career high with 41 points for the Celtics, who had won 12 of 14 starting with a 32-point rout of the Lakers in Boston last month.
NBA-GRIZZLIES-JACKSON INJURED
Grizzlies: Jackson out at least 2 weeks with sprained knee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will miss at least two weeks after spraining his left knee during Friday’s game against the Lakers.
An MRI exam showed Jackson suffered the injury contesting a shot late in the second quarter. He is the Grizzlies' second-leading scorer, averaging 16.9 points per game.
T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE
Ohio State ends Maryland’s streak, Indiana knocks off Penn State
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio State and Indiana continue their bids to work themselves into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
The Buckeyes ended Maryland’s nine-game winning streak as Luther Muhammad scored 22 points in a 79-72 victory over the seventh-ranked Terrapins in Columbus. Kaleb Wesson with 15 points and Duane Washington Jr. added 13 for Ohio State, while Andre Wesson and C.J. Jackson each had 12.
Aaron Wiggins had a team-high 20 points for the Terps, but leading scorers Jalen Smith and Anthony Cowan combined for just 18 after entering the game averaging 34.
At Bloomington, Al Durham contributed 14 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 with 10 rebounds as the unranked Hoosiers knocked off No. 9 Penn State, 68-60. Indiana coughed up a 13-point, halftime lead and trailed 48-42 with 12:17 remaining before scoring the next 11 points, capped by a dunk from Jackson-Davis that put his team ahead, 55-48.
Indiana improved to 18-9 overall and 8-8 in the Big Ten.
The Nittany Lions dropped to 20-7 overall and 10-6 in the conference despite Lamar Stevens’ game-high 29 points.
In other top-25 action Sunday:
— Marcus Zegarowski made all seven of his 3-pointers and finished with 25 points as No. 16 Creighton hammered 21st-rated Butler, 81-59. Christian Bishop had a career-high 19 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists as the Bluejays beat a ranked opponent for the fourth straight time. The Bulldogs dropped their third in a row and played the second half without season scoring leader Kamar Baldwin because of a left ankle injury.
— No. 16 Seton Hall rolled to an 81-65 win over St. John’s behind Myles Powell’s 18 points. Sandro Mamukelashvili added 16 points and nine rebounds as the Pirates moved to 12-3 in the Big East with a wire-to-wire victory. Romero Gill had 12 points while going 6 for 6 from the floor to help Seton Hall stay one game ahead of Creighton atop the Big East standings.
NASCAR-NEWMAN-HEAD INJURY
Newman confirms he suffered head injury in Daytona 500 crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan Newman has said through a statement that he suffered a head injury in his crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 but did not disclose details.
Roush team president Steve Newmark opened a news conference before Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by reading a lengthy statement from Newman.
Newman wrote that he was fortunate to avoid any internal organ damage or broken bones, and that the doctors have been pleased with his progress over the last few days. He said he is looking forward to getting behind the wheel again. However, there’s no timetable for his return to competitive racing.
Newmark said it is Newman's intent to race for the 2020 Cup championship this season, and the driver plans to ask NASCAR for an exemption to qualify for the playoffs once he's medically cleared to return.
Ross Chastain is driving the No. 6 Ford on Sunday as Newman's streak of 649 consecutive starts comes to an end.
NHL-PENGUINS-CAPITALS
Capitals regain division lead
UNDATED (AP) — The Washington Capitals have regained sole possession of first place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division by knocking off the suddenly-cold Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Caps own a two-point lead over the Pens after T.J. Oshie (OH’-shee) scored the go-ahead goal with 9:20 left in Washington’s 5-3 victory against Pittsburgh. Carl Hagelin (HAG’-lihn) tallied twice while the Capitals scored four times in the third period to win for just the second time in eight games.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have been outscored 14-5 while losing their last three games.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Kyle Okposo (ah-POH’-soh) enjoyed his first two-goal game in 23 months to lead the Sabres’ 2-1 victory against the Jets. Okposo scored the go-ahead goal 7:37 into the third period of Buffalo’s fifth win in six games. The Sabres’ surge puts them six points behind third-place Toronto in the Atlantic Division.
— Tyler Seguin’s (SAY’-gihnz) second-period goal broke a 1-1 deadlock and sent the Stars past the Blackhawks, 2-1. Seguin has four goals in his last six games after going 17 games without one. Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH’-bihn) stopped 31 shots for Dallas, which began the day four points behind St. Louis for the Central Division lead.
NHL-HURRICANES-GOALIE MOVES
Hurricanes recall 2 netminders
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have recalled goaltenders Anton Forsberg and Alex Nedeljkovic (nuh-DEHL’-koh-vihch) from their AHL affiliate following injuries to their top two netminders.
James Reimer and Petr Mrazek (muh-RA’-zehk) were hurt during Saturday’s 6-3 victory at Toronto, forcing Carolina to use an emergency netminder to close out the victory. 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres entered in the second period and stopped eight of 10 shots to pick up the win.
MLB-NEWS
Red Sox put former AL MVP Pedroia on 60-day injured list
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox placed second baseman Dustin Pedroia (peh-DROY’-ah)on the 60-day injured list, further putting in doubt whether the former AL MVP will play again.
The Red Sox made the move while claiming right-hander Phillips Valdez off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
The 36-year-old Pedroia has played just nine games over the last two seasons. The four-time All-Star has spent the time trying to recover from an injury he sustained when Baltimore's Manny Machado slid spikes-high into his left knee in May 2017.
In other MLB news:
— Yoenis Céspedes (yoh-EHN'-ehs SEHS'-peh-dehs) says he expects to be ready to play by opening day. Out of the lineup since July 2018 with heel problems, Céspedes said Sunday that he plans to play in spring training games by the middle of March. And if all goes well, he intends to be in the lineup on March 26 when the Mets host the World Series champion Washington Nationals in the opener.
WORLD CUP-WOMEN'S COMBINED
Brignone takes World Cup standings lead
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Federica Brignone (feh-deh-REE'-kah breen-YOH'-nay) now leads the World Cup overall standings ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin after winning an Alpine combined event on Sunday.
Brignone opened a gap of 73 to three-time defending champion Shiffrin, who has taken an extended break from racing after the death of her father in Colorado.
Brignone ended 0.92 seconds ahead of runner-up Franziska Gritsch.
TENNIS-OBIT-JEANNE EVERT
Jeanne Evert dies
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The younger sister of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert has died.
A funeral home in Delray Beach, Florida, posted an obituary that said Jeanne Evert Dubin died Thursday at age 62 after a 2 1/2-year struggle with ovarian cancer.
Evert Dubin was a world-ranked tennis player in her own right, turning pro at age 15 following a stellar junior career. She and sister Chris played doubles together for two years, ranking No. 4. Evert Dubin reached a career-high ranking of No. 28 in the world in 1978, when she retired from competition.
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