DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joey Logano has earned his first Daytona 500 victory, finishing just ahead of reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick and defending Daytona 500 champ Dale Earnhardt Jr. Logano took the lead following a restart with 19 laps remaining and held on after a two-lap sprint to the finish. Pole sitter Jeff Gordon led a race-high 87 laps in his final Daytona 500 but was involved in a last lap crash involving several cars.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Utah is in danger of falling from the top 10 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll. Dillon Brook scored 11 straight points for Oregon in the second half of a 69-58 triumph over the ninth-rated Utes. Brooks finished with 19 points and the Ducks improved their NCAA tournament chances by improving to 20-8.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Anthony Gill contributed 13 points and Darion Atkins added 11 in second-ranked Virginia’s 51-41 triumph over Florida State. The Cavaliers managed to win after starting guards Malcolm Brogdon and London Perrantes suffered facial injuries from a collision with Virginia ahead just 31-28 with 15 minutes to play. Both headed to the locker room, and Brogdon went back into the game a few minutes later to help the Cavs improve to 25-1.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The NBA-leading Golden State Warriors were losers in their first game without Stephen (STEH’-fehn) Curry this season. Curry sat out with soreness in his right ankle while Rodney Stuckey torched the Warriors for 30 points in Detroit’s 104-98 win. The Warriors lost for just the second time in nine games despite Klay Thompson’s 39 points.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 16th time in 18 games by rolling to a 101-82 pounding of the Knicks in New York. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 18 points for the Cavaliers as James moved past Allen Iverson into 22nd place on the career scoring list. J.R. Smith had 17 points against his old team, while Kevin Love finished with 16 points and 16 boards.
