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NBA-SCHEDULE
Lucky 13 for Bucks
UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks top the NBA at 19-3 after extending their winning streak to 13 games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-the-toh-KOON’-poh) scored 35 points and Khris Middleton added 17 in the Bucks’ 127-103 rout of the Pistons. Milwaukee wasn’t seriously challenged following a 13-2 run that gave the Bucks a 57-39 lead late in the second quarter.
The last time the Bucks had a longer winning streak was a 16-game run spanning the end of the 1972-73 season and the beginning of 1973-74.
Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA action:
— The Celtics are 8-0 at home after Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 31 points and Kemba Walker furnished 28 in a 112-93 pounding of the Heat. Brown connected on a season-high six 3-pointers, and Walker had seven assists and four rebounds to help Boston withstand Jimmy Butler’s season-high 37 points.
— Garrett Temple scored a season-best 27 points and Spencer Dinwiddie delivered 18 of his 24 in the second half of the Nets’ 130-118 win over the Hawks. Taurean Prince finished with 23 points against his former team. Jarrett Allen had 20 in Brooklyn’s sixth victory in eight games.
— Aaron Gordon hit all five of his 3-point attempts and finished with a season-high 32 points in the Magic’s 128-114 victory against the Suns. Terrence Ross chipped in 22 points and Evan Fournier (FOHRN’-yay) added 21 while the duo helped Orlando shoot 57.6% from the field.
— Devonte Graham shot 10-for-16 from 3-point range while pouring in 33 points to carry the Hornets to a 106-91 win over the Warriors. Graham also dished out nine assists and had seven rebounds, while backcourt mate Terry Rozier added 25 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in Charlotte’s first win in three games.
T25 BASKETBALL
Boilermakers silence Cavaliers
UNDATED (AP) — Fifth-ranked Virginia entered Wednesday’s action ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense this season, allowing 40.3 points a game. Purdue was able to turn the tables on the Cavaliers while beating a non-conference top-5 team at home for the first time in Mackey Arena's 52-year history.
Sasha Stefanovic scored a career-high 20 points and Jahaad Proctor also had 20 as the Boilermakers stifled Virginia, 69-40. Purdue used a 12-0 run over nearly seven minutes to take a 26-9 lead late in the first half.
The Boilermakers later opened the second half on an 11-3 run and later scored 16 straight to go ahead 67-36.
Jay Huff had a team-high 11 points for the Cavaliers, who had won 13 straight before losing to the team they beat in the NCAA regional finals last season.
The Boilermakers are the first team to score more than 55 points against the defending NCAA champs this season.
In other top-25 men’s basketball finals:
— Third-ranked Maryland was a 72-51 winner against Notre Dame behind Jalen Smith’s 15 points and career-high 16 rebounds. Eric Ayala scored 14 points and Aaron Wiggins added 11 for the Terrapins, who are 9-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season.
— John Fulkerson scored 15 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures as the 21st-ranked Volunteers trounced winless Florida A&M 72-43. The Vols have the nation’s longest current home winning streak at 31 games.
— Saddiq Bey (sah-DEEK bay) scored a career-high 27 points in leading No. 23 Villanova to an 80-69 victory over Penn. Justin Moore added 17 points, including a three-point play that gave the 6-2 Wildcats breathing room.
MLB-NEWS
AP sources: Wheeler, Phillies agree to $118M, 5-year deal
UNDATED (AP) — Zack Wheeler is staying in the National League East, but he’ll be about 90 minutes southwest of his previous ballclub.
Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press that the free-agent right-hander has accepted a five-year, $118 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Wheeler spent his first seven seasons with the Mets and was 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA for New York this year. He’s pitched in five major league seasons but has never won more than 12 games or pitched 200 innings, missing the 2015 and ’16 seasons following Tommy John surgery.
Wheeler is 44-38 with a 3.77 ERA in 126 starts, fanning 726 over 749 1/3 innings.
In other MLB news:
— Free-agent lefty Cole Hamels has agreed to a one-year, $18 million contract with the Braves. The 35-year-old was 7-7 with a 3.81 ERA for the Cubs last season. He threw 141 2/3 this season, his fewest since his rookie season in 2006. Hamels is 163-121 with a 3.42 earned run average in his 14-season career.
— The Angels have acquired right-hander Dylan Bundy from the Orioles for four minor league pitchers. The 27-year-old Bundy was 7-14 with a 4.79 ERA last season, striking out 162 over 161 2/3 innings.
— Reliever Carl Edwards Jr. and the Seattle Mariners finalized a one-year contract with a $950,000 guaranteed salary. The 28-year-old right-hander had an 8.47 ERA in 22 appearances for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego this year.
— A hedge fund manager whose company paid $1.8 billion in U.S. criminal and civil settlements is in negotiations to increase his stake in the Mets. The ballclub left open the possibility Steven Cohen eventually could become controlling owner in a deal with Sterling Partners. Fred Wilpon would be allowed to remain as controlling owner and chief executive officer for five years, while Jeff Wilpon would remain as CEO.
— The Angels have reached a proposed agreement to stay in Anaheim through 2050 as part of a deal in which they will pay $325 million to buy Angel Stadium and its surrounding parking lots from the city. The deal allows the team to decide whether to use the property to build a new stadium, which would be funded by the Angels.
— St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman says the city will not allow the Rays to pursue a plan to split home games between new stadiums that would be built in Florida and Montreal. Kriseman informed the City Council of the decision, saying he and the team agree the best path forward is to abide by an existing contract that requires the Rays to play at Tropicana Field. The Rays dispute that's the best path, reiterating they still think the Sister City concept is a viable option.
— Union head Tony Clark says players who test positive for opioids would enter treatment and not be suspended under the change to Major League Baseball's drug agreement being negotiated by management and the players' association. Talks to add testing for opioids began following the death this year of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Players have been tested for performance-enhancing substances since 2004 and for banned stimulants since 2006.
— The Marlins will join Major League Baseball's trend toward artificial turf by installing the surface at Marlins Park for 2020, and they'll move in the fences for the second time in four years. CEO Derek Jeter said an artificial surface solves the challenge the Marlins have had growing grass in the retractable-roof stadium since it opened in 2012.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Avs outlast Leafs to extend win streak
UNDATED (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have kicked off a three-game road trip by earning their fourth straight win.
Valeri Nichushkin (vah-LEHR’-ee nih-CHOOSH’-kihn) snapped a 1-1 tie by scoring a short-handed goal 6:40 into the third period of the Avs’ 3-1 victory at Toronto. Nathan MacKinnon also scored and Joonas Donskoi (YOH’-nuhs DAHN’-skoy) added an empty-netter to help Colorado leapfrog ahead of Winnipeg for second place in the NHL’s Central Division.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 38 shots and blanked the Maple Leafs after Zach Hyman scored in the second period.
The Leafs have dropped three of their last four to fall back to .500.
NHL-PLAYERS FINED
Sharks’ Kane, Predators' Johansen fined
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been fined $5,000 for elbowing Washington defenseman Radko Gudas (GOO’-dahsh) during the Capitals’ 5-2 win on Tuesday. Kane was given a major penalty and game misconduct when he elbowed Gudas with 5:07 remaining.
The NHL also fined Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen $5,000 for elbowing Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point during the Lightning’s 3-2 overtime win.
NFL-NEWS
Panthers QB Newton to have surgery on foot next week
UNDATED (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will have surgery on his injured left foot next week.
Newton suffered a Lisfranc injury in the preseason and started two games in the regular season before being placed on injured reserve. Interim coach Perry Fewell said he had no other details about the procedure or how long it will take for Newton to recover.
Carolina must make a decision on Newton's future after the season. Newton will cost $21.2 million under the salary cap next season, but the team can save $19 million by trading or releasing him.
In other NFL news:
— The Colts have claimed kicker Chase McLaughlin off waivers amid Adam Vinatieri's continuing struggles. The rookie from Illinois has played for the Chargers and 49ers this season, making 13 of 17 field goals and all 15 extra points in seven games. The 46-year-old Vinatieri has missed 14 kicks this year, including six extra points.
— Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was kept out of practice Wednesday with a high right ankle sprain, and coach Pat Shurmur says Eli Manning “very likely” will start Monday night against the Eagles. Shurmur adds that Manning could very well be the starter for the rest of the season.
— Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is still dealing with an injury to his right throwing hand. Mayfield hurt his hand in the first half of Sunday's loss at Pittsburgh and didn't throw a pass during the 20 minutes of Wednesday's practice open to reporters.
— Bengals receiver John Ross returns this week for a game in Cleveland after missing the past eight with a shoulder injury. The former first-round pick has missed 24 games his first three seasons in Cincinnati.
— Jets star safety Jamal Adams sat out practice with a sprained ankle and appears likely to miss the team's game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Adams was injured early in New York's 22-6 loss at Cincinnati last Sunday.
— Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy and his former girlfriend have reached a settlement in a lawsuit she filed against him, court records show. Delicia Cordon filed the lawsuit last year accusing McCoy of failing to protect her from a violent July 2018 home invasion at a home he owns just outside Atlanta.
— The 49ers have suspended radio analyst Tim Ryan for one game for saying Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson was adept at carrying out fakes because of his "dark skin color with a dark football."
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SOUTHERN CAL-HELTON
Helton staying at USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California has decided to retain Clay Helton, extending the head coach’s 4 ½-year tenure atop the West Coast’s winningest college football program.
New athletic director Mike Bohn announced the decision four days after the No. 24 Trojans missed out on a trip to the conference title game when they finished one game behind No. 5 Utah in the Pac-12 South. Southern Cal is 8-4 this season and finished 7-2 in the Pac-12.
The 47-year-old Helton is 40-21 at USC in his first head coaching job.
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