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Vegas pleasantly surprised when weather forecast was wrong
Jhonattan Vegas woke up expecting the worst of Melbourne’s weather after officials moved up the tee times by an hour to try to beat an expected rain in the afternoon. He was pleasantly surprised to see the sun shining.
Getzlaf propels Ducks past Canucks 4-3, ending 3-game skid
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the skidding Vancouver Canucks
Westbrook stars, Diallo hurt in Thunder’s win over Warriors
Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo was carted off on a stretcher with 7:17 left in the fourth quarter of Oklahoma City’s 123-95 win against the Golden State Warriors with an apparent left leg injury
Sidney Crosby scores spectacular goal in return as Penguins rout Stars
Sidney Crosby returned from upper-body injury, picked up a highlight-reel goal and two assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the Dallas Stars 5-1
Parker shines as Bulls beat Suns 124-116
Jabari Parker shines as Chicago Bulls stop slide by topping Phoenix Suns 124-116
The Latest: No. 4 Virginia tops Middle Tennessee in Bahamas
De’Andre Hunter had 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to help fourth-ranked Virginia beat Middle Tennessee 74-52 in the last first-round game at the Battle 4 Atlantis
Hachimura, No. 3 Gonzaga hang on to upset No. 1 Duke in Maui
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Athanasiou’s OT goal give Red Wings 3-2 win over Bruins
Andreas Athanasiou tied it midway through the third period and scored 49 seconds into overtime to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the Boston Bruins 3-2
Hurricanes beat Maple Leafs 5-2 to halt Toronto streak at 4
Trevor van Riemsdyk and Justin Williams scored 22 seconds apart in the first period, sending the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs