Nebraska coach Tim Miles is aware of what is ahead for the Cornhuskers when they face No. 14 UCLA on Friday night, saying, You got to be ready to go out with guns a-blazing.UCLA has plenty of firepower, averaging 104.4 points a game through its 5-0 start. The Bruins face Nebraska in a semifinal game of the Wooden Legacy at Fullerton, Calif., on Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET (ESPN2). The winner advances to the championship game Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.Nebraska, which beat Dayton 80-78 on Thursday night, allows only 57.8 points a game. The Cornhuskers had eight players play at least 11 minutes. Sophomore guard Glynn Watson Jr. led Nebraska with 20 points, while forward Ed Morrow contributed 19.We got just enough out of everybody to win, Miles said after the game. (And) nobodys hanging their head about minutes. Thats what I really like about the young guys. Theyre happy for the team. And theyll be ready to go out (Friday) night and attack.Nebraska must utilize its bench against a potent UCLA team that should get stronger with the addition of freshman center Ike Anigbogu, who has missed all of the games so far with a knee injury that required surgery a month ago.Anigobu is a needed component going against Nebraskas physical frontcourt that is allowing the Cornhuskers to outrebound their opponents by an average of 38.8 to 31.3 a game. Morrow, a 6-foot-7, 234-pound sophomore forward, leads Nebraska with an average of seven rebounds a game.UCLA will combat Morrow and 6-8, 215-pound forward Jack McVeigh (5.8 rebounds a game) with two players who average more than nine rebounds a game. T.J. Leaf, a freshman forward, leads the Bruins with 9.8 rebounds a game, while junior center Thomas Welsh is at 9.4 a game.The Bruins ability to rebound fuels fastbreak situations on the other end. Six players scored in double figures in UCLAs 99-77 win over Portland on Thursday night at Fullerton. The Bruins tied a tournament record for points in a game while recording 29 assists and committing only 11 turnovers.As a coach, any time you make 36 baskets and get assists on 29 of them, youre happy with that, said UCLA coach Steve Alford, whose teams wins have been by an average of almost 25 points per game. These guys like to share the ball, and they dont care who gets the basket as long as we score. We can beat you inside or we can beat you outside.UCLA freshman point guard sensation Lonzo Ball finished with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and 11 assists against Portland. Leaf had 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and Welsh added 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Bruins were 14 of 29 (48.3 percent) from 3-point range against the Pilots. They are shooting 46.2 percent from long distance through the first five games.Its definitely exciting to play on a team like this, Welsh said. Were getting to know each other better every game, and these guards really know how to distribute the ball.Discount Yeezy . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Cyber Monday Yeezy . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. https://www.fakeyeezywholesaleonline.com/ . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Yeezy Outlet . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. Yeezy Online .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training.BASEBALLOXON HILL, Md. -- The reloading Boston Red Sox pulled off the biggest deal yet at the winter meetings, acquiring ace pitcher Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox for a package of four prospects.Sale joins an already talented rotation with the AL East champions, now pitching alongside 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello, former winner David Price and knuckleballer Steven Wright.The 27-year-old lefty has been an All-Star in each of the last five seasons, finishing high in Cy Young voting every time. To get him, Boston traded four minor leaguers: high-priced third baseman Yoan Moncada, considered by many the top young talent in baseball, along with pitchers Michael Kopech and Victor Diaz, and outfielder Luis Basabe.Sale was 17-10 with a 3.34 ERA and 233 strikeouts this year, a season after he led the majors by fanning 274. He also comes with this benefit: a team-favorable contract that calls for a $12 million salary next year and includes club options for 2018 at $12.5 million and 2019 at $15 million.A few hours earlier, Boston got setup man Tyler Thornburg from the Milwaukee Brewers for a package that included infielder Travis Shaw, minor league infielder Mauricio Dubon, minor league right-hander Josh Pennington and a player to be named or $100.The 28-year-old Thornburg will become Bostons eighth-inning guy, setting up closer Craig Kimbrel. Thornburg was 8-5 with 13 saves and a 2.15 ERA in 67 games for the Brewers last season, striking out 90 in 67 innings.NEW YORK -- Derek Jeters No. 2 is being retired, the last of the New York Yankees single digits.The Yankees said the number will be retired on May 14 before a Mothers Day game against Houston, and a plaque in Jeters honor will be unveiled in Monument Park during the ceremony.Jeters number is the 21st retired by the team. He won five World Series titles and was a 14-time All-Star during a 20-season career that ended in 2014. The shortstop ranks sixth in major league history with 3,465 career hits.OXON HILL, Md. -- Claire Smith became the first woman to win the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing and will be honored during the Hall of Fames induction weekend next July in Cooperstown, New York.The 62-year-old Smith covered the New York Yankees for the Hartford Courant for five years starting in 1983 and was a columnist for The New York Times from 1991-98 and The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1998-2007. She currently is ESPNs news editor of remote productions.COLLEGE FOOTBALLBaylor hired Matt Rhule as head coach after his highly successful run at Temple, hoping he can rebuild the Big 12 Conference program hit hard by scandal and suddenly struggling on the field.Rhule becomes the full-time replacement for two-time Big 12 champion coach Art Briles, who was dismissed after a scathing report over the universitys handling of sexual assault complaints, including some against football players. Rhule will be introduced on the Waco campus Wednesday.Former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe had been out of coaching two years when he put his retirement on hold in May to serve as Baylors acting head coach this season. The Bears are 6-6 and headed to the Cactus Bowl despite a six-game losiing streak.ddddddddddddThe 41-year-old Rhule is a former Penn State linebacker who has a monumental task ahead of him in putting together a coaching staff and a recruiting class at Baylor. With a monthlong quiet period in recruiting starting Saturday, Baylor has only one firm verbal commitment.PRO FOOTBALLEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Mike Zimmer was back at practice with the Minnesota Vikings, not quite a week after surgery to repair a detached retina.Zimmer wore a white patch that was taped over his right eye as he roamed the indoor field and instructed players as usual. The 60-year-old coach had to miss the game against Dallas last week because of the emergency operation, one of multiple procedures hes had over the last six weeks. The Vikings announced that Zimmer is expected to travel with the team for Sundays game at Jacksonville.HARVEY, La. -- The man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight was arrested and jailed on a charge of manslaughter.Jail records show 54-year-old Ronald Gasser was arrested late Monday.Gasser was released last week without charges pending further investigation of McKnights death. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said Thursdays shooting was the result of an apparent road-rage incident. When deputies arrived, the sheriff said Gasser handed them his gun and confessed to killing McKnight.TENNISNovak Djokovic and coach Boris Becker are splitting up after three successful seasons together.Djokovic posted a statement on Facebook, saying the duo jointly decided to end our cooperation. He has won six of his 12 career Grand Slam singles titles while working with Becker. Djokovic also was the runner-up at three other Grand Slam tournaments during his time with Becker, meaning the Serb made it to the finals at nine of the 12 majors during their partnership.SOCCERNEW YORK -- David Villa earned Major League Soccers Most Valuable Player award after scoring 23 goals for New York City in his second season with the team. Villa received the award, named after Landon Donovan, from MLS Commissioner Don Garber.FRISCO, Texas -- FC Dallas signed MLS defender of the year Matt Hedges to a four-year contract.GOLFThomas Bjorn was appointed captain of Europes 2018 Ryder Cup team, a reward for his long and successful association with the event as a player and vice-captain as well as his commitment to the European Tour.The 45-year-old Dane became the first Scandinavian to lead the European team, which will look to regain the cup at Le Golf National in Paris in 2018 after its 17-11 loss to the United States at Hazeltine in October.BOXINGCANASTOTA, N.Y. -- Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico highlight a list of nine people selected for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.Also to be inducted June 11 in Canastota, New York are: super flyweight champion Johnny Tapia; Australian trainer Johnny Lewis; judge Jerry Roth; journalist-broadcaster Steve Farhood; broadcaster Barry Tompkins; and posthumous honorees Eddie Booker and ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Sr. ' ' '