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Seton Hall upsets No. 7 Maryland in men's basketball

December 20, 2019 at 6:27AM
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Quincy McKnight scored a season-high 17 points and undermanned Seton Hall used a swarming, shot-blocking defense to stun No. 7 Maryland 52-48 Thursday night.

The Pirates (7-4) held the Terrapins to 27% shooting, blocked 15 shots and forced 17 turnovers in ending a two-game losing streak and handing Maryland (10-2) its second straight loss.

Seton Hall seemed in control when Anthony Nelson hit a layup for a 49-42 edge with about a minute to play. Then the Pirates missed three free throws and turned the ball over, setting up Anthony Cowan Jr. to try a tying three-pointer with 22 seconds left.

Cowan missed, and Seton Hall got the rebound and made a free throw to ice it.

Seton Hall won without Big East preseason player of the year Myles Powell (concussion) and power forward Sando Mamukelashvili (broken wrist).

Memphis' Wiseman leaves

Memphis center James Wiseman says he has withdrawn from school as the likely NBA lottery pick gets ready to begin his pro career. The 7-foot-1 freshman is considered the potential No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft.

The NCAA suspended Wiseman 12 games because his family received $11,500 to assist in a move from Nashville to Memphis in the summer of 2017.

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Wiseman played in Memphis' first three games and averaged 19.7 points and 10.7 rebounds. He would have been eligible to return to action on Jan. 12.

Spartans' Langford out for year

Michigan State senior Joshua Langford had season-ending foot surgery. The shooting guard averaged 15 points a game last season. He was one of the team's top defenders before hurting his right foot and needing surgery after playing in 13 games as a junior. He hasn't played this season.

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Prescott says he'll play

Dak Prescott has been limited in practice by a shoulder injury but says he will play Sunday when the Cowboys face the Eagles.

"I'll be good to go Sunday," Prescott said Thursday, a day after coach Jason Garrett revealed that Prescott wouldn't be throwing in practice to start the week after getting his right shoulder crunched at the end of a run early in Dallas' 44-21 win over the Los Angeles Rams last week.

Prescott leads the league in passing yardage.

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"It's just annoying," Prescott said of the pain he was experiencing. "It's nagging. Definitely dealt with a lot more pain. So it's just nagging."

... Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard had surgery on his left knee this week, the third operation he's had on the joint.

Despite his injury issues in the past, the Dolphins signed him to a $76.5 million, five-year contract in May, which included $46 million guaranteed and was the most lucrative deal ever for a cornerback.

Howard was placed on injured reserve after Week 8. Last year, he missed four games but still tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions and made the Pro Bowl.

around the horn

Baseball: The Angels agreed to a $9 million, one-year contract with righthander Julio Teheran, who was 10-11 with a 3.81 ERA last season with the Braves.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal won his second consecutive Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and third overall Thursday, based on voting by other players, while Andy Murray was chosen the ATP's 2019 comeback player of the year.

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