UCONN WOMEN WIN AGAIN

Katie Lou Samuelson scored a careerhigh 34 points to help No. 1 Connecticut (17-0) beat Tulsa 98-58 Tuesday for the Huskies’ 92nd consecutive women’s basketball victory.

Freshman guard De’Aaron Fox made two clutch baskets on drives to the basket in the final minutes to thwart a final Mississippi State rally and lead the fifthranked Wildcats past the Bulldogs 88-81 to stay unbeaten in Southeastern Conference men’s play.

All- Star guard Chris Paul will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the Los Angeles Clippers said. Paul, injured Monday, is averaging 17.5 points, 9.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds and leads the NBA with 2.25 steals per game. uNine- time All-Star guard Carmelo Anthony told New York Knicks President

Phil Jackson he wanted to stay with the team and had no interest in waiving his no-trade clause, a person with knowledge of the meeting between the two told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation.

Venus Williams, a first-round loser in 2016 in the Australian Open, is one of the first players into the third round this year after defeating Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday (Tuesday ET). Just over an hour after her victory, it was announced that Venus and Serena Williams had pulled out of their first-round doubles match because of a right elbow injury to Venus.