LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has suspended coach Mark Adams over “an inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment” he made to a player. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt says he was made aware of the incident Friday. The school says Adams was encouraging a player to be more receptive to coaching in a meeting. Adams referred to a Bible verse that addresses slaves serving their masters. The school says Adams addressed the matter with his team and apologized. The school hasn't said who will fill in for Adams at the Big 12 Tournament.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Craig Porter Jr. scored 24 points and Wichita State rolled to a 69-49 victory over South Florida. Porter also had five rebounds, five assists, and five blocks for the Shockers (16-14, 9-9 American Athletic Conference). Xavier Bell scored 11 points. James Rojas totaled 10 points and six rebounds. The Bulls (14-17, 7-11) were led by Serrel Smith Jr. with 11 points and two steals.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama kept finishing one shot behind the game's best players. He beat them all at Bay Hill on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory. Kitayama made a triple bogey on the ninth hole to let everyone back into the Arnold Palmer Invitational. And then he beat them with a clutch birdie putt on the 17th hole, and a 50-foot lag putt to an inch for par on the 18th. He finished with a 72 and a one-shot win over Rory McIlroy and Harris English. Jordan Spieth, defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay and Tyrrell Hatton were two behind. Kitayama moves to No. 19 in the world.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Byron took the lead on the second-to-last lap of overtime to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas and put an exclamation mark on a dominant day for Hendrick Motorsports. The top three drivers were from Hendrick, with Byron beating teammates Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman. Bowman won last year’s March race at Las Vegas. This is Byron’s fifth career victory in his six seasons. He led 176 laps and won both stages.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says there's no timetable for Ja Morant to return to the team. The two-time All-Star wasn't in Los Angeles for games against the Clippers and Lakers while the NBA investigates a social media post in which Morant appeared to be holding a gun. Jenkins describes the video as a “very tough moment.” The coach says Morant knows he's made “difficult decisions and poor choices” that he has to be accountable for. The 23-year-old guard was the subject of another league investigation in recent weeks, but nothing came of it.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball says it won't impose any discipline against Chicago White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger after completing an investigation of domestic abuse allegations. In a statement, the commissioner’s office says its investigation included interviews of more than 15 people, including Clevinger and a woman who said she is the mother of Clevinger’s child, as well as thousands of electronic communications and other documents. Clevinger has voluntarily agreed to submit to evaluations by the joint treatment boards under the CBA and to follow any recommendations.
SUNDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)Houston 67 Memphis 65
Final (5)Purdue 76 Illinois 71
Final (15)Indiana 75 Michigan 73
Final Penn St. 65 (21)Maryland 64
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 5 Minnesota 2
Final Houston 6 Washington 2
Final Boston 4 Miami 1
Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Atlanta 6
Final Toronto 16 Philadelphia 4
Final Kansas City 5 San Francisco 1
Final Seattle 6 Milwaukee 1
Final Arizona 6 Cleveland 4
Final L.A. Dodgers 8 Chicago White Sox 4
Final L.A. Angels 8 Cincinnati 5
Final San Diego 10 Oakland 3
Final Cincinnati 12 Oakland 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 2
Final Minnesota 6 Detroit 2
Final Texas 7 L.A. Angels 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Mets 7 St. Louis 1
Final Chicago Cubs 6 Colorado 5
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Phoenix 130 Dallas 126
Final Indiana 125 Chicago 122
Final L.A. Lakers 113 Golden State 105
Final Brooklyn 102 Charlotte 86
Final Portland 122 Orlando 119
Final Houston 142 San Antonio 110
Final Oklahoma City 129 Utah 119
Final Milwaukee 117 Washington 111
Final 2OT New York 131 Boston 129
Final L.A. Clippers 135 Memphis 129
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Carolina 6 Tampa Bay 0
Final Vegas 4 Montreal 3
Final Philadelphia 3 Detroit 1
Final OT New Jersey 5 Arizona 4
Final OT Seattle 3 Colorado 2