In brief: M’s lefty Lee throws bullpen session
MLB: Cliff Lee took a step in the right direction Wednesday.
The Seattle Mariners lefty completed his first bullpen session of spring training without any problems with his left foot, which needed surgery almost three weeks ago to remove a bone spur.
Lee reported to Mariners camp at Peoria, Ariz., a week ago with a bandage wrapped around his foot. The Mariners took precautions, limiting Lee, a former A.L. Cy Young Award winner, to agility drills and fielding practice.
Five score in double figures in Blazers’ win
NBA: Andre Miller had 18 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, Brandon Roy scored 20 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 101-87 at Toronto.
Rudy Fernandez scored 17 points, Jerryd Bayless had 11 and Juwan Howard 10 for the Trail Blazers, who won their second straight to open a five-game road trip that will also take them to Chicago, Minnesota and Memphis.
Notre Dame makes 10 3s, beats No. 12 Pitt
College men: Tim Abromaitis scored 17 points, Ben Hansbrough had 15 points and nine rebounds and Notre Dame made 10 3-pointers to beat No. 12 Pittsburgh 68-53 at South Bend, Ind.
The Fighting Irish (18-10, 7-8 Big East), playing a third straight game without star Luke Harangody, buried the Panthers (21-7, 10-5) from the outside. The Irish were 10 of 18 from 3-point range, making 56 percent of their shots behind the arc.
•Hummel out with apparent knee injury: Purdue star Robbie Hummel left the Boilermakers’ 58-57 win against Minnesota in the first half with an apparent injury to his right knee and didn’t return.
Hummel drove to the lane and his leg slipped as he tried to plant. He fell to the floor in pain as he clutched his knee. After being helped up, Hummel grimaced and couldn’t put weight on the leg as he left the court.
Huskers clinch Big 12, remain unbeaten
College women: Kelsey Griffin had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Cory Montgomery added a season-high 24 points and No. 3 Nebraska clinched its first Big 12 title by pulling away from No. 11 Oklahoma for an 80-64 victory at Norman, Okla.
After allowing Oklahoma to overcome a 10-point deficit in the second half, Montgomery sparked a quick eight-point burst to keep Nebraska (26-0, 13-0 Big 12) unbeaten.
League declines to punish Cable
NFL: Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable will not be punished by the NFL after an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against women and a fight with an assistant coach.
Spokesman Greg Aiello said that Cable’s role in the training camp altercation with assistant Randy Hanson warranted an evaluation under the league’s personal conduct policy.
•Irvin won’t face rape charges: South Florida prosecutors said they will not file rape charges against former Cowboys star Michael Irvin.
A woman filed a lawsuit Feb. 4 in Broward County Circuit Court seeking unspecified damages for a sexual assault that allegedly occurred July 4 or 5, 2007, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The Broward State Attorney’s office reported it would not file charges.
Ching, Kljestan lead U.S. over El Salvador
Soccer: Former Gonzaga Bulldog Brian Ching scored on a diving header in the 75th minute and Sacha Kljestan got the go-ahead goal in the second minute of stoppage time to give the United States a 2-1 exhibition victory over 71st-ranked El Salvador at Tampa, Fla.
Skier dies after fall at Squaw Valley
Miscellany: A professional free skier who competed in the Winter X Games died after he fell and hit his head on a rock outcropping while taking a run down a steep chute at California’s Squaw Valley.
C.R. Johnson, 26, was skiing with a group of friends when he fell while trying to negotiate a “very, very tight, rocky area,” said Jim Rogers, a member of the Lake Tahoe-area resort’s ski patrol.
He fell face-first, then spun around and struck the back of his head on rocks. Johnson was wearing a helmet, but Rogers said the helmet took a serious blow.
•NFL, MLB hope to test for HGH: The NFL hopes to start testing players for human growth hormone, and Major League Baseball has started talks with its union to investigate the test that led to the suspension of a British rugby player.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said that the league had made a proposal to its players in January regarding HGH. Discussions are ongoing, he said.
While MLB can institute blood tests for players on minor league rosters, it must reach an agreement with the players’ association to start blood testing for unionized players on 40-man big league rosters.