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Cleveland #Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson makes his case for Donovan Mitchell while also praising #Cavs' depth after their 14th straight win, a 112-100 victory over #Bucks shorturl.at/tCNfj

Scoring balance helps #Cavaliers beat #Bucks 112-100 for 14th straight victory #cavs shorturl.at/wyLVp

There's nearly 9 minutes left in 3rd quarter, and #Cavs' Max Strus already has matched his season high with 17 points. #bucks #cavaliers

Marisa Moseley steps down as #Wisconsin #Badgers women's basketball coach shorturl.at/4QOHd

Giannis Antetokounmpo moves into 50th place on the NBA's career scoring list. He has four quick points tonight to increase his career total to 20,051. He overtakes Tom Chambers, who had 20,049 career points. #bucks

The #Bucks are 0-8 against the top three teams in the East (Cleveland, Boston and New York). They can change that by snapping the Cavs' 13-game win streak tonight.

The #Cavaliers are in Milwaukee tonight attempting to become the second team ever to win 14 straight while scoring at least 110 points in each of those games. The only time that’s happened before was in 1986, when the Boston Celtics did it on their way to winning a title. #bucks

Orlando #Magic snap 5-game skid with 111-109 victory over #Bucks shorturl.at/4TVi7

The #Bucks have scored 13 straight points to get #Magic lead down to 97-95. There's 6:02 left. Orlando has led since just over 3 minutes into the game.

End of 3rd: #Magic 90, #Bucks 76. Paolo Banchero 22, Cole Anthony 19 for Magic. Giannis Antetokounmp 24, Damian Lillard 21 for Bucks. Magic shooting 53.1%, Bucks 56.6%. Magic 21-6 edge in points off turnovers.

After going 2 of 7 from 3-point range in 1st half, #Bucks have gone 4 of 4 from beyond the arc (3 from Lillard) in first 3 minutes, 47 seconds of second half. #Magic lead has dwindled to 69-61.

Half: #Magic 60, #Bucks 47. Magic were 0 of 6 on 3's in 2nd after going 8 of 13 in 1st, but they maintained their double-digit lead. Paolo Banchero 12, Cole Anthony 10 for Magic. Giannis Antetokounmpo 16, Damian Lillard 10 for Bucks.

The #Magic entered tonight making an NBA-low 30.6% of their 3-point attempts. They went 8 of 13 from beyond the arc in the 1st quarter. Magic lead #Bucks 34-20. Paolo Banchero 9 for Magic, Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 for Bucks.

Milwaukee #Bucks seeking 5th straight win and Orlando #Magic trying to avoid 6th straight loss tonight.

No. 6 St. John’s preps for March Madness with Pitino’s ‘favorite win of the season by far’ shorturl.at/MTchq

Dunn scores 25, Penn State beats No. 12 #Wisconsin #Badgers 86-75 shorturl.at/FbozR

Ejiofor’s buzzer-beater in OT gives No. 6 St. John’s an 86-84 win over No. 20 #Marquette shorturl.at/INvbR

Kadary Richmond has the first St. John's triple-double since Ron Artest, in January 1999.

Half: No. 6 St. John's 36, No. 20 #Marquette 35. St. John's rallied after trailing 23-15 with less than 8 minutes left in half.

It's a 13-2 run for No. 20 #Marquette, which leads No. 6 St. John's 23-15 with 7:51 left in 1st. Marquette got outrebounded 50-28 in a 70-64 loss to St. John's last month but has been more competitive on the boards in rematch. St. John's has 12-11 edge so far there.

Kam Jones had gone 0 for 10 from 3-point range in #Marquette's last 2 games leading up to this one. He's 2 of 4 tonight. Chase Ross follows Jones' 2nd 3 with a one-handed dunk, and Marquette now leads St. John's 15-13 with 11:25 left in 1st.

Thanks to St. John's rebounding edge and #Marquette's 4 turnovers, St. John's has attempted eight more shots than Marquette through 1st 6 minutes.

It's a Fiserv Forum twinbill today with #Marquette hosting St. John's shortly and #Bucks hosting #Magic tonight. No. 6 St. John's (26-4) has chance to match a 39-year-old school record for regular-season wins. St. John's also chasing first top-five ranking since 1991.

Dallas #Mavericks coach Jason Kidd blasts speculation that Kyrie Irving's workload contributed to star guard's season-ending knee injury shorturl.at/QsqFV

Giannis Antetokounmpo joins 20,000-point club, Kevin Porter Jr. gets triple-double as #Bucks roll past short-handed #Mavericks 137-107 shorturl.at/7OkSF

Blackwell carries No. 12 #Wisconsin #Badgers past Minnesota 74-67 with 25 points and career-best 11 boards shorturl.at/WHiol

Karaban leads #UConn to 72-66 win over No. 20 #Marquette shorturl.at/LYu4r

Milwaukee #Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo credits consistency of his work ethic for helping him join 20,000-point club shorturl.at/OMdO7

Milwaukee #Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo credits consistency of his work ethic for helping him join 20,000-point club shorturl.at/OMdO7

Karaban leads #UConn to 72-66 win over No. 20 #Marquette shorturl.at/LYu4r

Blackwell carries No. 12 #Wisconsin #Badgers past Minnesota 74-67 with 25 points and career-best 11 boards shorturl.at/WHiol

Giannis Antetokounmpo joins 20,000-point club, Kevin Porter Jr. gets triple-double as #Bucks roll past short-handed #Mavericks 137-107 shorturl.at/7OkSF

Kevin Porter Jr. has his third career triple-double. 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists with just under 11 minutes left. #bucks

End of 3rd: #Bucks 106, #Mavericks 79. Damian Lillard 34 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo 32 points and 15 rebounds for Bucks, who are shooting 61.5%. Klay Thompson 21, Naji Marshall 15, Max Christie 13 for Mavs.

Half: #Bucks 72, #Mavericks 53. Damian Lillard 26, Giannis Antetokounmpo 20, Kyle Kuzma 13 for Bucks, who are shooting 26 of 41 overall and 8 of 16 on 3's. Klay Thompson 15, Max Christie 13 for Mavs.

End of 1st: #Bucks 43, #Mavericks 30. Damian Lillard 16 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 and Kyle Kuzma 12 for Bucks, who are shooting 15 of 21 overall and 6 of 9 on 3's. Klay Thompson 12 for Mavs.

The first #Bucks' points from someone other than Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard come from Kevin Porter Jr. with 4:14 left in 1st quarter. First 20 points were all from Antetokounmpo (12) or Lillard (8).

Giannis Antetokounmpo could enter the 20,000-point club tonight. He enters the game with 19,978 points. He and the #Bucks are facing a #Mavericks team that has just 8 available players due to multiple injuries.

Dallas #Mavericks coach Jason Kidd blasts speculation that Kyrie Irving's workload contributed to star guard's season-ending knee injury shorturl.at/QsqFV

The #Wisconsin #Badgers move up their 2025 season opener with Miami (Ohio) to a Thursday night kickoff on Aug. 28 shorturl.at/qDs5e

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts triple-double as surging #Bucks finish strong to beat #Hawks 127-121 shorturl.at/UcWxl

Kicker Brandon McManus is staying with #Packers on a 3-year, $15.3 million deal, AP source says shorturl.at/zSmEx

Now featuring great photos of the Titans'new stadium under construction 1 year in and still on target for finishing their enclosed stadium by February 2027 apnews.com/article/tenn...

Linebacker Isaiah McDuffie staying with #Packers on two-year, $8 million deal, AP source says shorturl.at/T1lQQ

The latest men's AP Top 25 has #Wisconsin #Badgers slipping one spot to No. 12 and #Marquette climbing one spot to No. 20 apnews.com/hub/ap-top-2...

Former #Mets GM Billy Eppler joining #Brewers as special adviser, AP source says shorturl.at/hi3Wi

Jaden Akins scores 19, No. 8 Michigan State beats No. 11 #Wisconsin #Badgers 71-62 for 5th straight victory shorturl.at/qzqY9

Giannis Antetokounmpo has 28 points and 19 rebounds as #Bucks withstand Jokic's triple-double and beat #Nuggets 121-112 shorturl.at/KLEx5

End of 3: #Bucks 84, #Nuggets 81. Nikola Jokic one assist away from his 27th triple-double of season (in his 53rd game). He has 26 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo 19 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists for Bucks.