Johnnies top Butler

scored 18 points and blocked three shots as St. John’s beat visiting Butler, 69-57, Tuesday night.

scored 10 points for St. John’s (7-6, 2-5 Big East Conference). Rasheem Dunn added seven assists.

St. John’s scored a season-low 28 points in the second half.

scored 17 points for the Bulldogs (3-7, 2-5). Bryce Golden added 12 points and Aaron Thompson 10.

PATRONS BACK AT MASTERS

Some volume is returning the Masters, just maybe not head-turning roars.

Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Tuesday the club intends to allow a limited number of spectators for the Masters on April 8-11, provided it can be done safely, given the coronavirus pandemic.Ridley did not indicate how many spectators will be allowed.

The Masters does not publicize how many tickets it sells or how many people typically are on the grounds.

SLIME TIME RULES

The weekend’s most-viewed NFL playoff game was Sunday’s 21-9 victory by the Saints over the Bears on CBS and Nickelodeon. It averaged 30.65 million, making it CBS’ most-viewed first-round game since 2014. The 2.06 million average for the kids-oriented broadcast on Nickelodeon made it the network’s most-watched program in nearly four years.

SCOTTENHEIMER OUT

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The Seahawks fired offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer on Tuesday following a season in which the team set several offensive records but coach Pete Carroll had clear issues with how the offense operated.

Seattle announced the move, citing “philosophical differences.” The Seahawks had the highest-scoring team in franchise history, Russell Wilson threw a career-high 40 touchdowns in the regular season, and wide receivers

and Tyler Lockett both set club records for receiving. Still, the Seahawks regressed offensively in the second half of the season.

BAMA FANS HIT STREETS

Thousands of University of Alabama football fans partied in the street near campus after the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State, 52-24, for the national championship, ignoring pleas for safety at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in a celebration that a top health official said could worsen the disease.