NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Craig Porter Jr. had a triple-double, Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 28 points, and Wichita State defeated Tulane 83-76. Porter had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals. He joined Fred Van Vleet as the only Wichita State players with a triple-double in the past 50 years. Pierre shot 9 for 17, including 5 for 12 from 3-point range, and 5 of 7 from the free throw line for the Shockers. James Rojas scored 22 points and added eight rebounds. Jalen Cook led the way for the Green Wave with 30 points and four assists.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points which tied for the most in the NBA this season and 13 3-pointers and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 131-114 victory over the Houston Rockets. Lillard tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season after Mitchell also scored 71 in a win over Chicago on Jan. 2. Lillard broke his own franchise mark of 61 points, which he’d done twice, on a 3-pointer with 4:42 left that also broke his career record for 3s in a game with 11. Lillard’s 13 3-pointers were one shy of the NBA record set by Golden State’s Klay Thompson in 2018.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 33 points, Brook Lopez made a tiebreaking layup with 24.8 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Phoenix Suns 104-101 for their 14th consecutive victory. The nationally televised game Sunday didn’t include Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo or Phoenix’s Kevin Durant. Antetokounmpo was out with a bruised right quadriceps after leaving in the first quarter of the Bucks’ 128-99 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday. Durant has yet to appear in a game for the Suns and hasn’t played since Jan. 8 because of a sprained right medial collateral ligament.
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Manny Machado continues to be a very rich man. He also is still a very good hitter. Machado ripped an RBI double on the same day he agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Machado must pass a physical before the deal is finalized. Machado got a big cheer from Padres fans on a chilly afternoon in Arizona before a spring training game against the Diamondbacks.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA Tour event again. Waiting one more hole on Sunday was no problem. Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past Eric Cole for the victory at the Honda Classic on Sunday. Cole had a chance, playing his third shot from the sand to just outside of 10 feet for a birdie that would have extended the playoff. But it lipped out, and Kirk nudged his ball in for his fifth career win.
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Busch sent Fontana off in style. The veteran stormed up from the back after an early penalty and earned his first victory for Richard Childress Racing while winning on this Southern California track for the fifth time. Busch held off Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain in NASCAR’s final race on the gloriously weathered asphalt at Auto Club Speedway, which will soon be demolished to make room for a half-mile track. Busch drove his Chevrolet to victory in only his second race with RCR, which scooped him up in December after his 15-year tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing ended.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — YouTube star Jake Paul has suffered the first defeat of his professional boxing career. He lost a split decision Sunday night to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia. Paul knocked down the unbeaten Fury with a short left hand early in the final round of their cruiserweight bout, but the younger half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury controlled long stretches of the eight-round meeting at Diriyah Arena. Two judges scored the bout 76-73 for Fury, while the third favored Paul, 75-74. The 23-year-old Fury is the first true professional boxer fought by Paul.
SUNDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (4)UCLA 60 Colorado 56
Final (20)Providence 88 Georgetown 68
Final Maryland 75 (21)Northwestern 59
INTERLEAGUE
Final Washington 3 Houston 2
Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Atlanta 0
Final Philadelphia 10 Minnesota 8
Final Oakland 11 Milwaukee 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Boston 7 Tampa Bay 6
Final Baltimore 10 Detroit 6
Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Toronto 5
Final Kansas City 8 Seattle 7
Final L.A. Angels 7 Chicago White Sox 0
Final Texas 13 Cleveland 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 8 Miami 2
Final N.Y. Mets 6 Washington 3
Final San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 6
Final L.A. Dodgers 9 Chicago Cubs 4
Final Colorado 12 Milwaukee 6
Final San Diego 18 Arizona 6
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Milwaukee 104 Phoenix 101
Final Atlanta 129 Brooklyn 127
Final Chicago 102 Washington 82
Final L.A. Lakers 111 Dallas 108
Final Cleveland 118 Toronto 93
Final Sacramento 124 Oklahoma City 115
Final Golden State 109 Minnesota 104
Final Portland 131 Houston 114
Final OT Denver 134 L.A. Clippers 124
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Buffalo 7 Washington 4
Final OT Minnesota 3 Columbus 2
Final N-Y Islanders 4 Winnipeg 0
Final N-Y Rangers 5 Los Angeles 2
Final Pittsburgh 7 Tampa Bay 3
Final Toronto 5 Seattle 1
Final Nashville 6 Arizona 2