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Donovan Atwell (26 points), No. 13 Texas Tech top K-State
Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland calls to his team during a Big 12 Conference men’s basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in United Supermarkets Arena. Donovan Atwell scored 21 of his game-high 26 points in the first half as No. 13 Texas Tech overcame two huge losses this week to dust Kansas State 100-72 in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday.
Christian Anderson added 21 points and nine assists for the Red Raiders (20-7, 10-4 Big 12 Conference), while LeJuan Watts hit for 19 points. Luke Bamgboye contributed 12 as Texas Tech canned 54.8% from the field, including 13 of 28 (46.4%) from the 3-point line.
It was a solid bounceback for the Red Raiders, who were coming off a stunning 72-67 loss Tuesday night at Arizona State. Texas Tech also lost star forward JT Toppin, who was averaging team highs of 21.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, that night with a season-ending ACL tear in his right knee.
PJ Haggerty scored 17 points for the Wildcats (11-16, 2-12) and Nate Johnson added 15 but it wasn’t nearly enough to earn them a second straight win under interim coach Matthew Driscoll. He took over last Sunday after the university fired coach Jerome Tang for criticizing players after a recent loss to Cincinnati.
Kansas State trailed just 70-60 after Johnson canned a short jumper with 9:10 left. But Texas Tech blew the game open by scoring 12 straight points, capped by Anderson’s pullup for an 82-60 advantage with 6:48 remaining.
The Wildcats came in off just their second conference win, a 90-74 rout of Baylor on Tuesday night. But it was apparent early that they didn’t have what it took defensively to slow the Red Raiders, even with Toppin sidelined.
Texas Tech established a 22-12 lead at the 11:26 mark when Jaylen Petty knocked down a 3-pointer. Then Atwell really went to work.
Beginning with a 3-pointer with 10:25 on the clock, Atwell rattled off 18 points in a span of 8:15, converting four 3-pointers in that stretch. That enabled the Red Raiders to take a 49-35 advantage to halftime.
–Field Level Media
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Report: MLS reviewing Lionel Messi's post-match actions
Feb 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) moves the ball against Los Angeles FC midfielder Mathieu Choinière (66) during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images Lionel Messi could face a suspension from MLS after the Inter Miami superstar was seen following referees through a door after Saturday night’s 3-0 loss at Los Angeles FC, per The Athletic.
FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazaga was investigated and suspended three matches for “misconduct” after entering the referees’ locker room in 2023 following a playoff match.
In the video, which was posted by Sintesis Deportes, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez appears to attempt to prevent Messi from entering the room. Messi escapes Suarez’s grasp before reappearing eight seconds later, joining his teammates walking to their locker room. It’s unknown if the room Messi walked into was the referees’ locker room.
MLS has yet to issue a statement, and its disciplinary committee usually issues decisions — which include suspensions and fines — by the middle of the week following the previous weekend’s games.
Messi has never been suspended for any incident involving a referee, but he was suspended last summer for one match after being a no-show at the MLS All-Star Game. Also last season, he was fined “for violating the hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent policy” after a game.
Messi and Inter Miami are off until next Sunday, when the club takes on visiting Orlando City.
–Field Level Media
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Conor McGregor teases 'no name' foe for UFC comeback
March 8, 2024; Austin TX; Conor McGregor speaks to press on the red carpet before the premiere of Roadhouse at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on the first day of South by Southwest, Friday, March 8, 2024. McGregor plays the character “Knox” in the movie.. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins-USA TODAY NETWORK Former two-division champion Conor McGregor claims he’s ready to return to the UFC, and this time against a “no name” foe.
Sidelined since July 2021, McGregor has been rather vocal about returning to the Octagon.
McGregor (22-6) went so far as to take to social media on Saturday and note that he’s just waiting for a contract to sign.
“It’s a no name up next for me possibly, folks. … I ACCEPT. Send the contract, lads,” the 37-year-old Irishman wrote in a now-deleted post.
UFC CEO Dana White poured cold water on McGregor’s claim, however.
“If it was done and he accepted it, I would announce it,” White said.
McGregor has not competed in the Octagon since sustaining a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in Las Vegas in 2021. His planned bout with Michael Chandler for UFC 303 in 2024 was canceled after McGregor withdrew with an injury.
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Arizona’s No. 1 Seed Hopes Face Major Test After Koa Peat Injury
No. 4 Arizona is positioned to enter the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, based on a resume that includes victories over Florida, UConn and Alabama prior to taking down Houston on Saturday.
Now comes the hard part. Maintaining.
How the Wildcats respond in their most difficult stretch of the season will determine the landing spot, and their situation is made more perilous because of an injury to forward Koa Peat.
The Wildcats got off to a good start Wednesday, improving to 24-2 with a 75-68 home victory over BYU, completing a season sweep of the ranked Cougars and rebounding from close losses at Kansas and home to Texas Tech.
It will not get easier. The BYU game was simply the next in the series of pivotal tests that the UA will face before selection Sunday on March 15.
No. 2 Houston, No. 8 Kansas (again) and No. 6 Iowa State remain on the unforgiving Big 12 regular-season schedule, and a rematch or two seems inevitable in the Big 12 tournament.
Along the way, the Wildcats will have a chance for revenge against the Jayhawks, whose 82-78 victory in Lawrence on Feb. 9 snapped Arizona’s school record, 23-game winning streak
The Wildcats must find a way around the injury to freshman Peat, who is among the best players to come out of metro Phoenix since Mike Bibby and Jalen Williams.
Peat, who has started since Day 1 and is averaging 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists, did not play against BYU after suffering what Arizona called a muscle strain in a “lower leg area” early in the Texas Tech game.
The Wildcats are averaging 88.2 points per game with an offense built around creating guards Brayden Burries (15.5 points, 4.6 rebounds) and Jaden Bradley (13.3 points, 4.7 assists), and perimeter reserve Anthony Dell’Orso stepped up with an Arizona career-high 22 points and four 3-pointers against BYU.
But they are not the same without 6-foot-8 Peat solidifying a relentless front line that includes 7-2 center Motiejus Krivas (10.8 points, 8.7 rebounds) and 6-8 Tobe Awaka (9.7, 9.6).
Arizona is third in Division I with a plus-12.5 rebounding margin, and Peat is part of that. Both Arizona and Houston average more than 13 offensive rebounds per game.
Houston was giving up 61.6 points per game, before Arizona’s 73-point showing Saturday night.
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