T25 BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE
Georgetown tops Villanova
UNDATED (AP) — Patrick Ewing finally has his first victory over a ranked team since taking over the Georgetown men's basketball program two years ago.
Jessie Govan had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Hoyas surprised No. 17 Villanova, 85-73. Mac McClung also scored 21 for Georgetown, which a nine-game losing streak against the Wildcats.
James Akinjo had 10 points and nine assists as the Hoyas won for the first time in eight games versus top-25 teams with Ewing on the Georgetown bench.
Villanova is 20-7 overall and 11-3 in the Big East after dropping back-to-back conference games for the first time since 2013.
Phil Booth had 26 points for the Wildcats.
Georgetown wasn't the only unranked team to beat a top-25 opponent on Wednesday.
Elijah Hughes scored 18 points and Oshae Brissett had 16 to lead four players in double figures as Syracuse rolled to a 69-49 stifling of No. 18 Louisville. The Orange nailed 11 3-pointers as they try to distance themselves from the NCAA bubble teams.
The Cardinals shot just under 26 percent from the field and missed 22 of their 28 3-point attempts.
In Baton Rouge, Kevaughn Allen highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of 3-pointers late in overtime to carry Florida to an 82-77 victory against No. 13 LSU 82-77. Jalen Hudson and Noah Locke each scored 15 as the Gators won their third in a row since competitive losses to Kentucky, Tennessee and Auburn.
Naz Reid had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Tigers, who lost for only the second time in 16 games and saw its four-game winning streak snapped.
In other top-25 finals:
— Cassius Winston poured in 28 points and Xavier Tillman had a career-high 19 points and 10 rebounds in pushing 10th-ranked Michigan State past Rutgers, 71-60. The Scarlet Knights led by 11 points early in the second half before Tillman had six straight points. The Spartans are 11-3 in Big Ten play, a half-game ahead of No. 7 Michigan and No. 15 Purdue.
MEN'S BASKETBALL-KENTUCKY-TRAVIS
Travis has knee sprain
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky says forward Reid Travis will miss at least two weeks after spraining his right knee during the fourth-ranked Wildcats' 66-58 victory at Missouri on Tuesday.
Travis left the game midway through the second half after a teammate accidentally fell into his knee trying for a rebound. The school said in a statement that an MRI on Wednesday confirmed the sprain and added that Travis sustained no other damage.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Kane's 2 goals lift Hawks
UNDATED (AP) — Patrick Kane bailed out the Chicago Blackhawks after they coughed up a three-goal lead in the third period.
Kane delivered his 38th goal of the season at 2:42 of overtime to give the Hawks a 5-4 triumph over Detroit. Chicago led 4-1 until Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou (ath-ah-nah-SEE'-oo) scored 64 seconds apart early in the third period. Athanasiou tied it with 1:26 left in regulation before the Hawks won for the 10th time in 12 games.
Kane finished with two goals, as did Larkin and Athanasiou.
The Blackhawks moved back to .500 and into the second playoff slot in the NHL's Western Conference.
NBA NEWS
Embiid sidelined at least 1 week
UNDATED (AP) — Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') will be given a little more time off once the NBA All-Star break ends Thursday.
The Philadelphia 76ers' All-Star center will miss at least a week with a sore left knee. Embiid underwent an MRI on Tuesday, which revealed no structural damage. He will undergo physical therapy until he is evaluated again next week.
The 24-year-old Embiid is averaging 27.3 points and 13.5 rebounds in 54 games for the Sixers. He had 10 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes in last Sunday's All-Star game.
The 76ers are back in action Thursday against Miami and have games Saturday versus Portland and Monday at New Orleans. Philadelphia is in a virtual tie with Boston for fourth place in the East at 37-21.
In other NBA news:
— The Thunder have signed free-agent forward Markieff Morris, who was waived by the Pelicans after being acquired from Washington two weeks ago. Morris averaged 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 34 games for the Wizards this season. He has been cleared to play after being sidelined since late December because of a neck injury.
— Goran Dragic and Derrick Jones Jr. practiced with the Heat Wednesday and are available for Thursday's game at Philadelphia. Dragic has played in only two of Miami's last 41 games, and underwent surgery to clean out his right knee in December. Jones got bone bruises in his right knee after a fall in a game at New York last month.
— The Raptors have signed guard Jodie Meeks to a 10-day contract. While with Washington last season, Meeks was suspended 25 games after testing positive for a growth hormone prohibited under the league drug program.
— Hawks guard Jaylen Adams has agreed to a new full NBA deal after accepting a two-way contract last summer. Adams signed the multi-year contract after averaging 1.3 points in 10 games with the Hawks.
MLB NEWS
Posey to get respite behind dish
UNDATED (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey most likely will not catch in any spring training games until early March.
Posey had surgery in August to address a hip impingement and repair a torn labrum. He has been catching pitchers' side sessions in camp so far.
Manager Bruce Bochy (BOH'-chee) says Posey could play first base or serve as the designated hitter in the early games.
Posey batted .284 with five home runs and 41 RBIs in 105 games last season. He turns 32 on March 27.
In other major league news:
— A person familiar with the negotiations said free agent utilityman Josh Harrison has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tigers following an eight-year run with the Pirates. Harrison batted .250 with eight home runs and 37 RBIs in 97 games for Pittsburgh last year, missing time with a hand injury.
— Mets infielder Jed Lowrie will undergo an MRI on Thursday after complaining of soreness behind his left knee. Lowrie began to experience knee pain last weekend after he was running, an issue he never felt before. Lowrie is in his first spring training with New York after signing a two-year, $20 package.
NHL NEWS
Flyers' Gudas suspended
UNDATED (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas (GOO'-dahsh) has been suspended two games by the NHL for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (KOO'-cheh-rahv) late in the third period of the Lightning's 5-2 win on Tuesday. Gudas received a minor penalty on the play and is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
In other news from around the NHL:
— The Capitals have placed winger Devante Smith-Pelly on waivers ahead of Monday's trade deadline. Smith-Pelly has four goals and eight points in 54 games this season and is currently in a 33-game goal drought. The 26-year-old Smith-Pelly scored seven goals in last year's playoffs as Washington won the Stanley Cup.
— The Sharks claimed forward Micheal Haley off waivers and Philadelphia put Mike McKenna on waivers to clear a glut of goaltenders.
GOLF-RYDER CUP
Stricker appointed US captain for Ryder Cup in home state
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Steve Stricker is going to his seventh straight Ryder Cup, this time in his home state of Wisconsin as the American captain.
Stricker officially was appointed Ryder Cup captain Wednesday morning in Milwaukee, an hour south of where the Americans will try to win back the Ryder Cup in 2020 at Whistling Straits.
Europe already has appointed Padraig Harrington as its captain.
Stricker is the first U.S. captain to have never won a major, part of the old formula for picking captains. He won 12 times on the PGA Tour and didn't play in his first Ryder Cup until he was 41, in 2008 at Valhalla, a rare U.S. win.
DOCTOR-SEXUAL ASSAULT
2 Michigan State trainers face complaints in Nassar case
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan State University athletic trainers face administrative complaints alleging they lied to investigators in the Larry Nassar sex abuse case.
State officials say the complaints involve the trainer licenses of Destiny Teachnor-Hauk and Lianna Hadden.
The complaints state students informed both about discomfort during treatments by Nassar.
Licensing officials say Teachnor-Hauk and Hadden denied being told that by students.
