Today is Thursday, March 2, the 61st day of 2023. There are 304 days left in the year.

There are some pretty good uses for an old cellphone, if it is not too beat-up or broken. Here are five things you can do with your old phone, and none of them require an active SIM card.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jahvon Quinerly scored 24 points, Brandon Miller made the clinching free throws with six seconds left and No. 2 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit before beating archrival Auburn 90-85 in overtime on Wednesday night.

Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter pitched two solid innings in his spring training debut. The 19-year-old allowed one run on three hits with a strikeout in a 4-4 tie with Minnesota. Painter's fastball touched 99 mph against Twins star Carlos Correa. Painter also struck out eight-year veteran Max Kepler. Philadelphia catcher Garrett Stubbs praised Painter's poise, saying there is still plenty of room for growth. Painter is making a bid to make Philadelphia's starting rotation out of spring training.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training ahead of what could become another record-breaking weekend. Shiffrin is aiming for her 86th career World Cup victory to match the all-time mark set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1970s and 80s. Shiffrin is expected to have three chances this weekend. She could also lock up the season-long World Cup title for the fifth time in her career. 

Players have largely been pleased with Major League Baseball's rollout of several new rules this spring, but fans getting their first look in person have mixed reviews. MLB has added a pitch clock, limited infield shifts and made other changes to quicken the pace of play. It seems to be working, with games running about 20 minutes shorter on average compared to last spring training. Some fans have felt indifferent to the rules, while others are gushing about the faster pace. Others wish the game would just stay as it's been for most of their lives.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is starting his new job as president of the NCAA this week. At the top of his to-do list is getting a handle on name, image and likeness compensation for college athletes. Like his predecessor, Mark Emmert, Baker says the NCAA needs help from Congress in the form of a federal law to govern NIL. But Baker brings a different way of thinking about regulating NIL.

The women's college basketball season is racing toward NCAA Tournament time. Conference tournaments will begin the first week of March, capped by Selection Sunday on Sunday, March 12. Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women's teams: There will be two regional sites instead of four: Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle will each host eight teams. The Final Four is in Dallas on March 31 and the championship game is two days later on April 2.

Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, projected as one of the top players in the NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department issued an arrest warrant alleging that Carter was racing his SUV against an SUV driven by the recruiting staffer, which led to the Jan. 15 wreck.

As disconcerting as the U.S.’s current debt situation is, the outlook is even worse. When the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its forecasts this month, it estimated that debt held by the public will climb to $46 trillion by 2033 from $31 trillion currently. This puts the country one step closer to the dreaded “debt bomb“ scenario, which would make today’s battle over whether to raise the $31 trillion debt ceiling look quaint in comparison.

Today is Wednesday, March 1, the 60th day of 2023. There are 305 days left in the year.