Brooklyn Nets top Dallas Mavericks, 104-94; Deron Williams scores 25

Deron Williams scored 25 points, Thaddeus Young had 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench and the Brooklyn Nets topped the Dallas Mavericks 104-94 on Saturday night. The victory completed a 3-5 road trip for the Nets, who moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

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NBA Capsules

Paul Millsap scored 22 points, Dennis Schroder added 16 points and 10 assists and the intentionally depleted Atlanta Hawks still had enough to beat the Miami Heat 93-91 on Saturday night. Kent Bazemore scored 15, including a big 3-pointer with about a minute left that gave the Hawks an 89-80 lead.

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Real Salt Lake takes home Desert Diamond Cup with 2-1 win over Colorado Rapids

In a tense, tightly contested affair, a ten-man Real Salt Lake beat Colorado Rapids 2-1 to win the Desert Diamond Cup After taking a first-half lead then conceding an equalizer, Real Salt Lake regained the lead in the 52nd minute, immediately following a red card to Alvaro Saborio for some apparent role in a scuffle in the setup to the set piece. Javier Morales finished expertly, nestling the ball in the top right corner.

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Final: Knicks 103, Raptors 98

Please raise your hand if you expected the Knicks to win both games of a back-to-back for the first time this season after losing both Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire? Fresh off a double-overtime triumph in Detroit, the Knicks returned to a somber MSG and honored Anthony Mason with a shockingly rugged 103-98 over the Toronto Raptors . Seriously, you guys, New York shot 10 more free throws than Toronto.

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Knicks 103, Raptors 98: "What is Going on"

On the day Anthony Mason passed away, the Knicks rode a group of scrapping NBA no-names to an exciting win. In a season that's divided some Knick fans between "Do we want to win tonight?" and "Is it ever OK to not want to win?", tonight was a rollicking, enjoyable contest and a second straight exhilarating victory.

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Tulsa 74, Tigers 72

Calvin Godfrey's night began with a salute all his own, the Tigers' lone senior marching to the center of the court at FedExForum for a standing ovation from the largest crowd to watch the U of M this season. Godfrey's night ended, alas, with the reserve forward hunched over, a solitary figure on the Tiger bench, his head buried in his jersey.

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Iowa's Aaron White scored 21 points, including six free throws in overtime, and the Hawkeyes were able to scrape past Penn State 81-77 on Saturday night. Mike Gesell , Gabriel Olaseni , Josh Oglesby and Jarrod Uthoff also scored in double figures for the Hawkeyes , who were 25 of 27 from the free-throw line.

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Arizona Cardinals let defensive tackle Darnell Dockett test free-agency market

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona Cardinals released defensive tackle Darnell Dockett on Friday, allowing the three-time Pro Bowl selection to test the free-agency market.

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Bandits open season with resounding win over Omaha

Johnny Bentley and Frederick Bruno each scored twice and the Sioux City Bandits opened their 2015 season with a resounding 62-13 win over Omaha. Bentley's first touchdown was his 100th in a Bandits uniform, and put Sioux City on top 7-0 early in the game.

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Top-ranked Lydia Ko wins New Zealand Women's Open

The 17-year-old New Zealander, the Women's Australian Open winner last week for her sixth LPGA Tour title, closed with a 1-under 70 at Clearwater for a four-stroke victory. She has 10 worldwide victories in professional events, also winning at Clearwater as an amateur in 2013.

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Ronda Rousey needs 14 seconds to stop Cat Zingano at UFC 184

Ronda Rousey stopped Cat Zingano with an acrobatic armbar 14 seconds into the first round, dramatically defending her bantamweight title at UFC 184 on Saturday night. Rousey earned the most impressive victory of her career with jaw-dropping speed, taking out the previously unbeaten Zingano with her signature armlock from an unlikely position.

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Re: Quick React: Toronto Raptors 98 - NY Knicks 103

Knows Andrea Bargnani well and it showed early on with his highlight Statue of Liberty dunk on the pasta eating Knick. Shortly after though Bargs drove into Amir hard which had Johnson holding his shoulder afterward.

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Bradley Beala s return in win against Pistons impacts Wizards beyond box score

The final numbers don't suggest a significant impact. Bradley Beal, after all, made just two of his 10 shots from the floor and finished with eight points in the Washington Wizards' streak-busting 99-95 win over the Detroit Pistons in his return from an eight-game absence because of a fibula injury.

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Hudson Explorer Aquatic Team takes part in Swim-A-Thon fundraiser

More than 100 swimmers -- and parents and coaches -- participated in both traditional and wacky relays Feb. 13 for the Hudson Explorer Aquatic Team's Swim-A-Thon fundraiser. The biennial event, which took place at East Woods Elementary, raised more than $8,000 through donations gathered by swimmers and from sponsors, according to Pam McCormick, president of the HEAT Parent Council.

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Ryan Dungey Extends Supercross Lead with Atlanta II Victory

Ryan Dungey looked as good as he has all season in the second consecutive week of racing in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. The Red Bull KTM rider simply dominated after taking the lead from Weston Peick on lap six.

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Hudson girls aquatic team places seventh at state meet

Another year, another top-10 finish for the Hudson girls swimming and diving team. The Lady Explorers finished seventh out of 55 teams with 106 points at the Division I state meet Feb. 28 at Canton McKinley High School's C.T. Branin Natatorium.

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Bettor's Delight mare Adore Me sets 1:47.7 mark

If Natalie Rasmussen set out to make Tabcorp Park Menangle her own on March 1, with three successive winners, she was overshadowed by one of the greatest pacers ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere...and one of the greatest race-winning performances ever witnessed at the south-western Sydney track. The champion New Zealand mare Adore Me simply blew her rivals away with a record-breaking 1:47 7/10ths victory in the Cordina Chicken Farms Ladyship Mile, smashing Smoken Up's record by eight-tenths of a second.

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Grassfield assistant principal Brain Haughinberry wins state honor

... not required to be there, but I want to be there," he said. "The teams are advancing now, and in two weeks, spring sports begin. Most of my time is involved with the school." Haughinberry was recently selected as the 2015 Outstanding Secondary ...

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Ideal Race wins Sovereign Warrior final

Thebestofjoel and Feel The Heat dueled throughout the mile setting up a perfect trip for pocket-sitting Neat and driver Jeff Nisonger. In just his seventh lifetime win, Neat lowered his own record by more than two seconds and eclipsed the Miami Valley standard previously owned by Gold Rocks by three-fifths of a second.

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Eoin Morgan elected to bat after winning the toss

Joe Root's run-a-ball century helped England post 309 for six in their World Cup clash with Sri Lanka in Wellington. The 24-year-old right-hander survived a rare Mahela Jayawardene drop at slip when he was on just two and fully profited on the reprieve to post a career-best 121 from 108 balls and become England's youngest World Cup centurion.

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New Zealand bowl out Australia for 151

Pacer Trent Boult starred for New Zealand as they bowled Australia out for 151 in a World Cup Pool A game at the Eden Park here Saturday. Australian skipper Michael Clarke won the toss and decided to bat.

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San Jose Sharks to be NHL trade deadline sellers after loss to Detroit Red Wings

It is time for the San Jose Sharks to admit it is over. Their 10 consecutive Stanley Cup playoff appearances is likely to end this 2014-15 NHL season thanks to a regulation loss to the Detroit Red Wings -the only team with a longer run -on Thursday, Feb. 26. The Sharks would have to surge three games over the 20 remaining on the 2014-15 NHL season.

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Trevor Daley inching towards franchise records for Stars

FEBRUARY 27: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Colorado Avalanche skates the puck against Trevor Daley #6 of the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on February 27, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Defenseman Trevor Daley has set career highs in goals and points , and he also is closing in on some franchise records.

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70-year-old man dies before Clippers-Grizzlies game

An unidentified 70-year-old man passed away Friday inside the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., before the Grizzlies hosted the Clippers, according to WMC-TV . The cause of death was not immediately known.

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Kevin Love fails to step up with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving out of the lineup: Fedor's...

Shortly before tipoff against the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt made the decision to rest LeBron James. With the Cavs coming off a hard-fought an emotional win against Golden State and also being in the midst of a 10-day stretch with seven games, it's that kind of forward thinking that can help in the future.

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Bayern Munich continue winning run in Bundesliga

Defending champions Bayern Munich sealed their 18th win of the season as they overcame FC Cologne 4-1 at the curtain raiser of the 23rd round of Bundesliga. The Bundesliga front-runners Friday celebrated the club's 115th anniversary with a 4-1 win over Cologne extending their winning run to four games, reports Xinhua.

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He said it: Coach Lindy Ruff blames goaltending for Stars' 5-4 shootout loss to Colorado Friday

Colorado Avalanche center Ryan O'Reilly scores a goal against Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen to win the game, during an overtime shootout at their game on Friday, February 27, 2015 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Stars coach Lindy Ruff laid the blame for Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to Colorado at the feet of goalie Kari Lehtonen.

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Eaves still battling concussion effects

Dallas Stars right wing Patrick Eaves is assisted off the ice by defenseman Trevor Daley and Jason Demers after being hit in the face by the puck in the third period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Friday, February 13, 2015. Winger Patrick Eaves skated Friday morning, but he still is battling the effects of a concussion suffered Feb. 13 when he was hit in the head with a puck.

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Joey Logano fresh off his Daytona victory takes the Atlanta pole

Fresh off his Daytona 500 victory, Joey Logano , driving the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, goes to Atlanta Motor Speedway and walks away with the Coors Light Pole Award, with a time of 28.477 or 194.683 mph. Geoff Bodine currently holds the track qualifying record with a time of 28.074 seconds or 197.478 mph set Nov. 16, 1997.

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NHL trade rumors: Blackhawks, Capitals talk Patrick Sharp

DETAILS: As Monday's trade deadline looms, the Capitals are said to be searching for a winger to play alongside Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom on their top line. Enter Sharp and the cap-strapped Blackhawks, who present the greatest opportunity for Washington to acquire a bona fide top six forward before the deadline.

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