South Carolina on Friday is scheduled to put the first person to death by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001, chose it over the two other methods in South Carolina — the electric chair and lethal injection.

Tramon Mark had 24 points and Tre Johnson scored 23 to lead Texas to an 87-82 overtime win over No. 25 Mississippi State. Mark and Arthur Kaluma both hit two free throws in the final 21 seconds of overtime to secure the road win.

The Boise State men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament at-large chances appeared to be dashed following a disappointing mid-February road loss to San Diego Sta

Syracuse won faceoffs by a mark of 15-9. Saturday’s game was just the fourth-ever Syracuse men’s lacrosse has played west of the Mississippi. The Orange is now 3-1 playing that far west. Syracuse returns to the JMA Dome on Sunday, March 9 to face Johns Hopkins at 2 p.m. (ESPNU).

ESPN’s bracketologist Joe Lunardi updated his NCAA tournament projections on Friday morning as we close in on the final week of the college basketball regular s

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. ESPN's Charlie Creme has dropped Mississippi State to a No. 10 seed against No. 7 Utah, a team it beat 66-62 in the Cayman Islands Classic in November.