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*NBA ROUNDUP



 Magic dazzle



Timberwolves


 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 ORLANDO -Arron
Afflalo scored 18 points
and Tobias Harris and
Maurice Harkless added
17 apiece to lead the
Orlando Magic to a
100-92 victory over the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
 Minnesota played
without its three leading
scorers, Kevin Love,
Kevin Martin and Nikola
Pekovic, all out with
injuries. Chase Budinger,
starting in place of Martin,
left in the first minute
with an ankle injury and
didn't return.
 Orlando used a 10-1
late in the fourth quarter
to finish off a second-half
comeback. The Magic
trailed by 12 points with
five minutes to go in the
third quarter.
 Minnesota has lost six
consecutive games in
Orlando.

 MAGIC 100, TIMBERWOLVES 92
MINNESOTA (92)
Brewer 6-9 2-5 15, Cunningham 5-9 2-5
12, Dieng 5-9 2-3 12, Rubio 7-18 4-5 18,
Budinger 0-1 2-2 2, Mbah a Moute 4-6 2-2
10, Shved 0-4 1-2 1,Turiaf 2-3 0-0 4, Barea
3-8 0-0 6, Hummel 4-10 4-412.Totals 36-77
19-2892.
ORLANDO (100)
Harkless 7-9 0-0 17, O'Quinn 6-7 2-3 14,
Dedmon 1-5 0-0 2, Nelson 1-6 0-0 2, Afflalo
8-15 1-418, Nicholson 0-4 0-0 0,Harris 7-12
2-2 17,Oladipo 7-12 0-016,Lamb2A0-0 5,
Moore 4-5 0-0 9.Totals 43-79 5-9100.
Minnesota 26 22 29 15 92
Orlando 25 21 26 28 -100
3-Point Goals-Minnesota 1-15 (Brewer
1-2, Cunningham 0-1, Shved 0-2, Hummel
0-3, Rubio 0-3, Barea 0-4), Orlando 9-17
(Harkless 3-3,Oladipo 2-2, Harris 1-1, Moore
1-2, Lamb 1-3, Afflalo 1-4, Nelson 0-2).
Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Minne-
sota 41 (Dieng 8), Orlando 49 (O'Quinn 13).
Assists-Minnesota 26 (Rubio 10),Orlando
29 (Nelson 12).Total Fouls-Minnesota 10,
Orlando 23. A-16,992 (18,500).


 KNICKS AT HEAT
 WHO: New York (33-44) at
 Miami (52-23)
 WHEN:Today, Ip.m.
 WHERE: AmericanAirlines
 Arena, Miami
 TV:ABC
 RADIO: 99.3 FM
 TICKETS: Ticketmaster.com

 NETS AT MAGIC
 WHO: Brooklyn (42-34) at
 Orlando (22-55)
 WHEN: Wednesday, 7p.m.
 WHERE: Amway Center, Orlando
 TV: Fox Sports Florida
 RADIO: 1010 AM, 1280 AM,
 1480 AM
 TICKETS: Ticketmaster.com

 Bobcats 96, Cavaliers 94,
OT: In Cleveland, Al Jefferson scored
24 points, including seven in overtime,
and Charlotte clinched a playoff spot
with a win over the Cavaliers. Charlotte
is in the postseason for the second time
in its 10-year history and the first time
since 2010.

 Bulls 96, Wizards 78: In
Washington, D.J. Augustin scored 25
points, Joakim Noah had 21 points
and 12 rebounds, and Chicago turned
a possible first-round playoff preview
into a laugher.

 Pistons 115, Celtics 111:
In Auburn Hills, Mich., Rodney Stuckey
came off the bench to score 26 points
and help Detroit rally for a win over
Boston.

 Nets 105, 76ers 101: In
Philadelphia, Kevin Garnett scored 10
points in his first game in more than
five weeks to lead Brooklyn.


* NFL NOTEBOOK



 Players, fans




pay tribute to



 Bills owner


 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 ORCHARD PARK,
N.Y. -With hundreds of
pictures and mementos
on display honoring
Buffalo Bills' late owner
Ralph Wilson, Bruce Smith
couldn't resist bringing
one more on Saturday.
 The Hall of Fame
defensive end pulled out
a photo taken the day he
signed his rookie contract
in 1985. The picture
showed Wilson with his
hands across his face as if
he were praying.
 "He has that worried
look on his face, like,
'Lord knows, I hope I'm
not wasting this draft
pick on this chubby kid
from Norfolk, Va.,'" Smith
said, laughing. "I thought
it would be befitting I
brought this, and showed
some of the players. And
they got a big laugh out
of it."
 "That," said Smith, who
became the NFL's career
leader in sacks, "is one of
my special memories."


 There were many
during a public remem-
brance celebrating the
95-year-old Hall of Fame
owner's life. At the team's
practice facility, former
and current players,
employees and thousands
of fans paid their respects
to the team's founder, who
died at his home in Grosse
Pointe Shores, Mich., on
March 25.
 "The Bills are more
than just a football team.
They're family," said
Matt Guarino, a 20-year
season-ticket holder.
"So we came to pay our
respects just like we would
any friend and any family
member."

 Around the league:
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jake
Knott was suspended for the first four
games of the 2014 season for violating
the NFL's policy on performance-en-
hancing substances ...
 John Fox has agreed to a new three-
year contract with the Denver Broncos
through 2016.


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of NASCAR arrives


 ByJENNA FRYER
 ASSOCIATED PRESS
 FORT WORTH, Texas
- Bill Elliott rarely got
rattled during his three-
plus decades racing at
NASCAR's highest level.
He worked hard, didn't
worry about what was
going on around him,
and did his talking on the
track.
 He was 'Awesome Bill
From Dawonsville" and
fans idolized the way
Elliott conducted himself
both inside the car and
out.
 Now, 11 years after his
final full-time season,
there's another Elliott
turning heads for the very
same reasons.
 Chase Elliott scored his
first career Nationwide
Series victory on Friday
night at Texas Motor
Speedway, winning in just
his sixth start at NASCAR's
junior varsity level. He's
the second-youngest
winner in series history,
clocking in at roughly four
months older than re-
cord-holder Joey Logano,
who was 18 years and 21
months when he won in
2008.
 They called Logano
"Sliced Bread" at the time,
as in, "he's the next best
thing since..."
 Chase Elliott doesn't
need a nickname. He's
simply the future of
NASCAR, and it's a role car
co-owner Dale Earnhardt
Jr. believes Elliott can
handle.
 "He's just really humble,
but very understanding of
what's happening to him,"
Earnhardt Jr. said. "He
grew up with his father as
a racer and saw how pop-
ular Bill was and I'm sure
has been in and around
situations where he's not
going to be overwhelmed
with the attention. He's
really focused on his
racing and trying to do
well. He's young, doesn't
have a lot of distractions,
and, you know, got a good
family unit so he should
be in good hands."
 As Earnhardt lauded
the JR Motorsports rookie,
praising Elliott's maturity,
calm demeanor, and
eagerness to listen and
learn, he was asked if the


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Chase Elliott celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nationwide
Series race Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.


young driver reminds him
of anyone else.
 "His daddy," Earnhardt
said. "They're similar in
personality. You had to
really work him over to
get him upset. He was
normally just concerned
with his car, getting his
car faster, and, you know,
back in the mid '80s when
Bill and his brothers just
focused on what they were
doing and they would
show up and whoop
everybody, you know, and
they weren't arrogant and
cocky, they just showed
up and ran. That's what he
reminds me of"
 Chase Elliott, who had a
short window to celebrate
the win before he had to
head back to the dog days
of his senior year of high
school in Georgia, things
growing up in racing has
kept him down to earth
during his rapid rise to
NASCAR's national level.
 "That's just kind of how
I've grown up and I don't
know if that's the right or
wrong way to be, but that's
how I am and hopefully it
will work out," he said.
 And despite the easygo-
ing nature he exudes, he
insists he has a high-level
of energy and excitement
that rivals any teenager.


 "Winning races gets me
excited," he said while
donning the traditional
Texas race-winners
cowboy hat. "Hopefully I
can do more of that and
I'll be more excited in the
future."
 That's Earnhardt's hope
for Elliott and Regan
Smith, the two full-time
drivers for JR Motorsports.
 Elliott's win on Friday
night gave him a two-
point lead over Smith in
the Nationwide Series
standings, and that's
where Earnhardt wants
his drivers to remain.
 Smith led the points for
10 consecutive weeks last
season before ultimately
finishing third in the final
standings.
 "We want to win a
championship so bad this
year," Earnhardt said. "We
feel like we learned a lot
last year going through
that process with Regan,
and now we have two
teams that are really
capable of getting the job
done. If everybody keeps
their head on straight, let's
everybody else all the
drivers in the series make
all their mistakes we
should be able to be in a
good situation when we
get to Homestead."


 AUTO RACING
 ROUNDUP

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 takes



 Texas


 pole


 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 FORT WORTH, Texas
- Tony Stewart knocked
Brad Keselowski from the
pole as qualifying ended
Saturday at Texas Motor
Speedway.
 Stewart waited right
until the end of the final
round to attempt his lap
and circled the speedway
at 195.454 mph to grab
the top starting spot for
Sunday's race.
 It's Stewart's 15th career
pole and first since Atlanta
in 2012.
 "It was cool. I'm not
normally a qualifier,"
Stewart said.
 Keselowski made his
attempt earlier in the
session and turned his lap
at 195.419. He was out of
his car and watching the
scoring pylon as Stewart
crossed the finish line,
and Keselowski dropped
his head in disappoint-
ment when he saw he'd
been beaten.
 "Stewart put down a
great lap at the end, didn't
see that one coming,"
Keselowski said. "That's
why they do it this way.
Really exciting and a lot
of fun to watch, and quite
honestly, a lot of fun to
participate in this new
format of qualifying."
 Kevin Harvick qualified
third as two Stewart-Haas
Racing Chevrolets were in
the top three. The organi-
zation is the only one in
the Sprint Cup Series with
two wins this season -
Harvick won at Phoenix
and Kurt Busch won last
week at Martinsville -
but the four cars have
been all over the map and
lacked consistency.

 Rosberg beats team-
mate to F1 pole: In Sakhir,
Bahrain, Mercedes locked out the front
row for today's Bahrain Grand Prix as
Nico Rosberg claimed pole position,
qualifying ahead of teammate Lewis
Hamilton. It was Mercedes'third
consecutive pole to start the Formula
One season but the first for Rosberg,
who leads the series with 43 points, 18
ahead of Hamilton.


I AUTO RACING SCOREBOARD


NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series


44. (33) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 190.759.
45. (83) Ryan Truex,Toyota, 189.401.
46. (66) Joe Nemechek,Toyota, 188.587.
47. (44) JJ.Yeley, Chevrolet, 185.44.


 DUCK COMMANDER 500
 After Saturday qualifying; race today NASCAR
 At Texas Motor Speedway I S
 Fort Worth, Texas Nationwide
 Lap length 1.5 milesSeries
 (Car number in parentheses) O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 300 RESULTS
1. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 195.454 Friday
mph. At Texas Motor Speedway
2.(2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 195.419. FortWorth, Texas
3. (4)KevinHarvick,Chevrolet,195.298. Lap length 1.5 miles
4.(16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194.7. (Start position in parentheses)
5. (99)Carl Edwards, Ford, 194.637. 1. (6) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200 laps,
6. (11) Denny Hamlin,Toyota, 194.623. 127.5 rating, 47 points, $72,094.
7.(21)Trevor Bayne,Ford, 194.503. 2. (36) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 126.3, 0,
8.(31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194.14. $50,375.
9. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 194.056. 3. (37) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200,113.1,0,
10. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 193.743. $40,875.
11. (41)KurtBusch,Chevrolet,193.126. 4. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 134.3,
12.(24) JeffGordon, Chevrolet, 192.089. 0,$41,275.
13.(27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 194.259. 5. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200,
14. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 194.084. 120.2,0, $29,200.
15.(1)JamieMcMurray, Chevrolet, 194.021. 6. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 104.2, 0,
16. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, $26,025.
194.007. 7. (3) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 104.7,
17. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.59. 37, $30,903.
18.(78)MartinTruexJr.,Chevrolet,193.493. 8. (9) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 99.1, 0,
19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, $28,928.
193.354. 9. (38) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 91.4, 35,
20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.154. $28,238.
21.(13) CaseyMears,Chevrolet, 193.154. 10. (5) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 200, 91.2, 34,
22.(51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 192.981. $28,328.
23.(55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 192.768. 11. (7) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 200,
24. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 192.761. 89.3,33,$27,628.
25. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 194.988. 12. (13) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200,93.2,32,
26.(20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194.637. $27,128.
27. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 194.602. 13. (11) James Buescher, Toyota, 200, 84.8,
28. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 194.581. 31,$26,878.
29. (18) Kyle BuschToyota, 194.539. 14. (10) Dylan Kwasniewski, Chevrolet, 200,
30. (23) Alex BowmanToyota, 194.454. 82.3,30,$26,518.
31.(17) RickyStenhouseJr.,Ford,194.44. 15. (12) David Starr, Toyota, 199, 75.5, 30,
32. (5) KaseyKahne, Chevrolet, 194.028. $26,608.
33. (47) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 16. (17) JJ. Yeley, Dodge, 199, 76.5, 29,
193.611. $26,198.
34. (35) David Reutimann, Ford, 192.954. 17. (21) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 199,70.2,28,
35. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 192.52. $25,688.
36.(30) ParkerKligerman,Toyota, 192.219. 18. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 198,
37. (32)Travis Kvapil, Ford, owner points. 65.3,26,$25,303.
38. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, owner 19. (23) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 198,
points. 66.3,25,$25,168.
39.(38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points. 20. (16) Ryan Reed, Ford, 196, 65, 24,
40. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, owner $25,558.
points. 21. (20) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 195, 57.2, 0,
41. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, owner points. $24,948.
42. (26) ColeWhitt,Toyota, owner points. 22. (25) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 195,53.3,
43. (34) David Ragan, Ford, owner points. 22, $24,833.
 FailedtoQualify 23. (8) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 195, 71.7, 21,


$24,648.
24. (29) Eric McClure, Toyota, 194,43.5, 20,
$24,538.
25. (24) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 194,54.4,
19, $24,753.
26. (27) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 191,45.5,18,
$24,293.
27. (39) Chris Buescher, Ford, accident, 167,
70.4,17, $24,183.
28. (26) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, accident,
164,44,16,$24,063.
29. (33) Mike Harmon, Dodge, suspension,
131,34.6,15, $23,888.
30. (30) Tanner Berryhill, Dodge, wheel
bearing, 120,40.4,14, $24,078.
31. (14) Chad Boat, Chevrolet, accident, 119,
56.9,13, $23,648.
32. (15) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 119, 45.4, 12,
$23,538.
33. (19) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, vibration,
66,45,11, $16,995.
34. (31) Robert Richardson Jr, Chevrolet,
accident, 52,37.9,10, $23,312.
35. (22)TommyJoe Martins, Dodge, brakes,
34,42.5,9, $16,755.
36. (35) Derek White, Dodge, transmission,
29,30,8,$15,195.
37. (32) Mike Wallace, Toyota, electrical, 23,
33.1,7, $15,075.
38. (34) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, engine, 6,
34.5,6, $15,040.
39. (28) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, vibra-
tion,5,32.1,5,$14,790.
40. (40) Blake Koch, Toyota, vibration, 2,
31.3,4,$14,755.
 Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner 137.545
mph.
Time of Race 2 hours, 10 minutes, 52 sec-
onds.
Margin of Victory 2.666 seconds.
Caution Flags 5 for 26 laps.
Lead Changes 14 among drivers.
Lap Leaders K.Harvick 1-87; K.Busch 88-
100; K.Larson 101; M.Kenseth 102; J.Yeley
103-104; D.Starr 105-106; R.Sieg 107-108;
K.Busch 109-121; C.Elliott 122; K.Busch
123-134; C.Elliott 135-154; D.Earnhardt Jr.
155-169; C.Elliott 170; K.Harvick 171-184;
C.Elliott 185-200.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led) K.Harvick, 2 times for 101 laps;
C.Elliott,4 timesfor 38 laps; K.Busch,3 times
for 38 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr, 1 time for 15
laps; D.Starr, 1 timefor2 laps; J.Yeley, 1 time
for 2 laps; R.Sieg, 1 time for 2 laps; K.Larson,
1 timefor 1 lap; M.Kenseth, 1 timefor 1 lap.
Top 10 lOin Points 1. C.Elliott, 224; 2. R.Smith,
222; 3. TDillon, 214; 4. E.Sadler, 208; 5. T
Bayne, 206; 6. B.Gaughan, 193; 7. B.Scott,
192; 8. D.Kwasniewski, 179; 9. J.Buescher,


S176;,10.R.Reed,141.
 NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
 A maximum of 150 points can be attained
 in a race.
 The formula combines the following
 categories Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes,
 Average Running Position While on Lead
 Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest
 Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

 Formula One
 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
 After Saturday qualifying; race today
 At Bahrain International Circuit
 Sakhir, Bahrain
 Lap length 3.363 miles
 Third Session
 1. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1
 minute, 33.185 seconds.
 2. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes,
 1:33.464.
 3.ValtteriBottas,Finland,Williams, 1:34.247.
 4. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India,
 1:34.346.
 5. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 1:34.368.
 6. Jenson Button, England, McLaren,
 1:34.387.
 7. Felipe Massa, Brazil,Williams, 1:34.511.
 8. Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, McLaren,
 1:34.712.
 9. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 1:34.992.
 Eliminated after second session
 10. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull,
 1:31.985.
 11. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India,
 1:35.116.
 12. Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Toro Rosso,
 1:35.145.
 13. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull,
 1:34.051.
 14. Jean-Eric Vergne, France, Toro Rosso,
 1:35.286.
 15. Esteban Gutierrez, Mexico, Sauber,
 1:35.891.
 16. Remain Grosjean, France, Lotus,
 1:35.908.
 Eliminated afterfirst session
 17. Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Lotus,
 1:36.663.
 18. Kamui Kobayashi, Japan, Caterham,
 1:37.085.
 19.Jules Bianchi, France, Marussia, 1:37.310.
 20. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Caterham,
 1:37.875.
 21. Max Chilton, England, Marussia,
 1:37.913.
 22. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Sauber, 1:36.840.


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