Wright State hands CSU first Horizon loss

Tanner Holden had 23 points as Wright State romped past Cleveland State, 85-49. Yahel Hill had 11 points for the Vikings (9-4, 9-1), whose nine-game winning streak was broken. Torrey Patton added two points and 12 rebounds. D’Moi Hodge, who was second on the Vikings in scoring coming into the matchup with 12 points per game, failed to make a shot (0 of 6).

GOPHERS WIN BIG » Liam Robbins had 22 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes to lead No. 23 Minnesota

to a 75-57 victory over No. 7 Michigan, handing the Wolverines their first loss.

Figure skating

LEADIN » Nathan Chen doesn’t miss. As he has done since his last loss at the Pyeonchang Olympics — yes, nearly three years ago — the dynamic Chen was nearly perfect and rather playful in winning the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Seeking a fifth straight national title, something no man has done since Dick Button from 1946-52 with seven, Chen put out the most difficult routine that any man anywhere attempts. He hit a quadruple lutz, triple axel and an excellent quad fliptriple toe loop combination in scoring 113.92 points.

NBA

MASS FOUND ON LAVERT’S KIDNEY » Caris LeVert’s debut with the Indiana Pacers has been put on hold indefinitely after an MRI revealed a small mass on his left kidney. President of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard made the announcement Saturday, three days after LeVert became part of a blockbuster, four-team deal that sent perennial All-Star

James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets, two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo to the Houston Rockets. Pritchard did not provide details of the diagnosis including whether it was cancerous and declined to establish a timeline for LeVert’s return.

HARDEN HAS TRIPLE-DOUBLE » James Harden delivered 32 points and a tripledouble in his Brooklyn debut, Kevin Durant scored a season-high 42 points in his first game back with his former teammate, and the Nets showed off their potent potential in a 122-115 victory over the Magic.