Maxime Raynaud had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his nation-leading 21st double-double of the season and Stanford cruised past Boston College 78-60 on Wednesday night.

Raynaud hit 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored 16 points in the first half as Stanford took a 37-19 halftime lead. The Eagles led a couple of times in the first three minutes but the Cardinal took control with a 15-2 run that lasted six minutes. Stanford made three 3-pointers in that time span and made 6 of 13 in the half.

A 3-pointer from Raynaud gave the Cardinal a 27-point lead early in the second half but the Cardinal scored only 11 points in the next nine minutes as Boston College closed to within 68-53 with five minutes remaining.

The Eagles got as close as 74-60 on a 3-pointer by Roger McFarlane with three minutes left but that was the last made field goal of the game. Stanford finished it off with four free throws.

Oziyah Sellers had 18 points, Chisom Okpara 15 and Jaylen Blakes 11 for Stanford (18-10, 10-7 ACC). The Cardinal shot 48% overall and made 13 of 14 free throws. Raynaud made 9 of 14 field goals and 4 of 6 3-pointers.

Boston College (12-16, 4-13) got 13 points from Chad Venning and 11 from McFarlane.

It was the first meeting between the two programs.

Stanford hosts SMU on Saturday.

Boston College visits Cal on Saturday.

Baseball

Brewers Pitcher Bukauskas out for season >> Milwaukee Brewers pitcher JB Bukauskas is expected to miss the entire season because of lat surgery, the latest injury-related setback for a former first-round draft pick.

The 28-year-old Bukauskas missed most of the 2024 season with a lat injury as well. The right-hander went 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in six relief appearances with Milwaukee and had a 0-0 record with a 1.80 ERA in six outings with Triple-A Nashville.

Trout hits first homer back from injury >> Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout hit his first homer of spring training, a solo shot over the left-field wall as the Los Angeles Angels star tries to bounce back from several injury-filled seasons.

The 33-year-old went deep in the third inning off Cincinnati reliever Bryan Shaw. Trout was the designated hitter and plans to play a majority of his games in right field, moving from center in an attempt to preserve his health.

Dodgers Ohtani to make Spring Debut >> Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night against his old team, the Los Angeles Angels.

Ohtani, 30, will be the designated hitter. Roberts has not given a timetable for Ohtani’s return to the pitching mound other than to say he hopes it would be “sooner than later.” Roberts has ruled Ohtani out for the opening series in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18-19.

Ohtani injured his left shoulder sliding into second base during the World Series, when the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in five games.

Golf

Woodland receives PGA courage award after Brain Surgery >> Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland was honored with the PGA Tour Courage Award as he comes back from brain surgery to remove a lesion that was causing him to have unfounded thoughts that he was dying.

Woodland, who won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach to go along with three other PGA Tour titles, had a hole the size of a baseball removed from his head so doctors could remove the lesion in a September 2023 surgery.

He returned last year and continues to make strides toward restoring his game and his life at home with wife Gabby and his three children.

Soccer

Liverpool extend Premier League lead >> It feels like a matter of when, not if, Liverpool seals a record-equaling 20th English league title.

The gap at the top of the Premier League was extended to 13 points after a 2-0 victory over Newcastle.

Liverpool took full advantage as second-place Arsenal dropped more points in a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest.

Spanish fan sentenced 1-year in prison for racial abuse on Akapo >> A soccer fan who racially abused former Cádiz defender Carlos Akapo during a league match at Granada three years ago has been given a one-year prison sentence by a Spanish court.

The supporter, who was also handed a 14-month stadium ban, was caught on camera making monkey gestures towards Akapo, who is Black, during Cádiz’s 0-0 draw at Granada in February 2022.

Akapo, who now plays for Brazilian club Amazonas, applauded the news on social media. La Liga — which reported the abuse to Spanish authorities at the time — also welcomed the long-awaited verdict.

Hockey

Rangers’ Fox placed on IR >> New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox is going on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

Fox is expected to miss some time but should return before the end of the regular season, the person said.

Fox, 27, got hurt in the third period of the Rangers’ 5-1 win Tuesday night at the Islanders.