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No. 3 Michigan uses defense late to hand No. 5 Nebraska its first loss
Jan 27, 2026; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines guard Elliot Cadeau (3) dribbles defended by Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Berke Buyuktuncel (9) in the first half at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images No. 3 Michigan held unbeaten Nebraska scoreless over the final three minutes and ended the game on a 6-0 run to win 75-72 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Wolverines (19-1, 9-1) trailed for more than 36 minutes but took the lead for good on a layup by Trey McKenney with 1:07 to go. The freshman was one of four in double figures for Michigan, with Morez Johnson’s 17 points and 12 rebounds leading the way.
Michigan shot 25% in the second half but got 14 of its 27 points from the foul line.
No. 5 Nebraska (20-1, 9-1) had its 24-game win streak, the longest in school history, come to an end despite 20 points each from Jamarques Lawrence and Pryce Sandfort. That duo combined for 30 points in the first half but were cold in the second half, when the Cornhuskers shot 32.3% and missed their final 11 3-point attempts.
Nebraska led 50-48 at the half thanks to 10 3-pointers, four each from Lawrence and Sandfort. Michigan had multiple chances to retake the lead to open the second but turned it over on four straight possessions, going almost six minutes without a field goal after shooting better than 65% in the first half.
The Cornhuskers couldn’t take advantage at first, starting 2 of 9 from the field in the second half before making three in a row with a layup from Cale Jacobsen extending the lead to 60-52 with 12:40 left.
Michigan got within 66-64 with 7:12 to go, and two Yaxel Lendeborg free throws made it a 1-point game with 3:36 remaining. The Wolverines tied it with 2:16 remaining and then took their first lead since 3-2 on McKenney’s layup.
Nebraska, which played without sixth-year senior Rienk Mast due to the flu, had two shots to tie it at the buzzer.
Three consecutive 3-pointers by Lawrence gave Nebraska a 31-20 lead midway through the first half. The Cornhuskers scored on nine consecutive possessions at one point.
Michigan made eight shots in a row to get back in it. A three-point play by Johnson cut the deficit to 38-33 and an Elliot Cadeu 3-pointer made it a three-point game with 4:19 left before halftime. Nimari Burnett then got the Wolverines within 44-42 on a three-point play with 2:59 to go in the half.
Sandfort then hit back-to-back 3s to get the lead back to eight.
–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
