MSU’s Winston among nation’s best
Michigan State’s Cassius Winston was the only consensus selection on the Associated Press preseason All-America team announced Tuesday, a day after the Spartans were ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll.
The 6-1 guard averaged 18.8 points and 7.5 assists as a junior, leading the Spartans to the Final Four for the eighth time under coach Tom Izzo.
Winston is joined by high-scoring Marquette senior guard Markus Howard, Louisville junior forward Jordan Nwora, Seton Hall senior guard Myles Powell and Memphis freshman James Wiseman on the five-player team.
■ Michigan State G Joshua Langford had a setback in his return from a foot injury, and Izzo said the senior will be re-evaluated in January. Langford played only 13 games last season, averaging 15 points . ... Dallas police have arrested a second suspect in the investigation of last month’s fatal shooting of ex-NBA and Texas Tech star Andre Emmett. Dallas County jail records show Michael Lucky, 29, was being held on a capital murder charge. Online records didn’t immediately list an attorney representing Lucky, who surrendered Monday.
Baseball: Joe Girardi left Citizens Bank Park on Monday night as the favorite to be the next Phillies manager after an all-day interview, as the team nears a decision. Girardi, according to a source, emerged as the “leading candidate” for the job after the Phillies conducted follow-up interviews over the last few days with Girardi, Buck Showalter and Dusty Baker. Girardi has not managed since 2017, when he finished a decade-long run with the Yankees . ... The Phillies hired Brian Barber to be director of amateur scouting. Barber spent the last 18 seasons with the Yankees.
College football: Wake Forest leading tackler Justin Strnad is out for the season with a ruptured bicep tendon. The team says the linebacker had surgery three days after he was injured in a 22-20 victory over Florida State.
Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers have filed court documents asking a U.S. judge in Las Vegas to either dismiss a Nevada woman’s lawsuit alleging the soccer star raped her in 2009, or to order closed-door settlement talks. Attorneys representing Ronaldo’s accuser, Kathryn Mayorga, did not immediately respond to telephone, email and text messages seeking comment about the two recent court filings about her lawsuit stemming from a 2010 confidentiality agreement and $375,000 hush-money payment . ... Real Madrid took a big step toward salvaging its Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win over Galatasaray. Eden Hazard set up Toni Kroos for the winning goal in the 18th minute. The win lifts Madrid into second place in Group A behind Paris Saint-Germain and two points clear of third-placed Club Brugge.