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NBA roundup: Bucks fend off Kings' late rally Jrue Holiday turned a short jumper into a three-point play with 1:32 to go, then added a driving hoop 33 seconds later Saturday night, allowing the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to stall a Sacramento Kings rally and pull out a 129-128 victory without Most Valuable Player candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Twins’ Matt Shoemaker looks for healthy start vs. Tigers

Injuries have sidetracked Matt Shoemaker's career, but now the Minnesota Twins are hoping he can become a fixture in their rotation. Shoemaker will make his first start of the season on Monday at the Detroit Tigers. The 34-year-old right-hander has made 18 starts in the past three years and just 32 in the past four seasons due to a variety of injuries. Cardinals' veteran stars visit youthful Marlins

The St. Louis Cardinals, led by such veteran stars as third baseman Nolan Arenado, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and catcher Yadier Molina, are set to visit the Miami Marlins on Monday night for the start of a three-game series. The Marlins, meanwhile, have no established stars who have the credentials of the Cardinals trio. Pistons, Thunder bid to turn tables after lopsided losses

The Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder are both eager to move past their most recent games. The two teams head into their meeting on Monday in Oklahoma City coming off some of their worst losses in franchise history. NBA roundup: Bucks fend off Kings' late rally

Jrue Holiday turned a short jumper into a three-point play with 1:32 to go, then added a driving hoop 33 seconds later Saturday night, allowing the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to stall a Sacramento Kings rally and pull out a 129-128 victory without Most Valuable Player candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo. Holiday's personal five-point flurry capped a season-best, 33-point night. The Bucks led 118-105 after a tip-in by Brook Lopez with 6:48 remaining. But despite playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Kings made an energetic late push, scoring 14 of the next 15 points to tie the game at 119 on a Terence Davis 3-pointer with 2:06 to play. Mets opening against Phillies after COVID-19 delay

After watching everyone else for four days, the New York Mets finally take the field for real on Monday. New York visits the Philadelphia Phillies after having its three-game set against Washington postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Nationals. Seeking 10th win in row, Donovan Mitchell and Jazz visit Mavs

The Utah Jazz are playing stellar basketball lately and are coming off one of their finest offensive performances of the season as they head into Monday's game in Dallas against the Mavericks. Utah made 26 3-pointers and shot a season-best 55.4 percent from the field Saturday on its way to a 137-91 victory over Orlando. The Jazz made an NBA record 18 3-pointers before halftime and emptied their bench by the start of the fourth quarter. Rahm welcomes new son just in time for the Masters

World number three Jon Rahm has become a dad with his new son's arrival perfectly timed so he can take part in the Masters. The 26-year-old Spaniard's wife Kelley Cahill gave birth to son Kepa Cahill Rahm on Saturday, the five-time PGA Tour winner said in an Instagram post announcing the 7.2-pound (3.27 kg) "big boy from the Basque Country." Spurs seek home success against struggling Cavaliers

The San Antonio Spurs, who have dropped seven of their past nine games, will host the Cleveland Cavaliers, losers of five straight, on Monday in matchup of teams desperate for a victory. Someone has to win, and with San Antonio's recent play against teams with losing records, you might say that the odds favor Cleveland. MLB roundup: Jose Berrios, Twins blank Brewers

Jose Berrios pitched six no-hit innings and struck out 12 and Byron Buxton homered for the second straight game to lead the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. Berrios (1-0) and relievers Taylor Rogers and Tyler Duffey combined to no-hit the Brewers for 7 1/3 innings before Omar Narvaez lined a single down the right-field line off Duffey, the only hit of the game for Milwaukee. Berrios, who matched his career high for strikeouts, didn't walk a batter and hit one batter. Swimming: Leukaemia survivor Ikee defies odds by securing Olympics berth

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women's 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sunday, less than eight months after she returned to competition. Ikee pumped her fist and received a hug from her competitor in the next lane after finishing in 57.77 seconds, qualifying her for the 4x100 medley relay at this summer's Games.