Re: Quick Reaction: Raptors 92, Knicks 91

With Tucker freeing him up from being the lock down, on-ball defender he’s been freed up to make off-ball reads and he made a lot of great ones tonight. 36 MIN, 15 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 5-14 FG, 2-6 3FG, 3-4 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, -2 +/- He wasn’t as efficient as he was in past performances but when nothing was falling from outside he was the one who broke the ice and he was a steadying influence on both ends.

West gain points as Wingham falls short

Taree West gained a first innings victory by 64 runs over Wingham in the Manning first grade cricket clash at Johnny Martin Oval. Resuming on 4/16, Wingham lost a further two early wickets and, despite good knocks from Brad Staff and Matt Essery, could not haul in West’s total.

Basketball: Championship Week Schedule

Jayla Ruffus-Milner and the Harvard-Westlake girls basketball team will take on Long Beach Poly in Saturday’s CIF Open Division girls basketball final. Here is the complete championship schedule involving local basketball teams this week.

Harris and Elliott appointed high performance coaches at CA’s NCC

Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliotts first assignment will be to coach Australia’s Under-19 team for series against Sri Lanka A Getty Images Former Test stars Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliott were Tuesday appointed to nurture young Australian talent, with the pair’s first assignment an under-19 series against Sri Lanka . Fast bowler Harris and batsman Elliott beat off competition from 38 other applicants to be picked as high performance coaches at the National Cricket Centre, entrusted with developing the country’s future stars.”

6 takeaways from the 2017 Oscars

Jordan Horowitz, producer of “La La Land,” shows the envelope revealing “Moonlight” as the true winner of best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Presenter Warren Beatty looks on from right.

No. 1 Kansas rallies to beat Oklahoma 73-63 on Senior Night

Kansas guard Josh Jackson rebounds against Oklahoma forward Khadeem Lattin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Kansas guard Josh Jackson rebounds against Oklahoma forward Khadeem Lattin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.

Capitals acquire defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk from Blues

Chicago Blackhawks center Artem Anisimov battles for the puck against St. Louis Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Chicago. Chicago Blackhawks center Artem Anisimov battles for the puck against St. Louis Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Chicago.

No. 2 Baylor rolls Oklahoma 103-64 days after Mulkey’s rant

Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey yells to her team during a play against Oklahoma in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey yells to her team during a play against Oklahoma in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.

Mansfield Timberview ends Lancastera s reign, advances to regionals

Timberbview’s Isaac Likelele, right, tries to go up underneath the basket as Lancaster’s Zaire Toombs defends in the first period of Monday’s February 27, 2017 regional quarterfinal playoff basketball game at Wilkerson Greines Activity Center in Fort Worth. Lancaster’s Cameron Bluitt, left, tries to block Timberview’s Chris Mullins as he drives to the basket during the second period in Monday’s February 27, 2017 regional quarter final playoff basketball game at Wilkerson Greines Activity Center in Fort Worth.

Knicks’ luck unchanged

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony takes a last second shot as Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan defends it in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Anthony missed the shot and the Raptors defeated the Knicks 92-91.

NFL teams get jump start on franchise tags

In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones, left, hits Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford as he tries to pass during the second half of an NFL football game, in Minneapolis. The Cardinals have placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on outside linebacker Chandler Jones after failing to reach a long-term deal with the player.

Celtics’ Bradley returning to starting lineup against Hawks

The Boston Celtics says guard Avery Bradley is returning to the starting lineup against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night after sitting out more than a month with a sore right Achilles. Coach Brad Stevens says Bradley will play restricted minutes in games this week, getting somewhere between 15 and 25 minutes per night.

‘Mile Jedinak has to be treated like a classic car’

After a short stint on the sidelines with a groin injury, the Socceroos captain is back playing at the heart of Aston Villa’s midfield. After playing 71 minutes in Villa’s 2-0 loss to Newcastle United, the midfielder played a full match and helped his team to a breakthrough 1-0 win over Derby County.

Tennis ace crashes private match

While walking with her beloved yorkie, Chip, on Sunday night in San Francisco’s Mission Dolores Park, the Australian Open champ stumbled upon two men playing against each other, the New York Post reports. “I think they’re in the middle of playing out points, but I’m going to ask them if I can have the winner,” Williams shared with her social-media followers as an unseen man – apparently her fiance, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian – kept the camera trained on the 23-time grand slam champ.

The Gaba Cast #67: Sec Champs

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Passaic Tech (48) at Paterson Kennedy (52), NJSIAA Tournament, First…

Taniesha Gilbert scored 14 points with nine rebounds and Latice Cunningham added 11 with eight assists to lead fifth-seeded Paterson Kennedy to a come-from-behind 52-48 victory over 12th-seeded Passaic Tech in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament in Paterson. Paterson Kennedy advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals and will face the winner between 13th-seeded Montclair and fourth-seeded Fair Lawn.

A rarity for Calipari: 3 seniors making major contributions

Kentucky seniors Dominique Hawkins and Derek Willis have enjoyed a four-year courtside view of Kentucky’s turnstile of talented players, in addition to all those challenging practices against future NBA draft picks. Those experiences had to pay off for the home-grown duo, though the result is something rare for the No.