In brief: Durant sinks Knicks with game-winner
NBA: Kevin Durant scored 30 points and hit the first game-winner of his career with a 3-pointer from the right wing as time expired to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-98 win against the visiting New York Knicks on Saturday night.
The Thunder hadn’t led since the first 2 minutes of the second quarter, but erased a six-point deficit in the final 3 minutes to escape their first three-game losing streak of the season.
• Wall, Wizards rally to upset Celtics: John Wall banked in a 3-pointer with the shot clock running down in the game’s final minute, and the Washington Wizards rallied from a 16-point, first-quarter deficit to upset the visiting Boston Celtics 85-83.
Wall made his team’s first and only 3-pointer of the game to put Washington ahead 84-81 with 58 seconds remaining.
Paul Pierce missed an 18-footer in the final seconds.
• Daye hits winner for Pistons: In Auburn Hills, Mich., Austin Daye made the go-ahead jump shot with 53 seconds left and the Detroit Pistons rallied for a 75-74 victory that snapped the Phoenix Suns’ five-game winning streak.
Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Will Bynum added 12 points.
• Aldridge has 25 points, Blazers beat Pacers: Nicolas Batum hit four straight 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 16-point deficit to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 97-92.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers and Batum had 23 points.
Ryan gives Ducks shootout win
NHL: Bobby Ryan scored in the shootout, Jonas Hiller stopped all three Montreal shooters and the visiting Anaheim Ducks recovered for a 4-3 win over the Canadiens.
Ryan, who gave Anaheim a 2-1 lead in the second period, shot past Carey Price on Anaheim’s second attempt for the only goal of the tie-breaker.
• Ovechkin gets hat trick to lead Caps past Leafs: Alex Ovechkin had his first three-goal game of the season to continue his strong play against Toronto and lead the visiting Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Matt Hendricks also scored for Washington.
• Rangers beat Thrashers in shootout: Mats Zuccarello scored in a shootout, Brian Boyle’s goal forced overtime with 5:19 left in regulation, and the visiting New York Rangers rallied to beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3-2.
East dominates in annual Shrine Game
College Football: Syracuse running back Delone Carter ran for a touchdown and was selected the offensive MVP in the East’s 25-8 victory over the West on Saturday in the East-West Shrine Game in Orlando, Fla.
The West’s lone score came on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Idaho’s Nathan Enderle to Portland State tight end Julius Thomas with 2:44 left in the second quarter. The pair also hooked up for a 2-point conversion pass. Enderle was 6 of 12 for 45 yards.
• Auburn celebration draws nearly 80,000 fans: Cam Newton and Auburn’s football team put on one last Saturday afternoon show at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
With an estimated 78,000 fans on hand, including hundreds of students, the Tigers celebrated their first championship in 53 years.
Torres, Giants agree on one-year deal
MLB: Center fielder Andres Torres and the San Francisco Giants agreed to terms on a $2.2 million, one-year contract to avoid arbitration.
• Royals, Butler agree to $30 million, 4-year deal: The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Billy Butler agreed to a $30 million, four-year contract, avoiding arbitration.
Butler was the Royals’ player of the year the past two seasons and was the team’s only remaining arbitration-eligible player.
Kaymer shoots 66, leads by 5 strokes
Miscellany: Defending champion Martin Kaymer extended his lead at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship to five strokes over Rory McIlroy after shooting a 6-under 66 in the third round.
Kaymer, the 2010 PGA Championship winner, birdied three of his last four holes to total 18-under 198 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
• Woodland, Vegas share lead at Hope Classic: In La Quinta, Calif., Gary Woodland and Jhonattan Vegas realize the marathon Bob Hope Classic will come down to a sprint.
Vegas birdied the final five holes to rejoin Woodland for the second straight day atop the leaderboard.
Spokane’s Alex Prugh shot a 71 for a 285 total and missed the cut
• Cochran leads season-opening Mitsubishi: Russ Cochran shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to maintain a two-stroke lead over defending champion Tom Watson in the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii.
The left-hander had seven birdies for a 17-under 127 total that matched Don Pooley’s 36-hole record set in 2006.
• Penalty kick gives US tie against Chile: In Carson, Calif., Teal Bunbury converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute for his first international goal, giving a young United States team a 1-1 exhibition tie against Chile in the Americans’ first game of the year.
• Kearney, Colas win WCup moguls: Defending Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of the United States and Guilbaut Colas of France skied to freestyle World Cup victories, winning moguls events at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, N.Y.
It was Kearney’s third title of the season.
• Cuche, 36, oldest man to win WCup race: In Kitzbuehel, Austria, Didier Cuche of Switzerland became the oldest man at 36 to win a World Cup race, claiming the downhill on the Streif course. Bode Miller was second.
• Riesch wins downhill: In Cortina D’ Ampezzo, Italy, Maria Riesch had an error-free run of 1 minute, 39.30 seconds on the sun-drenched Olympia delle Tofane course for her fourth win this season.
• Holyfield, Williams fight ruled no-contest: Evander Holyfield was cut above the left eye by an accidental head butt in the second round and his fight with Sherman Williams was stopped after the third and ruled a no-contest.
The 48-year-old Holyfield (34-10-2) retained the World Boxing Federation heavyweight championship.
• Former major league Zernial dies: Former major league outfielder Gus Zernial, who played for 11 seasons, has died from complications related to congestive heart failure. He was 87.