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10:34 PM on Monday, March 16

The Atlanta Falcons have finalized contracts with three veteran defensive players to boost their depth on that side of the ball

10:29 PM on Monday, March 16

Jaylen Brown had 18 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and Jayson Tatum scored 21 in his fifth game back from an Achilles tendon injury to help the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 120-112

10:21 PM on Monday, March 16

Jack Hughes had three assists to extend his productive run since scoring the gold medal-winning goal for the U.S. at the Olympics, and the New Jersey Devils dented the Boston Bruins’ playoff chances by beating them 4-3 in overtime

10:16 PM on Monday, March 16

Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara each scored 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers coasted to 114-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night

10:05 PM on Monday, March 16

Patrick Kane scored twice for Detroit to move into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time goals list for players born in the U.S. and lead the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames

9:54 PM on Monday, March 16

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 points, Jalen Johnson had his 13th triple-double of the season and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Magic 124-112 on Monday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games and snapping Orlando’s at seven

9:44 PM on Monday, March 16

Kawhi Leonard is out with a sprained ankle as the Los Angeles Clippers fight for a play-in spot

9:41 PM on Monday, March 16

Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points and De’Anthony Melton added 27, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak with a 125-117 victory over the Washington Wizards, earning coach Steve Kerr his 600th career victory

9:40 PM on Monday, March 16

Alex Laferriere had a goal and two assists to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night

8:43 PM on Monday, March 16

March Madness tips off with the First Four, featuring one of this season’s best stories in Miami (Ohio) and a matchup of formerly embattled head coaches in Texas’ Sean Miller and NC State’s Will Wade

8:24 PM on Monday, March 16

The Los Angeles Rams have signed linebacker and special-teams standout Grant Stuard in their latest move to overhaul a unit that struggled badly last season

8:04 PM on Monday, March 16

Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez is feeling much better after leaving a spring training game because of a sore left shoulder

7:23 PM on Monday, March 16

Seiya Suzuki has returned to Chicago Cubs spring training in Arizona after hurting his right knee while playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic

7:17 PM on Monday, March 16

A controversial late goal from Pathé Ciss has given Rayo Vallecano a 1-1 draw at home against Levante in La Liga

6:33 PM on Monday, March 16

Igor Thiago has celebrated his first call-up to the Brazil squad by scoring in Brentford’s 2-2 draw against Wolves in the Premier League

6:25 PM on Monday, March 16

6:20 PM on Monday, March 16

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas has been suspended for the first 80 games of the season by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone

6:08 PM on Monday, March 16

Fiorentina has taken a big step to avoiding relegation from Serie A by beating Cremonese 4-1

5:54 PM on Monday, March 16

West Coast college baseball is surging again with UCLA, Southern California and Oregon out to fast starts

4:34 PM on Monday, March 16

Yaxel Lendeborg says Kentucky offered him $7 million to $9 million before he chose to play at Michigan for about one-third of the compensation