LSU’s Kim Mulkey AP Coach of the Year
NBA
Friday
Mavericks at Washington Wizards 6:00 pm
Kings at Houston Rockets 7:00 pm
Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder 7:00 pm
Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs 7:30 pm
Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers 9:30 pm
NHL
Thursday
Stars (38-25-3) 3 – Ducks (27-30-12) 2
Saturday
Stars at San Jose Sharks 9:30 pm ESPN+
NFL
Jerry Jones has paid nearly $3 million to the woman who says she is his biological daughter. It included her full tuition at SMU, a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, and her mother, according to the Little Rock, Arkansas lawyer who delivered the payments on behalf of the Dallas Cowboys owner.
COLLEGE
The longtime Baylor coach Kim Mulkey quickly took over at LSU, and the Tigers won 26 games or 17 more than last season. Mulkey was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s basketball Coach of the Year, the third time she has won the award.
NCAAW
Thursday in Minneapolis MN
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 1 South Carolina 6:00 pm ESPN
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 1 Stanford 8:30 pm ESPN
NCAAM
Saturday at New Orleans
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 1 Kansas 5:09 pm TBS
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Duke 7:49 pm TBS
HIGH SCHOOL
The TABC/UIL selected junior guard Payton Chism for the second consecutive year to the All-Region Team, who helped lead the Tigers to their third straight appearance in the UIL Regional Tournament. Chism led the Tigers in multiple categories averaging nearly 16 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.4 steals per game. In addition, he was the Tigers’ top defender with 3.4 steals per game and made the most three-pointers on the team with 53 makes at 30% and 101 free throws for the most.
SOCCER
Friday
GIRLS
4A
Caddo Mills vs. Celina at Princeton 7:30 pm
Henderson vs. Palestine Tyler Rose 5:30 pm
Melissa vs. Anna
Spring Hill vs. Kilgore at Pine Tree 5:00 pm
BOYS
Friday
4A
Celina vs. Oak Cliff Fath at McKinney 7:30 pm
Kilgore vs. Palestine at Tyler Rose 7:30 pm
Community vs. Sunnyvale THU
Paris vs. Chapel Hill TY at Sulphur Springs 7:00 pm
5A
Mt Pleasant vs. Whitehouse at Pine Tree 6:00 pm
Longview vs. Highland Park at Athens 6:00 pm
Thursday
Lone Star Rangers 1 – Frisco Reedy Lions 0