Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Doc Rivers named Eastern Conference ASG coach

Doc Rivers, who has coached three video games with the Milwaukee Bucks, will coach the Eastern Conference within the All-Star Game later this month. The honor goes to the coach of the winningest crew in every convention, nonetheless Joe Mazzulla of the Eastern-leading Boston Celtics was not eligible as a result of he coached final 12 months. The Bucks clinched the second-best file within the convention after beating the Dallas Mavericks 129-117 on Saturday for Rivers’ first win with the Bucks.

NBA roundup: Hawks high Warriors, Stephen Curry (60 factors) in OT

Dejounte Murray prolonged the sport with a jumper within the ultimate seconds of regulation, then scored seven consecutive factors in extra time, permitting the host Atlanta Hawks to beat a 60-point explosion by Stephen Curry for a 141-134 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday evening. Capping a wild dash to the regulation end line for groups on the second evening of a back-to-back, the Hawks cast a 123-123 tie when Murray nailed a 14-footer with 4.6 seconds remaining.

Boxing-Fury v Usyk title combat rescheduled for Riyadh on May 18

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will combat their rescheduled unified world heavyweight title in Riyadh on May 18, promoters in Britain and Saudi Arabia stated on Saturday. The bout was initially for Feb. 17 in Riyadh however was postponed on Friday after Britain’s Fury suffered a lower throughout sparring.

Dolphins tab Anthony Weaver as DC

The Miami Dolphins are hiring Baltimore Ravens affiliate head coach/line of defense coach Anthony Weaver to be their subsequent defensive coordinator, the crew introduced Saturday. Weaver turns into Miami’s third defensive coordinator in three seasons below head coach Mike McDaniel. The Dolphins fired Josh Boyer on the finish of the 2022 season and parted methods with Vic Fangio final month.

Top 25 roundup: No. 3 UNC handles No. 7 Duke

Armando Bacot had one in every of his greater video games of the season with 25 factors, and it got here at a really perfect time for No. 3 North Carolina because the host Tar Heels picked aside No. 7 Duke for a 93-84 victory Saturday evening at Chapel Hill, N.C. Harrison Ingram poured in 21 factors and grabbed 13 rebounds in his first recreation towards Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference scoring chief RJ Davis completed with 17 factors and Seth Tremble had 10 factors off the bench for the Tar Heels, who had a 10-game profitable streak snapped earlier within the week in a one-point loss at Georgia Tech.

Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Gonzaga posts thirtieth straight house win

Kaylynne Truong scored 15 factors and led a 3-point barrage that propelled No. 19 Gonzaga to its thirtieth straight house win, a 104-39 blowout of Pacific on Saturday in Spokane, Wash. Truong drilled 5 of 8 3-point makes an attempt for Gonzaga (22-2, 9-0 West Coast Conference), which buried a program-high 19 triples on 35 makes an attempt (54.3 %) and by no means trailed en path to its most lopsided victory this season.

ATP roundup: Bublik, Coric to conflict in Montpellier finale

Second-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan rallied from a set all the way down to defeat No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada on Saturday and can meet Borna Coric of Croatia within the finals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Bublik wanted greater than 2 1/2 hours to dispatch Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

NBA-LeBron James tight-lipped amid questions on his taking part in future

Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James refrained on Saturday from committing to his crew past the present NBA season. The four-time NBA champion has a player-option for the 2024-25 NBA season, which supplies him the ability to determine whether or not to stick with the Lakers for an additional 12 months or turn out to be an unrestricted free agent.

Connor McDavid pockets $1 million for All-Star Skills victory

Connor McDavid received the NHL All-Star Skills Challenge on Friday evening in Toronto, the fourth time he has received the occasion up to now seven years. McDavid took house the $1 million prize after profitable the Fastest Skater, Stick Handling and the Accuracy Shooting competitions within the opening spherical, after which profitable the Obstacle Course within the ultimate spherical.

Athletics-Americans Mantz, O’Keefe qualify for Olympic marathons

Americans Conner Mantz and Fiona O’Keeffe punched their tickets to the Paris Games, the latter in file style, by profitable their debut appearances on the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, Florida on Saturday. Mantz accomplished the largely flat course in two hours, 9 minutes, 5 seconds, whereas coaching associate and shut buddy Clayton Young completed second with a time of two:09.06 to additionally safe an Olympic berth.

(With inputs from businesses.)