


Maxime Raynaud finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds and Stanford kept Miami reeling with an 88-51 victory on Wednesday night, sending the Hurricanes to their eighth straight loss.
Raynaud made 10 of 17 shots with four 3-pointers for the Cardinal (13-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). He added two steals and blocked two shots on the way to his fifth straight double-double and 16th overall. Raynaud had seven in a row to start the season.
Jaylen Blakes had 12 points, four assists and three steals for Stanford. Chisom Okpara scored 12 off the bench. He made all four of his shots with a 3-pointer and all three of his free throws, adding four assists. Ryan Agarwal had 11 points and Oziyah Sellers scored 10.
Matthew Cleveland scored 23 to lead the Hurricanes (4-15, 0-8).
Stanford, 3-0 at home in its first season in the conference, will host Florida State on Saturday. Miami travels to play Cal on Saturday.
Wilkinson helps Cal top Florida State >> Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 18 points, Mady Sissoko and Rytis Petraitis had double-doubles and Cal defeated Florida State 77-68 on Wednesday night.
Sissoko had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Petraitis added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Cal (10-9, 3-5 ACC). Reserve forward Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 14 points and DJ Campbell added 11.
Watkins’ 18 points led the way for FSU (13-6, 4-4).
Golf
Aberg, Griffin share PGA lead >> Ludvig Aberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round.
First-round leader Aberg fought to a 3-over 75, while Griffin had a 72 — both on the South Course — to sit even with Aberg at 6-under 138.
Danny Walker was 5 under, while Chris Gotterup had a 69 to match the day’s best round and join Hayden Springer and Sungjae Im at 4 under.
The players battled strong, inconsistent wind gusts measured at more than 35 mph on the famed coastal course better known for foggy marine layers than disruptive weather. Some gusts moved stationary balls and ripped hats off heads before marshals suspended play.
Women’s soccer
Bay FC’s Castellanos becomes free agent >> Bay FC midfielder Deyna Castellanos, who appeared in 25 matches in the team’s first year, was granted free agency following a mutual agreement with the club.
Castellanos joined Bay FC via a transfer from Manchester City. She scored two goals and assisting on another goal with Bay FC.
MLB
Profar agrees to $42M, 3-year deal with Braves >> Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with spring training already underway.
Profar, a former Oakland Athletic, revived his career with the Padres last year when he hit .280 with 24 home runs. Profar scored 94 runs, drove in 85 runs and had 10 stolen bases.
Atlanta does not expect 2023 NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. to be ready for the start of the season. Acuña tore his left ACL on May 26 and had surgery on June 6.
College football
Belichick, North Carolina have signed contract >> North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick and school officials have signed his official employment contract, formalizing last month’s hiring after speculation that the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach might opt instead for a return to the NFL.
The formal contract replaces the signed term sheet released as the school held its introductory news conference for the 72-year-old Belichick, who is taking over a college program for the first time.
The sides agreed to a five-year deal, though only the first three years are guaranteed with $10 million per year in base with another $3.5 million in bonuses.
Figure skating
Kam, O’Shea dazzle at US Championships >> Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea made a fairly emphatic statement that they belong on the American team for next year’s Winter Olympics, putting together a near-flawless short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.
The defending national champions scored 77.19 points for their skate, set to “Rain, in Your Black Eyes” by the Italian composer Ezio Bosso. It was more than four points better than their best in international competition, and it put Kam and O’Shea more than eight points ahead of second-place Emily Chan and Spencer Howe heading into Saturday night’s free skate.
Skiing
Shiffrin cleared to race next week >> Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and told The Associated Press she plans to return to racing next Thursday at a World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France.
Shiffrin’s been out since her serious fall in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in the side and caused severe trauma to her oblique muscles.