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10:03 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Anna Segedi scored her first PWHL goal and the Vancouver Goldeneyes scored two third-period goals to pull away for a 5-2 win over the New York Sirens

10:00 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Noah Cates scored on a deflection off goalie Lukas Dostal’s skate at 2:17 of overtime and — after a review for offsides on the play — the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night

9:54 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Jake Oettinger made 33 saves through overtime, Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to tighten the race for first place in the division, Western Conference and league standings

9:25 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Luka Doncic had 40 points and LeBron James added 30 as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets

9:13 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Ty Jerome had 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 125-118 victory over the Denver Nuggets

8:42 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Kaemyn Bekemeier had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Lainie Douglas added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Missouri State beat Stephen F

8:25 PM on Wednesday, March 18

CJ McCollum scored 24 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 22, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-120 for their 11th straight win

8:09 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points and had nine rebounds in his second straight start in place of the injured Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves took charge in the second quarter to cruise past the Utah Jazz 147-111

7:37 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Saddiq Bey scored 25 points, Trey Murphy added 23 and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame an early 18-point hole to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-109

7:34 PM on Wednesday, March 18

RJ Barrett scored 23 points, Brandon Ingram had 18 and the Toronto Raptors pounded the Chicago Bulls 139-109 for their third consecutive win

7:16 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Alex Ovechkin scored his 922nd goal and Cole Hutson scored his first to lead the Washington Capitals past the Ottawa Senators, 4-1

7:15 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Sean Walker scored with 28.3 seconds left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh 6-5 on Wednesday night, spoiling Sidney Crosby’s return to the Penguins’ lineup

7:14 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Deni Avdija scored 23 of his 32 points in the first half and Donovan Clingan added a career-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers hold off the hard-charging Indiana Pacers 127-119

7:12 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-92 for their 10th straight win

7:06 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Grace Zumwinkle and Kelly Pannek scored 11 seconds apart during a four-goal first period and the Minnesota Frost routed the Ottawa Charge 5-0

6:05 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh in the First Four

4:29 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Chicago Bulls guard Collin Sexton has returned to the lineup after being sidelined for four games because of a lower left leg contusion

3:51 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Houston eventually could play a rematch of its national championship game loss to Florida in the South Regional final just a few miles from campus, but the Cougars are keeping keep their focus on the first round of the NCAA Tournament

2:13 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Duke won’t have starting big man Patrick Ngongba II on Thursday for its first-round game against Siena in March Madness because of soreness in his right foot

10:54 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was productive almost immediately in his return to the lineup Wednesday night after suffering a lower-body injury last month during the Milan Cortina Olympics