Nick Nash, the former quarterback who led the nation in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season, will not play in San Jose State’s bowl game next week.

Spartans head coach Ken Niumatalolo told media at his press conference Tuesday that Nash has not been practicing with the team and will miss the Hawaii Bowl as he prepares for next spring’s NFL Draft.

The Spartans face South Florida on Dec. 24 (5 p.m., ESPN) at the Ching Athletics Complex on campus at the University of Hawaii.

Nash was named Monday as one of three receivers on the Associated Press All-American first team. His 104 receptions, 1,382 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns are all single-season records for San Jose State.

He ends his Spartans career, which began in 2019, with 163 catches, 2,212 receiving yards and 25 receiving touchdowns. He also threw for 1,359 yards and 12 touchdowns, running for 858 yards and five touchdowns. His passing and rushing accruals were almost all from his first three seasons, when he played primarily as a dual-threat quarterback.

Nash has not played his last game as a college athlete, though: He announced on social media last week that he will participate in the Hula Bowl, a college all-star showcase that curiously is not in Hawaii. That game will be played Jan. 11 in Orlando.

— Michael Nowels

Colorado State, Utah State sue Mountain West >> Colorado State and Utah State have filed a lawsuit saying the Mountain West is engaging in “extraordinary and unauthorized actions” to penalize the five schools leaving the conference for the Pac-12.

Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Utah State announced in September they planned to join the Pac-12 in 2026. The lawsuit filed Monday in Colorado state court by Colorado State and Utah State says the Mountain West and commissioner Gloria Nevarez have disregarded the league’s bylaws to punish those five schools “in a desperate attempt to prevent further membership departures.”

The complaint says the Mountain West is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars due to the departing league members, including refusing to reimburse them for travel and other expenses in connection with postseason football games.

The breakup of the Mountain West occurred following the implosion of the Pac-12, with every member school aside from Oregon State and Washington State leaving for the Big Ten, Big 12 or Atlantic Coast Conference.

The seven Mountain West schools that signed a memorandum of understanding to stay were San Jose State, Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV, Wyoming and Hawaii.

MLB

Yankees to acquire Bellinger from Cubs >> The New York Yankees agreed to acquire outfielder Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs for right-hander Cody Poteet, according to multiple reports.

Chicago will send the Yankees $5 million as part of the trade, the person said.

The 29-year-old Bellinger, whose father Clay helped the Yankees win World Series titles in 1999 and 2000, is owed $27.5 million in 2025 under the first of two player options as part of an $80 million, three-year contract. The two-time All-Star also has a $25 million player option for 2026 with a $5 million buyout.

Bellinger, 29, batted .266 with 18 homers and 78 RBIs in 130 games this year. He was on the injured list from April 24 to May 7 with a broken right rib.

He drove in 33 runs in his last 39 games of the season, but Chicago finished with an 83-79 record.

Bellinger, who plays first base and center field, made his major league debut in 2017 and spent his first six seasons with the Dodgers. He was the NL MVP in 2019, batting .305 with 47 homers and 115 RBIs in 156 games. He also helped L.A. win the World Series in 2020.

He was cut by the Dodgers in November 2022 and signed a $17.5 million, one-year deal with Chicago. He regained his form with the Cubs, hitting a career-best .307 with 26 homers, 97 RBIs and 20 steals in 130 games last season.

Poteet, 30, made his major league debut with Miami in 2021, went 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA in four starts and one relief appearance.

Florida county to help finance Rays park >> After a nearly two-month delay, the Pinellas County Commission voted in favor of its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, part of a plan to keep the team in St. Petersburg for another 30 years.

The overall plan, with its slogan “Here To Stay,” was approved by the county commission and city of St. Petersburg officials this summer, but votes on the funding for the deal have proven more contentious and were delayed.

Earlier this month, the St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve its share of the bonds necessary to build the new 30,000-seat ballpark. The county vote Tuesday was 5-2 for bonds that would be funded by tourist or “bed” taxes that cannot be spent on things such as hurricane recovery.

Under the agreement, the city and county would put up about half the cost, with the Rays covering the rest, including any cost overruns.

The proposal caps years of uncertainty about the Rays’ future, including possible moves across the bay to Tampa, or to Nashville, Tennessee.

NHL

Leafs goalie Stolarz out 4-6 weeks >> Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will undergo knee surgery today and miss four to six weeks, general manager Brad Treliving said.

Stolarz left the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win over visiting Anaheim on Thursday with a lower-body injury. The 30-year-old was off to a strong start in his first season with the Maple Leafs with a 9-5-2 record, 2.15 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and one shutout.

Women’s basketball

USF outlasts Arizona State >> Deobora Dos Santos had 17 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks and Freja Werth had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead San Francisco (3-6) to a 67-64 nonconference win over Arizona State (5-6) at War Memorial.

Arizona State’s Tyi Skinner scored a game-high 27 points.

Boxing

McGregor may fight Paul in exhibition >> Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India.

McGregor said on social media he’s in “preliminary agreements” with the family of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to fight Paul.

McGregor’s announcement comes less than a month after a civil court jury in Ireland ruled he must pay nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) to a woman who said he “brutally raped and battered” her in December 2018.

Golf

High school junior Brown turning pro >> Blades Brown is ready to become a professional golfer even before finishing high school.

Brown, a 17-year-old junior in high school in Nashville announced on social media he will turn pro. He already has accepted an exemption to play a PGA Tour event at The American Express in January.

Brown made the cut in May’s Myrtle Beach Classic and finished 26th.

“This is not a decision that I take lightly, and I have spent the past months weighing all possible options before deciding on what I know is best for me,” Brown said.

Brown was the youngest player to lead the 36-hole qualifying for the U.S. Amateur in 2023, losing in the second round of match play.