Devin Booker returned from the knee injury that kept him out of the All-Star Game to score 35 points as the Phoenix Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-121.
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.
Rookie of the year Crystal Dangerfield scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half and Minnesota beat Phoenix 80-79 to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.
A team is going to reach the Western Conference playoffs with a losing record for the first time in 23 years, which ordinarily would not be exciting news.
An Idea that is being talked about by MLB and the players' association is putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks.