Authorities say a football player at the University of Alabama at Birmingham stabbed two teammates hours before UAB's weekend home game against the University of South Florida.

Jaedon LeDee dominated inside on the way to 32 points, Lamont Butler added 15 and No. 5 seed San Diego State held off 12th-seeded UAB 69-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

UAB has hired former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer as its next head coach.

Six Conference USA teams will have one last chance to hoist a championship trophy before moving to the American Athletic Conference in 2023.

Keldon Johnson scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 113-92 on Sunday night to strengthen their bid for a play-in berth.

Devin Vassell had 22 points, Keldon Johnson added 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs maintained their hold on 10th place in the Western Conference by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 130-111 on Friday night.

Dylan Hopkins broke the Independence Bowl record for completion percentage in wind and driving rain, connecting on 19 of 23 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns in UAB’s 31-28 victory over No. 12 BYU on Saturday.

Frank Harris threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Oscar Cardenas with three seconds left to rally No. 15 UTSA to a wild 34-31 victory over UAB.

UTSA hosts defending Conference-USA champion UAB on Saturday at the Alamodome.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Bryson Lucero threw three touchdown passes to lead UAB to a 21-13 victory over UTSA in its Conference USA opener on Saturday. It was the 20th straight home win for the Blazers (3-1, 1-0). Gerrit Prince caught two touchdown passes and Myron Mitchell had one. Sincere McCormick ran for 150 yards and a touchdown to lead UTSA (3-1, 1-1). Lucero's 21-yard TD pass to Prince stretched the Blazers' lead to 21-6 late in the third quarter.