Today's Top Sports Stories

• Three-pointers and a strong defense put Lincoln in the state final
  By Jeff Benjamin

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    By Debbie Olden

• Toppers win in extras

• Special Olympics Illinois athletes triumph at state basketball tournament
  Lincoln team places third

• Logan Lanes high scores:

  • Jay Birds

  • Logan Lassies

  • Super Trios

  • Westside

Pacers rally to defeat Bulls


 

• Heat make late run, hold off Grizzlies

• Durant hits late 3 to lead Thunder past Raptors in double-OT

• Suns extend Pistons' road skid to 12

• Wall, Wizards spoil Nash's return to Lakers

Spurs extend winning streak with win over Kings

• Mavs earn elusive victory over Nuggets

• Knicks barely hold on against 76ers

• Nets get 11th straight home win

• NBA standings

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• Kentucky moves on; Wichita State next

• Iowa State 93, North Carolina Central 75

• UCLA cruises past Tulsa, into next round

• Memphis hangs on against George Washington

• UNC survives scare from Providence

• Toews leads Blackhawks to win over Hurricanes

Sharks 3, Ducks 2

• Predators edge Flames in offensive explosion

• Bruins 2, Avalanche 0

• Rangers get best of Jackets in heated affair

• NHL standings

Dodgers down D-Backs in Sydney opener

• MLB player notes

Jets sign quarterback Vick, release Sanchez

• IOC tells Brazil to speed up pace of 2016 planning

• Brazil to declare no-fly zone over World Cup stadiums