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Chad Baker-Mazara wins 2nd straight Maui Invitational championship as USC beats Arizona State 88-75

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Chad Baker-Mazara scored 23 points, Jaden Brownell added 16 points, and USC claimed the Maui Invitational championship with an 88-75 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday.

Baker-Mazara won the tournament championship for the second straight year after scoring 14 points in Auburn's 90-76 victory over Memphis last season. Baker-Mazara finished 9 of 16 from the field against Arizona State with four 3-pointers.

USC took the first double-digit lead of the game at 77-66 with 5:14 remaining on a basket by Ezra Ausar. The Trojans drew an offensive foul under the ASU basket and Jordan Marsh sank a jumper from the free-throw line to make it 81-69.

Marsh sealed it with a long 3-pointer for an 86-71 lead.

Ausar, coming off a 25-point performance in the semifinals, finished with 14 points for USC (7-0), which was without leading scorer Rodney Rice. Jacob Cofie had 11 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and Marsh added nine points.

Maurice Odum scored 17 points and Anthony Johnson added 15 for Arizona State (6-2). Santiago Trouet and Massamba Diop each scored 13. The Sun Devils trailed by double-digits in all three tournament games.

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DeVonta Smith appears on Eagles Week 13 injury report for second consecutive day

For the second consecutive day, star wide receiver DeVonta Smith popped up on the Philadelphia Eagles injury report as a player who did not practice. The team held only held a walkthrough on Tuesday, so the injury report was just an estimation, but Smith was listed as out due to a chest/shoulder injury. The Eagles held an actual practice on Wednesday though, and Smith was again out, with an illness added on top of the chest/shoulder injury.

Bears’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson hints at Jaylon Johnson’s return vs. Eagles

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