MILWAUKEE (AP) — Max Strus had 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 112-100 for their 14th consecutive victory. The Cavs became just the second team to win 14 straight while scoring at least 110 points in each of those games. The 1985-86 Boston Celtics also accomplished the feat. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while moving into 50th place on the NBA’s career scoring list.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the San Antonio Spurs 141-124 for their fifth consecutive victory and highest score this season. Naz Reid had 20 points and seven rebounds and Julius Randle added 14 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Timberwolves improved to 37-29. They never trailed on their way to a season-best eight games above the .500 mark. De’Aaron Fox scored 22 points for the Spurs. They fell to 3-7 since star center Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Dylan Harper scored 22 points, including six in overtime, and Rutgers defeated Minnesota 75-67 to claim an important win in seeding for the Big Ten Tournament. The victory lifted Rutgers into 11th place and left Minnesota in a five-way tie for 12th as the regular-season concluded. Tiebreakers gave Minnesota the 12th seed. Rutgers plays USC and Minnesota plays Northwestern in first-round games on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Scarlet Knights dominated overtime, building a 71-63 lead with one minute to go. Harper led the 10-2 charge with two layups and a couple of free throws. Dawson Garcia finished with 19 points for Minnesota.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Marisa Moseley has stepped down after posting a 47-75 record in four seasons at a program that has been struggling to compete in the Big Ten for over a decade. The Badgers went 13-16 this season and lost 81-54 to Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin had announced in late January that it was looking into a former player’s allegations that she was mistreated by Moseley and her staff. Wisconsin’s release announcing Moseley’s departure made no reference to those allegations. Wisconsin’s last winning season came in 2010-11.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a two-year, $20 million contract with running back Aaron Jones that prevents the popular veteran from reaching free agency after a solid debut with his former rival. Jones will get $13 million guaranteed, his agent Drew Rosenhaus said. The 30-year-old set career highs with 255 attempts and 1,138 yards for the Vikings in 2024. Jones was the third rusher in franchise history to hit the 1,000-yard mark in his first year with Minnesota. He played his first seven seasons in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Jarry made his first start since being sent to the minors on Jan. 16 as Pittsburgh won for only the second time in regulation in its last 11 games. Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. In likely his last game against the franchise with which he won three Stanley Cups during 13 seasons, Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves.
TORONTO (AP) — Minnesota captain Kendall Coyne Schofield scored at 2:39 of overtime to give the Frost a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Sunday in the PWHL. Before goalie Kristen Campbell could cover up, Coyne Schofield found the puck in a goalmouth scramble and chipped it in. Brooke McQuigge opened the scoring for the Frost (7-5-4-7) in the first period, while defender Renata Fast pulled the Sceptres (9-2-5-7) even late in the second period. Nicole Hensley made 15 saves for Minnesota.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Russell Henley has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the biggest victory of his career. And he might not have seen this one coming. Henley was three shots behind Collin Morikawa with five holes to play at Bay Hill when everything changed so suddenly. There was a two-shot swing on the 14th hole when Henley made birdie and Morikawa made bogey. And on the par-5 16th, Henley chipped in from some 50 feet away for eagle to take the lead. He closed with two pars for a 70 and a one-shot victory over the hard-luck Morikawa.