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Men's basketball: D'Angelo Russell sparks Ohio State past Purdue
Chris Russell | Dispatch
Ohio State center Amir Williams (23) makes a crucial block of a shot by Purdue guard Jon Octeus that kept the Buckeyes in the lead in the final minute.
When coach Thad Matta gathered his Ohio State players for their pregame shootaround yesterday, he had a brief message but exciting message for them: “It’s March,” he said. “It’s here. Every win counts, and any win can trigger a run.”
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Rockets 105, Cavaliers 103 (OT): James falters at line
Pat Sullivan | Associated Press
The Cavaliers’ LeBron James, right, tries to block a pass by the Rockets’ Corey Brewer in the first half. James scored 37 points, but made just 3 of 11 free throws in the game.
HOUSTON — For at least one day, LeBron James tried winning a game for the Cavaliers from the worst possible spot on the court — at the free-throw line.
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Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 3: Penalties costly
KEITH SRAKOCIC | ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Penguins’ Derrick Pouliot (51) celebrates his goal.
PITTSBURGH — The best remedy for heavy legs is a quick mind. But right now the Blue Jackets — the losses mounting, the season lost, their teammates on the trade block — appear weary of mind and spirit.
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Notebook: Blue Jackets might be busy up to trade deadline
KEITH SRAKOCIC | ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Blue Jackets’ Ryan Johansen, left, and the Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin get tangled up.
PITTSBURGH — Blue Jackets players are off today, but the front office — especially general manager Jarmo Kekalainen — will be hard at work leading up to the 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline.
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Michael Arace commentary: Blue Jackets GM has deadline dilemmas
The 2015 trade deadline will come and go at 3 p.m. today. It is a volatile interlude, a time of great trepidation for general managers. Here in Columbus, we are wondering what Jarmo Kekalainen will do.
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Around college basketball: Badgers’ Kaminsky has big home finale
Andy Manis | ASSOCIATED PRESS
Frank Kaminsky celebrates with the students after Wisconsin’s victory over Michigan State.
No. 5 Wisconsin 68, Michigan State 61: Frank Kaminsky scored 31 points in his final home game, sophomore Nigel Hayes added 14, and Wisconsin clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title yesterday by defeating Michigan State.
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Ohio State roundup: Kuhn’s late homer lifts baseball team to victory
Troy Kuhn homered in the eighth inning to lead the Ohio State baseball team to a 4-3 win over host Alabama-Birmingham yesterday.
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Auto racing | NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson comes from near back of pack to win
HAMPTON, Ga. — The season just started. The calendar hasn’t turned to spring. Yet Jimmie Johnson has all but wrapped up a shot at his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
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NFL: Seahawks’ Lynch: 'I was expecting the ball'
Marshawn Lynch says he doesn’t fault the play call.
In a departure from his normal dealings with the media, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch gave a lengthy television interview while in Turkey over the weekend as part of a goodwill tour for American Football Without Barriers.
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Around college basketball: Kentucky starts slow, improves to 28-0
Nam Y. Huh | Associated Press
Indiana coach Tom Crean reacts to a call during the Hoosiers’ loss at Northwestern.
No. 1 Kentucky 74, Mississippi State 56: Kentucky fought off a slow start but still cruised to a Southeastern Conference victory over host Mississippi State last night to keep its undefeated season on track.
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Women's basketball: Ohio State playing for double bye in Big Ten tournament
The Ohio State women’s basketball team has reached the final two games of the regular season with the chance to accomplish something that few thought possible in November: earning a double bye for the Big Ten tournament.
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Sports roundup: County approves $2 billion Los Angeles stadium plan
The Inglewood (Calif.) City Council unanimously approved a $2 billion stadium plan late Tuesday backed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke that clears a path for the NFL to return to the Los Angeles area for the first time in two decades.
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Soccer: Winter World Cup plan angers critics
FIFA’s scheduling committee formally recommended yesterday what most had been expecting for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: moving the soccer tournament from the summer to the cooler months, between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
