CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Cam Newton isn’t worried about when he’ll return to the football field. He says he’s just happy to be alive. Newton returned to the team’s facility two days after a two-car accident left him with two fractures in his lower back. He didn’t practice and his playing status will be reevaluated next week.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) β Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of goals in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 last night. Kucherov scored the winner when his pass went off Carolina defenseman Ron Hainsey and into the net with 30.3 seconds to play.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) β Badou Diagne scored 11 points and pulled down 10 of Coastal Carolina’s school record-tying 66 rebounds and the Chanticleers beat Warren Wilson 85-40 last night. Elijah Wilson scored 13 points and Colton Ray-St Cyr and Josh Cameron added 12 apiece for the Chanticleers.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) β Justin Tuoyo scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked six shots as Chattanooga defeated The Citadel 67-48 last night in a Southern Conference opener. Greg Pryor added 11 points for the Mocs, who made 27 of 53 shots, including half of their 16 3-pointers.
