USA Basketball put together different rosters for all six World Cup qualifying windows, and coach Jim Boylen noticed the same two things with each of those groups.

One, every player beamed when putting on the “USA” jersey for picture day. Two, by the third or fourth day of practice, the players were coaching each other.

Kermit Davis is out as Ole Miss coach >>Mississippi coach Kermit Davis’s tenure is over, his team mired in a four-game losing streak and in last place in the Southeastern Conference standings.

Women’s basketball

Miami on probation for year >> Miami’s women’s basketball program has been placed on probation for one year after the school and NCAA said coaches inadvertently helped arrange impermissible contact between a booster and two players who signed with the Hurricanes.

Olympics

Russian agency appeals in Valieva Olympic doping case >> The Russian anti-doping agency has filed an appeal in the case of Kamila Valieva, the Court of Arbitration for sport said Friday, but it has asked for the teenage figure skater to be punished with as little as a reprimand and keep her Olympic gold medal.

Football

C.J. Beathard signs 2-year extension with Jaguars >> Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard signed a two-year contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Friday, keeping him from hitting free agency next month.

Tennis

Swiatek defeats Gauff, advances to Dubai final >> Top-ranked Iga Swiatek stayed undefeated against Coco Gauff, beating the American teenager 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday.

Golf

Suh leads, Kirk fires a 62 in 2nd round of Honda Classic >> The No. 119-ranked German began the day with a one-shot lead before his 3-under 69 at DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi.

Paul made four birdies against one bogey to reach 10 under overall.

India’s Angad Cheema was in a four-way tie for second on 5 under overall with Marcel Siem of Germany, Gudmundur Kristjansson of Iceland, and Mikko Korhonen of Finland.