Daily Southtown (Sunday)

Colts activate Wentz from COVID-19 list

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The Colts activated quarterbac­k Carson Wentz from the reserve/ COVID-19 list Saturday and he should be able to start against the Raiders on Sunday.

Wentz, who is unvaccinat­ed, must have a negative test Sunday to be allowed to play under new protocols adopted by the NFL and the players’ union this week. He went on the COVID-19 list Tuesday and was required to isolate for five days.

The Colts (9-6) can clinch a playoff berth by winning.

College basketball: Justin Moore hit a go-ahead jumper with 1:36 to play and No. 22 Villanova dominated inside and hit late free throws to post a 73-67 victory over gutsy No. 15 Seton Hall on Saturday. Collin Gillespie scored 21 points, Brandon Slater added 17 and Moore had 13 to lead the Wildcats (9-4, 2-1). Jermaine Samuels added 11 points and 11 rebounds as Nova held a 42-28 rebounding edge with Seton Hall missing two key big men because of COVID-19.

College football: North Carolina quarterbac­k Sam Howell is forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Howell’s decision was not surprising, but he made it official Saturday with a video posted on North Carolina football’s official Twitter account. He is considered a potential first-round draft pick. The junior will leave college as North Carolina’s most prolific quarterbac­k, with career records in yards passing (10,283) and total offense (11,292). NHL: Brady Skjei and

Steven Lorentz scored twice and the Hurricanes had the last seven goals to beat the Blue Jackets 7-4 on Saturday. The Hurricanes (23-7-1) scored four times in a 3:57 span of the third to overcome a 4-2 deficit. They had five goals in the period. Ethan Bear scored at 10:50 of the third to make it 5-4 and Lorentz made it 6-4 at 11:59 as part of the spurt. Andrei Svechnikov scored into an empty net at 17:30 for the final score.

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