No. 8 Indiana routs Southern Illinois

Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger each scored 18 points to lead No. 8 Indiana to a 70-37 victory over Southern Illinois on Thursday in Bloomington, Ind.

Holmes went 8-for-12 from the field. She also had a team-high seven rebounds.

Nicole Cardano-Hillary had 11 points, four assists and four rebounds for the Hoosiers (10-2). Payton McCallister led the Salukis (5-5) with 10 points

⏩ Both scheduled games featuring teams in the men’s Top 25 — No. 15 Seton Hall at DePaul and George Mason at No. 24 Wisconsin — were not played. The game at DePaul was postponed. The one at Wisconsin was canceled.

Horse racing: An emergency hearing has been scheduled for Friday to determine whether the veterinary license of the newly appointed equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board should be temporarily suspended.

Dr. Jeff Blea, who is in charge of the investigation into the death of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, was hit with a 27-page “accusation” by the state Veterinary Medical Board last Friday alleging he violated several state regulations in the year prior to being named equine medical director July 1.

Blea declined to comment on the hearing or the charges.

⏩ A deal for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to police drugs in horse racing cratered after months of negotiations that the agency’s CEO said did not give it “a reasonable chance to put in place a credible and effective program.”

USADA was set to become the regulator for anti-doping and medication control for thoroughbred racing under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which is set to go into effect in July.