MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 25 points, Markquis Nowell added 14 points and 10 assists, and No. 14 Kansas State beat ninth-ranked Baylor 75-65 on Tuesday night. Cam Carter added 10 points for the Wildcats, who trailed 34-31 at the break but used an 18-4 second-half charge to seize control. They coasted from there to a school record-tying seventh win over a ranked team this season. Keyonte George hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points for Baylor, which had won seven of its last eight against the Wildcats and three straight in Manhattan. LJ Cryer added four 3s and finished with 16 points.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice and Tyrese Hunter each scored 15 points and No. 8 Texas raced away from No. 23 Iowa State with a big first half to earn a 72-54 win. Texas is tied with No. 3 Kansas for first place in the Big 12 with three games left in the regular season. The Longhorns haven’t won even a share of the league crown since 2008. The Longhorns made nine 3-pointers in the first half and led by 19 at halftime. Osun Ossunniyi scored 12 points to lead Iowa State.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jaylon Tyson scored 18 on 7-for-8 shooting and Texas Tech beat Oklahoma 74-63 on Tuesday night to keep the Sooners in the Big 12 Conference cellar and extend their win streak to four. Joe Bamisile’s 3-pointer brought Oklahoma within 62-59 with 3:47 to go before Obanor responded with a layup and a dunk and the Red Raiders maintained safe space from there. Tanner Groves scored 16 points for Oklahoma.
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman can earn up to $8.75 million as part of his one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals if he regains a job as a regular closer. The left-hander, who turns 35 on Feb. 28, is guaranteed $3.75 million under the deal announced Jan. 27. Chapman can earn $2.5 million based on games and $2.5 million based on games finished. Chapman averaged 100.7 mph on his fastball in 2016 but dropped below 100 mph in 2018 and was at a career-low 97.5 last season. He was 4-4 with a 4.46 ERA last season for the Yankees.
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Of all of baseball’s tweaks under Commissioner Rob Manfred, the pitch clock might be the one that affects the most players. Whether you’re a pitcher, a catcher, a hitter or a baserunner, there’s no hiding from this rule change. The goal is to speed up play by limiting the parts of the game fans find particularly tedious. The clocks will count down from 30 seconds between batters. Between pitches, it will be 15 seconds with nobody on and 20 if there’s a baserunner. There are also limits on pickoff attempts that could help potential base stealers.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The PGA Tour is coming off two big weeks with Scottie Scheffler winning in raucous Phoenix and Jon Rahm at Riviera. Tiger Woods caused the biggest buzz of all. Now it's LIV Golf's turn. The Saudi-funded league begins its second season and will be compared with two loud weeks on the PGA Tour, with two more to follow. AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson says this wasn't a great offseason for LIV. It signed six players, none prominent. It also had four executives leave. The LIV season starts Friday in the Mexican resort of Mayakoba. One upside is a new television partner in The CW Network.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are closer to seeing their high-tech golf league become reality. The ceremonial groundbreaking for the arena that will house the league that’s being called TGL was held Tuesday at Palm Beach State College. Woods and McIlroy are among the co-founders and were there for the first step of actual construction. Play will begin early next year. Woods and McIlroy so far have 11 players committed to the league. Besides them, the league will include world No. 1 Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Adam Scott, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police say Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police investigator Brandon Culpepper testified Tuesday that Miller brought Darius Miles’ gun to him on the night of the shooting after Miles texted him and asked him to do so. The allegation of Miller’s involvement on Jan. 15 came during a preliminary hearing for Miles and Michael Davis, who face capital murder charges for the death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. Alabama coach Nate Oats says the team has been aware of Miller's alleged involvement and he was just in “the wrong spot at the wrong time."
TUESDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (8)Texas 72 (23)Iowa St. 54
Final (14)Kansas St. 75 (9)Baylor 65
Final (10)Marquette 73 (19)Creighton 71
Final (25)Texas A&M 68 (11)Tennessee 63
Final (13)Miami 76 Virginia Tech 70
Final Villanova 64 (16)Xavier 63
Final Michigan St. 80 (17)Indiana 65
Final (22)San Diego St. 77 Colorado St. 58
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 3 Washington 1
Final Montreal 5 New Jersey 2
Final Carolina 4 St. Louis 1
Final Tampa Bay 6 Anaheim 1
Final Toronto 6 Buffalo 3
Final Minnesota 2 Los Angeles 1
Final SO Nashville 5 Vancouver 4
Final SO Chicago 3 Vegas 2
Final Edmonton 4 Philadelphia 2