Fordham tops La Salle to move on in A-10 tourney
Darius Quisenberry scored 22 points to lift Fordham over La Salle, 69-61, Thursday night in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.
Quisenberry also contributed six rebounds for the Rams (25-7). Khalid Moore scored 20 points while shooting 6 for 14 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line. Will Richardson was 4 of 7 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) to finish with 10 points.
The Explorers (15-19) were led by Khalil Brantley, who finished with 18 points and seven assists.
OHTANI LIFTS JAPAN IN WBC
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run double off the left-field wall, allowed one hit over four innings and got the win, leading Japan over China, 8-1, on Thursday night in its opener at the World Baseball Classic.
The Angels two-way star, struck out five and walked none in the Group B game at the Tokyo Dome. His fourth-inning double off Weiyi Wang gave Japan a 3-0 lead.
Ohtani retired his first 10 batters before Weiyi Wang’s single in the fourth. Ohtani threw 32 of 49 pitches for strikes.
In the other Group B game, Robbie Perkins and Robert Glendinning hit three-run homers to lead Australia over South Korea, 8-7. In Group A, Xander Bogaerts and Jurickson Profar homered as the Netherlands beat Panama, 3-1, and Italy beat Cuba, 6-3, behind Nicky Lopez’s two-run single that capped a four-run 10th inning.
NO CHARGES FOR KEMP
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a Tacoma parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items, his attorneys said Thursday.
Kemp, 53, was arrested by Tacoma police Wednesday for investigation of a drive-by shooting but was released from jail Thursday afternoon without charges having been filed. The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office said it would not file charges pending further investigation.
HARPER HOPES TO BE BACK BY BREAK
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper joined his teammates at spring training and hasn’t ruled out being back by the All-Star break following Tommy John surgery.
“Things can change either way,” the twotime National League MVP Harper said Thursday.
“I could be after, I could be before. But as right now that’s the date we kind of solidified. We’re not going to rush. We’re going to be smart about it.”