Stanford clips Miami in OT for NIT title

NEW YORK — Chasson Randle hit two free throws with 3.4 seconds left in overtime, and Stanford won the second NIT title of his career, edging Miami 66-64 on Thursday.

Sheldon McClellan’s double-pumping 3-point attempt that would have won it at the buzzer wasn’t close to going in.

The short-handed Hurricanes had rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to force the extra period and led 64-61 with less than a minute left. But Randle twice got to the line, making four straight foul shots for the victory.

The senior, who became the Cardinal’s all-time leading scorer in Tuesday’s semifinals, finished with 25 points Thursday to end his career with 2,375.

McClellan led Miami with 17 points. will lead to discrimination against gays and lesbians. Emmert said the law “absolutely, positively” needs to change.

The NCAA, based in Indianapolis, was among the first organizations to express concern about the law when it was passed last week. The Final Four is being held in Indianapolis this weekend and Emmert said the NCAA would consider moving future events out of state if the law wasn’t revised.

Among the upcoming events scheduled in Indianapolis is next year’s women’s Final Four.

Emmert says he and others at the NCAA were concerned when no one, including the governor, could assure them that the law wouldn’t make it permissible to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

DEVELOPMENTS

Texas lures Smart from VCU: Shaka Smart is leaving Virginia Commonwealth to coach the Texas Longhorns.

VCU sports information director Scott Day confirmed to reporters gathered at the campus Thursday night that Smart was making the move. Smart met with VCU players earlier in the evening.

Gators extend Donovan contract: Florida coach Billy Donovan has signed a one-year contract extension that raises his annual salary to about $4 million and keeps him under contract through 2019-20.