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Darrion Williams, NC State finish strong to down Syracuse
Jan 27, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; NC State Wolfpack forward Darrion Williams (1) reaches for the ball guarded by Syracuse Orange forward Donnie Freeman (1) during the first half of the game at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images Darrion Williams racked up 23 points and Quadir Copeland scored 19 points against one of his former teams as North Carolina State defeated Syracuse 88-68 for its third consecutive victory on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C.
Ven-Allen Lubin tacked on 18 points courtesy of 8-for-8 shooting from the field and a pair of free throws for the Wolfpack (15-6, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Musa Sagnia added 10 points off the bench. Copeland supplied nine assists.
Donnie Freeman scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half and finished shooting 9-for-18 from the field for Syracuse (12-9, 3-5), which lost its fourth game in a row. The Orange, which also received 17 points from J.J. Starling, ended up at 38.8% (26 of 67) from the floor.
NC State held a 15-9 scoring advantage in made free throws and a 45-33 rebounding edge. Freeman had a game-high 10 boards.
Williams, who tallied his highest point total in a game since mid-November, connected on five of the Wolfpack’s seven 3-point baskets. NC finished at 50.8% (33 of 65) from the field, including 26-for-41 on two-point attempts.
Syracuse hung around, staying as close as 55-51 with less than 12 minutes remaining. Copeland, who began his college career by playing two seasons for the Orange (2022-24), had the next five points, beginning by converting on a three-point play.
The Wolfpack stayed on the attack and Syracuse failed to make necessary stops on defense. Sagnia’s basket off an offensive rebound pushed the margin to 68-57 with 7:32 to play.
Beginning with Copeland’s drive for a crowd-pleasing dunk, NC State produced a 9-0 run late in the game to extend its lead to more than 20 points.
NC State led 41-37 at halftime before Freeman had the first basket of the second half. Then the Wolfpack went on an 8-2 spurt.
Starling and backcourt mate Naithan George combined to shoot 9-for-31 from the field, including 2-for-10 on 3s.
–Field Level Media
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Report: D-backs' Corbin Carroll (hamate bone) to miss WBC
Arizona Diamondbacks base runner Corbin Carroll (7) slides back in safely to first base against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field in Phoenix, on Sept. 24, 2025. Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll is expected to miss significant time this spring after breaking his right hamate bone during a live batting practice session, MLB.com reported on Wednesday.
An exact timetable for Carroll’s recovery was not immediately known.
Carroll, 25, is reportedly scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday and will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Team USA’s first game of the 2026 competition is against Brazil in Pool B action on March 6 in Houston.
Carroll batted .259 with a majors-best 17 triples to go along with 31 homers and 84 RBIs last season.
The National League Rookie of the Year in 2023 and two-time All-Star, Carroll is hitting .258 with 82 homers and 248 RBIs in 488 career games with the Diamondbacks, who picked him in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
–Field Level Media
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Pistons' Isaiah Stewart banned 7 games, 3 others punished after brawl
Feb 9, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) and forward Grant Williams (2) hold back Head Coach Charles Lee after his ejection during the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday for leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation and fighting.
Per the league, the length of Stewart’s suspensions is based, in part, on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts. He has now been suspended five times in his six seasons in the league.
The 24-year-old received a two-game ban for an on-court brawl versus the Minnesota Timberwolves last March, two months after his flagrant-2 versus the Indiana Pacers triggered an automatic one-game suspension. He also was banned three games for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks hours before their game in February 2024, and Stewart received a two-game suspension in November 2021 after he had to be restrained following an altercation with Lakers star LeBron James.
Also, Charlotte Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate received four-game bans for fighting and escalating the altercation, while Pistons All-Star center Jalen Duren was suspended two games for initiating the altercation and fighting.
All four players will begin serving their suspensions on Wednesday night, with the Pistons visiting the Toronto Raptors and the Hornets hosting the Atlanta Hawks.
The incident in question occurred midway through the third quarter on Monday night in Charlotte, resulting in four ejections and a lengthy delay.
Diabate committed a defensive foul on Duren in the lane, prompting the latter to turn and square up the former. When that scrap wound down, another broke out near midcourt as Bridges came off the bench to tangle with Stewart.
All four players were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game.
–Field Level Media
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Angel Reese returning to Unrivaled's Rose BC for remainder of season
Jan 17, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Angel Reese (5) of the Rose takes a moment against the Vinyl during a timeout in the first half of the Unrivaled women’s professional 3v3 basketball league at Wayfair Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images WNBA star Angel Reese is returning to Unrivaled for the stretch run of the 3-on-3 league’s second season.
Reese again will play for Rose BC, which won Unrivaled’s championship title in the Miami-based league’s inaugural season. She will play the final three games of the regular season, starting with Rose’s matchup against Hive BC on Feb 20.
The 23-year-old, who plays for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA, was Unrivaled’s rebounding leader (12.2 rebounds per game) and was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
She joins a Rose team that still includes multiple players from last season’s championship team, including reigning finals MVP Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper and Lexie Hull. Reese did not play in the semifinals or finals due to a hand injury.
The spot for Reese became available when Rose traded Azura Stevens to Hive as part of a four-team trade resulting from a season-ending injury to Breeze BC’s Aari McDonald (right leg).
–Field Level Media
Report: D-backs' Corbin Carroll (hamate bone) to miss WBC
Pistons' Isaiah Stewart banned 7 games, 3 others punished after brawl
