Charlotte lost its NBA season opener, 121-114, at Cleveland on Wednesday night despite 42 points by Terry Rozier. Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball was scoreless in 15 minutes and center Cody Zeller reportedly broke his left hand. … Boston topped visiting Milwaukee, 122-121, as Jayson Tatum banked in a 3-pointer from the left wing for the game winner. … Georgia Southern rolled past Louisiana Tech, 38-3, in the New Orleans Bowl and Memphis took a 25-10 win over Florida Atlantic in the Montgomery Bowl. … In the New Mexico Bowl today at 3:30 p.m., Hawaii (4-4) plays Houston (3-4) (ESPN). … College football coaching hires include New England quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch at Arizona and Terry Bowden at Louisiana-Monroe. … No. 23 Ohio State rallied from a 10-point deficit at the half to defeat No. 11 Rutgers, 80-68, in Columbus.
Advertisement