MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard will likely be sidelined indefinitely, with the team announcing Tuesday night that he has deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and is taking blood-thinning medication. The Bucks provided the update on the seven-time all-NBA guard’s status without offering a target date for his potential return. Lillard has missed the last three games for the Bucks, who close a five-game trip Wednesday at Denver. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel. The Bucks said Lillard’s medication has stabilized the thrombosis and that he will continue with regular testing.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has hired Robin Pingeton as its women’s basketball coach three weeks after she finished her 15-season tenure at Missouri. Marisa Moseley had stepped down after going 47-75 in four seasons at Wisconsin. Pingeton went 250-218 at Missouri and reached four straight NCAA Tournaments from 2016-19. Missouri won at least 22 games each of those seasons. But the Tigers went a combined 79-99 over her last six seasons. Pingeton announced Feb. 26 she would be resigning at the end of Missouri’s season. She coached for the remainder of that season as Missouri finished 14-18.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jack Eichel scored three goals for his fifth career hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-1. Brett Howden and Tanner Pearson also scored, and Noah Hanifin and Mark Stone each had two assists for Vegas. Adin Hill made 23 saves for the Pacific Division leaders, who won their fourth straight. Marcus Johansson scored a goal and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots for Minnesota, which lost for the second time in two nights. The Golden Knights scored three times in the final 5:03 to put the game out of reach.