No. 8 Tennessee tops USC Upstate 80-60

Ben Roethlisberger says Antonio Brown has not returned his texts or calls amid speculation the wide receiver has requested a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brown did not play in Sunday’s season finale, which saw the Steelers miss out on the playoffs despite a 16-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, having reportedly been benched for getting into an altercation with a team-mate, allegedly quarterback Roethlisberger, during practice and missing a meeting the night before the game. CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reported on Tuesday that Brown had requested a trade, though in a conflicting report NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport said he had not officially done so.

The Los Angeles Clippers, who roared back from a 28-point deficit to stun the Celtics here earlier this month, are set to send their 2019 first-round pick to Boston if it lands outside the lottery. That means Los Angeles would have to make the playoffs, which seemed unlikely after the Clippers dealt Tobias Harris to Philadelphia before the trade deadline. But as the race for the final Western Conference playoff spots begins to take shape, the Clippers find themselves with pole position next to fellow hopefuls Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers.