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NCAA: Uiagalelei enters portal

Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei ,a former five-star recruit, is expected to enter the transfer portal according to 247 Sports. Uiagalelei has been a two-year starter but was benched after the first two possessions by head coach Dabo Swinney in the ACC Championship game Saturday night. Backup quarterback Cade Klubnick threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns in No. 10 Clemson’s 39-10 victory over North Carolina.

Justyn Mutts scored 27 points to lead Virginia Tech to an 80-72 victory over No. 18 North Carolina on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va., as the former top-ranked Tar Heels have now lost four straight.

In Omaha, Neb., Derrick Walker scored a career-high 22 points as Nebraska upset No. 7 Creighton, 63-53, the highestranked opponent the Cornhuskers have beaten on the road since 1997.

In London, Cason Wallace scored 14 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had a doubledouble to lead No. 19 Kentucky over Michigan, 73-69, in a college basketball showcase at the O2 Arena.

In East Lansing, Mich., Boo Buie scored 20 points and Northwestern beat No. 20 Michigan State, 70-63.

In Los Angeles, Jaylen Clark and freshman Amari Bailey scored 14 points each and No. 21 UCLA held off Oregon, 65-56, for its fourth straight win.

In New Rochelle, Walter Clayton Jr. had 21 points in Iona’s 90-60 win over Canisius.

In South Bend, Ind., Olivia Miles had 21 points and eight rebounds for No. 7 Notre Dame as the Fighting Irish handed third-ranked UConn its first loss of the season, 74-60.

NBA: Alvarado nets career night

Brooklyn native Jose Alvarado highlighted a crowd-stirring, career-high 38point performance with a career-best eight 3-pointers, and the Pelicans won their fourth straight game by beating the Nuggets 121-106 in New Orleans.

In Washington, Anthony Davis scored 55 points on sizzling 22 of 30 shooting and added 17 rebounds, leading the Lakers over the Wizards 130-119.

NHL: Wild earn shootout win

Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov and Frederick Gaudreau scored on Minnesota’s three shootout attempts and the Wild beat the Stars 6-5 in Dallas after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period.

GOLF: Hovland wins Hero Challenge

Viktor Hovland won the Hero World Challenge with more excitement than he needed Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, clinching it with a 20-foot bogey putt on the final hole for a 3-under 69 to join tournament host Tiger

Woods as the only back-to-back winners.