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pCHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois got a rude reminder Sunday night that life outside the NCAA tournament is nothing like life in it./p

pMIAMI -- With two roster spots available to fill, the Miami Heat are on the cusp of signing former Siena shooting guard Kenny Hasbrouck, a deal that could be done as early as Monday./p

pSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Rookie Tyreke Evans had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 114-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night./p

pPHOENIX -- Steve Nash had 13 points and 12 assists in his 1,000th NBA game and his favorite receiver Amare Stoudemire had a dominant 36-point, 12-rebound performance in the Phoenix Suns' 120-106 vi/p

pPORTLAND, Ore./p

div class=field field-type-text field-field-byline div class=field-items div class=field-item odd STATS Senior Writer /div /div /div pA four-game road trip seemed to wear the Utah Jazz down. Their schedule, though, hasn't been nearly as grueling as the Washington Wizards'./p

h4Top story line/h4 pstrong div class=image_marker_rightdiv class=article_body_image_border article_body_image_border_rightdiv class=article_body_imageimg src=http://www.sportingnews.com/images/181539/article.jpeg alt=Evan Turner is one of the many Midwest Region stars standing in the Jayhawks#039; way. title=Evan Turner is one of the many Midwest Region stars standing in the Jayhawks#039; way. //divdiv class=article_body_captionEvan Turner is one of the many Midwest Region stars standing in the Jayhawks' way./div/div/div Are there too many obstacles for the nation's No./strong/p

pSporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes the West Region:/p

div class=field field-type-text field-field-byline div class=field-items div class=field-item odd STATS Senior Writer /div /div /div pIn a season where little has gone right, the New York Knicks have managed to produce a few positive moments here and there./p

pemThe winners and losers of Selection Sunday:/em/p

pemSporting News' Derek Samson goes deep inside the bracket to find random notes of interest./em/p

div class=field field-type-text field-field-byline div class=field-items div class=field-item odd STATS Senior Writer /div /div /div pIt was a rough week for the Boston Celtics. A visit from the lowly Detroit Pistons to open a brief home stretch could help them get back on track./p

  If stuck in the back seat of a car, Michael Bryan would joke for hours with siblings and friends rather than complain. Give him a hot, dirty job on a construction site, and he would seek you out one year later to thank you, once more, for the opportunity.

A large bronze statue of a Catholic saint was stolen from a Salt Lake City church, the church's priest and parishioners say. The 8-foot statue of St.

Wendover » When Culp Construction supervisor Jim Peterson comes into the pitch-black Enola Gay hangar to begin work, he says he often hears unusual sounds different from the ubiquitous pigeons that haunt the aging building.

The furniture was donated. The new furnace hadn't arrived. And there weren't enough beds for everyone. But at least the Miramontes family can breathe in their home.

Utah's champion of healthy aging likes to say that aging doesn't start at age 65. Michael Caserta, the first holder of the endowed chair on the topic at the University of Utah's College of Nursing, took his healthy turn at age 29.

pPINE BLUFF, Ark. -- When Allen Smith was growing up, he used to go watch basketball at his local college - but the less said about those Arkansas-Pine Bluff teams, the better./p

div class=field field-type-text field-field-byline div class=field-items div class=field-item odd AP Basketball Writer /div /div /div pDefending national champion North Carolina will play another game after all./p

pOKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder made up ground in the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs w/p