— Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic, 3-2, in Miami over Team USA on Tuesday night after a 2-run homer by Bryce Harper had tied the score in the eighth.
— Texas won a play-in game with N.C. State in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Dayton on Tuesday night, 68-66, as Tramon Mark hit a 19-foot jumper for the Longhorns with 1.1 seconds left.
— The UNC Wilmington men came from 14 points down in the second half to win their opening NIT game at Yale, 68-67, on Tuesday night.
— Southern Methodist has a play-in game in the NCAA men’s tournament against once-beaten Miami of Ohio in Dayton tonight (truTV, 9:15 p.m.).
— Host Columbus downed the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, on Tuesday night. The Canes will look to bounce back tonight at home against Pittsburgh (ESPN+, 7 p.m.).
— In an NBA doubleheader on ESPN tonight, Golden State visits Boston at 7 p.m. and Houston hosts the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m.
— N.C. State receiver Teddy Hoffman has received a one-year suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.
