Devin Carter had 25 points and No. 24 Providence outlasted No. 18 Creighton 94-86 in double overtime Wednesday night. In other AP Top 25 games on Tuesday, Kansas beat Oklahoma State, Syracuse upset N.C. State and Oklahoma upset Kansas State. 

New Mexico State has fired basketball coach Greg Heiar in the wake of hazing allegations on the team that shut down the program for the rest of the season. Chancellor Dan Arvizu announced the firing, saying hazing has no place on the New Mexico State campus, and that those found responsible would be held accountable. Arvizu said decisions about the rest of the coaching staff will be made after further investigation. An Aggies player told campus police that three teammates ganged up on him and attacked him. The police report includes allegations of false imprisonment, harassment and criminal sexual contact.

The France family migrated from Washington, D.C. to Florida because Bill France Sr. said he wanted to escape the cold. But the young businessman and mechanic was a racing enthusiast. France chose Daytona Beach to settle because of the racing on the sand. It led him in 1948 to formalize the National Association of Stock Car Racing. NASCAR will begin celebrating its 75th season on Sunday with a sold-out Daytona 500.

Jay Johnson is among the few West Coast baseball coaches who have left for the SEC. His first LSU team showed he would not be overmatched in the league that's produced eight of the last 13 national champions. The Tigers won 40 games and reached a regional final. The Tigers go into this season No. 1 team in the preseason polls. That's after Johnson signed the nation's best recruiting class and brought in the top-rated group of transfers. The Tigers also have Dylan Crews. He is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft.

Noah Gragson is ready to making winning fun again racing for a team co-owned by Jimmie Johnson. Gragon is making the full-time jump to the NASCAR Cup Series this season. He's driving for Legacy Motor Club. Johnson has served as a mentor already. Gragson has adapted a healthier lifestyle and cut back on his drinking. Gragson is ready to make a run Sunday at winning the Daytona 500. He has an automatic spot this season after two years of trying to earn his way into the race.

There were some familiar faces in new places as teams picked up the pace on the second day of spring training. Justin Verlander threw his first bullpen session for the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie, Florida, six days before he turns 40. 

A scintillating Super Bowl 57 was filled with magical moments but also some that were cringe-worthy. The field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, lived up to its reputation as a slippery place to play as players from both the Chiefs and Eagles had a hard time keeping their footing. And a debatable call in the closing minutes ensured there would be an anticlimactic finish to an otherwise thrilling 38-35 win by Kansas City that gave coach Andy Reid his second Super Bowl title and a win over the Philadelphia team that fired him.

Russell Westbrook is not a great shooter. He never has been. But he still puts up numbers and there are some NBA teams that are certain he could help them down the stretch and into the playoffs this season. He's currently deciding whether to negotiate a buyout from the Jazz.

Free agency has come to college basketball with the NCAA’s decision that transfers need not sit out a year before playing. That's given programs with holes to fill access to players to fill those holes. Not all of them work out, but it has for these six.