Lonzo Ball isn't on the Bulls' road trip, but not shut down for the season
Lonzo Ball missed his seventh game with a right wrist injury on Saturday night but there's no plan to shut him down for the rest of the season, Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. Ball did not travel with the Bulls on the latest six-game road trip, which opened against the Houston Rockets. Chicago has just 15 games left in the regular season.
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Akron rallies from 18 down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 for 2nd straight MAC Tournament championship
Nate Johnson hit a short pull-up jumper with two seconds left and top-seeded Akron rallied from 18 points down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 Saturday night for a second-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament. The victory also gave Akron coach John Groce his fourth win in five meetings over his 10-years-younger half-brother, Akron coach Travis Steele. Akron clawed back to cut its deficit to 12 at the break.
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Akron wins MAC tournament, earns March Madness bid by beating Miami on last-second layup
Montreal's Jonathan Sirois, DC United's Kim Joon Hong duel to scoreless draw
Jonathan Sirois finished with seven saves for CF Montreal and Kim Joon Hong stopped three shots for D.C. United in a scoreless draw at Audi Field on Saturday night. Sirois had four saves in the first half for Montreal (0-3-1) and a couple of point-blank ones in the second to help the club earn its first point of the season. Sirois had a league-leading 15 saves in three straight losses on the road to begin the season — posting five in each.
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Cirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory