Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NBA roundup: 24-point run lifts Thunder over Pacers

Paul George scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook had yet another triple-double to help lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-99 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Early in the second half, the Thunder looked headed for yet another lackluster defeat as the Pacers built an 11-point lead. But then came a massive third-quarter push. The Thunder scored 24 consecutive points over a stretch of nearly seven minutes to seize control. Halep sees off Wang, will face Pliskova in Miami semis

Simona Halep overcame a hiccup in the second set to secure a 6-4 7-5 Miami Open quarter-final victory over China's Wang Qiang on Wednesday, putting the Romanian one win away from reclaiming the world's top ranking from Naomi Osaka. Standing in her way will be Karolina Pliskova, who endured a blip of her own in the second set before defeating Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-4 in the evening session. Federer eases past Medvedev into Miami quarters

A clinical Roger Federer took a confident step toward a fourth Miami Open title on Wednesday, easing past 13th-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-2 to book his spot in the quarter-finals. Federer, a winner of 100 career titles, can look back on dozens of brilliant performances and the Swiss maestro could add his ruthless fourth-round win over the red hot Russian to that list. Curry, Durant propel Warriors past Grizzlies

The Golden State Warriors needed a late surge and 28 points apiece from Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to hold off the host Memphis Grizzlies 118-103 on Wednesday night. Curry hit six 3-pointers and Durant missed just one shot for the Warriors (51-23), who moved a half-game ahead of Denver (50-23) in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference. NHL roundup: Pastrnak hat trick leads Bruins over Rangers

David Pastrnak continued his torrid return from injury with a hat trick and two assists, and the Boston Bruins won their 12th straight at home, 6-3 over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Pastrnak failed to record a point March 19 in his first contest back after missing 16 with a thumb injury, but he has five goals and six assists in four since. U.S. to face Canada, Cuba in CONCACAF Nations League

The United States have been grouped with Canada and Cuba in Wednesday’s draw for the inaugural Nations League organized by the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). The region's top-ranked side Mexico will play Panama and Bermuda, Costa Rica face Haiti and Curacao, and Honduras were drawn alongside Trinidad and Tobago and Martinique in the other League A groups. Tiger, McIlroy winners of their opening rounds at WGC-Match Play

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were among the winners in the opening round of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Wednesday with both former world number ones taking the chance to fine tune their games ahead of the upcoming Masters. Woods fell behind fellow American Aaron Wise through 10 holes but battled back to seal the win when the 22-year-old missed a short putt on the 17th, handing the four-times Masters champion a 3 and 1 victory. Texas hammers Colorado to make NIT semifinal

Second-seeded Texas rolled to a 25-point halftime lead and never looked back in drubbing fourth-seeded Colorado 68-55 Wednesday night in the NIT quarterfinals at Erwin Center in Austin. Dylan Osetkowski paced the balanced Longhorns (19-16) with 15 points, while Kerwin Roach II stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, six rebounds and three assists in only 21 minutes. Matt Coleman chipped in 11 points as Texas clinched its third matchup of the season with Big 12 rival TCU in Tuesday night's semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York City. College football notebook: Hurts not in awe of Oklahoma QB tradition

Jalen Hurts has gone from winning a national championship at Alabama to following in the footsteps of back-to-back Heisman winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray at Oklahoma. His message as he met the media Wednesday for the first time since his transfer: He's ready for all the pressure and expectations. NFL notebook: Romo may be $10 million man for CBS

Tony Romo could become the first football analyst to earn $10 million per year. Sources told the Sporting News that Romo's team is seeking a contract of "eight figures" to stay as the No. 1 football analyst at CBS. He is under contract to the network through the 2019 season at $4 million annually. Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, retired after the 2016 season and joined Jim Nantz in the booth at CBS in 2017, replacing Phil Simms.