THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1896 — The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins the first Numbers Game event — the hop, step and jump. Antelope Valley Press, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 C3 NBA results | Monday Major League Baseball results | Monday Nets 114, Knicks 112 a win against Sacramento. Twins 15, Tigers 6 by Semien off Texas starter Mike Aaron Judge’s fourth-inning de Leon and the St. Louis bullpen ill-advised throws that allowed NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving scored Anthony Edwards scored 19 DETROIT — Nelson Cruz hit a grand Foltynewicz (0-1). homer when starter Jorge López protected the lead, and the him to score — and the Boston Red 40 points, Jeff Green made two points for Minnesota and Russell slam after a near miss and added Royals 3, Orioles 0 (0-1) walked the bases loaded Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins. Sox got on the board with 16 hits free throws with 3.7 seconds left scored 13 of his points in the a solo homer and a double, Matt CLEVELAND — Danny Duffy in the fifth inning and Shawn Molina drove in two runs with and their first win of the season, and the Brooklyn Nets overcome fourth. Shoemaker held Detroit hitless into pitched six innings of two-hit ball Armstrong forced in a run with a his 382nd double, moving past over the Tampa Bay Rays. the early loss of James Harden to Mavericks 111, Jazz 103 the fifth inning and the Minnesota to beat a longtime nemesis and walk to slumping Aaron Hicks. Johnny Bench for eighth place on Franchy Cordero, Alex Verdugo beat the New York Knicks. DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 31 Twins rolled past the Tigers. Whit Merrifield drove in all of Reds 5, Pirates 3 the career list among catchers. and Hunter Renfroe all had two Akil Baddoo hit a grand slam for Harden returned after missing points and Dorian Finney-Smith Kansas City’s runs with a homer CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos Phillies 5, Mets 3 hits apiece after coming into the the Tigers. He made his big league two games with right hamstring added a season-high 23 as Dallas and sacrifice fly, leading the hit a go-ahead homer in the PHILADELPHIA — A throwing game batting .000. debut Sunday and homered on tightness but lasted just four beat Utah for its season-best fifth Royals over the Cleveland Indians. seventh inning hours after error by Mets third baseman Luis Cubs 5, Brewers 3 the first pitch thrown to him. minutes before having to leave straight win. The Indians played their home deciding to appeal a two-game Guillorme allowed the go-ahead CHICAGO — Willson Contreras, again with the same injury. The NBA-leading Jazz had their Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2 opener in front of fans for the first suspension for his part in a brawl, runs to score, and the Philadelphia Javier Báez and David Bote Cavaliers 125, Spurs 101 nine-game winning streak halted. ARLINGTON, Texas — Steven time since 2019. The announced and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Phillies used a five-run eighth homered during a four-run fourth Matz struck out nine in his Toronto SAN ANTONIO — Darius Garland Jalen Brunson scored 20 points, attendance of 8,914. Pittsburgh Pirates. inning to rally for a win over New inning to lift the Chicago Cubs debut, Marcus Semien and Cavan scored a career-high 37 points, Josh Richardson 17 and Tim Jose De Leon tied a career high York after Jacob deGrom had shut over the Milwaukee Brewers. Hardaway Jr. 16 as Dallas won Biggio hit back-to-back homers Yankees 7, Orioles 0 Trevor Williams pitched perfectly and Cleveland beat San Antonio to NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton with nine strikeouts and allowed them down through six. snap a five-game skid. for the first time in three games and the Blue Jays won in the home until Omar Narváez’s leadoff single opener for the Texas Rangers hit a grand slam over the visitors’ two runs, three hits and two walks Francisco Lindor was 1 for 4 Collin Sexton added 22 points versus Utah this season. in the sixth. Narváez added a three- before the largest MLB crowd since bullpen that landed in the left- over five innings to help the Reds with a single and a walk in his for Cleveland. Isaiah Hartenstein Raptors 103, Wizards 101 run homer in the seventh. the pandemic (38, 283). bleachers 471 feet from home secure a third straight win. debut with the Mets. scored a season-high 16, and TAMPA, Fla. — Gary Trent Jr. beat Astros at Angels, late Toronto, 3-1 for the first time plate, leading the New York Yankees Cardinals 4, Marlins 1 Red Sox 11, Rays 2 Taurean Prince finished with 14. the buzzer with a long 3-pointer since 2015, went ahead 4-0 in the over Baltimore, handing the Orioles MIAMI — Yadier Molina hit a BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts had Dodgers at Athletics, late and Toronto rallied from a 19-point Pistons 132, Thunder 108 second after Biggio’s solo homer their first loss this season. bases-loaded double during a four hits, including a Little League White Sox at Mariners, late second-half deficit to beat OKLAHOMA CITY — Jerami followed a two-out, two-run shot New York was ahead 1-0 on three-run first inning, Daniel Ponce home run — a double, with two Giants at Padres, late Washington. Grant scored 21 points against Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 22 his former team, and Detroit beat points, and DeAndre Bembry and Oklahoma City. rookie Malachi Flynn led a fourth- National Hockey League results | Monday Grant played three seasons for quarter charge for the Raptors, who the Thunder, and then was traded won consecutive games for the first Canadiens 3, Oilers 2, OT led 1-0 after the first and 2-0 after the Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves. NHL’s East division. after the 2018-19 season. He time since Feb. 19-21. MONTREAL — Eric Staal scored in second. The Jets improved to 5-1-0 against the Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier looked at home during his return, overtime in his Montreal debut, giving Jets 4, Senators 3 Senators this season. each scored for Philadelphia, and Brian making 7 of 15 shots and adding Suns 133, Rockets 130 HOUSTO — Devin Booker scored the Canadiens a come-from-behind win WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Pierre-Luc Flyers 3, Bruins 2, OT Elliott stopped 27 shots. The Flyers were five rebounds and five assists in 18 of his 36 points in the fourth over the Edmonton Oilers. Dubois scored twice to lead the Winnipeg BOSTON — Travis Sanheim scored 3:08 2-4-2 in their previous eight games. just 23 minutes. quarter, and the Phoenix Suns Staal beat Mike Smith with a wrist Jets to a victory over the Ottawa Senators. into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers Colorado at Minnesota, late Timberwolves 116, Kings 106 beat the Houston Rockets for their shot from the circle 4:02 into overtime. Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor also beat the Boston Bruins after losing their Vegas at St. Louis, late MINNEAPOLIS — D’Angelo sixth straight win. Montreal improved to 2-9 in overtime scored for the Jets (23-13-3), who had first five meetings this season. Russell scored 25 points in his Deandre Ayton matched a games. Edmonton fell to 2-2. dropped three of four. Andrew Copp and The Flyers moved within three points Toronto at Calgary, late return from knee surgery and season high with 27 points as Edmonton was outplayed early but Nikolaj Ehlers each had two assists, and of Boston for the final playoff spot in the Arizona at Kings, late Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points Phoenix won for the ninth time in and 13 rebounds for Minnesota in 10 games overall. COllEGE BasKETball COllEGE BasKETball NHL MLB NBA West Divison WESTERN CONFERENCE NCAA Tournament NCAA Women’s GP W L OT Pts GF GA AMERICAN LEAGUE Pacific Division West Division Colorado 37 25 8 4 54 132 83 W L Pct GB Glance Tournament Glance W L Pct GB Planner FIRST FOUR ALAMO REGION Vegas 36 24 10 2 50 113 84 Phoenix 35 14 .714 — Houston 4 0 1.000 _ Texas Southern 60, Mount St. Mary’s 52 First Round Minnesota 36 23 11 2 48 104 89 L.A. Clippers 33 18 .647 3 Angels 3 1 .750 1 Drake 53, Wichita State 52 Sunday, March 21 Arizona 38 18 15 5 41 102 116 L.A. Lakers 31 19 .620 4½ Seattle 2 1 .667 1½ Norfolk St. 54, Appalachian St. 53 Stanford 87, Utah Valley 44 Golden State 23 27 .460 12½ St. Louis 37 16 15 6 38 103 118 Texas 1 3 .250 3 COMING UP IN THE VALLEY UCLA 86, Michigan St. 80, OT Oklahoma St. 84, Wake Forest 61 Sacramento 22 29 .431 14 San Jose 37 17 16 4 38 105 122 Oakland 0 4 .000 4 Monday, March 22 Southwest Division ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE Kings 36 14 16 6 34 98 102 East Division EAST REGIONAL Missouri St. 70, UC Davis 51 Ducks 39 11 21 7 29 87 130 W L Pct GB ■ M Basketball: Friday at Cypress, 3 p.m. First Round Wright St. 66, Arkansas 62 W L Pct GB Dallas 28 21 .571 — East Division Baltimore 3 1 .750 _ Saturday, March 20 Oregon 67, South Dakota 47 Memphis 24 23 .511 3 ■ Baseball: April 13 at Mt. San Jacinto (DH),noon GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 3 1 .750 _ Michigan 82, Texas Southern 66 Georgia 67, Drexel 53 San Antonio 24 24 .500 3½ Washington 38 25 9 4 54 132 117 New York 2 2 .500 1 ■ Softball: April 15 at Taft (DH), 1 p.m.