DREW PETERSON

7 seed Southern California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Isaiah Wong led Miami with 22 points before fouling out with 2:07 to play with his team ahead 59-58. Miami won its first NCAA game since defeating Wichita State in the second round in 2016. Miami led 29-16 late in the first half, but the Trojans (26-8) opened the second half on 17-2 run to go ahead. USC made just 8 of 27 shots the first 20 minutes as Miami moved out to a double-digit lead.

Charlie Moore made two free throws with three seconds left and finished with 16 points to lift 10th-seeded Miami to a 68-66 win over No. 7 seed Southern California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Arizona's Bennedict Mathurin has been named The Associated Press Pac-12 player of the year after a dominating sophomore season.

Drew Peterson FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows former Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer Drew Peterson. Peterson is getting another chance to ask a judge to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife. A hearing Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, will be before the same judge who sentenced Peterson to 38 years in prison for the 2004 slaying of Kathleen Savio. Her death was originally ruled accidental, but after Peterson’s fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in 2007, authorities reopened the investigation. Peterson is also a suspect in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, who is presumed dead.

CHICAGO — (AP) — As Drew Peterson's appeals against his murder conviction repeatedly failed, it seemed the former suburban Chicago police sergeant might fade from the news. And the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the use of hearsay testimony by Savio and Stacy Peterson — whom Drew Peterson is suspected of killing though he has not been charged in her death — did not violate his constitutional right to confront his accusers. Burmila could then agree to an evidentiary hearing, meaning people who Peterson contends were threatened or Glasgow himself could take the witness stand, Ekl said. Brodsky and Peterson could also be called to testify, which might be problematic for Peterson. Brodksy would almost certainly be asked if he threatened to quit the case if Peterson testified at trial.

Drew Peterson FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows former Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer Drew Peterson. Peterson is getting another chance to ask a judge to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife. A hearing Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, will be before the same judge who sentenced Peterson to 38 years in prison for the 2004 slaying of Kathleen Savio. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP, File) (Uncredited)JOLIET, Ill. — (AP) — A judge is scheduled Monday to consider former Chicago-area police sergeant Drew Peterson's motion to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife. Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2004 killing of Kathleen Savio and sentenced to 38 years in prison.

A judge is scheduled to consider former Chicago-area police Sgt. Drew Peterson’s motion to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife.

A Will County judge will consider Drew Peterson's hand-printed motion sent from an Indiana prison to vacate his conviction.

As Drew Peterson's appeals against his murder conviction repeatedly failed, it seemed the former suburban Chicago police sergeant might fade from the news. Will County Judge Edward Burmila is scheduled Monday to consider Peterson's hand-printed motion sent from an Indiana prison to vacate his conviction after determining he had presented a “gist of a constitutional” claim. Peterson says his attorney, Joel Brodsky, was ineffective.

Yet the Ducks hit their first four and nine of their first 13 en route to going 29 of 58 (50%) from the floor. The Ducks hit three 3-pointers during the spurt, including two by Richardson. Richardson had eight points during the late run, and Eric Williams Jr. scored five. The Ducks extended their lead to 55-37 five minutes into the second half. They needed a late run in the second half to beat Oregon State on Thursday.

Oregon knocked off a top-five team for the second time in two games, beating No. 5 Southern California 79-69 behind Will Richardson’s career-high 28 points.

Drew Peterson, the former Chicago-area police sergeant who was convicted in 2012 of killing his third wife, is set to return to court this month after a judge agreed to hear his motion to vacate the verdict. Will County Judge Edward Burmilla scheduled the Jan. 21 hearing after finding a “gist of a constitutional” claim in Peterson's six-page handwritten motion, according to the Chicago Tribune. Burmilla assigned Peterson a public defender and two investigators from the public defender's office.

15 seed Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 in 2013 and now has the Trojans there for the first time in 14 years. Mobley's four first-half 3s, doubling his career best for an entire game, staked the Trojans to a 40-21 lead at the break. Kansas trimmed its deficit to 16 early in the second half, but Enfield immediately called timeout and the momentum swing was over. 2 seed Iowa earlier in the day, in a Pac-12 showdown for a spot in the West Region finals. “We have a lot of respect for that team," Enfield said.