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COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

Controversial Kansas forward Silvio de Sousa is opting out of this season. He joined the team midway through 2017-18 and helped it reach the Final Four. But he was forced to sit out the next season amid eligibility questions after his name surfaced in the FBI probe into college basketball corruption, then served a 12-game suspension last year for his role in a brawl against Kansas State.

NHL: The Los Angeles Kings have signed No. 2 overall draft pick Quinton Byfield to a three-year contract.