Tampa Bay bounces back, whips Ducks

NHL: Brian Boyle scored the first of his two goals during Tampa Bay’s three-goal first period Sunday and the Lightning beat Anaheim 5-3 in Tampa, Florida.

Valtteri Filppula, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning, who had a franchise-record 10-game home winning streak end Saturday.

Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf, scored his 200th NHL goal and added an assist. Anaheim fell a point behind Nashville for the NHL’s best record.

• Hossa wins for Blackhawks: Marian Hossa’s power-play goal broke a third-period tie and his empty-netter clinched Chicago’s 4-2 win in St. Louis.

The Blues are 20-5-2 at home but have lost two straight since a franchise-record 13-game point streak.

Toronto denies Pop 1,000th career win

NBA: James Johnson scored a season-high 20 points in his return to the starting lineup, DeMar DeRozan had 18 and Toronto denied Spurs coach Gregg Popovich his 1,000th career victory, 87-82 in Toronto.

Jonas Valanciunas had a season-high 16 rebounds as Toronto improved to 8-2 at home against Western Conference opponents. The Raptors snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Spurs.

Tim Duncan and Marco Belinelli each scored 12 points as the Spurs shot 31 for 93 (.333), their worst performance of the season

• Hawks lose again: Mike Conley had 21 points and six assists, Marc Gasol finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Memphis beat visiting Atlanta 94-88.

The game was tied at 86 after Mike Scott’s 3-pointer with 3:24 left before Memphis scored the next eight points to put away the game.

• Griffin out, Lillard in: Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been added to the All-Star team in place of Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who needs surgery for a staph infection in his right elbow.

Lillard is averaging 21.6 points, 6.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.49 steals.

It is the second All-Star nod for Lillard, who also played in the game last season.

Hawkeyes knock off 17th-ranked Maryland

Men’s BASKETBALL: Aaron White scored 17 points, Adam Woodbury matched a career high with 16 and Iowa beat No. 17 Maryland in Iowa City.

Peter Jok also matched a career high with 15 points for the Hawkeyes (15-8, 6-4 Big Ten). They opened the game on a 22-3 run and handed the Terrapins (19-5, 7-4) their third straight road loss – all by double digits.

No. 3 Baylor escapes against No. 20 Texas

WOMEN’s Basketball: Nina Davis scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half, helping third-ranked Baylor beat No. 20 Texas 70-68 in Austin for its 21st straight victory.

Davis also blocked a driving shot by Brooke McCarty just before the final buzzer to preserve the victory.

Niya Johnson added 17 points for Baylor (22-1 11-0 Big 12). Center Kelsey Lang led Texas (15-7, 4-7) with 20 and 11 rebounds.

• No. 5 Maryland pushes streak to 15: Lexie Brown scored 14 points to help No. 5 Maryland extend its winning streak to 15 games with a 59-47 victory over No. 19 Nebraska in College Park, Maryland.

Brionna Jones had 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Terrapins (21-2, 12-0 Big Ten), who are riding their longest winning streak since going 16-0 to start the 2011 season. Nebraska (17-6, 7-5) was playing without junior guard and leading scorer Rachel Theriot, who missed her second straight game with an ankle injury.

• Mississippi State beats A&M for first time: Martha Alwal had 16 points and 10 rebounds and No. 17 Mississippi State (23-3, 8-3 SEC) scored the last six points of overtime to beat No. 14 Texas A&M 63-61 in Starkville, Mississippi, for its first-ever win over the Aggies (18-6, 6-4).

Venus Williams’ gives U.S. clinching victory

TENNIS: Venus Williams defeated Maria Irigoyen of Argentina 6-1, 6-4 in Buenos Aires to advance the United States to the Fed Cup playoffs in April and a chance to return to the World Group, which comprises the top eight teams.

Williams’ victory on outdoor clay gave the United States an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five World Group II tie. The Americans have won the Fed Cup title 17 times, more than any other nation, with the last victory in 2000.

• Burgos wins first title:Victor Estrella Burgos became of the oldest first-time winner of an ATP event in the Open Era, beating top-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the Ecuador Open final.

The 34-year-old Dominican won 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) in his first ATP final.

• Garcia-Lopez beats Seppi: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the final of the Zagreb Indoors in Zagreb, Croatia, for his fourth career ATP title.

Cuba wins Caribbean Series baseball title

MISCELLANY: Yulieski Gourriel led off the eighth inning with a solo home run as Cuba beat Mexico 3-2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to clinch its first Caribbean Series championship since 1960.

It marked a return to winning ways for Cuba in the regional series it used to dominate decades ago. Last year, Cuba returned to the tournament for the first time in over 50 years.

• Hagan wins opening NHRA: Defending Funny Car champion Matt Hagan opened the season with a victory in the NHRA Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California.

After overcoming a spectacular engine explosion during qualifying Friday, Hagan rallied to qualify 12th on Saturday and powered his Dodge Charger R/T to four round victories Sunday.

• Australian wins Masters bowling: Australia’s Jason Belmonte won his record third straight United States Bowling Congress Masters title, beating AJ Johnson 202-157 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Belmonte, who earned $50,000, beat Hall of Famer Pete Weber 232-210 in the semifinal.

• Lions coach going to Central Michigan: John Bonamego is leaving the NFL and returning to Central Michigan, going back to the school where he was once a player to take over as the Chippewas’ new coach.

Bonamego was the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions. The Chippewas lost coach Dan Enos on Jan. 22 when he left to become the offensive coordinator at Arkansas.

• Reds, Frazier agree to 2-year deal: All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract.

Frazier, who turns 29 on Thursday, gets a $1.5 million signing bonus, a $3 million salary this season and $7.5 million in 2016.