USC’s Dixon-Waters entering portal

Reese Dixon-Waters, who was named Pac-12 sixth man of the year as a sophomore, is leaving USC and entering his name into the NCAA transfer portal. He was joined by fellow sophomore Malik Thomas, who played largely a reserve role for the Trojans.

— Ryan Kartje

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points in his long-awaited return from a strained right calf and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-124 . ... Ja Morant had 17 points and five assists in his return from an NBA suspension, and Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with a season-high 37 points and 10 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Houston Rockets 130-125 . ... All-Star forward Zion Williamson (strained hamstring) will not return for at least two more weeks . ... Michael Jordan is considering selling the Charlotte Hornets.

The first two rounds of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament averaged a record 391,000 viewers, a 28% increase over last year. The second-round game Sunday between Georgia and Iowa averaged 1.5 million, a record for an early-round game. The men’s first round on March 16-17 averaged 9.2 million viewers on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. The March 17 games averaged 9.3 million, making it the most-watched Friday first round. ... Wichita State hired Paul Mills away from Oral Roberts, landing one of the hottest names among mid-major coaches . ... No. 3 seed Charlotte held off No. 8 seed Eastern Kentucky 71-68 in the title game of the College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy were among five of the top eight seeds to win their matches at the Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas.

Former U.S. Open champions Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens were knocked out of the Miami Open, hours after No. 1ranked and defending champion Iga Swiatek pulled out because of a rib injury.