Luka and LeBron lead Lakers past Kings 128-104 to complete back-to-back weekend wins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, LeBron James added 24 points and theLos Angeles Lakersfinished a back-to-back set with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

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Austin Reaves scored 12 points for the Lakers, who also wonat Golden State on Saturdayto end a three-game skid. After a week of unimpressive play following the All-Star break, Los Angeles snapped back into form on the weekend, beating its two Northern California rivals by a combined 52 points.

Doncic made four 3-pointers as the NBA's leading scorer played only the first three quarters, while James, Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard hit three 3s apiece. The Lakers made 17 of their first 33 3-point attempts while the starters were still playing, flirting with the franchise record for 3-point shooting percentage before finishing 18 of 39.

The 41-year-old James had a pair of rim-shaking dunks that he celebrated with zeal during a comfortable win for the Lakers, who never trailed again after Sacramento scored the game's opening basket.

Nique Clifford scored 26 points for the Kings in their fourth consecutive loss at the Lakers' downtown arena. Russell Westbrook had 14 points against his former team in his hometown.

NBA-worst Sacramento has lost 18 of 20.

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Deandre Ayton had 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting for the Lakers, who opened a 22-point lead in the first half.

Doncic, Reaves and Ayton all got the fourth quarter off to rest up with four games looming over the next seven days. Los Angeles is still early in a five-week stretch with no consecutive days off.

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Kings: Host Phoenix on Tuesday.

Lakers: Host New Orleans on Tuesday.

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Luka and LeBron lead Lakers past Kings 128-104 to complete back-to-back weekend wins

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Rust and Kindel help the Penguins beat the Golden Knights 5-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Rust, Ben Kindel and Justin Brazeau each had a goal and an assist, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-0 on Sunday.

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Rickard Rakell and Egor Chinakhov also scored as Pittsburgh improved to 10-1-3 in its last 14 games. Erik Karlsson had two assists, and Arturs Silovs made 22 saves in his first shutout since opening night on Oct. 7 at the New York Rangers.

Vegas goaltender Adin Hill stopped 17 shots. The Golden Knights dropped to 4-7-2 in their last 13 games.

Vegas captainMark Stoneleft late in the first period with an undisclosed injury. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang gave Stone aseemingly harmless shoveto the left arm with his stick in the neutral zone, though it may have caught him in the gap between his elbow and shoulder pads. Stone grimaced in pain, went down to one knee and skated off.

Kindel, a first-round pick in the 2025 draft who turns 19 on April 19, scored his 15th goal with 5:04 left in the first.

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The Penguins grabbed control with three more goals in the second. Rust and Rakell each scored on the power play.

Brazeau made it 5-0 with 5:01 left in the third. It was Brazeau's 16th on the season, extending his career high.

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Both teams play again on Tuesday night. The Golden Knights visit Buffalo, and the Penguins are at Boston.

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No. 3 South Carolina holds off No. 16 Kentucky 60-56

LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Madina Okot had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 South Carolina to a 60-56 win over No. 16 Kentucky on Sunday.

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The Gamecocks (29-2, 15-1 Southeastern Conference) took a 54-43 lead with 8:28 left in the game, but only got baskets from Okot and Tessa Johnson the rest of the game as the Wildcats (21-9, 8-8 Southeastern Conference) mounted a late rally.

Clara Strack had 24 points and nine rebounds, scoring eight points down the stretch, to lead the rally. The Wildcats had the ball down two at 58-56, but Teonni Key missed a layup and a tie-up on the rebound gave South Carolina the ball. Okot put in a layup for the final basket.

Johnson had 12 points and Raven Johnson added 11 for the Gamecocks.

Strack was 11 of 19 for the game, but the rest of the Wildcats shot 13 of 44.

South Carolina led 33-27 at the half, but a quick 10-4 run by Kentucky sparked by a pair of 3-pointers from Asia Boone tied the game at 37.

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Okot quickly put the Gamecocks ahead with consecutive layups and they took a 54-43 lead and held on for the win.

Boone was the only other Wildcat in double figures with 11 points.

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South Carolina: Friday in SEC tournament as top seed.

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Michael J. Fox Says Meeting Wife Tracy Pollan on “Family Ties” Was His 'Greatest Gift' at Actor Awards 2026

Michael J. Fox made a special presentation at the 2026 Actor Awards when he stepped out for the show's opening moments on Sunday, March

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• The legendary actor spoke to his experience meeting wife Tracy Pollan, on the set of his breakout television role on Family Ties during the show's "I Am an Actor" segment

• Fox is currently performing in a guest role on the third season of Apple TV's Shrinking

Michael J. Foxstepped out for the 2026Actor Awards.

Fox, 64, spoke to the audience assembled in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 1, as the Actor Awards kicked off with the show's annual "I Am an Actor" segment.

"When I left school,I moved from Canada to LA to try to make it as an actor," Fox said, after receiving significant applause from the audience when he appeared on camera. "A teacher of mine told me, 'Fox, you're not going to be cute forever.' I didn't know what to say to that, so I said, 'Maybe just long enough, sir.' "

"After three years of dumpster diving in LA, I ended up onFamily Ties, where I received the greatest gift of my career. I met my wife, the actorTracy Pollan, who played Ellen, my girlfriend, and she gave me four gifts:our kidsSchuyler, Aquinnah, Esmé and Sam. Sometimes I like to remind them, if it weren't for acting, they wouldn't be here."

"By the way, he's not an actor, he's just my date," Fox said, gesturing to son Sam, 36, seated at his side, which drew more laughter from the audience. "I'm Michael J. Fox. I'm a dad, and I'm an actor."

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Fox appeared at the awards show in recognition of his recent appearances on the Apple TV seriesShrinking; he is making aguest appearancein the show's currently-airing third season whileHarrison Ford's therapist character, Dr. Paul Rhoades, continues his journey with Parkinson's, the neurodegenerative disease Fox was diagnosed with in 1991. (Ford, 83, is receiving the Actor Awards' Life Achievement Award statue on March 1.)

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Back in 2020, Fox wrote in his bookNo Time Like the Futurethat he intended to stop working on screen amid health struggles related to Parkinson's, but he toldShrinkingcreator andSpin Citycolleague Bill Lawrence he wanted to appear on the show after learning it centered Parkinson's.

See PEOPLE's full coverageof the 32nd annual Actor Awards Sunday, March 1 as they air live on Netflix.

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Knicks end Spurs' 11-game winning streak with early surge leading to decisive 114-89 victory

Aftergoing undefeated in February, the San Antonio Spurs began March with a loss. The Spurs'11-game winning streakended on Sunday at Madison Square Garden with a defeat to the New York Knicks.

Initially, San Antonio appeared to be on its way to a 12th consecutive win. The Spurs took a 19-7 lead in the first quarter on a Stephon Castle 3-pointer with 4:56 remaining in the frame and looked like they were in full control.

However, the game then took a 180-degree turn. Jalen Brunson scored New York's final 11 points of the first, putting the Knicks on top with a 3. Brunson's outburst was part of a 26-2 Knicks run that ended with Mikal Bridges getting a fast-break dunk off a Victor Wembanyama miss, resulting in a 33-21 lead.

San Antonio scored the final five points of the first half to close the Knicks' lead to 51-41, and cut the deficit to eight points to begin the third quarter. But every time the Spurs tried to start a rally, New York quickly answered with a basket to maintain a double-digit lead.

Playing the fourth game of a five-game road trip, the Spurs seemed to finally run out of fuel in the fourth quarter and the Knicks capitalized, going on a 17-6 run to begin the closing 12 minutes. A 3-pointer from Landry Shamet essentially put the game out of reach, giving New York a 104-82 lead with 3:37 remaining.

From there, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson pulled his starters from the game and emptied the bench.

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Bridges led the Knicks with 25 points (hitting 5-of-9 3-pointers), along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Brunson added 24 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Mohamed Diawara provided a surprise off the bench with 14 points (knocking down 4-of-13 3-point tries).

Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby each scored 12 points, but struggled against Wembanyama near the basket. Towns also grabbed 14 boards.

The win boosted the Knicks' record to 39-22, keeping them close to the Boston Celtics (39-22 going into their Sunday night matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers) forthe No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference. New York has won four of its past five games and 14 of its past 18. The Knicks face the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday before matchups versus the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets later in the week.

Wembanyama scored 25 points for the Spurs, adding 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. Devin Vassell followed with 18 points and 7 rebounds, but Castle was the only other San Antonio player to score in double figures.

Three-point shooting was a major asset for the Spurs during their 11-game winning streak, but they struggled from long range on Sunday. San Antonio shot only 26% (9-for-34) on 3-point tries, and Vassell was the only Spur to hit more than one, going 3-for-9.

The Spurs finish their Eastern road trip on Tuesday versus the 76ers and then begin a six-game homestand against the Detroit Pistons, who they defeated last week,114-103, in arguably the most impressive win during their 11-game streak.

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'One Battle After Another,' 'Sinners' face off at Actor Awards in final pre-Oscars showdown

With two weeks to go until theAcademy Awards, the32nd Actor Awardson Sunday will be the final pre-Oscars showdown for"One Battle After Another"and"Sinners."

Formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the newly renamed Actor Awards are one of the most closely watched precursors. Actors make up the largest slice of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and their choices at the Actor Awards often align.

The ceremony, presented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, will be streamed live onNetflixbeginning at 8 p.m. EST. Kristen Bellis hosting.

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" comes in the heavy favorite, having won at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and atSaturday's Producers Guild Awards.The film comes inwith a record seven nominationsand is seen as the most likely winner of the night's top award, best ensemble.

Thefour other nomineesfor best ensemble are: "Sinners," "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme" and "Frankenstein." If Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" upsets "One Battle After Another" on Sunday night, it would add a late dose of unpredictability toOscars.

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But many of the categories already feel up for grabs.

Timothée Chalamet,who last year won best male actor from the actors guild for "A Complete Unknown," had been seen as the favorite for his performance in "Marty Supreme." But the surprise winner atthe BAFTAs,Robert Aramayo, showed how hard to pin down the category is. The other nominees are: Michael B. Jordan ("Sinners"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("One Battle After Another"), Ethan Hawke ("Blue Moon") and Jesse Plemons ("Bugonia").

If Chalamet wins, he'd be the first to win the award in back to back years.

Jessie Buckley is the favorite in the best female actor category. The other nominees are: Chase Infiniti ("One Battle After Another"), Rose Byrne ("If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"), Kate Hudson ("Song Sung Blue") and Emma Stone ("Bugonia").

The supporting awards are especially hard to predict. The best supporting female actor nominees are: Teyana Taylor ("One Battle After Another"), Wunmi Mosaku ("Sinners"), Ariana Grande ("Wicked: For Good"), Amy Madigan ("Weapons") and Odessa A'zion ("Marty Supreme"). The male nominees are: Sean Penn ("One Battle After Another"), Benicio Del Toro ("One Battle After Another"), Miles Caton ("Sinners"), Jacob Elordi ("Frankenstein") and Paul Mescal ("Hamnet").

Harrison Ford will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, which will be presented to him by Woody Harrelson.

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Golden Knights' Mark Stone leaves game at Penguins with an undisclosed injury

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captainMark Stoneleft his team's game at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury.

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang gave Stone aseemingly harmless shoveto the left arm with his stick in the neutral zone late in the first period, though it may have caught him in the gap between his elbow and shoulder pads. Stone grimaced in pain, went down to one knee and skated off.

Coach Bruce Cassidy said aftera 5-0 losshe assumes Stone will fly with the Golden Knights to Buffalo and figures to have a better update Monday.

"He was getting looked at," Cassidy said. "Upper body is all I was told, and we'll see where it lands."

The 33-year-old winger has a history of injuries sidelining him throughout his NHL career over the past decade-plus, includinga wrist injuryin the fall. He has never played all 82 games in a season since becoming a full-time player in the league with Ottawa in 2014-15.

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Cassidy did not want to use Stone's departure as an excuse for getting shut out by Pittsburgh.

"Mark's had some injuries before, so guys are concerned for him — rightfully so," Cassidy said. "I think that would be the biggest effect: Is he OK, or did he reinjure something he's had in the past? Everybody's kind of worried about that."

Stone is Vegas' second-leading scorer with 60 points in 43 games. He just helpedCanada reach the finalat the Olympics beforelosing to the U.S.in overtime.

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