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11:13 PM on Thursday, March 12

Led by Delrecco Gillespie's 27 points, the No. 3 seed Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the sixth-seeded Ohio Bobcats 86-75 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament

11:10 PM on Thursday, March 12

Led by Jayden Johnson's 28 points, the No. 5 seed South Carolina State Bulldogs defeated the fourth-seeded Norfolk State Spartans 88-82 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament

10:21 PM on Thursday, March 12

Jalen Johnson had 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Zaccharie Risacher scored 19 points and the Atlanta Hawks extended the NBA’s longest current winning streak to eight games, beating the Brooklyn Nets 108-97

10:10 PM on Thursday, March 12

William Nylander broke a tie on a power play 36 seconds into the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-4 on Thursday night to end an eight-game losing streak

10:07 PM on Thursday, March 12

Bam Adebayo scored 21 points in the game following his 83-point performance, Pelle Larsson had a career-high 28 points and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-105 for their season-best seventh consecutive victory

10:04 PM on Thursday, March 12

LeBron James returned to the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls after missing the past three games because of a right hip contusion and arthritis in his left foot

10:03 PM on Thursday, March 12

Jalen Suggs scored a season-high 28 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining in overtime as the Orlando Magic extended their longest winning streak of the season to six games with a 136-131 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night

10:03 PM on Thursday, March 12

John Beecher scored his first two goals for Calgary, and Mikael Backlund recorded his 600th career NHL point with a third-period goal in the Flames’ 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night

9:53 PM on Thursday, March 12

Sam Reinhart scored 2:20 into overtime to lift the Florida Panthers over the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night

9:51 PM on Thursday, March 12

Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves each scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night

9:50 PM on Thursday, March 12

Colin Graf scored a short-handed goal and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 38 shots to help the San Jose Sharks win 4-2 and hand the Bruins their first loss in Boston since Christmas

9:50 PM on Thursday, March 12

Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes

9:45 PM on Thursday, March 12

Jakob Chychrun scored with 1:33 left to play, Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 to snap the Sabres’ eight-game win streak

9:39 PM on Thursday, March 12

Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 131-109 on Thursday night for their second straight victory after a season-worst four-game losing streak

9:34 PM on Thursday, March 12

Kingston Fleming scored 17 points as No. 5 Houston held off AJ Dybantsa and defeated BYU 73-66 in the Big 12 quarterfinals Thursday night

9:32 PM on Thursday, March 12

Although the Chicago Bears failed to land Maxx Crosby, general manager Ryan Poles came away pleased with what he did defensively during the first few days of free agency

9:31 PM on Thursday, March 12

Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Cameron Boozer added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke survived a scare from Florida State to beat the Seminoles 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals

9:30 PM on Thursday, March 12

Devin Booker scored 43 points, Jalen Green had 36 and the Phoenix Suns beat NBA-worst Indiana 123-108 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory and the Pacers’ 11th loss in a row

9:21 PM on Thursday, March 12

AJ Storr scored 19 points, Malik Dia added 17, and No. 15 seed Mississippi beat seventh-seeded Georgia 76-72 at the Southeastern Conference Tournament

11:45 AM on Thursday, March 12

The Minnesota Vikings have signed Kyler Murray