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Colorado Rockies Season Preview: Who will be the breakout star this year | Flippin' Bats

Colorado Rockies Season Preview: Who will be the breakout star this year | Flippin' Bats

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know about the Colorado Rockies heading into the season. They give their pitcher to watch, hitter to watch, breakout player, MVP and so MUCH more!

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San Francisco Giants Season Preview: Can the lineup stay healthy enough | Flippin' Bats

San Francisco Giants Season Preview: Can the lineup stay healthy enough | Flippin' Bats

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know about the San Francisco Giants heading into the season. They give their pitcher to watch, hitter to watch, breakout player, MVP and so MUCH more!

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Los Angeles Dodgers Season Preview: Is the lineup strong enough to stay on top | Flippin' Bats

Los Angeles Dodgers Season Preview: Is the lineup strong enough to stay on top | Flippin' Bats

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know about the Los Angeles Dodgers heading into the season. They give their pitcher to watch, hitter to watch, breakout player, MVP and so MUCH more!

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San Diego Padres Season Preview: Can they overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers as King | Flippin' Bats

San Diego Padres Season Preview: Can they overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers as King | Flippin' Bats

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know about the San Diego Padres heading into the season. They give their pitcher to watch, hitter to watch, breakout player, MVP and so MUCH more!

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2023 March Madness women's Sweet 16 highlights: Louisville, Iowa, LSU, Miami win

2023 March Madness women's Sweet 16 highlights: Louisville, Iowa, LSU, Miami win

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament continued Friday with four Sweet 16 games. Jasmyne Roberts scored a team-high 26 points in the opening game of the day as No. 8 Miami defeated No. 4 Villanova. LSU standout Angel Reese followed that up with a 17-point, 12-rebound outing as the Tigers beat Utah to secure a spot […]

Creighton ends Princeton’s March Madness run, faces San Diego State for Final Four spot

Creighton ends Princeton’s March Madness run, faces San Diego State for Final Four spot

Creighton used its size, 3-point shooting and a swarming second-half defense to end the March Madness run of Princeton, beating the 15th-seeded Tigers 86-75 on Friday night in the Sweet 16. The sixth-seeded Bluejays (24-12) advanced to their first regional final since they were part of an eight-team NCAA Tournament in 1941. Creighton will play […]

Bucks overwhelm Jazz 144-116 for third straight victory

Bucks overwhelm Jazz 144-116 for third straight victory

SALT LAKE CITY — Grayson Allen scored a season-high 25 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 144-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.Allen made five 3-pointers and shot 57% from the field to help the Bucks lead wire-to-wire. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 11 assists, and Pat Connaughton scored 22 points while making six 3-pointers. Jrue Holiday added 18 points and seven assists, and Brook Lopez had 17 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks.Milwaukee made 22 3-pointers and shot 56% from the field to fuel its third straight victory. The Bucks finished with 42 assists on 55 baskets.“I just thought it was an incredible all-around offensive game from everyone,” Allen said.Simone Fontecchio scored a career-high 26 points in his third career start to lead the Jazz. Kelly Olynyk had 16 points and seven rebounds. Talen Horton-Tucker added 13 points and eight assists as Utah dropped its second in a row at home.The Jazz shot just 38.5% from the field.“They shot the ball at an unbelievable clip for the first 3 1/2 quarters,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “It felt like we could not throw the ball in the ocean.”Milwaukee made eight 3-pointers and shot 50% from the perimeter during the first quarter. Allen set the pace by going 4 of 4 from the perimeter. He scored Milwaukee’s first four baskets and his final outside basket in the quarter gave the Bucks a 19-4 lead.On the other end, Lopez had three blocks in less than two minutes.“I think the focus you want to come out with, the purpose you want to come out with — Grayson and Brooke did that for us,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said.The Jazz cut the deficit to 22-17 on a 3-pointer from Johnny Juzang before Milwaukee ran away from Utah again before the first quarter ended. Jevon Carter scored three baskets over four possessions to fuel a 16-4 run that extended the Bucks’ lead to 38-21.“We wanted to force them to get the looks that we want,” Horton-Tucker said. “But when they’re hitting them, it is hard to kind of regroup.Utah trimmed the deficit to single digits again in the second quarter, cutting Milwaukee’s lead to 54-48 on back-to-back baskets from Olynyk and Walker Kessler. The Bucks countered with a 16-2 run punctuated by three straight baskets by Antetokounmpo to extend their lead again to 70-50.Milwaukee led by double-digits the entire second half.“We’ve always been a defense-first team,” Lopez said. “That’s where everything generates from us. Tonight was an example of that right from the get-go.”TIP-INS Bucks: Allen averaged just 6.0 points and scored seven total baskets in his previous three games before facing Utah. … Lopez has blocked five or more shots in three of his last seven games.Jazz: Lauri Markkanen (left hand contusion) was inactive for the second time in three games. … Utah outscored Milwaukee 24-12 in second-chance points.UP NEXTBucks: at Denver on Saturday.Jazz: at Sacramento on Saturday. ___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports