MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim doubled her lead to four strokes Friday in the Fortinet Founders Cup, capping a late afternoon rally with a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth.

A day after holing out for eagle on the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 and a two-shot lead, Kim shot 70 in her afternoon round at tree-lined Sharon Heights.

Gabby Lopez was second at 7 under after a 70 in the morning session, with top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and Nelly Korda in the group another shot back.

Playing the back nine first Friday, Kim bogeyed Nos. 11 and 17, then rebounded with birdies on 18, 1 and 3 and 8.

“The golf course is a bit hard,” Kim said. “The tee shots are hard to play and the shape of the course is a little tricky. I try my best to just try to do what I need to do.”

The South Korean player, ranked eighth in the world, won the 2015 Founders Cup in Phoenix for the second of her seven LPGA Tour titles.

“It’s been so long.” Kim said about the 2015 victory. “I think I won my rookie year. It was an unforgettable memory because it was my first win as a LPGA member.”

Coming off a third-place finish last month in Thailand, Kim is the defending champion next week in Arizona in the Ford Championship at Wild Horse Pass.

Lopez, from Mexico, had three front-nine birdies and dropped a stroke on the par-4 16th.

Thitikul rebounded from an opening 72 with a 66 in the afternoon. She opened with a bogey and birdied five of the next seven. On the back nine, she birdied 12 and 18.

“You have to be on the fairway first,” Thitkul said. “Find the fairway. The rough was rough.”

Korda, who skipped the Asia swing after winning the season opener in Florida, had a 68 in the morning to get to 6 under. She had late birdies on the Nos. 7 and 8.

“It’s tricky. You really have to shape it out here,” Korda said. “Some of the trees are a little bit intimidating and the greens are tough, too. Not only are they really undulated, but sometimes they’re a little bit harder to read, too.”

Minjee Lee (70), Aditi Ashok (66), Karis Davidson (68). Hye-Jin Choi (70) and Jin Hee Im (72) also were 6 under. Lee closed with a bogey after making four straight birdies.

“A little bit of things to clean up, but I think I’m in a pretty nice position going into the weekend,” Lee said.

The tournament began as a tribute to the 13 founders of the LPGA. It began in Arizona in 2011 and last year was the second event of the season and played in Florida. It has attracted eight of the top 10 players in the world ranking and kicks off a four-tournament stretch in the West ahead of the first major of the year.

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Earlier this season, Florida basketball 7-9 center Olivier Rioux became the tallest player to play in an NCAA basketball game.

He broke the mark of Manut Bol, who was 7-7 and played at Division II Bridgeport.

Rioux has appeared in 10 games this season, averaging 0.5 points and 0.4 rebounds a game in 14 total minutes.

Rioux made his on-court debut Nov. 6 in the final minutes of Florida’s 104-64 win over North Florida, the Gators student section began chanting for the redshirt freshman giant to enter the game and got its wish.

Florida’s student section chant for 7-foot-9 Oliver Rioux to get a chance to play in the game.

They get what they asked for and the crowd goes nuts. #Gatorspic.twitter.com/ku2CzeCjPu

— Andrew Abadie (@AndrewAbadie) November 7, 2025

After a few moments, Florida coach Todd Golden simply turned to his player and gave in to the crowd.

“Todd just looked at me,” Rioux said. “And I just (pretends to take shirt off) with my t-shirt."

“It felt great. The support from everybody was amazing. Even on the bench and even with the fans. Everybody supported me. I’m very grateful.”

Rioux’s moment came with 2:09 left in the game, which officially made him the tallest player in college history and left the official crowd of 10,065 erupting.

“It’s another day, I guess,” Rioux replied, what it meant for him to own that record.

Here's a video of Olivier Rioux dunking

Does he have to jump?

With this dunk, Olivier Rioux (7' 9") is the tallest player to EVER make a FG in Men's college basketball👏 @GatorsMBKpic.twitter.com/DRUQhEcCwu

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) December 18, 2025

How tall is Olivier Rioux?

The Florida redshirt freshman BIG man is 7 foot, 9 inches, making him the tallest player in NCAA basketball history.

Gainesville Sun reporter Andrew Abadie contributed to this story.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Olivier Rioux height: How tall is Florida Gators freshman big man?

Jalen Brunson and the Knicks were a misfiring mess all night, but apparently it’s never too late to get off the struggle bus against the pathetic Nets. 

An inexcusable defeat Friday night was only averted because Brooklyn couldn’t generate a potential game-winner at the buzzer — instead mismanaging an out-of-bounds play that left rookie Ben Saraf launching an airball — allowing the Knicks to escape Barclays Center with a 93-92 win that was more shameful than respectable. 

“They brought the fight to us. They came out, obviously they wanted to prove a point,” Knicks center Mitchell Robinson said. “Our approach got to be better. We can’t just look at their record and say, ‘We’ll whoop their ass.’ We just got to be better altogether. Until we figure that part out, then it’s going to be a long rollercoaster.” 

Brunson, who missed the previous game with a neck strain, scored just 17 points on 7-for-19 shooting overall, including 1-for-6 from beyond the arc. But he finally awoke in crunch time, dropping two of the night’s biggest buckets — a go-ahead pull-up jumper with 2:20 remaining and another one less than a minute later. 

He and Karl-Anthony Towns could’ve then put the win away, but they combined to miss three of four free throws in the final 10 seconds. 

So the Knicks (46-25) were lucky the Nets, who shot under 40 percent on the night, couldn’t score. And they left with two winning streaks intact — five straight victories overall, and 14 consecutive against the Nets. 

But it was ugly. 

“Jordi [Fernández, the Nets coach] outcoached me,” Mike Brown said. “They outplayed us in a lot of areas. And we were just able to find a way to get a win.” 

For the Knicks, who’ve had problems starting games, Friday night brought another discouraging first quarter. They managed a pitiful 14 points in that opening period and trailed by eight, saved only by Brooklyn’s ineptitude. 

On Sunday night, Brown ranted about his team’s lack of focus and energy immediately after tipoff. He was so upset after a nail-biting win over the short-handed Warriors that he stopped the tradition of awarding a defensive player of the game. 

But the message didn’t sink in for the crosstown game, and the Knicks seemed shocked by Brooklyn playing harder than usual. 

“This is probably the most physical they got with us,” Robinson said. “So you can’t take their record and say, this is an easy one. They’re grown-ass men just like us. They’re in the NBA just like us. So our approach got to be better and more respectful.” 

It got feisty in the second quarter, when Robinson, clearly upset with a previous possession, stepped over Brooklyn’s Nolan Traore under the basket. Robinson stood over Traore — a universal basketball sign of disrespect — and Brooklyn’s Danny Wolf stepped in before all parties were separated. 

Robinson was given a tech. So was Brooklyn’s Ziaire Williams. Then in the third quarter, OG Anunoby and Nic Claxton were whistled for techs after a shoving exchange. 

“You get physical back. That’s how it’s got to be,” Robinson said. “Got to stand on business about that.” 

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The Nets are operating with a talent deficit and under a front office prioritizing ping-pong balls over victories. Still, the Nets played as if pride were at stake Friday. 

Not only are the Knicks the crosstown rivals who entered Friday with a lengthy winning streak in head-to-head matchups, they also punked the Nets in a 54-point victory at the Garden in January. 

“The last one when we played at the Garden, it was embarrassing,” Wolf said. “So, it’s just a little bit of added extra motivation. And obviously I would like to say this isn’t how we wanted the season to go in terms of wins and losses, but each game we’ve got to prepare the same way. But obviously tonight there’s definitely some extra motivation to try to get this one.” 

Still, a tanking roster with tanking strategy can only hold off its destiny for so long.

And, not coincidentally, the Nets had rookies, a 10-day contract and two two-way contract players on the court down the stretch when they gave up the game, like they usually do. 

The Detroit Pistons are officially heading back to the playoffs. It is the first time the franchise has gone to the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2009. The clinching victory came at the hands of an undermanned Golden State Warriors team, 115-101.

Cade Cunningham missed his second consecutive game with a collapsed lung, and Jalen Duren once again led the team to victory. He scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added six rebounds. Daniss Jenkins, who has really been struggling with his offense lately regained a bit of his scoring punch. Starting in place of Cunningham, Jenkins scored 22 points, dished eight assists, and secured seven rebounds.

The Pistons dominated in their typical phases of the game. They had a 30-point edge in the paint (74-44), almost quadrupled them in fastbreak points (19-5) and forced (or were gifted) 26 Golden State turnovers. Ausar Thompson led the way with seven swipes. Detroit was down nine midway through the second quarter, but then they turned on the pressure, started to get out and run, and never looked back. They led by a smany as 24 in the second half.

Paul Reed continued his stellar showing in place of the injured Isaiah Stewart with 15 points off the bench, while Tobias Harris had 13 and Duncan Robinson and Ron Holland also had double figures with 11 apiece.

Next up for the Pistons is hosting the white-hot Los Angeles Lakers, who have won eight games in a row.

On a night when the Celtics shot 26% from three, they found a way to beat the Grizzlies 117-112 behind 30 points from Jaylen Brown and a season-high 22 points from Luka Garza.

The Celtics started their usuals with only Nikola Vucevic missing the game. Joe Mazzulla put Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Jayson Tatum and Neemias Queta out there to start the game. Memphis had a slew of injuries. Ja Morant, Cedric Cowherd, Zach Edey, Santi Aldama, Brandon Clarke, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Scotty Pippen Jr., GG Jackson, Jahmai Mashack and Taj Gibson (yes, he is on the Grizzlies) were out for this one. They started Ty Jerome, Javon Small, Jaylen Wells, Taylor Hendricks and Olivier-Maxence Prosper.

The Grizzlies were leading the Celtics at the first timeout, 11-9. It was a slow start for the Celtics offense; they made only one of their first 6 shot attempts, but were able to stay in the game at the foul line, a place Jaylen Brown has been living the last few games.

Payton Pritchard came in and flipped the energy for the Celtics, scoring 10 points as the Celtics took the lead late in the quarter.

The Celtics led the quarter after a massive dunk from Hugo Gonzalez, 29-27. Pritchard’s 10 points led the team while Jaylen Brown had 6 points and Luka Garza had 4.

HUGOOO 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/vNWkth2jSJ

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 21, 2026

Memphis was playing with a lot of hustle and the Celtics could not make a shot so Memphis led 41-38 in the middle of the 2nd quarter.

Ty Jermone, Tyler Burton and Javon Small were all getting the ball in the hoop for the Grizzlies with 8, 8 and 7 points respectively.

Jayson Tatum could not get it going for the Celtics, he missed his first 8 shots of the game going 0-5 from beyond the arc as well. He made his first shot with 1:20 to go in the 2nd quarter.

It was a frustrating half for the Celtics as they shot 38% from the floor. However, they led 55-54. Jaylen Brown led the team with 16 points while Payton Pritchard had 12 and Neemias Queta had 10 points to go along with 7 rebounds.

The Celtics were just sleepwalking through much of the game. Memphis was just a step quicker for much of the early part of the game.

We did get a Nikola Vucevic update during the game.

NBC Sports Boston reporting Vucevic will have an X-Ray in a week and return to contact, play in the final few regular season games if all goes well.

— Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) March 21, 2026

The Grizzlies just would not go away, every time it felt like the Celtics were getting ready to pull away, Memphis would get a big basket. They took their largest lead to that point in the middle of the third quarter, 74-68, off of a Cam Spencer three pointer.

The two teams went back and fourth the rest of the quarter as the Grizzlies led the Celtics 88-84 at the end of three. Jaylen Brown’s 26 points and Payton Pritchard’s 17 points led the team in scoring.

The Grizzlies had built a 7-point lead early in the fourth but 7 straight Derrick White points tied the game back up at 98.

The Celtics finally went on their run in the fourth quarter, going on a 19-5 run to take a 7-point lead with 3 minutes left.

Luka Garza had his best scoring game as a Celtic with 22 points on 9/12 shooting.

25 is his career-high! In Minnesota!

— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) March 21, 2026

Derrick White dominated the fourth quarter with 11 of his 14 points along with 3 assists and 1 steal in the quarter.

The Celtics were able to hang on for the win, 117-112. Jaylen Brown led the team with 30 points while Payton Pritchard had 19 points to go along with the previously mentioned 22 from Garza.

Boston shot 45% from the field and 26% from three while Memphis shot 47% from the field and 32% from three. The Celtics’ next game is Sunday night at 8 EST from TD Garden against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Hawks looked to keep rolling in Houston, but it wouldn’t be easy in this toughest matchup of the winning streak.

Both teams were clicking on offense early on, with the Rockets capitalizing on paint touches to the turn of 14 points in the paint in just the first six minutes of the game. The Hawks countered with hot three-point shooting, hitting four of their first seven from deep.

Houston began to pull away a tad behind 10 early points from Jabari Smith Jr. The Hawks faced a 32-24 deficit before Zaccharie Risacher hit this corner catch-and-shoot three:

After one quarter (and one phantom foul call), the Rockets led 35-27.

The second quarter was more of the same, with the Hawks unable to slow down the Rockets offense — although you can’t plan for them canning this number of deep threes. Atlanta hung tough and didn’t let the game get out of hand, however.

Atlanta put together an 10-0 run to pull to within five points when the game was teetering for them. Two-way efforts like in the below video helped spark the run:

Halftime mercifully arrived, and after trailing by as many as 15 points, the Hawks walked into the locker room down 62-54.

The Rockets came out the hungrier bunch after halftime, quickly pushing the lead back up to 15 points.

And then the floodgates opened. The Hawks couldn’t buy a bucket or a call, and the lead kept escalating.

At the end of the third quarter, it was 101-76 bad guys.

And that was all she wrote. No fourth quarter comeback. Winning streak over.

The Hawks lose 117-95.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the team in scoring with 21 points on 6-for-12 (50%) shooting.

The team will have a quick turnaround as they head back to the crib for a matchup with the Golden State Warriors at State Farm Arena tomorrow night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status with the Milwaukee Bucks remains uncertain as the NBA’s regular season is concluding.

Bucks co-owner and governor Wes Edens told ESPN that the Bucks likely will execute one of just two outcomes regarding Antetokounmpo this offseason: the team will sign another extension or he will be traded.

The star is eligible for a contract extension on Oct. 1.

The statement hints at the Bucks' intentions not to allow Antetokounmpo to play out the final year of his contract for the 2026-27 season and opt for free agency. The former two-time MVP is expected to make $58.4 million next season and has a player option in 2027-28 that would pay him $62.8 million.

The team tried to make additions to the roster, acquiring center Myles Turner before the trade deadline, in an attempt to produce a winner, but the team continued to be plagued by injuries this season.

The Knicks eventually overcame their lethargic start, and blowing a double-digit fourth quarter lead, in their 93-92 win over the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday night.

New York has won five games in a row and has now defeated the Nets 14 consecutive times.

Here are the takeaways...

-The first quarter was a slog offensively for both teams. Thanks to sloppy dribbling, turnovers and rushed shots, the two combined for just 24 points with two minutes to go. However, the scoring picked up a bit for Brooklyn in the final minutes, as the Nets hit a couple of threes to go up 22-14 after one. Brooklyn shot 41 percent from the field, including hitting 4 of 10 threes. 

The Knicks shot just 21 percent and were 2 of 7 from downtown.

Mikal Bridges led the Knicks with seven points on 2 of 4 shooting. Jalen Brunson, returning to the lineup after a game off due to a stiff neck, was held scoreless in the first. The Knicks had five turnovers, the most in a first quarter for the team this season. Their 14 points were also a season low for the first frame.

-The second quarter saw a different Knicks strategy, namely giving Karl-Anthony Towns the ball and letting him get to the basket. The Knicks would cut Brooklyn's lead to four, but then the Nets began to make their threes, pushing their lead to 13 points. The Knicks were upset with the officiating in this one. Towns had to sit midway through the second after picking up his second foul and a technical for arguing. 

Mitchell Robinson was unhappy with a few fouls from Nic Claxton. It boiled over when he went up for an alley-oop and Nolan Traore fouled him hard. Robinson stood over Traore. Robinson pointed at Danny Wolf, who was trying to get to his teammate and Ziare Williams pushed Robinson, causing a fracas. Cooler heads prevailed with Williams and Robinson receiving techs.  

The dust-up woke up the Knicks, as their defensive intensity increased and they started to work the interior on offense. They went into halftime down 50-44.

The Knicks' 10 turnovers didn't help their cause, but the second quarter was dominated by Towns, who scored 10 of his 13 points in the frame. The Knicks were still shooting just 32 percent from the field, but they've supplemented that by getting to the free-throw line. They were 14 of 20 from the charity stripe -- Robinson was 1-for-5 from there at the half. 

-The Knicks started the second half on a 7-0 run to take their first lead since early in the first quarter. The 50-50 balls the Knicks were losing in the first half, they started to get. Offensive rebounds and better defense helped New York. 

The intensity between the two teams boiled over again when Claxton and OG Anunoby got into a pushing match early in the third that resulted in double techs. 

The Nets punched back to retake the lead, and it was back and forth until the final minutes when the Knicks got off to an 11-0 run. Jordan Clarkson and Brunson led the run with their scoring and passing to give New York a 75-65 lead heading into the fourth.

-The fourth quarter started like the third ended, with the Knicks' offense buzzing and grabbing a lead as large as 14 points. However, the offense began to stall and the Nets' three-point shot helped them cut New York's lead to five, forcing a Mike Brown timeout. Even with Brunson back in the game, the offense was stagnant as Brooklyn went out to a 17-0 run to retake the lead with three-and-a-half minutes remaining. 

Towns checked in, and the offense opened up. The team answered with an 8-0 run, with Brunson scoring back-to-back buckets to give the Knicks the lead they wouldn't relinquish. But Towns' defense was priceless, with his contests at the rim causing the Nets players to alter their shots. The Knicks couldn't ice the game at the free-throw line as the Nets hit a quick three to cut the Knicks' lead to 93-92 with five seconds remaining. Towns then missed his two free throws, allowing Brooklyn to get the final shot. 

The Nets couldn't get a clean look, however, as the Knicks' defense held to deliver the win.

-Brunson had a tough night shooting. He scored 17 points but on 7-for-19 shooting, and he dished eight assists. Towns led the team with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Anunoby posted 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting while Bridges had nine points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes. 

Clarkson was the leading scorer off the bench with nine points. 

-Landry Shamet was inserted into the starting lineup with Josh Hart (knee) missing the game. He scored just three points on 1 of 5 shooting in 22 minutes, but did not appear in the fourth quarter with what the Knicks called a right knee. 

Game MVP: Karl-Anthony Towns

Towns was questionable for this game due to personal reasons, but they would have lost this one without him. When they were down, Towns entered the game and a flip switched for the team. Towns helped on both ends of the floor, allowing the Knicks to escape Brooklyn with the win.

Highlights

Diawara ➡️ Bridges for three pic.twitter.com/Oadfytw7eu

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) March 21, 2026

Nolan Traore fouls Mitchell Robinson and a dust-up ensues.

The foul is ruled a common foul, and the Nets' Ziaire Williams and Robinson were each hit with a technical foul. pic.twitter.com/qlOUnVBLHR

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) March 21, 2026

AIR OG pic.twitter.com/aYJh93n7ve

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) March 21, 2026

What's next

The Knicks will host the Wizards on Sunday evening with the game starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Nets will head west to take on the Sacramento Kings with their game starting at 6 p.m.

UCLA guard Skyy Clark is in need of a dentist appointment.

Clark had his front tooth knocked out during the second half of UCLA’s 75-71NCAA Tournament win against UCF.

Clark’s tooth was dislodged after he dove to the floor in an attempt to get a loose ball. UCF’s Themus Fulks inadvertently elbowed Clark in the face as he tried to pry the basketball away from the UCLA guard.

He lost part of his TOOTH on this play 😬 pic.twitter.com/6KU0HrjP1y

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 21, 2026

Clark pointed to his missing tooth after the play. He was tended to by UCLA’s medical staff and later checked back into the game without his front tooth. He even hit a free throw with 2.3 seconds left to seal the victory for the Bruins.

Clark can at least get a dentist recommendation from the New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes. Hughes famously had his tooth knocked out while competing for Team USA’s hockey team in the Winter Olympics.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Skyy Clark gets front tooth knocked out during UCLA's win vs. UCF

TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

Nikishin fired a shot beyond goalie Joseph Woll’s blocker.

Eric Robinson scored on a penalty shot for Carolina, K’Andre Miller and Jordan Staal also had goals, and Brandon Bussi made 23 saves. Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho each had two assists.

John Tavares, William Nylander and Dakota Joshua scored for Toronto. Woll stopped 32 shots, and Matias Maccelli had two assists.

Robinson scored on the penalty shot in the second period after being hooked on a breakaway by defenseman Troy Stecher. The Carolina winger beat Woll to the glove side.

Aho became the third player to hit at least 70 points in five seasons with the Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers franchise. Ron Francis (11) and Eric Staal (seven) top the list.

Toronto captain Auston Matthews had surgery on his left MCL in New York on Thursday. He was injured last week on a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim defenseman Radko Gudas.

Up next

Hurricanes: At Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Maple Leafs: At Ottawa on Saturday night.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 30 saves, losing his shutout bid with just 43 seconds remaining, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night.

Ryan Leonard scored midway through the first period, and Aliaksei Protas added an empty-netter with 1:43 remaining.

Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, extending his point streak with three goals and four assists over his last seven games. Jake Allen stopped 26 shots.

It was the third meeting between the teams and the first that didn't require extra time. The Devils beat the Capitals in a 3-2 shootout win on Nov. 15, but lost 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 27. Thompson and Allen covered the net in all three games. They will conclude their season series on April 2 in Newark.

Up next

Devils visit the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

Capitals wrap a four-game homestand against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday afternoon.

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