CHICAGO (AP) β Jimmy Butler poured in 31 and backcourt mate Derrick Rose scored all 15 of his points in the second half of the Chicago Bulls’ 91-82 victory over Milwaukee. That gives the Bulls a 2-0 lead in that first round series, which shifts to Milwaukee for Game 3 Thursday night.
WINNIPEG (AP)β The Anaheim Ducks have moved to the verge of advancing into the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Ducks took a commanding 3-0 lead over Winnipeg by outlasting the Jets 5-4 in overtime on Rikard Rakell’s game-winning goal 5:14 into OT.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) β A person with knowledge of Adrian Peterson’s offseason workouts tells The Associated Press that the star running back has decided not to attend Minnesota’s spring strength and conditioning program. Peterson’s absence was expected, given his expressed disinterest in returning to the Vikings organization.
PITTSBURGH (AP) β Kris Bryant turned his tiebreaking two-run double into a Little League homer with some heads-up base-running, and the star rookie had three hits and three RBIs last night in the Chicago Cubs’ 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The much-heralded Cubs rookie is 6 for 14 (.429) with four RBIs in four games since his much-anticipated call-up from Triple-A Iowa last Friday.
DETROIT (AP)__ J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EHN’-ehs SEHS’-peh-dehs) hit consecutive RBI singles in the seventh inning, and ex-Yankee Joba Chamberlain (JAH’-buh) got Jacoby Ellsbury to hit into a crucial double play in the eighth in the Detroit Tigers’ 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Yankee starter CC Sabathia (suh-BATH’-ee-uh) fell to 0-3 despite facing the minimum number of hitters through the first six innings.
