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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks keep visiting Jazz singing blues
Mar 7, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Utah Jazz forward Blake Hinson (2) drives against Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the first half at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed nine boards to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-99 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
Ryan Rollins nearly added a triple-double for Milwaukee with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Ousmane Dieng also scored 11 with eight rebounds and nine dimes.
The Jazz fell for the eighth time in their last nine games. Keyonte George, back after missing Utah’s last game with “ankle injury management,” led Utah with 22 points.
Brice Sensabaugh added 17 while Kyle Filipowski scored 14 with 11 rebounds in the loss.
The Jazz struggled mightily from the floor to start the game. Utah shot 5-of-25 from the floor, including 3-of-14 from deep, in the first 12 minutes. Milwaukee’s 36.8% from the field in the first looked strong by comparison as the Bucks went into the second up 24-13.
Milwaukee also started the second strong, growing a lead as high as 11 after leading by 15 in the first. Utah responded with an 11-2 run to bring their deficit down to just two, though the Bucks would respond to go into the halftime break up 51-44.
George led all scorers with 13 at the break while Antetokounmpo had 11.
Utah did end the half strong, then started the third the same. Across the end of the second into the third, a 10-0 run for the Jazz brought them right back within one.
After a competitive rest of the quarter, Milwaukee ended the third on a 9-2 sprint to grab hold of an 83-76 edge going into the fourth.
The Bucks’ superstar helped Milwaukee finish the job in the fourth, Antetokounmpo scoring 10 of his points in the final frame as the Bucks outscored Utah by seven in the frame to close out the victory.
Milwaukee held Utah to 34.4% shooting from the floor and just 24.5% shooting from deep in the game.
–Field Level Media
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White Sox acquire C Boston Smith, ship INF Curtis Mead to Nats
Feb 26, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Chicago White Sox third baseman Curtis Mead against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The White Sox and Nationals completed a trade Saturday, with Chicago acquiring former second-team All-American catcher Boston Smith and sending infielder Curtis Mead to Washington.
Smith, 23, was a sixth-round pick of the Nationals in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, but has not yet played in the minor leagues. At Wright State, he was a consensus second-team All-American in 2025 after batting .330 with 26 home runs, 70 RBIs and 70 runs in 59 games. He tied for the Division I lead in homers and ranked seventh in slugging percentage (.770).
Mead, 25, was designated for assignment on Wednesday by Chicago. With the White Sox last season, he hit .240 with no home runs and 11 RBIs in 41 games. Chicago acquired the Australian last July 31 from the Tampa Bay Rays in a four-player deal that sent right-hander Adrian Houser to Tampa Bay.
–Field Level Media
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Grizzlies snap 5-game skid, edge Bulls on late FTs
Mar 28, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Cedric Coward (23) drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey (3) defends during the first quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Cedric Coward scored 24 points, including two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining, to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 125-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Coward’s game-winning free throws nearly were erased when his inbounds pass with 4.0 seconds left following two Josh Giddey free throws was stolen by Tre Jones, who fed Collin Sexton for a layup. The shot by Sexton came after the final buzzer.
Tyler Burton added 18 points for the Grizzlies (25-49) and Jahmai Mashack scored 17. Rayan Rupert and DeJon Jarreau finished with 14 points each.
Matas Buzelis led the Bulls (29-45) with 29 points and 10 rebounds followed by 26 points from Sexton. Giddey posted his 13th triple-double (18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists) this season and Jones contributed 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Giddey’s performance followed a dismal showing Wednesday versus Oklahoma City where he was 1-of-11 shooting, including 0-for-8 from long range.
The Bulls lost their third straight game and have dropped five of their last six.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, who scored a career-high 31 points for Memphis in Friday’s loss to the Rockets, was held to 12 points.
The Bulls won the first matchup, 132-106, two weeks ago in Chicago, but Saturday’s game was close throughout.
The game was tied seven times in the fourth quarter, the last coming at 120-all following a layup by Jones with 32.8 seconds to go.
Walter Clayton Jr. gave the Grizzlies a 123-120 advantage with 15.8 seconds left on a 3-pointer, then Giddey answered with a driving dunk with 7.9 seconds to go to trim the margin to one.
Memphis trailed by four early in the third quarter, but recovered behind Rupert. He scored 12 points in the quarter and his 3-pointer with 5:45 to go in the third put the Grizzlies ahead 81-71. Memphis led 98-88 entering the fourth as Coward connected on a floater in the lane at the buzzer.
–Field Level Media
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Arizona erupts after halftime, knocks off Purdue to return to Final Four
Arizona Wildcats forward Koa Peat (10), Purdue Boilermakers center Oscar Cluff (45) and Arizona Wildcats center Motiejus Krivas (13) battle for control of the ball during a NCAA Tournament game Saturday, March 28, 2026 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Koa Peat scored 20 points and fellow freshman Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 as top-seeded Arizona beat No. 2 Purdue 79-64 in the West Region finals on Saturday night, earning their first trip to the Final Four since 2001.
The Wildcats (36-2) won their 13th straight game by erasing a seven-point halftime deficit and ending a five-game skid in Elite Eight games. They had lost in the regional finals in 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014 and 2015.
Peat was 9 of 18 from the field, breaking Mike Bibby’s school record for most points in the Elite Eight by an Arizona freshman. Kharchenkov was 7 of 11 from the field and added eight rebounds, while Jaden Bradley and Brayden Burries each scored 14.
Purdue (30-9) got 14 points and 10 rebounds from Oscar Cluff and 13 points and seven assists from Braden Smith, who scored 11 in the first half but was just 4 of 15 from the field for the game. The Boilermakers made 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half but were just 1 of 8 after halftime.
The Boilermakers led 38-31 at halftime, outscoring Arizona 26-12 after being down seven early. The Wildcats scored seven straight to tie at 42, then took a 44-43 lead on two Jaden Bradley free throws with 14:34 remaining.
The Boilermakers went more than four and a half minutes without a field goal and Arizona extended to a 51-45 edge on an Anthony Dell’Orso 3-pointer with 12:09 to go. The Wildcats got the margin to 10 with 8:46 remaining, and Peat’s dunk made it 68-55 with 5:35 to go.
Purdue took a 10-9 lead with 15:44 left in the first half on a Smith 3, significant because it was the first time in the tournament that Arizona trailed. The Wildcats responded with a 10-2 run to build a 19-12 lead, and during that run, Trey Kaufman-Renn picked up his second foul.
A 3 by Gicarri Harris gave the Boilermakers back the lead, and later back-to-back 3s by Smith and CJ Cox put them up 33-27 with 2:33 left before halftime.
–Brian J. Pedersen, Field Level Media
White Sox acquire C Boston Smith, ship INF Curtis Mead to Nats
Grizzlies snap 5-game skid, edge Bulls on late FTs
