Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller, the team’s second-leading scorer, will be sidelined indefinitely because of a torn ligament in his right wrist.

Miller, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, was held out of Charlotte’s 125-123 victory over Chicago on Friday night with what the team initially called a “wrist sprain.” The Hornets announced after the game that Miller, who’s averaging 21 points, has a torn wrist ligament.

Miller underwent an MRI on his wrist after being injured in the Hornets’ win at Utah on Wednesday night.

The 22-year-old Miller, who played one season at Alabama before turning pro, is averaging 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 34.2 minutes in 27 games this season.

College basketball

No. 1 Auburn sneaks past No. 23 Georgia >> Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win.

Auburn (17-1, 5-0 SEC) has won 10 in a row and a second straight game without star Johni Broome, who injured his ankle in a Jan. 11 win over South Carolina.

Georgia (14-4, 2-3) struggled with free throws, making 9 of 20 from the line.

No. 10 Houston gets win past UCF >> J’Wan Roberts made a go-ahead layup with 1.1 seconds left to lift No. 10 Houston to a 69-68 win over UCF.

Roberts powered his way to the basket off an inbounds pass, beating UCF’s shot blockers to the rim. The Knights were unable to get off a final shot attempt.

Roberts scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half. He went 10 for 17 from the field for the game, and also grabbed nine rebounds.

Football

Cowboys interview Saleh for coaching job >> The Dallas Cowboys interviewed former New York Jets coach Robert Saleh on Saturday, another step in the search to replace Mike McCarthy.

The in-person interview with Saleh came a day after Dallas held a virtual interview with Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who was franchise quarterback Dak Prescott’s play-caller from 2019-22.

Saleh was fired by the Jets five games into his fourth season. He was 20-36. Saleh also has interviewed for the defensive coordinator opening in San Francisco, the job he had when the Jets hired him in 2021.

The Cowboys are set for another interview with a coach with a defensive background in Seattle assistant head coach Leslie Frazier.

USC hires Rob Ryan as assistant head coach >> Longtime NFL defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has been named Southern California’s assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach.

USC head coach Lincoln Riley announced the addition to his staff Saturday. Ryan replaces Matt Entz, who became Fresno State’s head coach last month.

Ryan has 35 years of experience as an assistant, including 24 years in the NFL with nine franchises. He spent the past three seasons as the Las Vegas Raiders’ senior defensive assistant under Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce.

Soccer

Naeher wins 2024 US female player of the Year >> Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who retired from the U.S. national team late last year after winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.

Known for her unflappable demeanor, the 36-year-old Naeher is just the second goalkeeper to win the annual award after Hope Solo in 2009.

Naeher was previously honored as the FIFA Best Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.

In November, she announced that she was retiring from the national team after 11 years with the team. She played her final matches against England and the Netherlands in Europe.

U.S. defeats Venezuela in first friendly of 2025 >> Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

McGlynn and Agyemang scored about two minutes apart late in the first half and Miljevic, whose third-minute penalty kick was saved, struck in the 64th minute.

McGlynn connected on a left-footed strike from about 30 yards in the 37th minute, Agyemang deflected a shot off goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez not long afterward and the Americans were off and running.

Aston Villa draw even with Arsenal late >> Arsenal slipped up in the Premier League title race on Saturday, squandering a two-goal lead to draw with Aston Villa after Liverpool beat Brentford thanks to a stoppage-time double from Darwin Nunez.

Liverpool’s 2-0 win could hardly have been clinched any later, with Nunez — the oft-derided Uruguay striker — scoring in the first and third minutes of added-on time to ensure the leaders avoided a third straight draw.

Playing a couple of hours later and looking to restore the four-point gap, second-placed Arsenal took a 2-0 lead through goals by Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz but ended up drawing 2-2. Ollie Watkins grabbed the equalizer for Villa to hurt the title chances of the team he grew up supporting.