Golden State Warriors, who are, as usual, in an array of conversations regarding multiple potential deals to bolster their chances of what might be a last hurrah playoff run in the Stephen Curry era.
Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU. Sears finished with 17 points and nine assists on 6 of 11 shooting while logging 35 minutes.
The Champions League league phase is done and dusted, a thrilling catalogue of games seeing Manchester City narrowly avoid elimination, Liverpool top the table and big names struggle on their way to the playoffs.
Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell had 27 points each and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.
The revamped Chicago Bears coaching staff under new head coach Ben Johnson now includes an assistant with a Super Bowl ring. Chicago is hiring veteran NFL offensive assistant Press Taylor to serve as its new passing game coordinator,
Dallion Johnson scored 20 points as FGCU beat Jacksonville 83-79 on Wednesday night. Johnson shot 7 for 12, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Eagles (12-10, 7-2 Atlantic Sun Conference). Keeshawn Kellman scored 19 points and added six rebounds and three blocks.
Durugordon, whose free throw put the Monarchs up by four, added 12 rebounds for the Monarchs (10-12, 6-4 Sun Belt Conference). Robert Davis Jr. scored 19 points, shooting 7 for 12, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc.
Scottie Barnes scored 24 points and the Toronto Raptors beat NBA-worst Washington 106-82 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory and the Wizards' 15th loss in a row.
Quandre Bullock put up 31 points as South Dakota beat Omaha 91-87 on Wednesday night ending the Mavericks' nine-game winning streak.
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 29 points as Creighton beat Xavier 86-77 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight victory.
Rodney Rice and Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 points apiece, and Maryland won its fourth straight game, 76-68 over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday night.