Wisconsin basketball transfer Kobe King has committed to Nebraska, sources told ESPN.

King, a 6-foot-4 guard, announced in late January that he was leaving the Badgers. Days earlier, the school announced that King would not play against Iowa to deal with a personal matter. Sources told ESPN at the time that King was unhappy at Wisconsin and that a parting seemed imminent.

King later told the Wisconsin State Journal that he told coaches and teammates he was leaving the team before the announcement about him missing the Iowa game.

King started 19 games for the Badgers this season, averaging 10.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. He scored a career-high 24 points against Indiana in early December and had 21 points against Illinois in January. King faced his future head coach, Fred Hoiberg, and Nebraska on Jan. 21, his next-to-last game at Wisconsin. He played 30 minutes and finished with nine points and five assists.

King played just 10 games as a freshman before suffering a season-ending knee injury in December 2017. He started one game as a redshirt freshman before emerging as a staple in the Wisconsin lineup this season.

King is expected to have two seasons of eligibility remaining and will likely apply for a waiver to play immediately next fall.

Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk has been suspended indefinitely for violating the NBA's anti-drug program.

The league announced the suspension Wednesday but did not disclose details of Monk's violation.

The NBA also left the suspension open-ended, saying it will begin with Wednesday's game against the Knicks and "will continue until he is determined to be in full compliance with the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program."

Monk, 22, is averaging 10.3 points in 55 games this season, his third with the Hornets.

Boston Red Sox prospect Chih-Jung Liu, who arrived from his native Taiwan last week, is in quarantine as a precaution against the coronavirus.

The 20-year-old right-hander is in his hotel room in Fort Myers, Florida, and says he feels fine.

Liu wrote on his Facebook page that he's doing some weight training, getting in an occasional run and reading about the team online.

The coronavirus originated in China and has killed over 2,700 people worldwide. There are now more new cases of the virus outside China than inside the country, according to the World Health Organization. WHO declared a global health emergency last month.

A Red Sox spokesman told the Boston Globe that the team was using "an overabundance of caution" in having Liu in quarantine.

Liu is scheduled to be released from quarantine on Saturday if he doesn't show symptoms for the virus.

CONCORD, N.C. – With only one 410 sprint car race this week, two-time Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions titlist Aaron Reutzel remained at the top of the Eastern Region standings in the National Sprint Car Rankings.

Reutzel has two victories in six starts this season and leads Brad Sweet, who has two victories in five starts, by six points.

Danny Dietrich, who won Saturday’s Icebreaker at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln Speedway, jumped into the top 10 with his first victory of the season. He’s made eight starts.

After finishing second to Dietrich at Lincoln, Logan Schuchart jumped from 10th to third in the Eastern Region rankings. Cory Eliason and Ian Madsen round out the top five.

There will be no national rankings until drivers begin reaching the 20-race plateau, which is required for ranking. To read how the National Sprint Car Rankings are tabulated, click here.

The Eastern Region is the only region which has begun its season.

The points:

Eastern Region

1. Aaron Reutzel – 286
2. Brad Sweet – 280
3. Logan Schuchart – 278
4. Cory Eliason – 271
5. Ian Madsen – 269
6. Danny Dietrich – 266
7. Donny Schatz – 238
8. Brian Brown – 234
9. James McFadden – 228
10. Daryn Pittman – 220

410 Feature Winners

Brad Sweet 2
Aaron Reutzel 2
Donny Schatz 1
Logan Schuchart 1
Kyle Larson 1
Danny Dietrich 1

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie, two of the best street car racers on the planet, will participate in the NHRA Street Car Showdown at the Gatornationals, a special grudge match held during the 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, March 12-15 in Gainesville, Fla.

Bailey will take his “Beast Mode” ’69 Camaro up against Tschiggfrie’s radical Sorceress ’84 Hurst Olds Cutlass, driven by veteran chassis builder Don Speer. Both vehicles are licensed, registered, and legal for street use.

Bailey, of Lake Orion, Mich., made headlines last year during Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week, when he uncorked a 5.99 run on the final day of the event at Virginia Motorsports Park. Since then, he has since improved upon his career-best with a 5.77 elapsed time during pre-season testing at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. NHRA fans who attended last year’s U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway got a glimpse of Bailey’s Pro Mod-style Camaro when he made exhibition runs alongside fellow Drag Week competitors.

“We had such a good time doing the [exhibition race] last year at Indy, I’m happy that we were able to put something together with NHRA for Gainesville,” said Bailey. “This is the big show, and it’s cool to be able to match race against Rod’s car. I’ve never raced against Rod, but I’ve met him a couple of times and his car is impressive. His car is tuned by [fuel injection expert] Shane Techlenburg, who certainly knows what he’s doing.”

Bailey enters the Gatornationals match race brimming with confidence following his recent five-second performances. He is hoping to run similar numbers in front of a packed house at Gainesville Raceway.

Tschiggfrie, of Dubuque, Iowa, built his innovative Hurst Olds as a dual-purpose street/strip car and so far, it has lived up to that billing including a stunning 260-mph performance last November at the Street Car Supernationals in Las Vegas. The Oldsmobile is the first car that Tschiggfrie owned, and it retains its original VIN number and taillights, however nearly everything else has been replaced including a carbon fiber body and chrome moly steel chassis. The car is powered by a 640-cid engine fitted with a pair of 98mm turbochargers.

“I always wanted a really cool car, so I took this Olds and made it fit that dream,” Tschiggfrie said. ““This deal in Gainesville is also a dream come true,” said Tschiggfrie. “We’ve never really been able to race in front of a big crowd like this. It’s the big stage and to run against Tom Bailey, the king of [street legal racing] is really awesome. I respect him a lot as a person and it’s truly an honor to line up next to him. I’ll be honest; we are the underdog. He’s more decorated than I am but I do think we have a fighting chance. Not to demean anyone, but Tom has a Steve Morris engine, and a proven chassis, and he’s been at this thing for 15 years. He truly is a master at what he does. Under this format in Gainesville, we have three runs and by Sunday, I hope we have something for him.”

The schedule for the NHRA Street Car Showdown calls for both competitors to make one time trial run each day on Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14, with their epic grudge battle scheduled for Sunday, March 15.

MONTREAL -- Canadiens defenseman Victor Mete will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot.

Mete suffered the injury during a game in Detroit on Feb. 18.

The 21-year-old Mete had four goals and seven assists in 51 games this season. He has four goals and 27 assists in 171 games with Montreal.

Mete was a fourth-round pick of the Canadiens in 2016.

Los Angeles FC lead owner Larry Berg has predicted Major League Soccer will surpass Major League Baseball in popularity during the next 10 years and Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas added it will be of higher quality than the Premier League or La Liga by 2045.

The pair spoke at the league's kick off event Wednesday, two days ahead of the start of its 25th season.

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"We definitely have the demographics in our favor, both in terms of youth and diversity, Berg said. "So I think we'll pass baseball and hockey and be the No. 3 sport in the U.S. behind football and basketball.

"I think we will be the league of choice. I think we're already a league of choice to a certain extent, whether we can be a top-five league or a top-three league will really come down at the end of the day to money, our ability to compete for players."

MLS has increasingly attracted better players from South America.

"I think the good news is players want to play here," he said. "We're the United States of America.

"People want to live here. It's an incredible lifestyle. The infrastructure is fantastic."

Mas co-owns the Miami team that launches this weekend, partnering with former England captain David Beckham. He talked about what MLS will look like for its 40th year in 2045.

"I think MLS will be one of the top sports leagues in the United States," Mas said. "I think it will be on par or exceed the best leagues in the world, the Premier League or Serie A or La Liga worldwide.

"I think that the MLS 25 years from now will be Premier League-ish if we want to so-call it that on the metrics that leagues are measured by."