LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 20 points, KJ Adams had 16 and No. 9 Kansas beat Texas 86-67. All five Kansas starters scored in double figures as Johnny Furphy contributed 16, Dajuan Harris had 14 and Nicolas Timberlake scored 13. Kansas separated midway through the first half with a 12-0 run to take a 28-15 lead which was highlighted by two jams by Furphy and Timberlake. The Jayhawks took a 45-25 halftime lead. Texas was led by Tyrese Hunter and Dillon Mitchell with 12 points each.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Arthur Kaluma had a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas State beat No. 25 BYU 84-74. Kaluma was one of five players to score in double-figure for Kansas State, which had lost seven of its last eight games. Tylor Perry scored 16 points, David N’Guessan and Cam Carter each had 12, and Will McNair 11. Jaxson Robinson scored 15 points to lead BYU, which has gone 3-3 in its last six games. Noah Waterman and Spencer Johnson each scored 12 points, and Foussey Traore added 10.
WACO, Texas (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 15 points against his former team, including six free throws in overtime, as second-ranked and Big 12-leading Houston beat No. 11 Baylor 82-76. The 24-3 Cougars blew a 16-point halftime lead and thought they had won the game on a long 3-pointer by Jamal Shead to end regulation before replay showed the ball was still in his hands when the clock ran out. Emanuel Sharp had 18 points to lead the Cougars. J’Wan Roberts had 17 points and eight rebounds, while while Shead had 12 points and 10 assists. Ja’Kobe Walter scored a game-high 23 points for 19-8 Baylor, RayJ Dennis had 21. Jalen Bridges had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darius Johnson had 16 points and five assists, Jaylin Sellers scored 15 points and UCF held No. 23 Texas Tech without a field goal for more than nine minutes in the second half en route to a 75-61 victory. The win was keyed by a 20-3 second-half run and was the third win by the Knights over a ranked opponent at Addition Financial Arena in their first season in the Big 12. Darrion Williams led the Red Raiders with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Kerwin Walton added 18 points.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tamin Lipsey had 14 points and six assists to lead No. 6 Iowa State to a 71-64 win over West Virginia on Saturday. Curtis Jones added 12 points for the Cyclones, who remained unbeaten in 16 home games this season. Kobe Johnson and Kerr Kriisa each scored 12 points for West Virginia. The Mountaineers committed 23 turnovers, which Iowa State converted into 29 points.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Javian McCollum’s dramatic 3-pointer as time expired in overtime gave Oklahoma an 84-82 victory over Oklahoma State, sending the basketball version of Bedlam out with a bang. Oklahoma had called timeout with 12.5 seconds left and McCollum took the ball on the inbounds. After taking a few seconds off the clock, he tried to penetrate to the left side but was cut off. He stepped back behind the 3-point line, took a dribble to his left and launched with about a second to go. The ball went through the net as time ran out, leaving no chance for a miracle heave by the Cowboys. Rivaldo Soares led Oklahoma with 20 points. Javon Small and Quion Williams each scored 21 points for Oklahoma State.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Duke star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled after a collision with a fan rushing onto the court to celebrate Wake Forest's win against the eighth-ranked Blue Devils. The 7-footer had ice on his right knee when talking to reporters afterward. Filipowski told reporters it was “ridiculous” that more wasn't done to slow the court-storming fans to allow the Blue Devils to get off the court. Duke coach Jon Scheyer also called it a “dangerous thing.” The collision involving Filipowski offered the latest example of potential dangers from court-storming. That included a fan colliding with Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark last month.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball’s move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to the head of the players’ union. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said on Saturday that pitchers around the league are concerned about injuries now that the pitch clock is moving from 20 seconds to 18 seconds with men on base in 2024. The pitch clock will stay at 15 seconds with no one on base. MLB introduced a new rules package last season that radically cut game times by about 25 minutes, which was the quickest games have been played since 1984. MLB still wants to shave a few more minutes off game times, cutting the pitch clock even more for the upcoming season.
UNDATED (AP) — Cody Bellinger is going back to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to an $80 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. The slugger can opt out of the deal after each of the first two years. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a physical. Bellinger’s return would be a big win for the Cubs, who waited into spring training as the center fielder explored his options in free agency. He hit a career-best .307 with 26 homers, 97 RBIs and 20 steals in 130 games for Chicago in 2023.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bieniemy is expected to become UCLA’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details of the contract are still being worked out. Bieniemy, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs, spent the past season in Washington. He wasn’t retained by new Commanders coach Dan Quinn, who replaced Ron Rivera. Bieniemy joins DeShaun Foster’s staff at UCLA. Foster took over after Chip Kelly left to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — NASCAR drivers are still making adjustments in the third year of Atlanta Motor Speedway's reconfigured track with higher banks. Even William Byron, who has two wins at Atlanta on the new-look track, says he wouldn't want to race in Atlanta every week. Ford drivers won seven of the top nine spots in qualifying for Sunday's race. Michael McDowell won his first pole in his 467th career start, edging Joey Logano. Byron, who is coming off last week's Daytona 500 win, qualified 11th. Kyle Busch says repaving the track was necessary but he wishes the higher banks had not come with the new surface.
SATURDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)UConn 78 Villanova 54
Final (2)Houston 82 (11)Baylor 76
Final (4)Arizona 91 Washington 75
Final (5)Tennessee 86 Texas A&M 51
Final (6)Iowa St. 71 West Virginia 64
Final Wake Forest 83 (8)Duke 79
Final (9)Kansas 86 Texas 67
Final (10)North Carolina 54 Virginia 44
Final (12)Illinois 95 Iowa 85
Final (17)Kentucky 117 (13)Alabama 95
Final (14)Auburn 97 Georgia 76
Final (18)Saint Mary's (Cal.) 88 San Diego 62
Final (19)San Diego St. 73 Fresno St. 41
Final (20)South Carolina 72 Mississippi 59
Final Arizona St. 73 (21)Washington St. 61
Final UNLV 66 (22)Colorado St. 60
Final UCF 75 (23)Texas Tech 61
Final (24)Florida 77 Vanderbilt 64
Final Kansas St. 84 (25)BYU 74
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Orlando 112 Detroit 109
Final Boston 116 New York 102
Final Minnesota 101 Brooklyn 86
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 6 St. Louis 1
Final New Jersey 4 Montreal 3
Final Tampa Bay 4 N-Y Islanders 2
Final N-Y Rangers 2 Philadelphia 1
Final OT Florida 3 Washington 2
Final Toronto 4 Colorado 3
Final SO Ottawa 4 Vegas 3
Final OT Vancouver 3 Boston 2
Final Dallas 2 Carolina 1
Final Nashville 4 San Jose 2
Final Minnesota 5 Seattle 2
Final Calgary 6 Edmonton 3
Final SO Los Angeles 3 Anaheim 2