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No. 18 St. John's overcomes 12-point deficit to beat Georgetown
Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 points as No. 18 St. John's survived several shaky moments in its final home game of the season and earned a 72-69 victory over Georgetown Tuesday night in New York.,Coming off his first career triple-double, Ejiofor made 10 of 13 shots after being honored in a pregame ceremon...

Reports: Prosecutors offering plea deals in NBA-related gambling cases
Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones are among the people who will appear in federal court this week for status hearings in their illegal gambling cases, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,At least 30 people in all will be in Brooklyn court as prosecutors and defen...

Luka Bogavac guides No. 17 North Carolina past Clemson
Luka Bogavac drained three 3-pointers in the final seven minutes and finished with a career-high 20 points to propel No. 17 North Carolina to a 67-63 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Clemson on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Henri Veesaar contributed 13 points as the Tar Heels (24-6, 12-5 ACC) f...

Kanon Catchings helps Georgia snap No. 16 Alabama's 8-game win streak
Kanon Catchings made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points to help Georgia knock off No. 16 Alabama 98-88 on Tuesday in Athens, Ga., snapping the Crimson Tide's eight-game winning streak.,Catchings was 12-for-20 from the floor and 7-for-13 from distance, two of them in the final five m...

No. 19 Miami (Ohio) survives another scare, nips Toledo in home finale
Peter Suder scored 19 and Brant Byers added 13 as No. 19 Miami (Ohio) overcame sloppiness throughout to outlast Toledo, 74-72, in Mid-American Conference play and remain as the nation's only unbeaten team Tuesday night in Oxford, Ohio.,Antwone Woolfolk added 14 for Miami (30-0, 17-0), which committe...

Braves' Jurickson Profar banned 162 games for second PED violation
Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, MLB confirmed Tuesday night.,Profar, 33, will forfeit his entire $15 million salary for the 2026 season and will be ineligible for the postseason and...

Stanford on upswing, seeks revenge on Notre Dame
Stanford seeks its third win in a row when it visits Notre Dame on Wednesday evening in South Bend, Ind.,This marks the second time this season that these foes have faced off. Notre Dame won the low-scoring reverse fixture 47-40 at Stanford on Dec. 30.,The Cardinal (18-11, 7-9 ACC) will be a confide...

Bucks, Hawks do battle in race for play-in spot
With their superstar back in the fold, the Milwaukee Bucks strive to right the ship as they host the Atlanta Hawks in a critical game for both teams Wednesday night.,Giannis Antetokounmpo returned for Milwaukee on Monday after missing 15 games due to a calf injury. Despite that, the Bucks were handl...

Florida State on quest for more road success at Pitt
Florida State has built a reputation as a road warrior.,The Seminoles (15-14, 8-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won four straight road games -- their longest streak since the 2018-19 season -- entering their final road game of the season Wednesday against Pitt.,That's part of a larger remarkable r...

Unlikely scorers lead No. 23 Tennessee to win at South Carolina
J.P. Estrella shot 76.9% (10 of 13) and scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the second half as No. 23 Tennessee defeated South Carolina, 78-59, on Tuesday in Columbia, SC,Felix Okpara made 10 of 14 shots, finishing with 20 points and a team-high eight rebounds as the Volunteers (21-9, 11-6 South...

Wild acquire F Michael McCarron from Predators
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.,The trade was officially confirmed shortly after McCarron was a late scratch from Nashville's Tuesday evening game against the Columbus Blue Jackets...

Spring training roundup: United States clobbers Giants in WBC tune-up
Fifteen different players had hits as the United States national team obliterated the San Francisco Giants 15-1 in the first of two World Baseball Classic tune-up games Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz.,The American team, loaded with major league talent, racked up 19 hits. Yankees right fielder Aaron Jud...

Clippers' Bennedict Mathurin out to excel vs. Pacers, his former club
The Los Angeles Clippers' revamped backcourt will be in complete focus Tuesday when it matches up against the Indiana Pacers at Inglewood, Calif., ,The Clippers not only will have Bennedict Mathurin face off against the team that traded him last month, they also will have Darius Garland, who made hi...

Providence out to extend late-season push vs. Marquette
While the season has not gone to plan for Providence, there's been plenty to celebrate lately.,The Friars will put a three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday when they host Marquette.,Providence (14-15, 7-11 Big East) began its streak Feb. 21 at DePaul, took down Xavier at home and narrowly b...

Penn State seeks to spoil Ohio State’s tournament prospects
Penn State looks to finish the regular season strong and continue its role as a spoiler when the Nittany Lions host Ohio State on Wednesday in University Park, Pa.,The Nittany Lions (12-17, 3-15 Big Ten) are last in the conference but didn't play like it in a 71-69 win over Iowa on Saturday. The Haw...

Skidding Indiana aims for turnaround vs. Minnesota
After Indiana absorbed its fourth straight loss Sunday, a 77-64 home decision to Michigan State, leading scorer Lamar Wilkerson dissected his team's woes.,"We're not playing our best," he said. "There are a lot of things we have to fix. We're playing some good teams. We have to find a way to get bac...

Report: Chinese billionaire buys Dolphins stake at $12.5B valuation
Chinese-American tech billionaire Lin Bin purchased a small stake in the Miami Dolphins at a valuation of $12.5 billion, a record for a publicly known minority transaction, Sportico reported Tuesday.,Bin is acquiring a 1% stake in the holding company that owns the Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, Formul...

No. 22 Miami aims to continue monumental turnaround against SMU
Seedings in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference tournament will be in focus when surging No. 22 Miami visits dangerous SMU on Wednesday in a key late-season clash in Dallas.,The Hurricanes (23-6, 12-4 ACC) have won two straight and six of their past seven games. The successful stretch propelled t...

Spring training roundup: Late HR lifts Blue Jays over Canada
Riley Tirotta belted a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning to propel the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-7 victory over Canada's national team on Tuesday in a World Baseball Classic tune-up game in Dunedin, Fla.,Jesus Sanchez had two hits and drove in three runs, and Nathan Lukes added a two-run...

Angling for Big East tourney bye, Creighton closes season at Butler
Creighton is far removed from playing its best basketball of 2025-26, but the team has plenty of incentive to get it in gear heading into its regular-season finale against Butler on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Despite losing three in a row and eight of their last 10 games, the Bluejays can clinch a f...