Sports briefs
College baseball
Washington & Jefferson ran its winning streak to 11 games with a 20-2 thumping of Waynesburg in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game at Ross Memorial Park.
The win keeps W&J unbeaten in the PAC at 9-0. The Presidents are 14-7 overall. Waynesburg is 5-3 in the league and 11-12 overall.
W&J led 7-2 before erupting for eight runs in the fifth inning.
Spencer Howell hit a three-run homer, and Dante Dalesandro and Adam Moore each drove in three runs, and Justin Griffin went 3-for-3 and scored three times.
Winning pitcher Ben Marsico pitched six innings.
College softball
Timely hitting and strong pitching performances helped Washington & Jefferson win a pair of close contests against visiting Pitt-Greensburg in non-conference play Wednesday at Brooks Park.
The Presidents used a two-run single by Kristen Fuertes to win the opener, 5-4. Brooke Lapia and Brooke McCleester each homered to power the Presidents to a 7-4 victory in the second game.
The sweep improved W&J’s record to 10-12.
Kraft’s lawyers: Cops’ tactics were illegal
Attorneys for Robert Kraft on Wednesday attacked a Florida police investigation that led to the New England Patriots owner being charged with paying for sex at a massage parlor, saying officers violated the U.S. and state constitutions and used tactics normally reserved for serious crimes rather than low-level offenses.
In a 92-page court filing, Kraft’s high-profile attorneys allege Jupiter, Florida, police misrepresented evidence to obtain a search warrant that allowed them to secretly install video cameras at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa. Police say those cameras recorded Kraft twice paying to have sex with spa employees.
Kraft’s attorneys argued that using the cameras to prosecute misdemeanor crimes violated constitutional privacy protections and prohibitions against unreasonable searches. In addition, a Florida law says police can only make secret recordings when investigating certain serious felonies. Kraft is charged with solicitation, which is not a felony.
The attorneys want all evidence collected against Kraft thrown out.
In the NBA
Pascal Siakam had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Kawhi Leonard added 26 points and nine boards and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-105 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Serge Ibaka finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors (56-23), who need to win their final three games to match last season’s franchise record for victories. Their victory prevented the Milwaukee Bucks from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
- Walt Lemon Jr. scored a career-high 24 points, including two free throws with 1.8 seconds to play, to help the Chicago Bulls snap a five-game losing streak with a 115-114 victory over the Washington Wizards.
- Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 13 rebounds and Terrence Ross scored 23 points off the bench as the Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks, 114-100.
Buzz back at A&M
Texas A&M hired Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams on Wednesday, luring him back to his home state to try to turn the Aggies into a basketball power.
Virginia Tech was 100-69 during Williams’ five-year tenure and went to four postseason tournaments, including a program-record three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, with this year’s run ending in the Sweet 16.
At Texas A&M, he takes over a program struggling to consistently compete at the top of the SEC.
The school fired coach Billy Kennedy after the Aggies finished 14-18 and 11th in the SEC this season.