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The Latest on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):

NEW YORK -- Two teams with different goals -- and two coaches with very different ways of stating them -- square off Saturday afternoon when the New York Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a key Eastern Conference game at Barclays Center.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Lakers guards Nick Young and D'Angelo Russell and Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe have been ejected after a shoving fracas in the third quarter.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) TJ Leaf scored 23 points, Thomas Welsh added 16 and UCLA pulled away late for a 97-80 victory over scrappy Kent State on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament South Region.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Sindarius Thornwell had 29 points and 11 rebounds to help seventh-seeded South Carolina win its first NCAA Tournament game in 44 years, a 93-73 victory over Marquette to close first-round play in the East Region on Friday night.

Mark Giordano had a goal and two assists, Brian Elliott stopped 24 shots in his 10th straight win and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 Friday night.

The Denver Nuggets are now into the tough part of their schedule, and with a playoff seed on the line, they can't afford to let any games get away from them.

The Miami Hurricanes were unable to hold onto their early lead Friday night.

CHICAGO -- The Utah Jazz are on the verge of making their first playoff appearance in five years.

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After the Washington Wizards' recent defensive lapses, head coach Scott Brooks turned to a trusty teaching aid during Thursday's practice session.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent linebacker Dekoda Watson to a three-year contract.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Nick Ward scored 19 points to help Michigan State atone for last season's early NCAA Tournament disappointment with an opening-round 78-58 victory over Miami on Friday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Oregon had little trouble with Iona in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but Rhode Island could present more problems in a second-round Midwest Regional game on Sunday at the Golden 1 Center.

PITTSBURGH (AP) Their MVP candidate center, the one that's not Sidney Crosby, is hurting. Four of their top seven defensemen are in street clothes dealing with a variety of injuries.

The Latest on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):

The Miami Heat pull away late to beat the Timberwolves.

Cincinnati Bearcats 75, Kansas State Wildcats 61

TAMPA, Fla. -- The injury-ravaged Tampa Bay Lightning roster took another potential blow on Friday, even as captain Steven Stamkos inches closer to a return.