Luka Dončić facing 1-game suspension after picking up 16th technical foul of season

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Luka Dončić for their next game barring a reversal from the NBA.

The Lakers star received his 16th technical foul of the season Saturday against the Orlando Magic, triggering an automatic one-game suspension. Unless the league rescinds the foul, Dončić will be out for the Lakers' clash with the East-leading Detroit Pistons on Monday.

The Lakers have already appealed the tech, perDan Woike of the Los Angeles Times.

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The foul occurred late in the third quarter, after an exchange of words between Dončić and Magic big man Goga Bitadze. The two had been jawing during a free throw, and Dončić continued talking to him as they ran down the floor.

The officials hit the players with a double tech. That will be more costly for Dončić, who is also facing a $5,000 fine.

The Lakers went on to win 105-104, via a game-winning 3-pointer from Luke Kennard. Dončić posted 33 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. It is the Lakers' ninth consecutive win.

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Lakers head coach JJ Redicktold reporters after the gamethat Bitadze saying something about Dončić's mother triggered the conflict:

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"We'll obviously try to get that rescinded. I'm not sure what happened. I do know that there were certain things said in a language that the referees couldn't understand in reference to Luka's mom.

Dončić claimed the offending statement was Bitadze, who is Georgian, saying he would "f*** [Dončić's] whole family."

Bitadze, however, denied that was the case and claimed Dončić was the actually first to bring the families into it viaJason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel:

"I have all the respect for Luka and what he has done. And I really respect everybody's family. Where I come from, it's really sacred and we really respect each other's families and I would never directly say that. He just said some inappropriate things in the Serbian language, which, I played in Serbia. I understand, I don't know if he knew | understood what he said. So I just said it back. And it was nothing towards his family or anybody. His family, I really, truly respect them and that's pretty much it.

"I'm a fan of his game and don't want to look like it was directed to his family, or anything. It was just in the heat of the moment. I heard what he said and I felt like I had to respond the same way. So, from my side, if he feels like I said something too much or crossed the line, I apologize as a man. I can take [accountability], but I didn't say anything but what he said. What he came out and said, I don't think that's the truth. I know that's not the truth. So, I know what I said and that was pretty much it in the heat of the moment. So like I said, some things were said and I apologize if it crossed the line."

This is the second time this month Dončić has told reporters an opponent said something offensive to him, only for that same opponent to immediately say Dončić was the one who initiated the trash talk.The same thing happened with Matas Buzelis of the Chicago Bulls.

In a conversation with a pool reporter,crew chief Marc Davis said the two players were T'd up for "continual taunting of one another" and "were both warned to cease their comments" while lined up for free throws.

Dončić's impending suspension isn't unique

If it goes through, it will be the first time Dončić has received the technical foul suspension, though he's come close in the past. He finished three straight seasons from 2020 to 2023 with 15 techs and had 13 last season. He was actually in the same position in 2023, butthe NBA decided to rescind the 16th tech in that case.

The league has already rescinded one tech from Dončić this season, but that was a clear case of a mistaken official.

Dončić would be the second player in the NBA to receive such a suspension,joining Phoenix Suns star and past Lakers villain Dillon Brooks.Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has also been suspended multiple times due to his six flagrant fouls.

If Dončić's foul isn't rescinded, he will face a $5,000 fine for every subsequent technical foul and another one-game suspension for every two techs for the remainder of the regular season.

All of this arrives amid one of the best stretches of Dončić's career. He entered Saturday coming offthe Lakers' first 60-point game since Kobe Bryant's farewell performance in 2016and is now averaging 40 points over his past nine games.

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Patrick Roy playing coy with Islanders’ goalie decision heading into key game vs. Blue Jackets

MONTREAL — One piece of the weekend's goaltending puzzle fell into place Saturday morning.

The other was kept close to Patrick Roy's chest, a rarity for a head coach who's normally more than willing to share his lineup plans with anyone who asks.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Roy said, when asked about how he intended to split the back-to-back set that started Saturday in Montreal. "We're playing in Montreal tonight."

Saturday did feature Ilya Sorokin in the Islanders' net and — smokescreen or not — Roy's reticence to get into his plans for Sunday implied that it is a very real option for the Russian to start at home against Columbus, as well.

They might be the two most important games of the Islanders' season so far, both against teams they're directly competing with for a playoff spot so late in the season.

With the Blue Jackets being another Metropolitan Division team, though, that game is slightly more important than Saturday's.

The Islanders have plenty of trust built up in both Sorokin and David Rittich, but it will be tough to go away from the Vezina Trophy contender who has been a rock ever since he came to the organization in 2020.

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"It's just the way he plays," Casey Cizikas told The Post. "It's the way he competes.

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"His day to day preparation and that's just what you go off of. You see what he can do in this league where he carries this team. It's a no-brainer when he's in between the pipes. He's arguably the best goalie in the world, in my opinion. That's the belief we have in him, just the work ethic he puts in."

Roy switched around his lines on Saturday offa fairly lifeless 3-2 loss in Ottawatwo nights prior.

Anders Lee was on the top line with Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal for the first time all season.

Emil Heineman moved down to the second line with Brayden Schenn and Anthony Duclair. Simon Holmstrom was put back with Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a third line completed by Ondrej Palat, while Cal Ritchie dropped to the fourth line on Casey Cizikas' left wing.

Marc Gatcomb drew back into the lineup on Cizikas' right to complete the fourth line, having sat the last three games as a healthy scratch, with Kyle MacLean coming out.

"I told [Ritchie], play your game. Play the way you have to," Cizikas said of the 21-year-old whose skill set seems a tad out of place on the fourth line. "Me and Gats, we're gonna get in the corners, gonna grind it out. I told him if you have a chance to shoot it, you shoot it."

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How many perfect brackets remain? March Madness leaves less than handful

Chances are, you no longer have a perfect bracket.

Well, scratch that: It's almost guaranteed you don't have a perfect bracket through three days of the2026 Men's NCAA Tournamentwithhalf the field set for the Sweet 16through Saturday, March 21.

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Fans already facedimpossibly long odds of creating a perfect bracket. So having upsets on Day 1 took out a massive chunk of brackets. However, the chalkiness of the ensuing games — with just one double-digit seed headed to the Sweet 16 — likely also eliminated a bunch of brackets.

Blame Texas. Blame Gonzaga.

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Here's a look at how many perfect brackets remain in March Madness, with plenty more opportunities for upsets on the horizon:

A Texas Christian University Horned Frogs cheerleader practices before the game during a first round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 19, 2026 in Greenville, SC.

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How many people still have perfect bracket in March Madness?

Last updated 8 a.m. ET on March 22

• ESPN: 2 perfect brackets remain (beginning with 26,029,409)

• NCAA: 2 perfect brackets remain

As of 8 a.m. ET on March 22, four perfect brackets remain in either the ESPN or NCAA bracket challenges. The NCAA did not provide the full number of brackets entered, but ESPN did. Only two of the 26,029,409 remain.

The biggest culprit on Saturday was No. 11 Texas' upset win over No. 3 Gonzaga. Before the game, 120 perfect brackets remained. Following the Longhorns' win, we were down to 27.

The four remaining perfect brackets

Here they are. The four smartest (or luckiest) bracketologists (of more than 26 million) of the 2026 NCAA Tournament,according to the NCAA:

• "Cody underdog" on MBCG — Purdue, Kentucky, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, Arizona, UCLA, Texas Tech

• "megs4525875" on MBCG — Purdue, Iowa State, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, Arizona, UConn, Alabama

• "christienter" on ESPN — Purdue, Iowa State, St. John's, Virginia, Florida, Arizona, UConn, Texas Tech

• "Mini-mi-2448's Picks 24" on ESPN — Purdue, Iowa State, Kansas, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, UCLA, Texas Tech

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Dead passenger allegedly stored in heated galley for 13 hours on British Airways flight, 'foul smell' reported

Air travelers are reacting with shock after a dead passenger's body was reportedly stored in a heated galley for more than 13 hours on along-haul flight, according to reports.

A woman in her 60s died about an hour after takeoff on British Airways Flight BA32 fromHong Kongto London last Sunday, but the pilots continued on to Heathrow Airport instead of turning back, The Sunreported.

A source told the outlet that theAirbus A350-1000's galley had a heated floor, and by the end of the flight "there were claims that a foul smell was present" in that area.

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"Obviously, the family with the woman were distraught, and so were the crew," the source said. "Many wanted to return to Hong Kong. But, to put it bluntly, if a passenger has already died, that is not viewed as an emergency."

British Airways told Fox News Digital that its crew followed all procedures.

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"A customer sadly passed away on board and our thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time," the airline said. "We are supporting our crew and all procedures were correctly followed."

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A source told The Sun that a discussion took place about what to do with the body, with the crew rejecting a request from the flight deck to lock it in the plane's bathroom.

"So they had to isolate the body, wrap it in materials, and move it to a galley at the rear of the plane," the source said, adding that the area had a heated floor.

The outlet said that once the plane landed last Sunday, police asked the 331 passengers on board to stay in their seats for roughly 45 minutes while they investigated the onboard death.

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British Airways did not receive a formal complaint regarding the incident, but The Sun reported that somepassengers took time off workto recover from the ordeal.

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Guthrie family thanks Tucson, asks people to not forget mother's case

The Guthrie family on Saturday evening expressed their gratitude to the Tucson community where their missing mother Nancy lived before herdisappearance and suspected abductionseven weeks ago.

They asked residents not to forget her case.

"We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson. We are all family now," the Guthrie family told NBC affiliate KVOA of Tucson fora special report that aired Saturday.

The family asked the community to look at camera footage and to search their memories for anything that may assist in the search for Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mother of "TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie.

"It's possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant," the family said, adding: "No detail is too small. It may be the key."

Nancy Guthriewas reported missing on Feb. 1from her home near Tucson and she was last seen the previous night at around 9:45 p.m., officials have said.

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Police have been searching for a person of interest in the case and released photos of a masked man seen on doorbell surveillance video.

Some of Nancy Guthrie's blood was also found on the porch and investigators believe she was the victim of a targeted crime, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said.

The Guthrie family has pleaded for Nancy Guthrie's safe returnand has offered $1 million for her recovery.

The FBI, which is assisting in the case, is alsooffering a $50,000 reward.

Flowers and notes of encouragementhave been left at Nancy Guthrie's home.

The Guthrie family said in the message to KVOA: "Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing."

"We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home," the family said. " We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest."

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Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink

Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched as far north as Nebraska just a day into spring.

Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C) were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkableweek of record-breaking heat.Experts say April, May and June are likely to be hotter than normal almost everywhere in the U.S.

Win Marsh said the heat was a reason to return home early to Utah after she and her husband, Stephen, hiked 170 miles (273 kilometers) over two weeks in Arizona, starting at the Mexico border. Their goal was to complete more than 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) on the Arizona Trail.

"We know our limits," Marsh, 63, said Saturday. "We can't hike when our bodies can't cool down. There's no shade out there, and water sources are drying up. ... We promised our kids we wouldn't do sketchy stuff. We're not out there for a search-and-rescue event."

The National Weather Service predicted 100 degrees (37.7 C) in Tucson, Arizona. The Yuma Desert, a desert community in southwestern Arizona, was headed toward 105 degrees (40.5 C), a day after reaching 112 (43.3 C) — a record for the highest March temperature in the United States.

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Two places in Southern California also hit that temperature Friday. Experts say triple-digit days typically arrive byMay, not March.

In the Midwest, temperatures exceeding 90 (32.2 C) were predicted across Nebraska, followed by a big drop to the 50s and 60s Sunday. A red flag warning was posted, which means a higher risk for wildfires. Parts of Texas were also at 90 or higher Saturday.

"This heat is likely to break many long-standing records from over a century ago across the area," the National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska, said.

All evacuation orders were lifted in areas affected byNebraska's Cottonwood and Morrill fires, which have burned more than 1,200 square miles (3,118 square kilometers) for days but are largely contained, the state Emergency Management Agency said. The areas are dominated by range and grassland.

March's heat would have been virtually impossible without human-causedclimate change, according to a report Friday byWorld Weather Attribution, an international group of scientists who study the causes of extreme weather events.

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Thunder-Wizards brawl spills into stands, results in 4 ejections

An Oklahoma City Thunder-Washington Wizards gamegot heated at the end of the first half on Saturday, and the result was four players getting ejected.

With 27 seconds to go in the second quarter, the Wizards' Justin Champagnie and the Thunder's Jaylin Williams exchanged shoves under the basket. The confrontation quickly escalated and spilled over into the baseline stands as multiple players from both teams charged in.

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A photographer got bowled over by the mass of bodies, with some fans appearing to be displaced or jostled as the players exchanged words and hands. Many players stepped in to play peacemaker, including reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who pulled Ajay Mitchell out of the scrum.

One camera caught the action up close, and wasn't spared from the violence.

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After a lengthy review, the officials hit Champagnie and Williams with double technical fouls, triggering an automatic ejection. Mitchell and Thunder teammate Cason Wallace, who was also at the center of the brawl, were hit with a single tech and ejected for "escalating the altercation," as the official put it.

Why Wizards' Anthony Gill wasn't ejected

Wizards forward Anthony Gill surprisingly avoided any discipline, despite getting heated in the middle of the scrum. He could still face subsequent discipline from the NBA, though.

Speaking to a pool reporter after the game, crew chief John Goble said Gill wasn't at fault:

"It was observed that Wallace pushed Gill into the altercation and after falling to the floor, it was not observed that Gill did anything in an unsportsmanlike manner to assess a penalty."

Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said he didn't agree with the lopsided consequencesafter the game:

"I disagreed with their judgement after talking to them and watching it at halftime. I've worked with John Goble a long time, and he worked through it with me. We ended up agreeing to disagree and both moved on.

The Wizards received two free throws from the incident. OKC went on to win the game 132-111 despite missing three rotation players for the second half. It was the Thunder's 11th straight win and Washington's 15th straight loss.

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