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Miami (Ohio) beats Western Michigan on last-second shot to remain undefeated

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Miami (Ohio) advanced to 29-0 in dramatic fashion on Friday night, as Trey Perry lifted the RedHawks to a 69-67 win at Western Michigan with a game-winning layup in the final second. The win brings Miami within two victories of completing a perfect regular season.

It took everything the RedHawks could muster amid adverse circumstances on the road to avoid what would have been a potentially devastating Quad 4 loss. Miami didn’t earn its first lead of the second half until the 1:45 mark as it navigated life without two stars. Leading scorer Peter Suder fouled out with 7:03 remaining and the RedHawks down 57-50. He had 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting, and his departure after just 27 minutes of playing time left the RedHawks in a bind. 

The Redhawks also played without starting point guard Luke Skaljac due to injury. But when the pressure was on, Miami demonstrated the clutch gene that has been part of its DNA all season. Perry finished with 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting. Almar Atlason added 16 points, including 12 in the second half. His 4-point play with 3:26 remaining sliced a 5-point deficit to just one.

Miami entered as an 11.5-point favorite but struggled from the jump as Western Michigan built a 6-point lead in the opening minutes. WMU closed the first half on a 7-0 run as Miami coach Travis Steele began to take exception with the officiating.

He ultimately received a technical foul and went to the locker in a fit of rage. Western Michigan then built a 9-point lead before Miami figured out a way to claw back and keep its storybook start alive. The RedHawks close the regular season next week against Toledo and Ohio as they seek to become the first team since Gonzaga in 2021 to finish the regular season unbeaten.

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Roy Jones Jr tells Devin Haney to fight rival now before he gets too good: “He’s different”

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Roy Jones Jr has offered some words of wisdom to Devin Haney over one potential fight.

Haney is the current WBO welterweight champion, having previously been undisputed lightweight champion and WBC super-lightweight champion in his career.

He looks set to return to action in the summer, and has been linked to a showdown against fellow unbeaten fighter Keyshawn Davis.

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Multi-weight champion Jones thinks Haney would be wise to indeed take that bout next, explaining to All The Smoke Fight that the longer ‘The Dream’ waits, the better Davis will get.

“If Keyshawn comes up or if they even do a catch weight of 143 144, it’s going to be a very interesting fight because I think Devin has more tools and more IQ right now. But Keyshawn is different.

“So, you got to have that intangible about him where he can be a different guy when it’s time to be a different guy. You can never count him out. How if I was pushing Keyshawn, I would have another fight or two before I fight Devin just for experience purposes.

“And if I was Devin, I would try to jump on it right now before he gets those couple fights because the more experience he gets, the harder he going to become to beat.”

Davis won the WBO lightweight title last year but recently stepped up to 140lbs – after failing to make weight in what was would have been his first defence at 135 – to claim a stoppage victory over Jamaine Ortiz in January.

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He called out Haney immediately after the win, seemingly happy to move straight to welterweight for the challenge, though has since also floated the idea of facing Lamont Roach Jr.

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Jets’ Vladislav Namestnikov ruled out vs. Ducks with lower-body injury

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Namestnikov was injured after he was tripped, causing him to collide with teammate Adam Lowry late in the second period. The 33-year-old was able to skate off on his own power, but went straight to the locker room for further evaluation.

Namestnikov, in his 13th NHL season and fourth in Winnipeg, has seven goals and 13 points in 56 games for the Jets this season.

He was selected 27th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2011 NHL Draft.

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[WATCH] Masked Man suddenly unmasked by Logan Paul on SmackDown

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When the mystery figure was eventually unmasked, you likely would have expected somebody like Grayson Waller, but when Logan Paul finally did it, the result was rather unexpected.

For some context, the mystery masked figure has been tormenting The Vision for a little while now, hitting the stomp and attacking various members. It was teased as being Seth Rollins, but even those in WWE openly admitted that it doesn’t make sense, as Rollins is still a while away from his actual return from injury. With two more members of The Vision injured, it has led to a bit of a crisis. Regardless, Logan Paul managed to sneak his way into the main event, where he faced Jacob Fatu to replace Jey Uso in the Elimination Chamber match.

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Right towards the end of the match, the masked figure attacked Austin Theory, but Paul intercepted him and knocked him out. When he removed the mask, it was a plant – an unknown name and face with no connection to anybody. There was confusion all around, as many expected it to be someone like Grayson Waller. Instead, WWE threw a wrench and added a twist by putting an unknown figure in the mask.

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In all likelihood, this means that the masked figure is still at large and that this was simply a plant meant to throw the members of The Vision off. Logan Paul would also end up qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match when he beat Jacob Fatu courtesy of a Drew McIntyre assist.