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NBA Highlights: Cavaliers 118, Hornets 113 — and more

NBA Highlights: Cavaliers 118, Hornets 113

But emotionally, I just know what this place is and …

Bennett Durando: "I know there's financial things to it. That's not my department. But emotionally, I just know what this place is and what it means to have a professional basketball team here. It's not just something to go hang out at. It's something to go be a part of."

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“It is amazing because he is arguably the iconic …

“It is amazing because he is arguably the iconic coaching figure. I grew up watching him and the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers, and he had an aura about him on that sideline,” Spoelstra said Friday before the Heat’s matchup against the Hawks at State Farm Arena. “That all started with the Lakers. That was an iconic run they had. He really would just kind of personify leadership at another level for coaching. We’re really excited about it. “

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Final: Timberwolves 122, Mavericks 111

Grant Afseth: Final: Timberwolves 122, Mavericks 111 Khris Middleton: 18 PTS, 7 REB Marvin Bagley III: 15 PTS, 13 REB P.J. Washington: 12 PTS, 12 REB Anthony Edwards: 40 PTS, 6 REB Rudy Gobert: 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK Naz Reid: 21 PTS, 7 REB Dallas (19-36) plays in Indiana on Sunday.

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Buckeyes take series opener convincingly over Bemidji State

Feb. 20—BEMIDJI — Kaia Malachino stole the show on Friday night at the Sanford Center against the Bemidji State women's hockey team.

The Ohio State junior forward and Colgate transfer scored three goals to lead the second-ranked Buckeyes past the Beavers by a score of 7-1. Malachino scored once in each of the first two periods before she finished off the hat trick with 47 seconds left in the third. Two of her goals came on the power play.

Sloane Matthews had two goals, while Emma Peschel and Jocelyn Amos each had one for OSU.

Hailey Armstrong scored the loan goal for BSU (6-24-3, 3-23-3 WCHA). Armstrong's team-high 14th goal came on the power play in the second period, with assists from Carmen Bray and Morgan Smith. Smith, a sophomore, leads the Beavers in points with 25 (12 goals, 13 assists).

Kaitlin Groess made 38 saves in goal for Bemidji State. Hailey MacLeod stopped 20 shots for Ohio State (29-4-0, 23-4-0 WCHA).

Ohio State 7, Bemidji State 1

OSU 1 3 3 — 7

BSU 0 1 0 — 1

First period — OSU GOAL: Malachino (Pechel, Cimoroni) PPG, 2:48.

Second period — OSU GOAL: Peschel (Carmichael) 5:47; OSU GOAL Malachino (Peschel, Disher) 7:49; OSU GOAL: Armstrong (Bray, M. Smith) PPG, 9:43; OSU GOAL: Matthews (Hanhanen, Swiderski) 13:15.

Third period — OSU GOAL: Amos (Matthews, Malachino) PPG, 0:28; OSU GOAL: Matthews (Cimoroni, Swiderski) 4:04; OSU GOAL: Malachino (Peschel) PPG, 19:23.

Saves — Groess (BSU) 38; MacLeod (OSU) 20.

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