OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) β Zach Randolph scored 25 points and provided the go-ahead basket as the Memphis Grizzlies downed the Oklahoma Thunder 111-105 in overtime to even the NBA first-round series at a game apiece. Randolph hit a layup with 26 seconds left to put Memphis ahead 107-105 and added a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining to ice the victory. Mike Conley added 19 points and 12 assists for the Grizzlies.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β The Los Angeles Clippers posted their most lopsided playoff victory in franchise history to even their first-round series at a game apiece, racing out to a 67-41 halftime lead before completing a 138-98 dismantling of Golden State. Blake Griffin had 35 points in less than 30 minutes for the Clippers, whose previous greatest margin of victory in a playoff game was 25 points against Phoenix in 2006. The Clippers shot 57 percent from the field, with Griffin hitting 13 of his 17 attempts.
UNDATED (AP) β The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild have pulled within two games to one in their respective NHL first-round series after dropping the first two games on the road. Corey Crawford stopped 34 shots and Jonathan Toews (tayvz) scored the game-winner in the first period of the Hawks’ 2-0 shutout of St. Louis. Mikael Granlund scored at 5:08 of overtime and Darcy Kuemper (KEHM’-pur) made 22 saves as the Wild nipped Colorado 1-0.
UNDATED (AP) β The Pittsburgh Penguins own a 2-1 series lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after Brandon Sutter, Lee Stempniak and Jussi Jokinen (YOO’-see JOH’-kih-nehn) scored during a 2:13 span early in the third period of a 4-3 triumph at Columbus. And Kari Lehtonen (LEH’-toh-nehn) stopped 37 shots as Dallas blanked Anaheim 3-0, putting the Stars within two games to one in the series.
BOSTON (AP) β The big winners on Patriots’ Day in Boston were Meb Keflezighi (kehf-LEHZH’-gee) and the Baltimore Orioles. Keflezighi is the first American in 21 years to win the Boston Marathon, finishing in a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds amid beefed-up security following last year’s bombings at the finish line. The Orioles put together a six-run third and held on for a 7-6 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
