Transfer Dailey to join UCLA
Eric Dailey Jr. became UCLA basketball’s newest addition as the 6-foot-8 forward announced he was committed to the Bruins.
Last season at Oklahoma State he was the only player in the Big 12 to finish in the top five among freshmen in points (9.3), rebounds (4.8) and assists (1.5) per game despite coming off the bench as a sixth man over the second half of
Michigan was given three years of probation, fined and hit with recruiting limits by the NCAA after football coaches and staff had impermissible contact with recruits and players under then-coach Jim Harbaugh
while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic . ... Oregon State’s Damien Martinez, one of the top running backs in the Pac-12, entered the transfer portal as the 14-day spring window opened for college football players. Freshman offensive lineman Jason Zandamela, a four-star recruit from Florida, entered the portal just five months after signing with USC out of high school. Others in the portal: Iowa offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor,
who is expected to return to Alabama; Henry Parrish,
Miami’s leading rusher last season; Pittsburgh defensive lineman Dayon Hayes; and KeAndre LambertSmith, Penn State’s leading receiver last year.
The Buffalo Sabres fired coach Don Granato after extending their playoff drought to 13 seasons.
Rafael Nadal returned from a three-month injury layoff with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Flavio Cobolli in the first round of the Barcelona Open. Andrey Rublev suffered his third consecutive first-round defeat, 6-4, 7-6 (6) to Brandon Nakashima.