NBA:
In the NBA, Brooklyn bested Indiana 111-106, Detroit topped Atlanta 105-95, San Antonio defeated Miami 95-81, and it was Golden State over the Clippers 110-106.
NHL:
Over on the ice, the Rangers beat Winnipeg 3-2, Boston topped Florida 3-2, Columbus bested New Jersey in overtime 3-2, Washington doubled up Carolina 4-2, Toronto won against Tampa Bay 3-1, Vancouver edged Nashville in a shootout 5-4, and it was Ottawa over Detroit in a shootout 2-1.
MLB:
In baseball spring training, Minnesota beat the Yankees 3-1, the Mets blanked Washington 2-0, Boston bested Tampa Bay 11-8, Miami edged St. Louis 3-2, Pittsburgh won against Detroit 7-3, Tampa Bay beat Baltimore 4-3, Toronto defeated Philadelphia 10-6, the White Sox slid past the Dodgers 2-1, the Cubs won against Milwaukee 10-4, San Francisco edged Colorado 4-3, Cleveland topped Seattle 8-6, Oakland bested the Angels 13-10, Arizona beat Texas 8-7, Houston trumped Atlanta 8-5, and it was Kansas City over San Diego 4-1.
NFL:
Jameis Winston, who might be the Tampa Bay Bucs' No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, put on a show for the assembled coaches, general managers and scouts assembled for Florida State Pro Day. The Seminoles star threw passes for nearly an hour, demonstrating arm strength, accuracy and stamina while drawing cheers from the hundreds on hand.
New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft has testified in the murder trial of Aaron Hernandez that his former star tight end told him he innocent when asked if he was involved in a 2013 killing. Kraft was called by the prosecution in Hernandez's murder trial over the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd.
Lawyers involved in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez say they expect the case to wrap up next week. The trial began on January 29th and was estimated to last six to 10 weeks.
NCAA:
Sheldon McClellan scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, and Miami rallied to beat Temple 60-57 to reach the NIT championship game. The 'Canes will play Stanford, which raced out to a 25-4 lead and held off Old Dominion 67-60, in Thursday's NIT title game.
UConn men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie will not be traveling to the Final Four this week, abiding by a travel ban ordered by Connecticut's governor because of Indiana's new religious-objections law. Governor Dannel Malloy and other critics contend the law would allow businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians based on religious beliefs. Joining him is Southern California athletic director Pat Haden, saying he will not attend the College Football Playoff selection committee meeting in Indy. Haden posted on Twitter that he is the proud father of a gay son and that, "In his honor, I will not be attending the CFP committee meeting in Indy this week."
Connecticut's Breanna Stewart and Notre Dame's Jewell Loyd are unanimous selections for the 2014-15 AP women's All-America team. South Carolina junior Tiffany Mitchell, Baylor sophomore Nina Davis and Minnesota sophomore Amanda Zahui B. join the two juniors to round out the team.
Chris Mullin is coming home to St. John's. The Red Storm is confirming their career scoring leader and the player who led them to the 1985 Final Four is returning as coach where he will be introduced at a Wednesday press conference.
Rick Barnes is moving from one shade of orange to another. The recently deposed Texas basketball coach has landed on his feet as the head coach at Tennessee where he gets a six-year deal paying $2.25 million a year.
NASCAR:
NASCAR has imposed harsh penalties against Ryan Newman's race team after determining Richard Childress Racing manipulated the tires Newman used at Auto Club Speedway in California.
Newman was one of four drivers to have his tires taken by NASCAR after the March 22 race at Fontana. The tires were sent for an independent inspection, and NASCAR says that Newman's tires were found to been modified in violation of NASCAR rules.
Newman and car owner Childress were docked 75 points each. That dropped Newman from sixth to 27th in the driver's standings.
Crew chief Luke Lambert was fined $125,000 and suspended for the next six races. Lambert was also placed on probation through the end of the year.
Golf:
Tiger Woods played a practice round yesterday at Augusta National, a strong indication that the four-time champion could make his return at the Masters.
Still to be determined is whether Woods returns for the Masters next week.
Woods has not played since he withdrew at Torrey Pines on Feb. 5. He has said he would return to competitive golf only when his game was ready.
©2015 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.