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Top-25 College Basketball
Jermaine Marshall scored a game-high 25 points and shot 6-of-10 from 3-point
range, while D.J. Newbill had 17 points and five assists as Penn State upset
No. 4 Michigan, 84-78, to pick up its first Big Ten victory of the season
after a 14-game drought. Ross Travis registered a double-double with 15 points
and 12 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (9-18, 1-14 Big Ten), who had lost 18
straight conference games dating back to last season and won for the first
time since Dec. 29.
Elsewhere in the Top-25:
(5) Miami-Florida 76, Virginia Tech 58
(7) Georgetown 79, Connecticut 78 (2-OT)
(10) Louisville 79, DePaul 58
Southern California 89, (11) Arizona 78
(14) New Mexico 70, San Diego State 60
(15) Oklahoma State 64, TCU 47
(18) Saint Louis 70, Saint Joseph's 53
(23) Pittsburgh 64, South Florida 44
National Basketball Association
Stephen Curry put on quite a show just a few blocks away from Broadway, though
the final ending wasn't exactly what the Golden State Warriors' star hoped
for. Curry racked up a career-high 54 points in a dazzling individual display,
but the Warriors still wound up on the short end of a 109-105 decision against
the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks received a few
tremendous performances of their own to prevail. Carmelo Anthony scored 35
points, J.R. Smith put up 26 off the bench, and Tyson Chandler pulled down a
personal-best 28 rebounds while chipping in 16 points.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Toronto Raptors 92
Sacramento Kings 125, Orlando Magic 101
Detroit Pistons 96, Washington Wizards 95
Milwaukee Bucks 110, Houston Rockets 107
Memphis Grizzlies 90, Dallas Mavericks 84
Oklahoma City Thunder 119, New Orleans Hornets 74
Phoenix Suns 105, San Antonio Spurs 101 (OT)
Atlanta Hawks 102, Utah Jazz 91
Denver Nuggets 111, Portland Trail Blazers 109
National Hockey League
Kyle Palmieri posted his first career hat trick on Wednesday, as the Anaheim
Ducks earned their seventh straight home victory with a 5-1 rout of the
Nashville Predators at Honda Center. Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf assisted on
all three of Palmieri's goals, while Nick Bonino and Saku Koivu each scored
once for the Ducks, who finished February with 11 wins to match a franchise
record for victories in a given month.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
Montreal Canadiens 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Washington Capitals 1
Los Angeles Kings 2, Detroit Red Wings 1
NFL
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to trade quarterback Alex Smith to the
Kansas City Chiefs, according to multiple reports. In return, the 49ers will
reportedly receive draft picks, with one likely being a second-round selection
in 2013. The deal can't be official until the league year starts on March 12.
Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick, lost his starting job to Colin
Kaepernick last season after suffering a concussion against St. Louis on Nov.
11. He finished the 2012 campaign by completing 70.2 percent of his passes for
1,737 yards with 13 touchdowns and five interceptions in 10 games. The 28-
year-old Smith has thrown for 14,280 yards with 81 touchdowns and 63
interceptions in 80 career games. As a result of the trade, the Chiefs are
expected to cut ties with former starting quarterback Matt Cassel.
The New York Giants retained one of their highest priority potential free
agents on Wednesday, with the team signing offensive tackle Will Beatty to a
five-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, though a New Jersey
newspaper reported the deal is worth $37.5 million and contains an additional
$1.25 million in incentives. Of that total, $19 million will be fully
guaranteed, with Beatty receiving a $12.5 million signing bonus. Beatty, a
second-round pick of the Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft, has started 31 of the
50 games he's appeared in during his first four seasons.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Four freshmen from Alabama's BCS national championship team have been
dismissed from the program after their arrests stemming from a pair of recent
robberies on campus. Defensive lineman D.J. Pettway, linebacker Tyler Hayes,
cornerback Eddie Williams and redshirt freshman H-back Brent Calloway are all
no longer with the team, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban stated Wednesday.
Pettway, Hayes and Williams are facing second-degree robbery charges, while
Williams and Calloway are charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. The
robbery charges were filed following an assault of two students, one of which
had his backpack stolen that contained a laptop computer, earlier this month.
The other had his wallet taken.
NBA
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and Golden State Warriors forward David Lee
were suspended one game apiece for their roles in an on-court altercation
during Tuesday's game between the teams. Hibbert and Lee got into a shoving
match underneath the basket with 6:10 remaining in the Pacers' 108-97 victory
at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. That led to a brief melee involving several
players that nearly spilled into the stands, with Hibbert tossing Warriors
guard Stephen Curry to the floor during the incident. Curry and teammate Klay
Thompson were each fined $35,000 for escalating the brawl, as was Pacers
guard Lance Stephenson. Lee sat out Wednesday's road matchup with the New York
Knicks, while Hibbert will miss Thursday's home outing against the Los Angeles
Clippers.
NHL
Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler will be sidelined indefinitely after
tests taken Wednesday revealed the standout forward has a fractured right
foot. Kesler originally suffered the injury while blocking a shot in a win at
Dallas last Thursday, but initial x-rays came up negative and he participated
in the club's next three games. However, a CT scan performed on Wednesday
discovered the fracture. Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault told reporters he
did not know how much time Kesler would miss, though he said he expected the
nine-year veteran to be out at least a month. Kesler, one of the league's top
two-way centers and a 41-goal scorer in 2010-11, also missed the Canucks'
first 12 contests of the season while recovering from surgeries to his
shoulder and wrist. He had recorded one goal and four assists in seven games
since returning.
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