NCAA: Cause of fatal UGA wreck
Georgia football player Devin Willock was not wearing a seat belt when he was ejected from the vehicle in a weekend crash that killed him and 24-year-old recruiting staff analyst Chandler LeCroy police said. A police report released Tuesday listed excessive speed on a road with a 40 mph limit as one of the primary causes of the crash.
● Florida quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada requested a release from his national letter of intent after a $13 million name, imagine and likeness deal fell through, a person familiar with the situation said.
● In Manhattan, Kan, Keyontae Johnson scored 24 points, including the go-ahead alleyoop dunk with 25 seconds left in overtime, and No. 13 Kansas State beat second-ranked Kansas 83-82 to snap a seven-game series skid.
● In New Orleans, Marcus Sasser scored 23 points and No. 1 Houston defeated Tulane 80-60.
● In Ames, Iowa, Jaren Holmes scored 21 points, Caleb Grill contributed 17 and No. 12 Iowa State defeated No. 7 Texas 78-67.
ETC: Maple Leafs win in overtime
William Nylander scored his second goal of the game, his 24th of the season, at 1:53 of overtime to lift the Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Panthers.
● Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion as the reason he did not participate in pregame warmups when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape. Provorov played 23 minutes in the Flyers’ 5-2 victory over the Ducks.
● Mallory Swanson scored twice and the U.S. women’s national team opened the year with a 4-0 victory over host New Zealand in Wellington.