MONDAY
AUTO RACING Channel
8 a.m. NASCAR Pro Series: Irwindale* FS1 41
9 a.m. Sprint Cup: Duck Commander 500* FS1 41
4:30 p.m. Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix* NBCS 39
BASEBALL Channel
9 a.m. Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees MLB 149
Noon Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals MLB 149
2 p.m. Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics* Root 36
3 p.m. Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox ESPN 34
11 p.m. Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox* ESP2 35
SOCCER Channel
10 a.m. Champions: Man. U. vs. Munich* Root 36
11 a.m. English: Tottenham vs. Sunderland NBCS 39
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Channel
5 p.m. NCAA Final: Kentucky vs. Connecticut CBS 11
TUESDAY
BASEBALL Channel
9 a.m. Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees MLB 149
4 p.m. Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals FS1 41
6 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle M's Root 36, MLB 149
10:30 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle Mariners* Root 36
SOCCER Channel
10 a.m. UEFA: Barcelona vs. Madrid* Root 36
10:30 a.m. UEFA: Chelsea vs. Paris Saint-Germain FS1 41
8 p.m. English Premier League highlights* NBCS 39
11 p.m. UEFA: Dortmund vs. Real Madrid* FS1 41
NBA Channel
4 p.m. Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat TNT 31
6:30 p.m. Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers TNT 31
NHL Channel
4 p.m. Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues NBCS 39
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Channel
4:30 p.m. NCAA Final: Conn. vs. Notre Dame ESPN 34
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
At Arlington, Texas
Championship
Favorite Line (O-U*) Underdog
Kentucky 2½ (134½) Connecticut
Major League Baseball
National League
Favorite Line Underdog Line
at St. Louis -160 Cincinnati +150
American League
at New York -140 Baltimore +130
Los Angeles -165 at Houston +155
Oakland -130 at Minnesota +120
at Boston -150 Texas +140
Tampa Bay -110 at Kansas City +100
Interleague
at Cleveland -140 San Diego +130
at Colorado -130 Chicago (AL) +120
NHL
Favorite Line Underdog Line
at New Jersey -160 Calgary +140
at Winnipeg -110 Minnesota -110
Anaheim -130 at Vancouver +110
*Over-Under Line Copyright 2014 World Features Syndicate, Inc. MIAMI -- LeBron James scored 38 points, Anchorage's Mario Chalmers added 15 and the Miami Heat survived a 3-point barrage from New York's J.R. Smith on the way to dealing the Knicks' playoff hopes a big blow with a 102-91 victory on Sunday.
Smith made a Knicks- record 10 3-pointers, on an NBA-record 22 attempts, and finished with 32 points. Raymond Felton scored 14 for New York and Carmelo Anthony managed only 13, on 4 for 17 shooting.
Anthony had two points after halftime; James had 22.
The Knicks are two games behind Atlanta in the race for the final playoff spot, three in the loss column.
TRAIL BLAZERS 100, PELICANS 94
PORTLAND, Ore. -- LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 18 rebounds and Portland clinched its first playoff appearance in three seasons with the win over New Orleans.
Wesley Matthews added 21 points, Damian Lillard 20 and Nicolas Batum had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Portland.
SUNS 122, THUNDER 115
PHOENIX -- Kevin Durant scored 38 points, his 41st consecutive game of 25 or more, but Phoenix got 26 points from Goran Dragic and 24 from Gerald Green to beat Oklahoma City.
Durant moved ahead of Michael Jordan with the third-longest such streak in NBA history and longest since Oscar Robertson did it for 46 in a row in the 1963-64 season.
Russell Westbrook had 33 points and eight assists for Oklahoma City.
HAWKS 107, PACERS 88
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jeff Teague scored 25 points in Atlanta's rout of reeling Indiana, which was held to a franchise-low 23 points in the first half of an embarrassing performance on its home floor.
The Hawks have won three of four and extended their lead over New York to two.
warriors 130, JAZZ 102
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Klay Thompson scored 33 points, Stephen Curry added 31 points and 16 assists, and Golden State rolled past Utah to keep pace in the West playoff race.
Trey Burke had 24 points and 15 assists, and Alec Burks added 24 points and five assists in the latest lopsided loss for the Jazz, who are in last place in the West.
ROCKETS 130, NUGGETS 125, OT
HOUSTON -- James Harden had 32 points and Chandler Parsons scored eight points in overtime to lift Houston.
Evan Fournier scored 26 points for the Nuggets.
SPURS 112, GRIZZLIES 92
SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard matched his career high with 26 points, Manu Ginobili had a season-high 26 and San Antonio eased past Memphis after losing Tony Parker to injury.
CLIPPERS 120, LAKERS 97
LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin and Chris Paul scored 23 points apiece, and the Los Angeles Clippers hung another rout on the Lakers to take three of four games this season from their beleaguered Staples Center co-tenants.
MAVERICKS 93, KINGS 91
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Monta Ellis scored eight of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Dallas kept its playoff position with its third straight win.
The Mavericks won for the fourth time in five games to maintain seventh place.
in the Western Conference. It was Dallas' fifth straight road win.
Rudy Gay had 32 points and tied a career high with eight assists for the Kings, and DeMarcus Cousins added 28 points and 10 rebounds.
The Kings played their sixth straight game without starting point guard Isaiah Thomas (right quadriceps contusion), who is averaging 20.7 points and 6.4 assists.
Vince Carter scored 17 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points on 5-of-17 shooting for Dallas.
CHICAGO -- Rookie Jeremy Morin scored and set up Patrick Sharp's go-ahead goal in the second period, and the injury-depleted Chicago Blackhawks held on to defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Sunday for their third straight win.
The Blackhawks ground out the victory despite skating without injured star forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane for the third game. Forward Brandon Saad was a last-minute scratch.
Marcus Kruger and Ben Smith also scored for Chicago.
Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Sobotka had goals for St. Louis, which lost its second straight and remained two points behind idle Boston for the NHL's overall point lead.
FLYERS 5, SABRES 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Brayden Schenn scored two goals, and Philadelphia broke a four-game losing streak with a win over lowly Buffalo.
Philadelphia maintained third place in the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of Columbus, and won for the second time in eight games.
BLUE JACKETS 4, ISLANDERS 0
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Boone Jenner and Mark Letestu each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the week to lead Columbus past the New York Islanders.
The Blue Jackets, desperate to hang on to a playoff spot, matched a season high with three power-play goals.
PENGUINS 3, AVALANCHE 2, SO
DENVER -- Jussi Jokinen skated across the front of the crease and roofed a shot over sprawling goalie Semyon Varlamov to give Pittsburgh a shootout win over Colorado.
After falling behind 2-0 on Brandon Sutter's first multiple-goal game this season, Colorado scored twice in the third period to tie it.
OILERS 4, DUCKS 2
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists, and Edmonton beat Pacific Division-leading Anaheim.
David Perron, Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz also scored for the Oilers, who have won two in a row.
PANTHERS 3, STARS 2
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Sean Bergenheim scored with 4:31 left to break a third-period tie, and Florida snapped a five-game losing streak.
Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn had goals for the Stars, and Kari Lehtonen stopped 21 shots.
The Stars still hold a one-point lead over the Phoenix Coyotes for the second Western Conference wild card spot.
Florida erased a 2-0 deficit on goals by Upshall and Pirri in the second period.
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