BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Sixth-ranked Oregon kept its hopes alive for a Pac-12 title thanks to Dylan Brooks’ 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left as the Ducks rallied from 16 points down to beat Cal 68-65. The Ducks were down 10 with just over 4 minutes left before rallying for the win that moved them a half-game behind Arizona for first place in the conference. Oregon holds the tiebreaker.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Third-ranked Kansas has clinched at least a share of its 13th straight championship in the Big 12 Conference. Frank Mason III scored 20 points, Carlton Bragg added 15 off the bench and Kansas beat TCU 87-68 last night to improve to 25-3.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — They stormed the court at the Carrier Dome last night as unranked Syracuse kept its postseason hopes alive by upsetting 10th-ranked Duke 78-75 on John Gillon’s 3-pointer at the buzzer. The ‘Cuse is 17-12 overall and 9-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
UNDATED (AP) — The NBA returns from its week-long All-Star break with six games on the schedule tonight, including the Los Angeles Clippers visiting Oakland to play the NBA champion Warriors. Clippers All-Star guard Chris Paul has been cleared to play by doctors after being sidelined over a month with a torn ligament in his left thumb and having surgery in January.
NEW YORK (AP) — The four-pitch intentional walk is going the way of the eight-track tape player, the Edsel and the dodo bird. Starting this season, teams will just be allowed to use a hand signal to walk a batter rather than pitching four wide ones at the plate.
