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Spurs Notes: Harper, Vassell, Castle, M. Johnson, Wemby

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Updated Mar 23, 7:33 AM ET

With Devin Vassell (sore right hamstring) a late scratch for precautionary reasons and Stephon Castle (right hip tightness) sidelined for the second consecutive time, Spurs guard Dylan Harper received the first start of his career in Saturday’s win over Indiana, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. Harper, last year’s No. 2 overall pick, […]

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Heat's Andrew Wiggins, Jaime Jaquez Jr. likely to return vs. Wemby, Spurs

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Updated Mar 23, 5:48 PM ET

With the Miami Heat suffering a tough loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, 123-122, the team is looking to snap its four-game skid against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. As fans had been waiting on certain injury updates for the Heat ahead of the clash against the Spurs, stars […] The post Heat’s Andrew Wiggins, Jaime Jaquez Jr. likely to return vs. Wemby, Spurs appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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Izoje powers Syracuse past Iowa State to set up second-round March Madness meeting with UConn

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Uche Izoje had 16 of her 23 points in the first half as ninth-seeded topped No. 8 Iowa State 72-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday despite 37 points from Cyclones All-American Audi Crooks. Olivia Schmitt added a season-high 15 points for the Orange, who will face reigning national champion UConn in the second round of March Madness on Monday. Laila Phelia had 18 points and Sophie Burrows added 13 points and nine rebounds for Syracuse (24-8).

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Favorites keep winning, but number of perfect March Madness brackets keeps getting smaller

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The pursuit of the perfect NCAA Tournament bracket continues, but for far fewer people than when Saturday's second-round games tipped off. Favorites went 16-0 on Friday, and they started 3-0 on Saturday. Duke, picked to win the national championship by 23% of ESPN contestants, dominated No. 9 seed TCU in the second half and won 81-58.

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Andrej Stojakovic scores 21 as No. 3 seed Illinois beats 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 to reach Sweet 16

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Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 points and No. 3 Illinois beat 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons under coach Brad Underwood. Tomislav Ivisic had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Keaton Wagler chipped in with 14 points for the Fighting Illini (26-8), who advanced to face South Region No. 2 seed Houston, an 88-57 winner over Texas A&M. Underwood celebrated after the game by waving both arms up in the air simultaneously at the Illinois crowd.

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Nevada rallies to beat Liberty 73-63 behind Camper's triple-double, Price's double-double in NIT

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Corey Camper Jr. finished with a triple-double, Elijah Price posted a double-double and Nevada used a late 11-0 run to beat Liberty 73-63 in the second round of the NIT on Saturday night. No. 2 seed Nevada advances to the quarterfinals where it will play the winner of Sunday’s second-round matchup between No. 4 seed Seattle University and Auburn, its top-seeded host. Nevada will either travel to Auburn or host Seattle in the quarterfinals. Camper finished with 10 points, 13 ...

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UCLA clamps down after halftime, steamrolls Cal Baptist 96-43 in March Madness

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After giving up five 3-pointers in a competitive first half, UCLA had seen enough. The Bruins allowed just one in a dominant second half on the way to a 96-43 rout of Cal Baptist in the opening round of March Madness on Saturday night. The top-seeded Bruins (32-1) were led by Lauren Betts with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

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March Madness shuts out mid-majors as none reach 2nd round of women's NCAA Tournament for 1st time

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March Madness wasn't for mid-majors this year. For the first time since the women's NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994, no programs from mid-major conferences advanced to the second round, leaving 32 teams representing the Power Four conferences and the Big East. In the men's tournament , five mid-major teams made the second round. “NIL at work,” ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo told The Associated Press. “There have got to be some players who helped mid-majors last year and excelled that ...

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MMBets: The Los Angeles Clippers visit the Dallas Mavericks

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Updated Mar 22, 1:30 AM ET

It’s late March, the last of my Salted Brown Butter Cookie Häagen-Dazs is gone, and the Dallas Mavericks (23-47) are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers (34-36) in a game that actually matters—just not the same way for both teams. The Clippers are sitting squarely in the play-in and have dropped back-to-back games to the Pelicans […]

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Suns have 200th consecutive sellout, work to regain momentum as postseason approaches

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The Phoenix Suns are one of the NBA's feel-good stories this season, having much more success than many anticipated after rebuilding their roster over the summer. Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein says the best part is it's a team he actually enjoys watching. The franchise had its 200th consecutive sellout crowd Saturday night, a 108-105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City against Philadelphia after 40-point game

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Oklahoma City Thunder (56-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (39-32, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City visits the Philadelphia 76ers after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points in the Thunder's 132-111 victory over the Washington Wizards. The 76ers have gone 20-16 in home games. Philadelphia ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 43.4 rebounds. Andre Drummond leads the 76ers with 8....

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Milwaukee visits Los Angeles following Garland's 41-point game

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Milwaukee Bucks (29-41, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (35-36, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the Milwaukee Bucks after Darius Garland scored 41 points in the Los Angeles Clippers' 138-131 overtime win against the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers have gone 19-15 in home games. Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference at limiting opponent scoring, giving up just 113.0 points while hold...

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