Sports News Roundup: LeBron James becomes first player to score 40,000 points; LeBron James hits milestone, but Nuggets win and more

Boulter, ranked 49th in the world, crushed the third seed, Emma Navarro of the U.S., 6-3, 6-1. NBA roundup: LeBron James hits milestone, but Nuggets win Nikola Jokic scored 35 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 25 as the visiting Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to six games with a 124-114 victory Saturday over the Los Angeles Lakers, spoiling the latest milestone for LeBron James.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NHL roundup: Preds rout Avs for 8th straight win

Cody Glass recorded his first career hat trick, and the Nashville Predators extended their season-high winning streak to eight games with a 5-1 home victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Glass, a light-scoring forward, entered the contest with two goals in 33 games this season but doubled that total by securing his first career multi-goal game through the two periods. He then added an empty-netter for his first hat trick in his five-year career.

WTA roundup: Marta Kostyuk tops 1 seed Jessica Pegula in San Diego

Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine stormed back in the first set and won a tense tiebreaker, and then cruised to a semifinal victory over top-seeded Jessica Pegula of the U.S. at the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Saturday night. With the 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory, Kostyuk, the sixth seed, will take on Katie Boulter of Great Britain in Sunday's final. Boulter, ranked 49th in the world, crushed the third seed, Emma Navarro of the U.S., 6-3, 6-1.

NBA roundup: LeBron James hits milestone, but Nuggets win

Nikola Jokic scored 35 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 25 as the visiting Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to six games with a 124-114 victory Saturday over the Los Angeles Lakers, spoiling the latest milestone for LeBron James. While James had the spotlight early, becoming the first player in NBA history to pass the 40,000-point mark, the Nuggets owned the game by getting 24 points and 11 assists from Jamal Murray and 18 points from Aaron Gordon. Porter was 10 of 10 from the floor, while Porter and Jokic each had 10 rebounds.

Canucks star Elias Pettersson agrees to 8-year extension

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson agreed to an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday morning. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Canucks, however multiple media outlets reported the contract is worth $92.8 million.

NBA-LeBron James becomes first player to score 40,000 points

LeBron James on Saturday became the first NBA player to score 40,000 career points, hitting a scoop layup off the glass in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers home game against the Denver Nuggets. James, who entered the game needing nine points to reach the milestone, used a spin move to create separation from Denver's Michael Porter Jr. and put the ball in with his left hand as the all-time scoring leader continues to put his record further out of reach.

Athletics-Bol crushes world record, Kerr thrills home crowd at world indoors

Dutch runner Femke Bol rewrote her own world record in the indoor 400 metres on Saturday, while Britain's Josh Kerr steamrolled to victory in the men's 3,000 to the delight of the home crowd at the world indoor athletics championships. The 24-year-old 400 hurdles specialist made it look effortless, leading from the gun to clock 49.17 seconds and beat the previous mark of 49.24 she set two weeks ago at the Dutch national championships.

Tennis-De Minaur sinks Ruud to retain Mexican Open crown

Third seed Alex de Minaur successfully defended his Mexican Open crown on Saturday, romping to a 6-4 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in the Acapulco title clash. The result helped the 25-year-old Australian snap a four-match losing run in finals and bag his eighth ATP Tour title - his seventh on hard courts - to secure his place in the top 10 of the world rankings that will be updated on Monday.

Rowing-Australia stacks men's eight in bid for elusive Olympic gold

Australia has stacked its rowing men's eight with three Olympic champions in a bid to finally secure the gold medal in the blue riband event at the Paris Games later this year. With 13 gold medals, Australia has enjoyed plenty of success on the Olympic rowing lake, but silvers in Mexico in 1968 and Sydney in 2000 is the best they have managed in the men's eight.

Spring training roundup: Pirates' Henry Davis stays hot at plate

Former No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis clubbed his second homer in as many games as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday afternoon in Lakeland, Fla. Davis, the top pick of the 2021 draft, hit a solo shot in the top of the first to continue an impressive start to spring training. He is 5-for-13 with two homers and six RBIs through five games.

Tennis-In-form Humbert eases past Bublik to capture Dubai title

Fifth seed Ugo Humbert produced a near-flawless performance to outclass Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3 and capture the Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday for his second trophy this season. By lifting the title, the 25-year-old Frenchman became only the third player in the professional era to win his first six tour-level finals, matching the achievement of Latvia's Ernests Gulbis and Slovakia's Martin Klizan.