NBA:
In the NBA, Charlotte beat Washington 94-87, Cleveland bested the Clippers 105-94, Dallas trumped Sacramento 101-78, and it was Portland over Phoenix 108-87.
The NBA has fined Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan $15,000 for making excessive contact with Brooklyn Nets forward Bojan Bogdanovic. The league announced the fine yesterday. Bogdanovic was attempting a layup when he was fouled. Wednesday night.
NHL:
Over on the ice, the Islanders edged Philadelphia in a shootout 3-2, St. Louis blanked Buffalo 3-0, Florida skated past Los Angeles 3-2, Washington beat Ottawa 2-1, Anaheim topped Nashville 5-2, Tampa Bay bested Dallas 5-3, Carolina edged Arizona in a shootout 2-1, Detroit shut out Colorado 3-0, and it was San Jose over Vancouver 5-1.
MLB:
Left-hander Wade Miley and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $19.25 million, three-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Miley gets a $500,000 signing bonus as part of the agreement and salaries of $3.5 million this year, $6 million next year and $8.75 million in 2017. Boston has a $12 million option for 2018 with a $500,000 buyout, and the option price can escalate to $14 million.
Detroit Tigers slugger Victor Martinez is slated for surgery next Tuesday after tearing the medial meniscus in his left knee during offseason workouts last week. The Tigers have not announced a timetable for the return of Martinez, who missed the 2012 season after injuring the same knee. Martinez hit .335 with 32 home runs and 103 RBIs last year.
NFL:
Seattle Seahawks All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas played the Super Bowl with a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will need offseason surgery. Thomas' agent has confirmed the injury and need for surgery in an email to The Associated Press. ESPN first reported Thomas needing surgery.
Speaking of Seahawks defensive backs, Richard Sherman is a proud papa. He tweets that his girlfriend gave birth to their baby boy, Rayden, on Thursday morning.
Bill Belichick will appear on CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman next Wednesday night. The New England coach led the Patriots to their fourth Super Bowl title on Sunday night. He last visited Letterman in February 2004 after the Patriots won their second title.
President Barack Obama has congratulated New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick on his team's victory in the Super Bowl. Obama called Belichick yesterday. The White House says Obama pointed out the contributions of many of the players toward the game's exciting finish. Obama also invited the team to visit the White House to celebrate the victory.
NCAA:
In men's college basketball, James Ford Jr. scored a career-high 18 points — including four 3-pointers — and led Quinnipiac to a 72-52 victory over Monmouth last night. Ousmane Drame added 11 points and 12 boards for the Bobcats, who out-rebounded Monmouth 50-32.
Golf:
Not only is Tiger Woods failing to win golf tournaments, he's failing to complete them.
Woods withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open after 11 holes because of tightness in his lower back that he attributed to a fog delay. It's the latest setback for Woods, who has missed the cut three times, withdrawn twice and finished 69th in his last six tournaments. He hasn't played four rounds in a tournament since last year's British Open, where he was never in serious contention. Woods hasn't earned a PGA victory since the 2013 Bridgestone Invitational, a drought that's dropped him to 56th in the world rankings.
Woods was playing for the first time since firing a career-high 82 at the Phoenix Open.
Nicholas Thompson had an 8-under 64 on the North Course and had a one-shot lead over Michael Thompson when play was suspended by darkness. Brooks Koepka had a 66 on the North, four days after winning the Phoenix Open. Cameron Tringale also carded a 66 on the North.
The best score on the tougher South Course belonged to Jhonnatan Vegas, who shot 67.
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