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Miami gives up big lead before beating rival Florida State
Feb 24, 2026; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes forward Malik Reneau (5) drives to the net past Florida State Seminoles forward Chauncey Wiggins (7) during the first half at Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images Malik Reneau racked up his eighth double-double of the season and Tre Donaldson tallied 21 points in his hometown to help Miami avenge its earlier rivalry loss with an 83-73 defeat of Florida State on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Reneau finished with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and 12 rebounds. He tallied 15 points and eight boards in the second half. Donaldson scored 15 of his points after halftime as well, adding six assists and six rebounds for the Hurricanes (22-6, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won seven of their last nine.
Tru Washington added 11 points and seven rebounds and Shelton Henderson chipped in 10 and six. Miami held a hefty 42-23 rebounding advantage, turning 16 offensive boards — including seven by Reneau — into 25 second-chance points.
Lajae Jones led the Seminoles (14-14, 7-8) with 21 points, supported by 14 points and a team-high five rebounds from Chauncey Wiggins.
Florida State was 8 of 28 (28.6%) from 3-point range, while Miami made 9 of 21 perimeter shots (42.9%).
The Hurricanes led for the majority of the first half but struggled to create real separation, never leading by more than seven.
After falling behind 23-16, the Seminoles twice cut the deficit to one point but Miami never surrendered the lead, with Washington hitting a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to give the Hurricanes a 38-32 lead at the intermission.
Washington led all scorers at the break with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-2 from outside the arc. Wiggins (nine points, five boards) led the way for Florida State over the opening 20.
The main distinction between the two teams’ largely similar first-half stat lines was Miami shooting 50% from 3 (6 of 12) while the Seminoles shot 26.7% (4 of 15).
The Hurricanes maintained that lead well into the second half before Florida State rattled off a 13-3 run to tie the game at 57 with 7:54 left on a four-point play by Kobe MaGee.
Miami was undeterred, scoring the next five points and immediately responding with a 16-5 surge to take its biggest lead, 73-62, with 3:16 left. Reneau grabbed two offensive boards and scored five points during the early part of that sequence, and Donaldson finished it with a personal 7-0 run to effectively ice the game.
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5-star C Obinna Ekezie Jr. picks Louisville, reclassifies to ’26
Mar 21, 2026; Buffalo, NY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey looks on during the first half against the Michigan State Spartans during a second round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Keybank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Obinna Ekezie Jr., one of the top recruits in the Class of 2027, will reclassify to 2026 and join Louisville next season, he announced Sunday.
The 7-footer was the No. 4 overall prospect in the 2027 class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
He was also considering Arkansas, BYU and Maryland, where his father starred before going on to play four NBA seasons.
“I have chosen to commit to University of Louisville as I feel it’s the best situation to develop, showcase my game and strive to win a national championship,” the younger Ekezie told multiple outlets in a statement.
Ekezie is finishing his junior year of high school at Southeastern Prep in Orlando, Fla.
He joins an incoming Louisville class that was previously without a true freshman but is packed with transfers. Coach Pat Kelsey attracted top transfers Flory Bidunga (Kansas), Jackson Shelstad (Oregon), Karter Knox (Arkansas) and Alvaro Folgueiras (Iowa) this offseason.
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Team Vitality remains perfect, rolls in BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
Jan 28, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; ELEAGUE CS:GO MAJOR Semi Finals at the Fox Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Freeman/Turner Sports via Imagn Images Team Vitality clinched back-to-back unbeaten runs through the group and playoff stages by beating Natus Vincere 3-0 in the grand final of the BLAST Rivals Spring event Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.
After winning the Intel Extreme Masters Rio event on April 19 without dropping a game in the playoffs, Vitality once again had a 2-0 win in the semifinals after receiving a bye for an undefeated group stage. The shutout in the grand final clinched Team Vitality the $125,000 first prize to go along with two BLAST Frequent Flyer tokens.
Natus Vincere claimed $75,000 for the second-place finish as GamerLegion and FaZe Clan earned $40,000 after falling in the semifinals.
The $350,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament began with eight teams divided into two double-elimination groups for the initial stage. The group winners moved directly to the semifinals of the single-elimination playoff. The group runners-up went to the quarterfinals as high seeds, and the teams that finished third in their groups advanced to the quarterfinals as low seeds.
All matches in the group stage and the playoffs were best-of-three until Sunday’s grand final, which was best-of-five.
Vitality kept it close with Natus Vincere through the first two matches, eking out a 16-12 overtime win on Nuke and a 13-11 win on Anubis. It was all but over by the third match and Vitality wasted no time by picking up a 13-3 win on Dust II.
Estonia’s Robin ‘ropz’ Kool led the charge for Team Vitality with a 60-38 kills-to-deaths ratio. Israel’s Shahar ‘flameZ’ Shushan also had a solid showing with 54 kills, including a team-high 26 on Nuke to kick off the grand final.
Ukraine’s Ihor ‘w0nderful’ Zhdanov was the only member of Natus Vincere to finish with a positive kills-to-deaths ratio at 53-42. Kosovo’s Drin ‘makazze’ Shaqiri finished with the most kills on any map during the grand final with 27 on Anubis.
BLAST Rivals Spring prize pool
1. $125,000, two BLAST Frequent Flyer tokens — Team Vitality
2. $75,000 — Natus Vincere
3-4. $40,000 — GamerLegion, FaZe Clan
5-6. $25,000 — Astralis, G2 Esports
7-8. $10,000 — FUT Esports, FURIA
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Brad Stuver, Austin shut out St. Louis City
May 3, 2026; Austin, Texas, USA; Austin FC forward Christian Ramirez (21) is congratulated by teammates for making a goal against St. Louis CITY SC during the second half at Q2 Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Christian Ramirez and Myrto Uzuni scored within 12 minutes of each other in the second half and Brad Stuver turned away four shots for his second straight clean sheet to lead host Austin FC to a 2-0 win over struggling St. Louis City on Sunday.
The Verde (3-4-4, 13 points) have captured consecutive games via identical scores and have turned around a season that had seen them suffer through a seven-match winless swoon.
St. Louis City (1-6-3, 6 points) are now winless in their past five matches and have lost three times over that stretch.
Ramirez’s goal in the 69th minute broke Sunday’s scoreless deadlock. The scoring play started from a corner kick that was originally cleared from the zone before Uzuni pounced on the loose ball, sending it back into the box for teammate Dani Pereira.
Pereira then chipped a pass toward the far post that Ramirez leaped to head into the net past St. Louis goalkeeper Roman Burki for a 1-0 lead.
Austin added to the goal in the 81st minute when Uzuni booted home a left-footed shot after Jon Gallagher ran down the ball near the end line and passed to Ramirez. Ramirez then feed Uzuni at the center of the box for a shot into the lower left corner that doubled the lead.
The Verde got a boost in the match from the return of midfielder Owen Wolff, who entered in the 82nd minute after missing Austin’s first 10 games of the season.
Austin had an excellent scoring chance in the early minutes but Gallagher’s header from deep in the box with a 24% goal expectancy went over the crossbar. Marcel Hartel countered with a shot on goal for St. Louis City three minutes later that Stuver batted away.
Uzuni was in prime position to open the scoring in the 22nd minute when he headed a free kick toward the net that Burki somehow stopped. Stuver then returned the favor in the 26th minute when he dove to make a save on Simon Becher.
–Field Level Media
5-star C Obinna Ekezie Jr. picks Louisville, reclassifies to ’26
Team Vitality remains perfect, rolls in BLAST Rivals Spring grand final
