Transfer Pryor shines for Hoyas

Cuban lifts ban on ESPN reporters

ESPN and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reached a resolution that will allow the network’s reporters to be credentialed to cover the team’s home games.

Cuban banned the reporters from entering games with media credentials last Friday and Sunday, saying he was unhappy ESPN would not have a reporter cover the team full time. On Monday, Cuban told The Associated Press that he’s concerned automated game reports could eventually replace human-generated content.

“ESPN has never contemplated automated reporting for our NBA coverage,” ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement. “We remain committed to first-person reporting on the NBA. When we are not in the building, our game recaps going forward will continue to utilize AP firstperson reports.” ■ Timberwolves PG Ricky Rubio was available to play against the Clippers on Saturday night after missing the previous five games with a sprained right elbow . ... Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told reporters before Friday’s game against the Pistons that he finds it “disgusting” that Donald Trump will be “in charge of our country” and fears for its future. News services

RALEIGH, N.C. — Rookie Sebastian Aho scored his first two NHL goals, Jordan Staal had a goal and three assists and the Hurricanes beat the Capitals, 5-1, on Saturday night.

Aho added an assist, Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and three assists and Victor Rask also scored for Carolina. Cam Ward made 20 saves.

Washington was coming off an overtime win in Chicago on Friday night.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored with 7:58 left in the first period to put Washington ahead 1-0, but backup goalie Philipp Grubauer stopped only 33 of 37 shots.

Aho scored 35 seconds later, getting his first career goal from a sharp angle to tie the game. Teravainen put the Hurricanes up 2-1 with 2:59 left in the first when he was left open in the slot and shot in a pass from Aho.

Carolina withstood Washington’s push in the second period when two Hurricanes broke their sticks on defense. Carolina was finally able to clear the puck and prevent Washington from scoring.

Aho added an empty-net goal with 3:50 left. AP

Rodney Pryor made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 32 points in his Georgetown debut, helping the Hoyas overpower South Carolina Upstate for a 105-60 seasonopening win Saturday in Washington.

Pryor, who averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game for Robert Morris last season, made 6 of 8 from beyond the arc and 13 of 16 from the field, the most efficient shooting performance of his career with at least 10 shot attempts.

Georgetown hit 66 percent from the field (36 of 54) and led 68-35 at halftime, setting a school record for points in the first half. Pryor had 26 points at the break and fell one 3-pointer short of tying the program mark.

Mike Cunningham tied a career-high with five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points in the loss.

This is the fifth time Georgetown has scored at least 100 points in coach John Thompson’s 12 seasons at the helm. ‘Big Three’ lead Irish: Notre Dame’s “Big Three” got the season started in a convincing way.

Bonzie Colson scored 23 points and nine rebounds, V.J. Beachem tied his career-high with 22 points, and fellow tricaptain Steve Vasturia added 16 to power Notre Dame to an 89-64 victory over Bryant in a Legends Classic regional matchup in South Bend, Ind.

The Irish used an 18-2 second half run to turn a single-digit lead into a 22-point advantage in a span of five minutes.

Notre Dame, which is coming off back-to-back Elite Eight runs in the NCAA tournament, hit 26 of 29 free-throw attempts.

“I love what we did from the foul line,” coach Mike Brey said. “I think we can be right up there nationally.” Smart on Trump: Texas coach Shaka Smart weighed in on the election of Donald Trump after the Longhorns’ win Friday over Incarnate Word, calling the election “a slap in the face.”

“When someone who is elected who has a history of being hateful, of being racist, of being sexist, of saying certain things that are derogatory toward a certain group, it feels like a slap in the face,” Smart said.

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