Steven Smith and Pat Cummins will line up for New South Wales in their Sheffield Shield contest against Western Australia at the SCG on Monday but David Warner has been rested ahead of the first Test against Pakistan.

Cummins was rested from Australia's last T20I against Pakistan in Perth, but will return to first-class cricket for the first time since the Ashes as he prepares for another big Test summer.

Cummins' inclusion means WA is likely to face the same Test attack Australia fielded at Old Trafford against England, of Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.

Smith and Warner played in the first two Shield games of the season for NSW and both of them scored centuries then. Now, while Smith will be in action against WA, Warner will take the game off to spend time with his family after dominating Australia's six T20Is with scores of 100*, 60*, 57*, 2*, 20 and 48*.

However, the break does mean that his four Shield innings against Queensland and Tasmania last month, where he recorded scores of 0 and 1 along with his 125 and 15*, will be his only first-class innings between his incredibly lean Ashes series and his first Test on home soil since January 2018.

WA allrounder Cameron Green is set to play as a batsman only following his maiden Shield century against Queensland. Green pulled up sore from his 16 overs in that match and will only bat against NSW as part of his ongoing bowling workload management.

Australia's T20 representatives Ashton Turner and Ashton Agar return for WA with Turner taking over the captaincy from Shaun Marsh, while regular skipper Mitchell Marsh continues to recover after breaking his hand.

Cameron Bancroft, meanwhile has been called up to the Australia A team after Nic Maddinson's withdrawal.

Test skipper Tim Paine is set to return for Tasmania against South Australia after being rested from the win over Victoria in Hobart last week, and Ben McDermott also returns from international duty. Jake Lehmann will captain the Redbacks in the absence of Travis Head and Alex Carey, while Joe Mennie has overcome a hamstring injury and will play his first Shield match of the season.

Australia's T20I skipper Aaron Finch will play for Victoria against Queensland at the MCG but the home side will be depleted with the loss of Marcus Harris, Will Pucovski and Maddinson. James Pattinson returns after being rested last week.

Former Test opener Matthew Renshaw returns for Queensland after missing the game against WA due to gastro issues. Queensland are missing skipper Usman Khawaja, Joe Burns and Michael Neser because of their Australia A duties. Jimmy Peirson will lead the Bulls in Khawaja's absence.

With its 143-49 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Friday night, Utah set the NCAA record for the largest scoring margin against a Division I opponent since the NCAA tournament was introduced in the 1938-39 season.

The 94-point win broke the previous margin-of-victory mark of 91, set by Tulsa against Prairie View in December 1995.

Utah also broke some school records: 143 points shattered a mark that had stood since 1960, when the Utes scored 132 points against Evansville. Utah's 73-point second half set a record for points in a half, surpassing the 71-point first half the Utes also had against Evansville.

Timmy Allen scored 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting to pace the host Utes (2-0). Both Gach and Rylan Jones each had a triple-double, with Gach totaling 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Jones finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. The triple-doubles were Utah's first since Alex Jensen did it in 1999.

Utah is the first team in the past 20 seasons to have two different players with triple-doubles in the same game, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

Utah got out to a quick lead with a 9-2 advantage early in the contest. The Utes made another push in the middle of the first half after the Delta Devils (0-2) cut the margin to 15-9 on a Michael Green jumper, spurring a 25-4 Utah run over the next five minutes to extend the Utes' lead to 40-13 and essentially put the game out of reach.

Jaxon Brenchley and Gach were instrumental in the run. Brenchley hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark the Utah scoring push, while Gach tallied seven points during the run.

By halftime, Utah was up by 50 and had scored 70 points on 63% shooting while holding Mississippi Valley State to 20% from the field.

It was more of the same in the second half as Utah broke the century mark with 12:29 to go in the game. The Utes broke the school record for most points in a game with 2:54 left in the contest.

Utah had more dunks (26) than Mississippi Valley State had field goals (21).

In the end, Utah only tied the school record for largest margin of victory against any opponent -- the Utes also beat Salt Lake High School by 94 points in 1913.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Andrew Wiggins scored 40 points, hitting the tying basket late in regulation, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame D'Angelo Russell's career-high 52 points to beat the Golden State Warriors 125-119 in overtime Friday night.

Russell and the Warriors led 110-106 with 29 seconds left in regulation. But after two free throws by Karl-Anthony Towns and a forced jump ball by Robert Covington, Wiggins tied it on a drive with 5.6 seconds left. Russell's 3-pointer at the buzzer missed.

In overtime, Wiggins hit a clinching 3 with 23 seconds left to help the Timberwolves snap a two-game losing streak.

Towns battled through foul trouble to score 20 points and grab 14 rebounds. Covington had 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Alec Burks scored 18 points off the bench for the Warriors. They have lost five of six.

Russell had missed the previous three games for injury-depleted Golden State with a sprained right ankle. His return gave the Warriors their seventh different starting lineup in nine games. His previous career high was 44 points.

Three fouls limited Towns to seven points on five shots in 10 first-half minutes. That, along with 17 points from Russell, helped the Warriors to a 61-60 lead at halftime.

Golden State was 20-for-20 from the free-throw line in the first half. The Warriors finished the game 23 for 24.

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Warriors G Stephen Curry (fractured left wrist), G Klay Thompson (left ACL surgery), F Kevon Looney (neuropathy), F Draymond Green (sprained left index finger) and F Alen Smailagic (right ankle sprain) are out.

Timberwolves point guards Jeff Teague (illness) and Shabazz Napier (right shoulder sprain) missed their second consecutive game. Josh Okogie started Wednesday's loss to Memphis but returned to the bench Friday. He was replaced by Treveon Graham, who started the first six games of the season.

UP NEXT

Warriors: At Oklahoma City on Saturday night.

Timberwolves: Host Denver on Sunday.

NEW ORLEANS -- The Toronto Raptors got out of New Orleans with a victory on the scoreboard, but injuries dealt them a pair of blows.

Kyle Lowry suffered a small fracture in his left thumb and Serge Ibaka suffered a "pretty bad" sprained ankle, coach Nick Nurse said after Friday's 122-104 win over the Pelicans.

Lowry is set to see a hand specialist when the team travels to Los Angeles on Saturday.

It's the same thumb that Lowry had surgery on during the summer to repair torn ligaments, but the fracture is a different issue. Lowry hurt the thumb swiping at the ball on an offensive rebound by Derrick Favors in the first quarter.

He checked out shortly after the injury, but he came back for some time in the second before exiting for good.

"It felt weird from the rip," Lowry said. "I kept playing through it and kept playing through it. Originally we thought it was something in the nailbed because the nailbed turned black and blue. We got some X-rays and we sent the X-rays off to the doctors and there was a small fracture in the thumb."

Lowry finished with six points and five assists and even made a 3-pointer after the injury.

"I thought it was a jam. We thought it could be the nail bed," Lowry said. "It's a little more serious than a nail bed. I'll be fine."

Nurse didn't have a timetable on Lowry's injury and said the team will know more Saturday after Lowry sees the specialist.

Ibaka left in the final minute of the second quarter after turning his right ankle. He left the Smoothie King Center in a walking boot.

The injuries put a bit of a damper on a career night for forward Pascal Siakam, who tied a career best with 44 points. It was his second strong showing against New Orleans, as he had 34 points in the season opener.

Siakam launched a career-high 10 3-point attempts and tied a career best with five makes.

"He's got the green light to make any move he wants at this point," Nurse said. "No, I'm serious, man. We're just trying to get him to see how far he can go here. Drive it, post it, shoot the 3, drive it in transition, play pick-and-roll; we want him to get as many reps as he can."

Lowry said Siakam just continues to get better each night.

"He's evolving into a superstar," Lowry said.

Siakam said he felt like he had more energy and said it was the first time all season his overall energy was good on both sides of the floor.

"It doesn't really matter how many points I scored, but I was more engaged and I did what I usually do," Siakam said.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard scored a career-high 60 points for Portland in the Trail Blazers' 119-115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 34 points and Kyrie Irving had 33 for Brooklyn to help send Portland to its fourth straight loss.

Lillard set a franchise record with the highest-scoring game of the season in the NBA. He was 19 of 33 from the field, 7 of 16 from 3-point range and made all 15 of his free throws.

Irving, the NBA's second-leading scorer coming in to the game, did his part in the guard matchup for the Nets. He had nine fourth- quarter points and hit a shot to put the Nets up 117-112 with 17.8 seconds left.

CJ McCollum struggled for most of the night for Portland, missing 14 of his first 16 shots and finishing with only eight points on 4-of-19 shooting. Hassan Whiteside had 10 points and 15 rebounds, and Anfernee Simons had 15 points off the bench.

Starting small forward Rodney Hood left the game in the first quarter and did not return with back spasms. That meant first-round pick Nassir Little made his NBA debut. Little got a block and a basket during his first NBA shift, helping Portland cut what had been a 10-point lead down to five. He finished with eight points and three rebounds.

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Nets: Through eight games, the stellar play of Irving hasn't been the only bright spot through a tough 3-5 start. They came into Friday ranked first in the NBA in offensive rebound percentage, which came as an encouraging surprise to head coach Kenny Atkinson.

"I saw that and I was a little surprised," Atkinson said. "We'll see if we can sustain it. But I'm glad because we've also been pretty good at transition defense. If we were 30th in transition defense, I'd be worried. The fact we are balancing those two is a good sign. "

The Nets faced an added challenge on Friday as they were without back-up center DeAndre Jordan. With no real replacement for him on the roster, so the Nets will have to platoon the back-up center spot.

"By committee, we can go big, we can go small," Atkinson said. "We'll see a little bit of both."

Trail Blazers: Entering Friday, the Trail Blazers came in struggling a little bit having lost their past three games. But while they fell in Thursday's loss at the LA Clippers, 20-year old Blazers guard Anfernee Simons had 16 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and finished the game alongside Lillard and McCollum. Head coach Terry Stotts likes the versatility that line-up affords Portland on the offensive end.

UP NEXT

Nets: At Phoenix on Sunday night.

Trail Blazers: Host Atlanta on Sunday night.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby delivered an assist that one fan won't soon forget.

As a salute to Veterans Day weekend, Crosby decided to give back to his community Friday by gifting a new car to a local Army veteran.

Crosby presented the 2019 Honda Passport Elite, which he won for earning MVP honors at last season's NHL All-Star Game in January, to Madeline Malizio, who has served as an Army specialist for the past five years.

Malizio, a 28-year-old single mother, was one of 10 veterans who were invited to attend the Penguins' practice and receive a tour of the team's locker room Friday. According to Malizio, Crosby had heard about her story, particularly how she didn't own a car and had to ride the bus to school and work and to take her 3-year-old son to daycare.

Crosby decided he wanted to help. After the locker room tour, he led Malizio to a garage door inside the team's training facility.

"He was telling me how he heard about my story and he wanted to do something to help my situation," Malizio said. "I was confused. I wasn't sure what he could be talking about. He puts the garage up and it's this car.

"I felt weak in my knees. I felt speechless. I don't really think there is a word to describe how you feel in that moment."

Crosby's gift came ahead of the Penguins' Veterans Day celebration as part of Saturday night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks at PPG Paints Arena.

Malizio and several other veterans will be on hand for the game as part of the festivities.

Nic Maddinson has withdrawn from the Australia A team to face Pakistan a three-day tour match in Perth for mental-health reasons.

Maddinson, 27, has become the second player in recent weeks to step down from an Australian representative team due to mental-health issues after Glenn Maxwell stepped away from the T20 international squad during the series against Sri Lanka.

Western Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft will replace Maddinson in the Australia A team for the day-night game at Perth Stadium.

Australia A coach Graeme Hick said the squad was fully supportive of Maddinson's decision to withdraw.

"Nic has made the right decision and we are all behind him," Hick said. "It is braver to speak up than to suffer in silence and I applaud Nic for having the courage to put his health first.

"While saddened to see Nic stand down, we welcome Cam Bancroft to the Australia A XI. Cam is obviously no stranger to quality international bowling and the Perth Stadium wicket. We have no doubt he will fit well into the team."

Ben Oliver, Cricket Australia's Head of National Teams, said Maddinson would be given all the support he needed to return to full health.

"The wellbeing of our players is always our primary concern," Oliver said. "We are proud that our players are comfortable to speak honestly and openly about how they are feeling.

"We will provide Nic with all the support and care we can and wish him a full and speedy recovery. We also ask that Nic's privacy be respected at this time."

This is the second time Maddinson has needed to take personal leave from the game during his career due to mental health issues.

The first came in early 2017, not long after his initial shock selection to play Test cricket in late 2016 and subsequent omission after just three Tests.

Although he returned to New South Wales his performances at state level tailed off dramatically and led to him losing his contract at the end of the 2017-18 season.

But Maddinson was an outside chance to find his way back to Test cricket having been selected for Australia A on the back of 12 months of outstanding form for Victoria. Since moving to Melbourne without a contract he has scored 952 runs in 13 Sheffield Shield innings at an average of 79.33, with four centuries including 224 against South Australia this season.

He has spoken openly about maturing as a person and a player since his three Tests in late 2016, conceding he simply wasn't ready for Test cricket at that stage and has learned some valuable lessons from the experience.

He has also spoken about the positive effect Victoria's more relaxed environment has had on his game.

Mental health is becoming a far more prevalent issue in Australian cricket than before. Moises Henriques was the first to go public with his battle. Australia women's player Nicole Bolton has also opened up about her issues over the past 12 months.

Maddinson's Victoria and Australia A teammate Will Pucovski also needed time out of the game last summer.

Alex Kountouris, CA's Sports Science and Sports Medicine Manager, said in a statement that CA is committed to better understanding mental health and supporting those who were encountering issues in this area.

"Mental health is a challenge faced by Australian communities and elite sporting organisations and cricket is no different," Kountouris said. "Like other professional sports we are working very hard to better understand the challenges faced by our players and staff so we can support them.

"We are all proud to work in an industry where players can feel safe to talk about these issues. It goes without saying that we offer all our players the support they need in the difficult times but importantly we are working on education, resourcing and research to better understand how we do this."

CONCORD, N.C. – Jimmy Phelps collected his first Super DIRTcar Series victory of the season during a caution-laden 40-lap feature Friday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Phelps inherited the top spot from Billy Decker after Decker, who led all but one of the first 22 laps from the pole, went pitside with a flat left-rear tire.

From there, the Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway promoter led the rest of the way, holding off a determined charge from Erick Rudolph in the closing laps to notch the 18th victory of his Super DIRTcar career.

It was Phelps’ first series triumph since Sept. 7, 2018 at Le RPM Speedway in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Quebec, as well as his second series victory at Charlotte.

Phelps was the inaugural Super DIRTcar Series winner at The Dirt Track at Charlotte when the tour was added to the Can-Am World Finals in 2010, but hadn’t won again at the four-tenths-mile oval since.

“I knew we had a decent car. I just didn’t know how good Erick (Rudolph) was,” said Phelps in victory lane. “Obviously he made up some serious ground at the end. I knew we were decent, but we weren’t restarting the greatest. Once we got rolling, though, it seemed like we were pretty good. It’s a Catch 22, really, because we were strong on the longer green runs early, and then the leaders got tore up there in traffic.

“I don’t know; I guess it was what it was. It worked out for us.”

Friday night marked Phelps’ first win with a Bicknell Racing Products chassis in just his second race with the new car, following a switch in chassis before Eastern States weekend at Orange County Fair Speedway.

“The car was super,” Phelps noted. “These guys busted their butts. It’s a new car. They put it together and it’s only got one other race on it. I’m tickled pink to be standing here right now. The thing was great.

“I can’t thank everybody at HBR, Al Heinke and Judy Heinke and all the guys that bust their tails enough.”

In all, six cautions slowed the pace during the 40-lap distance, including three in the second half.

Rudolph did what he could to try and track Phelps down with the aid of the yellows, but had to settle for a runner-up finish, .910 seconds adrift of the No. 98h at the twin checkered flags.

“I’m not sure if the yellows helped us or hurt us tonight,” Rudolph admitted. “I think maybe I had a better shot, but he (Phelps) was definitely the class of the field. He did what he had to do on the restarts there and he had a fast hot rod, but we’re not too disappointed with this run here. It’s a good night.”

Larry Wight completed the podium finishers, followed by Pat Ward and Mat Williamson, who assumed an 18-point lead over Matt Sheppard with his fifth-place finish on Friday night.

Sheppard suffered a flat right-front tire on lap three of the feature, but rallied back to finish 10th and keep his hopes of an eighth Super DIRTcar Series title alive going into Saturday’s season finale.

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