Unusual betting patterns surrounding the play of then-Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier in a game nearly two years ago are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, part of the same probe that led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, the NBA confirmed Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the investigation, noting that Rozier — who played for the Hornets on the date in question, and now plays for the Miami Heat — has not been charged with a crime, nor has he been accused of wrongdoing.

The NBA said it looked into the matter at the time and did not find that any league rules were broken.

The game involving Rozier that is in question was played March 23, 2023, a matchup between the Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans. Rozier played the first 9 minutes, 36 seconds of that game — and not only did not return that night, citing a foot issue, but did not play again that season.

Colleges

SAN JOSE STATE, CAL to play >> San Jose State and Cal are renewing their football series that has been dormant since 1996, the schools announced on Thursday.

On Sept. 9, 2028, Cal will play host to the Spartans.

On Sept. 13, 2031, the Bears will travel to San Jose State.

The teams have met on 35 previous occasions but just once at San Jose State, the 1996 game that Cal won 45-25.

The Bears are 29-6 against the South Bay school.

ESPN extends media rights with the ACC >> ESPN has exercised its option extending its media rights agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference through the 2035-36 academic year.

The network and the ACC announced the extension Thursday. The deal continues a rights deal that has spanned 35 years and the launch of the ACC Network in August 2019 in a joint effort.

Stanford and Cal began play in the conference last fall.

WNBA

Nashville bids for franchise >> The chairman of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team also would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt.

Summitt, who won eight national championships, died in 2016 as the winningest Division I coach four years after retiring following her diagnosis of early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type.

NFL

League will look into allegations >> The NFL will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area, a league spokesman said.

The Baltimore Banner detailed the accusations in a lengthy report. The paper said it spoke to six massage therapists who recounted firsthand experiences with Tucker from 2012 to 2016. Several therapists said they ended Tucker’s sessions early or refused to work on him again, and managers from two spas said they banned him from returning.

Skiing

Shiffrin 10th >> Mikaela Shiffrin finished 10th in a World Cup slalom race on her injury comeback, with Croatian racer Zrinka Ljutic winning in style under floodlights at Courchevel.

Chasing a record-extending 100th World Cup win, the 29-year-old American was fifth after the first run on the Stade Emile Allais course but struggled with her timing on both runs.