Cubs invite 24 to camp

The Cubs invited 24 non- roster players to spring training, including top prospects Eloy Jimenez and Ian Happ. Other invitees include pitchers Manny Parra and Zac Rosscup and infielders Munenori Kawasaki and Jemile Weeks. Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 14, and position players report Feb. 17.

◆ Godwin Boahen scored 19 points, TarkusFerguson added 13 and K. J. Santos 11, butUIC lost 7962 to visiting Northern Kentucky. The Flames ( 11- 10, 4- 4 Horizon) made seven of their first 10 shots to open a 16- 5 lead, but made just 15 of 51 ( 29 percent) from there. ◆ The Fire signed Djordje Mihailovic as a Homegrown Player. The 18- year- old is from Lemont.

◆ Derrick Rose ( 13 points) sprained his left ankle in the third quarter of the New York Knicks’ 110- 107 victory over the visiting Hornets. The Knicks said X- rays were negative.

◆ James Harden totaled 51 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 123- 118 victory over the 76ers. He was 16- for- 28 from the field and 13- for- 14 from the line.

◆ Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanterwill be out at least a month after fracturing his right forearm by punching a chair during a win over the Mavericks.

◆ Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres’ first Cy Young Award winner, is fighting throat cancer linked to tobacco use during his baseball career.