Ro’mello Pegues scored 20 points and Jamaury Taylor added 17 as the Triton varsity boys basketball team fell to 7-4 with a 75-53 loss to 4-A Sanderson in the Battle in the Bull holiday tournament at Falls Lake in Durham on Thursday. … Miami of Florida men’s basketball coach Jim Larranaga has stepped down. The 75-year-old former Virginia assistant guided George Mason and the Hurricanes to Final Fours. … In bowl games Thursday, Toledo topped Pittsburgh, 48-46, in six overtimes; Kansas State rallied past Rutgers for a 44-41 victory and Arkansas State was a 38-31 winner over Bowling Green. … Bowl matchups today include Oklahoma vs. Navy in Fort Worth (ESPN, noon), Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt in Birmingham (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.), Texas Tech vs. Arkansas in Memphis (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Syracuse vs. Washington in San Diego (FOX, 8 p.m.) and Texas A&M vs. Southern California in Las Vegas (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.). … Seattle downed host Chicago, 6-3, in the NFL on Thursday night. … The Carolina Hurricanes visit New Jersey tonight (FanDuel SportsSouth, 7 p.m.).