Understanding just how remarkable Lane Johnson’s career has been

It’s kind of crazy to think that a six-time Pro Bowler could spend most of his career in obscurity. Maybe not exactly obscurity, but Lane Johnson has definitely played his career in the shadow of a couple more famous teammates. When you play on the same offensive line as two slam-dunk Hall of Famers – 11 years with Jason Kelce, eight years with Jason Peters – you can be overlooked a little bit.

Lewis, Wessels lead Saint Mary’s past Gonzaga 62-58

Mikey Lewis scored 16 points to lead Saint Mary's and Harry Wessels secured the victory with two free throws with 49 seconds remaining as the Gaels knocked off Gonzaga 62-58 on Saturday. Lewis shot 6 for 18, including 4 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Gaels (20-3, 10-0 West Coast Conference). Paulius Murauskas added 12 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 6 from the foul line while they also had eight rebounds.

Davidson puts up 14 as Nevada downs UNLV 71-65

Nick Davidson's 14 points helped Nevada defeat UNLV 71-65 on Saturday night. Davidson had six rebounds for the Wolf Pack (12-10, 4-7 Mountain West Conference). Kobe Sanders scored 13 points, going 4 of 8 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

David Benavidez dominates David Morrell to unify light heavyweight title

  • ‘Mexican Monster’ beats Morrell by unanimous decision
  • Benavidez improves to 30-0 with one-sided victory
  • Stephen Fulton wins WBC featherweight belt in co-main

David Benavidez unified the light heavyweight championship by earning a unanimous decision over challenger David Morrell on Saturday night to keep his interim WBC belt and win the WBA title.

Judges Patricia Morse Jarman and Steve Weisfeld both scored the fight 115-111 while Tim Cheatham scored it 118-108.

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Razorbacks ignite from three in Calipari’s homecoming win

Ranked 253rd nationally in three-point percentage (32.5%) entering the game, Arkansas smashed its per-game average of 7.3 three-point makes with 13 total triples on 25 attempts (52.0%) against the Wildcats. Leading the way for Arkansas from beyond the arc was big man Zvonimir Ivisic, who hit 4-of-7 threes to help him score 14 points. Guard Johnell Davis (three makes), guard DJ Wagner (two makes) and wing Karter Knox (two makes) also hit multiple splashes from distance.

Duke dominates UNC

It started with a Sion James dunk on a feed from Cooper Flagg and the dominance didn’t stop until Duke had a 32-point lead against North Carolina. “It’s really important to just come out and set the tone from the jump,” Flagg said after Duke’s 87-70 win over UNC at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night. Everything about this looked easy for Duke (19-2, 11-0 ACC), which now has a 15-game winning streak.