JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A mass shooting in South Africa this week was the latest in a trend of killings in some of the country's poorest areas that experts say is a symptom of organized crime gangs taking advantage of the failures and sometimes absence of police.
The shooting carried out by multiple suspects in an informal settlement of shacks in Johannesburg left 12 people dead and at least 15 wounded, according to authorities.
There have not been any arrests.
South Africa's president deployed the army to the streets in several hotspots earlier this year in an attempt to combat organized crime — an unusual move seen by critics as an admission that police in Africa's most developed country were losing the battle in those areas.
Alongside that, South Africa's police force has been embroiled in allegations of corruption and collusion with criminal syndicates. That has resulted in more than a dozen senior officers being arrested and top officials, including the police minister and the national police commissioner, being suspended.

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The Carolina Hurricanes have now won the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history and for the first time since 2006 — eliminating the Vegas Golden Knights in six games on the evening of June 14.
Hurricanes' captain Jordan Staal was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the process. The Conn Smythe is determined via a vote by a panel of the Professional Hockey Writers **** ociation. Staal had 12 points in 18 playoff games and is the fourth straight forward to win the coveted accolade. He previously won the Stanley Cup in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who traded him to Carolina in 2012 before ultimately writing history against the Golden Knights.
Though, what is extra significant about Staal winning the 2026 Conn Smythe is that the captain has now become the oldest player to be bestowed the award at age 37. In addition, Staal became the first player in NHL history to go 17 years from one Stanley Cup (the aforementioned one from 2009) to the next.
Staal also ranks second in Carolina franchise history with 972 games played.

The San Francisco 49ers added serious firepower to their offense during free agency by signing six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans to a three-year contract. As the team progresses through offseason workouts, one NFL **** yst thinks head coach Kyle Shanahan will utilize the 6-foot-5 boundary target at a particular area of the field: the red zone.
According to FantasyPros **** yst Andrew Erickson, Evans is stepping into a situation primed for high-volume touchdown production. Erickson thinks Evans can replicate what another star veteran did on a new team this past year—Los Angeles Rams receiver Davante Adams. He noted Adams' NFL-leading 14 touchdowns during his first season with the Rams as a reachable goal for Evans in San Francisco because of Jauan Jennings' departure and Brock Purdy's red zone scoring numbers.
During the 2025 season, 11 of Adams' 14 scores came from 10 yards or fewer away from the end zone. That hyper-localized production mirrors exactly how Evans has built a borderline Hall of Fame resume. Over his 12-year career, Evans has hauled in 108 total receiving touchdowns, with 51 of those scores generated from that same short-yardage area.
This interior scoring prowess pairs perfectly with Purdy’s efficiency. When healthy last season, Purdy finished second in the NFL by averaging 2.2 passing touchdowns per game.
Evans is already turning heads at practice and establishing a rapport with Purdy. He'll just need to keep doing what he's been doing to rebound off an injury-plagued 2025 season during his first year in the Bay.

The sooner Texas Tech stops attempting to defend itself, the better.
By now, you probably know that Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been ruled eligible to play after the first two games of 2026 by a Texas judge even though he placed thousands of sports bets as a college athlete and even bet on his own team when he was a redshirt freshman at Indiana.
It's a decision that has angered coaches and administrators at universities across the country. Schools are threatening to not play Texas Tech in any sports. Tech's compatriots in the Big 12 are upset too.
But instead of simply letting emotions subside and quietly weathering the hyperbolic fire, Tech has decided its strategy is to publicly dig deeper. And deeper. And deeper.
Thursday morning, just as the World Cup was getting started, the school inexplicably released a 20-plus-minute video including school president Lawrence Schovanec, athletic director Kirby Hocutt and coach Joey McGuire talking about Sorsby and the the ruling.

Most ***** yst rating changes move a single notch. So when one of the more closely followed semiconductor ***** ysts skips the middle rating and jumps two rungs at once, it's worth a closer look -- not necessarily as a reason to buy, but as a window into how the thinking around artificial intelligence (AI) spending may be changing.
That's what happened on June 11, when Bank of America's Vivek Arya double-upgraded Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) to buy from underperform, lifting his price target to $135 from $96. Banks tend to reserve a move like that for moments when the thesis they had been betting against breaks. And it came after Intel had already more than tripled in 2026 -- less a call on a forgotten stock than a bet that the turnaround has further to run.
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Intel shares rose about 6% in the following session, closing near $125 as of this writing.
The more useful question isn't whether the target is right. It's what the upgrade says about the next phase of the AI trade.

The Diamondbacks will reinstate outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the injured list on Monday, June 15. To make room, outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt will be optioned to Triple-A Reno.
Gurriel has been on the injured list since May 23 due to a strained left hamstring. He was hitting .228/.284/.304 with one home run in 92 at-bats at the time of the injury.
Waldschmidt, the club’s top prospect, was hitting .259/.314/.357 with no homers in 112 at-bats. His production has slipped in recent weeks; in his past 17 games, he is just 11 for 61 (.180) with a .493 OPS.
The Diamondbacks opted to keep another rookie outfielder, Tommy Troy, on the roster. Troy homered on Sunday against the Reds and is hitting .228/.323/.368 in 57 at-bats.
The club is also sticking with Jorge Barrosa, an excellent defensive outfielder who has struggled at the plate. Barrosa is out of minor league options and would have to be exposed to waivers.

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Intuitive + unpredictable = WBA interim flyweight champion.
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Albuquerque’s Abraham Perez, facing down the toughest opponent of his career on Sunday in front of an international audience on DAZN, defeated former world champion Jonathan Gonzalez by split decision.
After 12 physical yet tactical rounds, one judge scored the bout for Gonzalez 115-113. Two judges, however, saw it 115-113 for Perez — awarding Perez, the challenger, the interim ****** le belt.
The Journal, scoring off the DAZN streaming, had it 116-112 for Perez.
Perez improved his still-spotless record to 15-0 with seven knockouts. Gonzalez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, is 29-5-1.

Is CROX a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Crocs, Inc. on Shiven's Substack by $hiven Dhawan. In this article, we will summarize the bulls' thesis on CROX. Crocs, Inc.'s share was trading at $120.65 as of June 8th. CROX's trailing and forward P/E were 34.19 and 8.68 respectively according to Yahoo Finance.
Crocs, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Crocs and HEYDUDE Brands in the United States and internationally. CROX is positioned as a highly cash-generative footwear company that appears mispriced due to concerns around its HEYDUDE acquisition, shifting distribution mix, and short-term North American softness, while its core brand continues to generate resilient profitability.
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The company operates with industry-leading gross margins of roughly 60% and benefits from a strong direct-to-consumer ecosystem supported by the iconic Crocs brand and its Jibbitz customization platform.

Uranium Energy (NYSEMKT: UEC) stock sank this week, ending the period down 12.7% even after seeing significant rebound momentum in Thursday and Friday's sessions. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both ended the week up roughly 0.7%.
On June 9, Uranium Energy published its results for the third quarter of its current fiscal year -- which ended April 30. In addition to the market's negative reaction to the earnings report, the company also saw sell-offs connected to macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures.
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In fiscal Q3, Uranium Energy posted a net loss of $0.11 per share -- a performance that came in far worse than the average ***** yst estimate's call for a loss of $0.03 in the period. The business did not record any sales in the quarter.
Along with the quarterly report, Uranium Energy said that it expected production to increase in the current quarter. Management also said that it expected a Class IV cost study to be completed in the first half of the next calendar year, potentially paving the way for an accelerated commercialization ramp.

Is CRM a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Salesforce, Inc. on Notes on the Noise's Substack. In this article, we will summarize the bulls' thesis on CRM. Salesforce, Inc.'s share was trading at $182.55 as of June 8th. CRM's trailing and forward P/E were 21.51 and 13.91 respectively according to Yahoo Finance.
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Salesforce, Inc. provides customer relationship management technology services that connect companies and customers together in the United States and internationally. CRM is positioned as one of the most resilient enterprise software companies despite growing fears that generative AI will commoditize traditional SaaS platforms.
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Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, is known for her support of Elon Musk's innovations and ambitions. Wood's biggest holding in the flagship Ark Innovation fund is Tesla, and **** eX (NASDAQ: SPCX) is the top holding in the Ark Venture fund. Musk is the chief executive officer of both companies.
It's not surprising that Wood holds shares of Musk-led companies because her investment strategy involves getting in on innovators early -- before they accomplish major goals. Wood has spoken about the promise of robotaxis as a growth engine for Tesla. As for **** eX, Ark wrote prior to its IPO: "The existing business segments, at their current trajectories, are plenty sufficient to justify a compelling investment case."
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Wood's **** eX holding, through the Ark Venture Fund, took place in the private market, as the company's valuation climbed from $350 billion in 2024 to the current valuation of more than $2.1 trillion. The stock began trading on June 12, after raising $75 billion in the world's biggest IPO on record.
So, now you might wonder: What move did Wood make on IPO day? Let's find out, and consider if you should follow.

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) is one of the best e-commerce stocks to buy as global sales hit records. The Singapore-based company's core e-commerce **** et, Shopee, remains its biggest growth engine, and its latest quarterly numbers show why the stock fits this list. On May 12, Sea Limited reported that Shopee generated 4.0 billion gross orders in the first quarter of 2026, up 29.3% year-over-year, while gross merchandise value increased 30.2% to $37.3 billion. Shopee's GAAP revenue also rose 45.1% year-over-year to $5.1 billion, including $4.5 billion of marketplace revenue.
The quality of that growth is also important for investors. Core marketplace revenue, which mainly includes transaction-based fees and advertising revenue, climbed 61.0% year-over-year to $3.8 billion. Sea said Shopee delivered record highs in GMV, gross order volume, and revenue during the quarter, while remaining on track to grow annual GMV by around 25% in 2026. The company is also embedding AI into its operations to improve user outcomes and platform efficiency, adding another layer to its long-term e-commerce story.
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Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) operates digital businesses including Shopee for e-commerce, Garena for online games, and Monee for digital financial services.
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Entering the College World Series, Ole Miss baseball had not lost a game in the NCAA Tournament.
As an unseeded team, the Rebels had gone 5-0 through the Lincoln Regional and Auburn Super Regional.
However, when the Rebels took the field against Troy at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 14, they found themselves in an unfamiliar position coming off a loss to North Carolina in their CWS opener.
For the first time in this year’s NCAA Tournament, Ole Miss was challenged with having to bounce back from defeat. With their season on the line, the Rebels failed to deliver, losing 12-8 to the Trojans.
It all started to go wrong for Ole Miss (41-23) in the fifth inning with the Rebels up 6-2.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Zach Johnson won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday in his debut in his home-state event, shooting a 5-under 67 for a four-stroke victory at Wakonda Club.
Johnson grew up in Cedar Rapids, about two hours away. He finished at 17-under 199 for his second victory in his first season on the 50-and-over tour.
Johnson opened with a 69 and shot 63 on Saturday. He also won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in his senior debut in March.
Richard Green (68) and Retief Goosen (70) tied for second. David Bransdon (71) and Brett Quigley (72) were 12 under.
Steve Stricker played for the second week in a row after starting his PGA Tour Champions season at the tournament he hosts in his native Wisconsin. He tied for 40th at 5 under after a 69.

England kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on Wednesday at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Thomas Tuchel’s side arrive with high expectations, and the Group F opener immediately pits them against a familiar opponent. Croatia have caused England problems in the past, so the football focus is already intense.
But supporters heading to AT&T Stadium are also bracing for a different kind of shock. The cost of beer, water and food is already shaping up to be one of the first big off-pitch stories of England’s tournament.
According to the Mirror, a standard 16oz draft beer at the stadium will set fans back $18.50, which is about £13.84.
On the other hand, an American beer is listed at $15.95, or £11.93, while non-alcoholic beer costs $16.95, or £12.68.

Atlanta (9-4) defeated Toronto (7-7), 102-77, Sunday at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Former Tennessee women's basketball player Isabelle Harrison started and played 19 minutes for Tempo. She led the Tempo with 17 points. She also totaled three rebounds, two blocks and one steal.
Harrison converted 6-of-11 field goal attempts, 2-of-5 three-point attempts and 3-of-3 free throw attempts for the Tempo, who led, 25-13, at the end of the first quarter. Toronto trailed, 47-39, at halftime.
Julie Allemand scored 13 points for Toronto, while Maria Conde totaled 12 points and Brittney Sykes finished with 11 points.
Atlanta guard Allisha Gray led all scorers with 26 points. Rhyne Howard scored 24 points for the Dream, while Isobel Borlase totaled 17 points. Angel Reese started and scored 15 points against Toronto.

The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs four games to one last night, overcoming multiple double-digit deficits along the way. While much of New York City and New Jersey celebrate the Knicks’ extinguishing New York’s long ******* le drought across the Big Four sports leagues (stretching back to the Giants in 2011), Rutgers nation can take pride in seeing one of their own step up big time for the Spurs. Dylan Harper not only played extensive minutes, but he looked like the best Spur on the court for large parts of this series.
Despite coming off the bench the entire series, Harper averaged 18 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3 ******* ists per game. As the series got better, so did the rookie out of Rutgers, with his crowning performance coming in an elimination Game 5 at home. Harper led the team with 25 points while also contributing 5 rebounds and 4 ******* ists while playing 31 minutes off the bench.
While much of the team struggled, including De’Aaron Fox throughout the series, Harper stepped up in clutch moments and time again. His crafty finishing around the rim caught the eyes of fans nationwide, while his tenacious defending made things difficult for New York throughout the series. He was the second-leading scorer behind Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Finals as a rookie while coming off the bench, which says just about everything you need to know about his career trajectory
If there is one area where the budding star guard could improve, it would be his three-point shooting. Harper got off to a slow start from deep this series, scoring 16 points in Game 1 on 1-4 from downtown. In Game 2, he missed all three attempts from deep while finishing with 15 points, before going 1-8 from long range during Game 3 at MSG. Coincidentally, that was the lone game the Spurs were able to win over the eventual champion Knicks.
Some of those threes were wide open as well, which made me think about just how good Harper could be if he had even a respectable three-point jump shot. In Game 4, Harper went 8-12 from the field and converted 3 of 6 threes, coming up with 21 points despite the Spurs blowing an unfathomable 29-point lead, the largest in Finals history. Due to the catastrophic loss, San Antonio went from a possible 2-2 tied series to trailing New York 3-1 as the series returned to Texas.

Troy baseball bounced back from losing its opener in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, to slug its way to a 12-8 victory over Ole Miss in an elimination game on Sunday, June 14.
So what's next for the Trojans?
And, more importantly, who is next?
The Trojans (40-31), who swept Little Rock in a home super regional, will play again on Tuesday, Jun 16, at 1 p.m. CT vs the winner of Sunday evening's game between West Virginia and North Carolina. West Virginia beat Troy 7-5 on Friday to send Troy to the losers bracket.
Troy beat Florida twice and also knocked off Miami to win the Gainesville (Florida) Regional to make it to the super regional round.

Ben Shelton won his third **** le of the year on Sunday, beating fellow American Taylor Fritz in a battle of the top two seeds at the BOSS Open final, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
Shelton went to three sets in each of his four matches over the week, losing the first set in the Round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal. He held his nerve, though, and triumphed over World No. 88 Marcos Giron, No. 104 Sho Shimabukuro and No. 12 Jiri Lehecka. Fritz was the biggest test, ranked No. 9 and the biggest threat to Shelton's national No. 1 ranking.
In addition to being Shelton's third championship win of the season, it's his third win on as many surfaces, claiming victory in Munich on clay and in Dallas on the hard court.
Shelton's win gives him 250 points in the live rankings, which keeps him at No. 5 internationally. Alex de Minaur threatened to pass him by with a finals appearance in the Hertogenbosch 250, but he lost, giving Shelton a 50-point advantage.
Ahead of Shelton are Felix Auger-Aliassime (4,390), Alexander Zverev (7,190), Carlos Alcaraz (9,960) and Jannik Sinner (13,500). Passing Auger-Aliassime would give Shelton a new career-high ranking.

Eight teams have arrived in Omaha chasing one dream.
An NCAA baseball championship.
The Men’s College World Series begins today in Omaha, with a completely new set of teams from last year’s edition. Among the eight teams in the field are five SEC ******* ans (Georgia, Ole Miss, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas), ACC mainstay North Carolina, West Virginia, and this year’s Cinderella, Troy.
Here is the full schedule. For key players, MLB Draft prospects, and how each team got here, we have you covered.
Friday, June 12

Zach Johnson was the headliner at the 2026 Principal Charity Classic, and he wasn't going to let anyone steal his thunder.
Johnson, a PGA Tour Champions rookie, made his first start at Wakonda Club in Des Moines in his home state of Iowa and drew big galleries. Sunday evening, he sent the multitude of fans home with smiles on their faces after shooting a final-round 5-under 67 to win the tournament, his second win this season.
In eight starts on the senior circuit, he has seven top-4 finishes. His first win came in his first time out on the Champions tour back in March. Now he's a winner on home turf.
Johnson shot 63 on Saturday, the low round of the week, and started Sunday with the lead, but briefly gave that up to Richard Green, who playing several holes ahead. But the former Drake standout Johnson made five birdies over an 11-hole stretch, including Nos. 12, 13 and 15 to stake himself to a three-shot lead.
He closed it out in style, making one final birdie on the par-4 18th hole to seal the four-shot win.

Bud Cauley carries a laminated four-leaf clover in his golf bag, a gift from his grandfather who found it in his yard. The lucky charm had failed to deliver a PGA Tour victory until Cauley pulled away from the field down the stretch of the RBC Canadian Open to grab win No. 1 in start 239.
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A couple of well-played mid irons and a hole out fueled Cauley’s back-nine run. At the par-3 11th he struck a 7-iron that went 206 yards before trickling to within four feet for birdie. On the following hole it appeared he might give the stroke back but holed his shot with his ******* leist Vokey WedgeWorks lob wedge for another birdie. Cauley was fourth in strokes gained/around the green, picking up nearly three shots on the field.
Cauley made it three in a row with a 6-iron from 216 yards at the 13th to 13 feet and dropped that putt as well. Cauley’s irons are ******* leist’s 620 MB model with True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 shafts.
For the week Cauley picked up nearly eight strokes on the field on the greens with his Scotty Cameron by ******* leist GoLo 7 S1 tour prototype putter, a center-shafted, rounded mallet.

Day 3 of the Men’s College World Series started with a thrilling elimination game between Troy and Ole Miss, as the Trojans fell behind 6-2 before exploding for a 12-8 win.
Now it’s time for the nightcap, with Carolina and West Virginia facing off in a 1-0 game. Whoever comes out on top will be one win away from the championship series, while the loser will have to win three games in as many days to stay alive. In case you missed it, Thomas Blackington had a preview of the Mountaineers on Thursday (they beat Troy 7-5 in their opener on Friday), and Al Hood had the broadcast details this morning.
Share your thoughts in the comment section below as the game goes on. Here’s hoping the Tar Heels can keep it rolling!

Champions Tour rookie and Iowa golf icon Zach Johnson won the Principal Charity Classic on June 14 at Wakonda Club in Des Moines.
The Iowa City native, Cedar Rapids Regis alum and former Drake golfer beat Richard Green and Retief Goosen by four strokes to claim the championship in his first year on the Champions Tour.
Johnson finished with a 17-under-par score of 199 after shooting a 5-under 67 in Sunday’s final round.
Johnson, 50, is best-known for winning the 2007 Masters. He added another major championship in 2015 when he won the British Open. He was ranked as high as No. 6 in the world in 2014.
A 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, Johnson's win in Des Moines was his second on the Champions Tour. He won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational on March 8.

Finally, Bud Cauley is a winner on the PGA Tour.
Cauley held on late to claim the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday afternoon. He posted a 5-under 65 in a rainy final round at TPC Toronto, which gave him a two-shot win over the rest of the field.
The win was the first of Cauley's career, and it came in what was his 239th PGA Tour start. Before Sunday, Cauley had never finished better than third since he earned his Tour card back in 2012. Only four other guys on Tour have had more starts without a win.
The win also secured him a spot into the U.S. Open next week. Cauley, who entered the tournament at No. 68 in the Official World Golf Rankings, needed a fifth-place finish or better to earn a spot in the field at Shinnecock Hills.
Cauley entered the final round a shot back after his 66 on Saturday. Jackson Suber birdied the final hole on Moving Day to take the solo lead, but he quickly fell back on Sunday to open the door for the rest of the field.

Later today, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will get underway. There are two matches on Thursday’s docket: Host team Mexico gets things started against South Africa, while a little later South Korea will square off with Czechia.
And in short order, the other 44 teams will join the fray.
Here, we are keeping track on the standings for each of the 12 groups at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. You can also learn about how tiebreakers are determined, and how the eight best third-place teams will be decided, as those teams will join the top two teams from each group in the round of 32.
Here are the latest Group A standings:
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One of the Boston Red Sox's top offseason targets could become available again as soon as this offseason.
After the Red Sox failed to retain Alec Bregman this past offseason, the team quickly pivoted, targeting two-time All-Star free agent Bo Bichette. Bichette, 28, eventually signed a three-year, $126 million contract with the New York Mets. USA Today's Bob Nightengale shared that the star infielder is surprisingly expected to opt out of his contract this offseason, hitting the open market once again.
"Teams expect New York Mets third baseman Bo Bichette to opt out of the final two years of his Mets contract after the season, giving clubs like the Philadelphia Phillies a second shot at him," Nightengale wrote on Sunday.
"It could be a massive gamble for Bichette considering he’s still owed $79 million. He is earning $2 million this year after already being paid a $40 million signing bonus, and if he opts out, he will be paid an additional $5 million."

Michigan State football had been on a bit of a recent recruiting heater that culminated in adding 4-star offensive lineman Caleb Johnson on Saturday. Now, Sunday has come around, and the Spartans have suffered a couple of blows.
After watching wide receiver Isaiah Alvarez and cornerback Deontay Malone choose fellow Big Ten foes, the Spartans have now seen cornerback target Kayden Battle commit to Pitt.
Battle officially visited on May 29th, where the Spartans made an early impression, but in the end, it was the Panthers that closed the deal on his June 12th official visit.
Battle, a 5-foot-11 3-star from Powder Springs (GA), chose the Panthers over Michigan State, Stanford and Kansas State. He was the main priority for the Spartans after Malone chose Ohio State.
Now, the Spartans are back to the drawing board for the second and final cornerback spot that they plan to fill, needing to reevaluate who is still available.

Sabrina Ionescu was back for the New York Liberty Sunday after missing 12 of the team’s first 13 games with ankle and back injuries.
She didn’t start and didn’t to much on offense. But it was a welcome sight in New York as the Liberty secured a 86-64 Commissioners’ Cup win over the Washington Mystics despite her limited output.
Ionescu, a four-time All-Star and All-WNBA selection, missed the first five games of the season with a left ankle injury. She returned for a 91-76 loss to the Dallas Wings on May 24, then missed seven games with back soreness before her return to the court on Sunday.
Fortunately for the Liberty, they went 6-1 during that seven-game stint and improved to 10-4 on Sunday while picking up a Commissioner’s Cup win.
The Liberty previously cleared Ionescu to return against Washington, but she wasn’t in the starting lineup when the ball was tipped. Instead, she was eased back into the lineup off the bench and entered the game for the first time with 5:32 remaining in the first quarter. Ionescu was greeted with a loud ovation from the Barclays Center crowd.