Australian rugby stalwart set to create Super Rugby history — and more

James Slipper will become the first Australian player to reach the 200-game milestone in Super Rugby.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Tre Donaldson scored Miami's last 15 points and finished with 32 to lead the Hurricanes to a 67-66 victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday night.

Donaldson made a pair of free throws to pull Miami within 57-54 with 7:36 remaining, and his 3-pointer with 6:50 left sparked a 7-0 personal surge to give the Hurricanes a 61-59 lead with 4:40 left. The Hokies scored six straight points capped by Tobi Lawal’s dunk for a 65-61 advantage.

Donaldson hit a jumper and tied it 66-all with a 3-pointer with 1:18 left. He then made the first of two free-throw attempts with 12 seconds to go before Ben Hammond missed a jumper at the buzzer.

Donaldson shot 13 of 24 and made three of the Hurricanes' four 3s. Dante Allen scored 10 points for Miami (21-5, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has won four straight and six of its last seven games.

Amani Hansberry scored 16 to lead Virginia Tech (17-10, 6-8). Jailen Bedford scored 12 points and Hammond 10. The Hokies have lost four of their last five games.

Virginia Tech shot 50% in each half and were 8 of 20 (40%) from long range but just 2 of 3 from the line. Miami was 9-of-13 shooting from the line.

Virginia Tech made 5 of 11 from 3 for a 34-31 halftime lead.

Up next

Virginia Tech hosts Wake Forest on Saturday.

Miami plays at No. 14 Virginia on Saturday.

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The Minnesota Vikings have a busy offseason ahead of them, but they have to get cap-compliant first. Per Over The Cap, they are currently $40.156 million over the cap threshold.

That means that restructuring and possibly trading or cutting high-paid veterans. Bleacher Report's Alex Ballentine says the Vikings could trade T.J. Hockenson, who hasn't been the same player since returning from his ACL injury suffered on Christmas Eve of 2023.

T.J. Hockenson is set to have the biggest cap hit ($21.3 million) of any tight end in the league next season. Given that he didn't even crack 500 yards this season, it wouldn't be surprising to see them try to trade him to a team that will utilize him more.

Hockenson has caught 92 passes for 893 yards and three touchdowns in 25 games the past two seasons. That's quite the fall from his 95 catches for 960 yards and five touchdowns in 2023 before getting injured. At the very least, the Vikings will need to restructure Hockenson. He turns 29 in July, and his production the past two seasons hasn't matched his contract.

He still adds an element to the passing game that can take advantage of the short and intermediate areas of the field. That could help either J.J. McCarthy or whoever is Minnesota's quarterback in 2026.

Now, the Vikings have to decide whether that value is worth keeping around or if it's time to move on to a younger, cheaper tight end while freeing up money for other positions.

This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Could someone trade for Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson this offseason?

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Wednesday, Feb. 18

T25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 23 BYU, 9 p.m.

No. 5 UConn vs. Creighton, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Kansas at Oklahoma St., 9 p.m.

No. 10 Illinois at Southern Cal, 10 p.m.

No. 11 Gonzaga at San Francisco, 11 p.m.

No. 14 Virginia at Georgia Tech, 9 p.m.

No. 17 St. John's at Marquette, 9 p.m.

No. 19 Vanderbilt at Missouri, 9 p.m.

No. 20 Arkansas at No. 25 Alabama, 7 p.m.

T25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

No. 1 UConn at Villanova, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Ohio St. at No. 23 Minnesota, 8 p.m.

No. 12 TCU at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

No. 15 Baylor at No. 20 Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 18 Michigan St. vs. Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.

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