In brief: No. 2 Virginia sneaks past N.C. State
Men’s basketball: Malcolm Brogdon scored 15 points and Mike Tobey had a couple of key second-half plays to help No. 2 Virginia hold off North Carolina State 51-47 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Tobey scored nine of his 11 after halftime for the Cavaliers, who survived their first test without injured starter Justin Anderson.
Tobey also came down with a critical rebound and hit two free throws with 7 seconds left to make it a two-possession game, then Brogdon hit two more with 1.4 seconds left to seal this grind-it-out win.
Virginia shot 37 percent, but relied on its defense. N.C. State shot just 33 percent for the game and 3 for 17 from 3-point range. Trevor Lacey scored 14 points to lead the Wolfpack.
• No. 19 Maryland uses late surge to beat Indiana: Melo Trimble and Dez Wells both scored 18 points, and No. 19 Maryland edged Indiana 68-66 in College Park, Maryland, to earn a split of the season series.
The Terrapins trailed 61-59 before Wells tied it with a shot in the lane. After Collin Hartman missed a layup on the other end, Jake Layman scored inside with 1:02 remaining to put Maryland ahead for good.
After Indiana closed to 67-66, Wells sank one of two foul shots with 12.5 seconds left.
Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell then missed a jumper for the Hoosiers, got his own rebound and missed again as the buzzer sounded.
• Price leads La Salle past No. 20 VCU in 2OTs: Jordan Price scored 34 points, including 12 in the second overtime, with 17 rebounds and La Salle upset No. 20 VCU 74-69 in Richmond, Virginia.
Price, who also had five assists, hit a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left in regulation that forced overtime. JeQuan Lewis scored a career-high 26 points, including 14 of his team’s 15 points in the two overtimes, for VCU. The Rams played again without scoring leader Treveon Graham because of a high left ankle sprain.
Durant leads Thunder past Grizzlies
NBA: Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 24 to help the Thunder defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-89 in Oklahoma City.
Nick Collison had season highs of 15 points and nine rebounds and Dion Waiters added 11 points for Oklahoma City, which has won five of six. The Thunder held the Grizzlies to 37 percent shooting.
Zach Randolph scored 16 points and Jeff Green and Beno Udrih both added 11 for Memphis, which had won 10 of 11.
• Celtics rally, beat Hawks on Turner’s buzzer-beater: Evan Turner made a running scoop shot with 0.2 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics sent the visiting Atlanta Hawks to just their third loss of the calendar year, 89-88.
Jared Sullinger had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won four of five but still remain out of playoff position. Turner had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Al Horford scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds for the Hawks.
Kelly Olynyk (Gonzaga) missed his 11th straight game with an ankle injury.
• DeRozan leads Raptors past Wizards: DeMar DeRozan hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 12 seconds left and the Toronto Raptors headed into the All-Star break on a winning note, beating the visiting Washington Wizards 95-93.
Lou Williams scored 27 points, DeRozan had 23 and Kyle Lowry 13 for the Raptors. John Wall scored 21 points for the Wizards. The loss was Washington’s sixth in the past eight games.
• Pelicans’ Davis decides to sit out All-Star game: Anthony Davis has decided to sit out the All-Star game and will be replaced by Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks. New Orleans’ Davis said in a statement released by the club that he wants to focus on his recovery from a sprained right shoulder.
• Thompson, Harden will start for West in All-Star game: Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been named starters for the Western Conference All-Star team. Thompson and Harden will replace the injured Kobe Bryant and Blake Griffin
Comeau scores as Pens cool off Wings
NHL: Blake Comeau scored and picked up an assist in his return from an upper-body injury, and the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Comeau missed nearly two months after getting hurt Dec. 22.
• Daniel Sedin leads Canucks past Blackhawks: Daniel Sedin scored his second goal at 1:20 of overtime, and the visiting Vancouver Canucks recovered after blowing a late two-goal lead, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4.
Patrick Kane had a goal and three assists for Chicago.
Juror taken off Hernandez trial
Miscellany: Another juror has been dismissed in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh said she dismissed a juror for personal reasons that have nothing to do with the case.
It’s the same explanation she gave to jurors last week when she dismissed another juror. The judge said that juror had discussed evidence in the case.
The panel is now made up of 16 jurors. Twelve will ultimately decide Hernandez’s fate. Alternates will be selected randomly before deliberations.
Hernandez is accused of the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiance’s sister.
• Survey shows lack of support for women’s football: FIFA officials in Zurich says its research shows fewer than one in four member federations has staff dedicated to working for women’s football.
One in five federations did not have a women’s senior national team and half did not run youth national teams, the survey reveals.
FIFA says 177 of 209 members replied to the survey last year, allowing it to “make conclusions and recommendations which can be applied across all confederations.”
Women accounted for one in six members of federation executive committees. That is more than the three women on FIFA’s 27-member ruling board.
One in 10 referees worldwide and around one in 14 coaches are women, FIFA says.
• Psychiatrist recommends release of boxer Taylor : A psychiatrist who evaluated boxer Jermain Taylor at his attorneys’ request says he should be released, but made to wear an ankle monitor and submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
A Pulaski County judge in Little Rock, Arkansas, said he’ll wait to decide if the champion middleweight boxer can go home until state doctors have finished their evaluation of his mental state.
Taylor faces charges stemming from the August shooting of his cousin at his home in Maumelle, Arkansas.