BasketballMurauskas helps Saint Mary's beat WSU
MORAGA, Calif. -- Paulius Murauskas' 30 points led Saint Mary's over Washington State 77-56 on Saturday night.
Murauskas added 10 rebounds for the Gaels. Augustas Marciulionis scored 16 points and added seven assists and four steals. Jordan Ross had 12 points and shot 4 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul line.
LeJuan Watts finished with 17 points and four assists for the Cougars. Washington State also got 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks from Isaiah Watts. Ethan Price also had 11 points.
Saint Mary's took the lead with 1:31 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Murauskas led their team in scoring with 20 points in the first half to help put the Gaels up 38-34 at the break. Saint Mary's extended its lead to 54-36 during the second half, fueled by a 16-2 scoring run. Marciulionis scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
Gonzaga routs Pepperdine: Khalif Battle's 24 points helped Gonzaga defeat Pepperdine 107-55.
Battle also contributed five rebounds for the Bulldogs. Nolan Hickman added 18 points while shooting 7 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc, and also had seven assists. Michael Ajayi shot 4 of 6 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Seattle loses to Tarleton St.: Chris Mpaka scored 20 points as Tarleton State beat Seattle 67-64.
John Christofilis finished with 15 points off the bench for the Redhawks and Kobe Williamson added 14.
EWU rallies to beat Idaho: Andrew Cook scored a career-high 28, making two free throws with seven seconds left after he tied the game with a dunk and Eastern Washington rallied to beat Idaho 75-73.
WSU falls to Portland: Maisie Burnham led Portland with 31 points in a 84-79 victory over Washington State. Eleonora Villa scored 16 points to lead the Cougars.
Gonzaga beats Loyola Marymount: Yvonne Ejim scored 16 points in Gonzaga's 69-57 victory over Loyola Marymount.
Seattle falls to Tarleton St.: Arieona Rosborough led Tarleton State with 19 points in a 79-76 victory over Seattle U. Candy Edokpaigbe scored 21 points for the Redhawks.
EWU tops Idaho: Peyton Howard scored 19 points and Eastern Washington held on to beat Idaho 63-60.
FootballHuskies, Fisch hire linebackers coach
Jedd Fisch, once again, has a full coaching staff. At least for now.
Washington filled the final off-campus recruiter vacancy on its staff Saturday, hiring Brian Odom as its new linebackers coach according to a report by ESPN's Pete Thamel. He replaces Robert Bala, who left to be the co-defensive coordinator at Florida on Feb. 5.
Odom, a veteran position assistant, spent the past season coaching linebackers at North Texas. He was promoted to interim defensive coordinator after UNT coach Eric Morris fired defensive coordinator Matt Caponi on Nov. 16.
Before joining North Texas for the 2024 season, Odom spent five years as part of Lincoln Riley's staffs at USC and Oklahoma.
Golden wins Broyles Award: Former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden was named the Broyles Award winner as the nation's top assistant coach.
HockeyU.S. beats Canada at 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL -- Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the United States beat Canada 3-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night, wrapping up a spot in the championship game by winning a game that started with three fights in nine seconds and was played at a blistering pace with physicality throughout.
The most anticipated game of round-robin play did not disappoint, from the fisticuffs off the opening faceoff to big hits from Charlie McAvoy on Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid and more than a few vital saves by Connor Hellebuyck among his 24.
Finland tops Sweden in overtime: Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner, and Finland beat Sweden 4-3 in an instant classic, back-and-forth game.
Briefly
Baseball: Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star and World Series champion with the White Sox, is being treated for stomach cancer. ... The Angels announced a $10 million, one-year contract with Kenley Jansen and a $5 million, one-year deal with Yoán Moncada. ... Ty France finalized a one-year contract with the Twins, who also signed Erasmo Ramírez to a minor league deal.
Motor sports: Jesse Love won the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener in overtime. ... Parker Kligerman, who won the Truck Series season opener before being disqualified when his truck was found to be too low in a postrace inspection, said he would appeal.
Golf: Patrick Rodgers shot a 4-under 68 for a one-shot lead going into a final round at Torrey Pines. ... LIV Golf secured its foothold in Australia, with Adelaide retaining hosting rights for its tournament until 2031.
Tennis: Top-ranked Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month doping ban in a deal with the World Anti-Doping Agency that means he can play again from May 5, will not lose his No. 1 ranking, will not miss any Grand Slams, and will not lose titles or prize money he earned after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid last March. ... Amanda Anisimova won the Qatar Open for her third career title and first since 2022. Anisimova beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3.