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No. 3 Michigan tops No. 4 Ohio St.

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Hunter Dickinson had 22 points and nine rebounds and Eli Brooks scored 17 as No. 3 Michigan held off a late flurry to beat No. 4 Ohio State 92-87 on Sunday.

In a matchup of teams aiming for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines had pulled away and led by nine with 23 seconds left. But a pair of 3-pointers from Duane Washington Jr. around a layup by CJ Walker layup got the Buckeyes within three points with 3 seconds to go.

Brooks sealed the win with a couple of foul shots.

The Wolverines (16-1, 11-1 Big Ten) won their fifth straight around a three-week pause due to COVID-19 issues.

Washington had a career-high 30 points and went 5-for-10 on 3s for host Ohio State (18-5, 12-5).

Luka Garza scored 23 points and became Iowa’s all-time leading scorer as the 11th-ranked Hawkeyes beat visiting Penn State 74-68. Garza has 2,126 points for Iowa, breaking the record of 2,116 points set by Roy Marble from 1985-89. Garza also had 11 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season. It was the fourth consecutiv­e win for Iowa (17-6, 11-5 Big Ten). Penn State fell to 7-12, 4-11.

Baseball: Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg said he had “numbness in his whole hand” before undergoing carpal tunnel surgery that ended his 2020 season after just five innings. Strasburg, 32, said the numbness went away after the procedure.

Golf: Tiger Woods indicated in an interview with CBS’ Jim Nantz that he hasn’t practiced since December when he underwent a fifth surgery on his back, and that he doesn’t know if he will be ready for the Masters in early April. Woods, 45, won his fifth green jacket and 15th major championsh­ip at the Masters in 2019. In last year’s event, which was contested in November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he tied for 38th.

NBA: Brandon Ingram highlighte­d a 31-point performanc­e by hitting a go-ahead 3 with 33.3 seconds left in OT, and the host Pelicans held on for 120-115 victory over the Celtics after rallying from 24 points down in the third quarter. Zion Williamson scored 24 of his 28 points after halftime and had 10 rebounds, four assists and a block in the victory . ... Celtics G Marcus Smart likely will continue rehabilita­ting his left calf strain through the All-Star break, which runs from March 5-10. Smart was averaging 13.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists before suffering the injury Jan. 30.

NHL: T.J. Oshie scored twice to end a ninegame drought, Alex Ovechkin had a late power-play goal and the Capitals erased a two-goal deficit to beat the visiting Devils 4-3. Craig Anderson made 22 saves for his first victory in nearly a year.

Soccer: Raheem Sterling scored on a header after just 80 seconds and Manchester Cuty held on for a 1-0 road win over Arsenal. It was City’s 18th straight victory in all competitio­ns. City holds a 10-points lead over second-place Manchester United in the Premier League standings . ... Christen Press scored in the 11th minute, Megan Rapinoe added a late goal and the U.S. women beat Brazil 2-0 in the SheBelieve­s Cup in Orlando, Fla. It was the 36th straight victory for the U.S.

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