Knicks rout Wizards, extend win streak to four
JuliusRandle scored 39 points,Jalen Brunson had 33 andthe New York Knicks wontheir fourth in a row Saturdaynight, beating the Washington Wizards, 121-105, in Washington.
Comingoff an impressive 128-92win at Philadelphia on Friday,the Knicks led throughoutand had a 60-34 leadlate in the first half, causingthe thousands of New Yorkfans in Washington to loudlychant: “Let’s go Knicks! Let’sgo Knicks!”
More pro basketball
JaysonTatum scored 38 points ,including a seasonhigheight 3-pointers, and JaylenBrown added 31 points as theBoston Celtics beat the IndianaPacers, 118-101. Tatum alsohad 13 rebounds and six assists.
•Golden State guard Chris Paulfractured his left hand Fridayagainst the Detroit Pistonsand will have surgery thisweek. He is expected back beforethe end of the season.
High schools
UpperSt. Clair junior Rylee Kalocay,only the 11th sophomore selected to the Post-Gazette’sFab 5 all-star team last season,will miss the rest of thehigh school basketball seasonafter suffering a torn left ACLTuesday night in a 53-46 lossto Peters Township.
Winter sports
Swissstar Marco Odermatt dominatedwire-to-wire in winninga World Cup giants slalomin Adelboden, Switzerland.He has won 29 Cup races inhis career — 18 in giant slaloms. •Canada’s Valerie Grenier wonher second career World Cupgiant slalom, winning in KranjskaGora, Slovenia. AmericanMikaela Shiffrin finishedninth in a race run in therain. It was Shiffrin’s worstfinish in a giant slalom sinceNovember 2022.
Golf
ChrisKirk ran off three straightbirdies on the back nine,then had a two-putt birdieon his par-5 closing hole totake a one-shot lead in the Sentry Tournament of Championsin Kapalua, Hawaii. AkshayBhatia, 21, is in second.
Tennis
No.1-ranked Iga Swiatek wonher singles match after HubertHurkacz gave her teamthe early lead against Franceand advance Poland to the United Cup team final in Sydney, Australia. Swiatek won4-6, 6-1, 6-1 against CarolineGarcia. Poland will face Germanyin the final. Germanybeat Australia, 2-1, with Alexander Zvereva and Laura
Siegmundteaming in the decidingmixed doubles match.
•Aryna Sabalenka overpoweredtwo-time champion Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 6-4, to advanceto the final of the Brisbane International in Australia.She will face Elena
Rybakinain a rematch of the 2023Australian Open final.
•Coco Gauff will defend her titleat the Auckland Classic in NewZealand against Elina Svitolinaafter beating fellow AmericanEmma Navarro 6-3, 6-1.