MISSOURI’S PORTER IS OUT FOR SEASON AFTER BACK SURGERY

Michael Porter insisted before the season that he was not necessarily a one-and-done player who would leave next year for the riches of the NBA.

The standout Missouri freshman will have plenty of downtime to consider his future after the school announced Tuesday that he will miss the rest of the season following lower back surgery. The procedure, called a microdiscetomy, was scheduled in Dallas, and the expected recovery time is three to four months.

Porter signed with Missouri after originally being committed to Washington, doing so after former Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar was fired in March. His father, Michael Porter Sr., was an assistant coach at Washington at the time and was later hired by first-year Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin.

• Louisville said in an appeal that the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions imposed “grossly excessive” penalties in ordering the vacating of its 2013 men’s basketball championship and tournament revenue for a sex scandal.

The NCAA in June placed Louisville on four years’ probation and ordered that it vacate up to 123 victories, including the 2013 title and 2012 Final Four appearance. Its decision followed an investigation into an escort’s allegations that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee hired her and other dancers for sex parties with players and recruits from 2010-14.

Toronto, Columbus play to a draw.