Clark ‘OK’ after collision with fan
Caitlin Clark said she was “OK” after she was accidentally knocked down by a fan running onto the court after No. 2 Iowa was upset in overtime by No. 18 Ohio State in Columbus.
The Hawkeyes basketball star was running off the court with her head down when a female fan, trying to film the on-court celebration, banged into Clark.
She fell to the court under one of the baskets as personnel and teammates rushed to her aid.
“I was just trying to exit the court as quickly as possible, so I started running and I was absolutely just hammered by somebody trying to run onto the court,” Clark said after the 100-92 loss.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith went to the Hawkeyes locker room and apologized to Clark and Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Buckeyes coach Kevin McGuff also issued an apology.
San José State hired former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as the Spartans head coach. Niumatalolo spent last season at UCLA in an off-field role for Bruins coach Chip Kelly, but was elevated to tight ends coach after the season. ... Buffalo hired South Carolina special teams coordinator Pete Lembo, who has 15 years of experience as a college head coach, to lead the Bulls.
Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni fired defensive coordinator Sean Desai, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press. ... The Cleveland Browns interviewed Ken Dorsey to be their offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the meeting told the AP. ... The Atlanta Falcons interviewed a dozen candidates for their head coaching vacancy, adding Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik to the growing list.
Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube was granted an indefinite leave to attend to his mental health, the team announced. ... Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto returned to the ice against the Philadelphia Flyers after sitting out the first 41 games because of a suspension from the NHL for “activities related to sports wagering.”
Atlanta guard Trae Young was diagnosed with a concussion after getting elbowed in the face in a loss to Cleveland and will be out indefinitely, the team said
In Asna, Slovakia, Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending career win 95 by taking the women’s World Cup slalom, a day after the American ski star’s main rival sustained a season-ending injury. In the first race without Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova, Shiffrin edged out Croatian teenager Zrinka Ljutic by 0.14 seconds. ... German skier Linus Strasser won the men’s World Cup slalom at the classic Hahnenkamm races in Kitzbuehel, Austria for his first win in two years.
In Saturday’s late games, Dominique Daniels Jr. scored a career-high 39 points, including six threepointers, to lead Cal Baptist (11-7, 4-3 Western Athletic) over Southern Utah (6-12, 1-6) 83-76 in Riverside; and Dominick Harris had 16 points in Loyola Marymount’s 68-61 victory over Pepperdine in Malibu. Harris made four three-pointers for the Lions (9-10, 2-3 West Coast). Jevon Porter had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Waves (9-12, 2-4).