No. 4 Nebraska survives No. 5 Vandy on Braden Frager's late winner

Braden Frager drove for the winning layup with 2.2 seconds left Saturday night and fourth-seeded Nebraska rallied for a 74-72 win over fifth-seeded Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region in Oklahoma City.

The result wasn't secured until the Commodores' Tyler Tanner, who scored a game-high 27 points, barely missed a 3-point shot from beyond halfcourt as time expired. Tanner's heave hit the glass and went in and out, causing a gasp and then a wild ovation from the pro-Cornhusker crowd inside Paycom Center.

Prager and Pryce Sandfort each scored 15 points for Nebraska (28-6), which will play either top-seeded Florida or No. 9 Iowa Thursday in Houston. The Gators and Hawkeyes match up on Sunday night in Tampa.

Rienk Mast added 13 and Berke Buyuktuncel contributed 12 points for the Cornhuskers, who converted 29 of 52 field goal attempts, including 9 of 19 from the 3-point line. Nebraska will make its first-ever Sweet 16 appearance.

Tyler Nickel added 16 points for Vanderbilt (27-9), which rallied in the second half by canning 10 of 22 3-pointers. Tanner's layup gave the Commodores a 72-70 edge with 58 seconds remaining but Mast equalized with 37.0 seconds on the clock by tipping home Sam Hoiberg's missed layup.

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The game featured wildly contrasting styles. Vanderbilt sought to speed Nebraska up with pressure and the Cornhuskers attempted to carve up the Commodores with precise halfcourt execution.

In the first half, it was Nebraska's halfcourt sets that ruled, even though the Commodores were able to force seven turnovers in 31 possessions. The Cornhuskers were able to overcome the high turnover rate by drilling 15 of 25 field goals, including 6 of 10 on 3-pointers.

Mast connected on 3 of 4 first-half 3-point attempts, helping Nebraska open up a 31-21 lead at the 3:59 mark. Vandy got a little traction later in the half but still headed for the break looking at a 39-32 deficit.

Tanner kept the Commodores in contention with 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting before intermission.

--Field Level Media

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Illinois beats Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women's NCAA Tournament

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women'sNCAA Tournament.

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The Fighting Illini (22-11) are the youngest team in this tournament after replacing four starters, and they now have won a first-round game for a second straight season. Illinois will play No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, a102-61 winner over No. 15 seed High Point, on Monday night for a berth in the Sweet 16 of the Fort Worth 1 Region.

Berry Wallace added 18 points for Illinois, and Destiny Jackson grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 11 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to help seal the win.

Colorado (22-12) won four of the first seven games between these programs, but this was the first for these programs to play since 2013 and first in the NCAA Tournament. The Buffaloes missed their last five shots going scoreless from the floor after Jade Masogayo's layup with 4:08 left.

Desiree Wooten led Colorado with 17 points, and Masogayo added 15.

Illinois outscored Colorado 20-18 to lead after the first quarter and used six straight late in the second to help take a 34-29 lead into halftime.

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Masogayo's layup pulled Colorado within 38-36 with 7:30 left in the third. Then Illinois reeled off seven straight with Wallace's two free throws giving the Fighting Illini their biggest lead at 45-36. Colorado wound up outscoring Illinois 15-13 in the third, and Wooten's layup pulled the Buffaloes within 47-44 to start the fourth.

Then one of the Fighting Illini's freshman took over. Jackson scored seven of the first nine points for Illinois, and her3-pointer pushed the leadto 56-50.

Long time coming

Illinois improved to 10-10 in this tournament, and this was the Fighting Illini's third berth in four years under coach Shauna Green and 11th all-time. Now Illinois has NCAA wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons.

That's when the program had a four-season streak of winning at least once in this tournament dating back to 1996-97.

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LeBron James breaks Robert Parish's record, becomes NBA's all-time games played leader

No player in NBA history has played in more games than LeBron James. Or scored more points. Or made more All-Star teams. We could go on.

The Los Angeles Lakers star broke his latest record on Saturday simply by stepping foot on the court for his team's game against the Orlando Magic. It was the 1,612th appearance of his career, breakinga tie with Boston Celtics great Robert Parish atop the NBA leaderboard.

James was already the record-holder when factoring in his 292 playoff appearances, which bring his total up to 1,904 games.

It was a victorious record-breaking game as well, with the Lakers winning 105-104 off a game-winning 3-pointer from Luka Kennard. James finished the game with 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

It was the Lakers' ninth consecutive win, though it did come with the potential cost of a one-game suspension for Luka Dončić.James' co-star picked up his 16th technical foul of the season, triggering an automatic ban unless the tech is rescinded.

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The games played record is hardly James' most prestigious, but it is a testament to the longevity that has allowed him to continue performing at an All-Star level at age 41. He arrived in the NBA in 2003 at 18 years old and has performed at a standout level ever since while never missing more than half a season due to injury.

Entering Saturday, James was already the NBA's all-time leader in points (43,229), field goals (15,884), All-Star selections (22), All-NBA selections (13 first-team and 21 total), seasons played (23), playoff games (292) and, to be fair, turnovers (5,620). He's also fourth on the assists list, sixth on the steals list and fifth on the triple-doubles list.

When will LeBron James retire?

James' place in history is obviously secure. The question now is how many games he has left in him. There is rampant speculation about what he'll do this offseason, with his choices including retirement, a return to the Lakers orperhaps a reunion with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This season has seen James post some of the lowest numbers of his career and miss more than a few games to injury, including a 14-game stretch to open the season due to sciatica. He has already endedhis All-Star starting streak,his All-NBA streakandhis 10-point streak, all unprecedented in league history.

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Dead passenger allegedly stored in heated galley for 13 hours on British Airways flight, 'foul smell' reported

Air travelers are reacting with shock after a dead passenger's body was reportedly stored in a heated galley for more than 13 hours on along-haul flight, according to reports.

A woman in her 60s died about an hour after takeoff on British Airways Flight BA32 fromHong Kongto London last Sunday, but the pilots continued on to Heathrow Airport instead of turning back, The Sunreported.

A source told the outlet that theAirbus A350-1000's galley had a heated floor, and by the end of the flight "there were claims that a foul smell was present" in that area.

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"Obviously, the family with the woman were distraught, and so were the crew," the source said. "Many wanted to return to Hong Kong. But, to put it bluntly, if a passenger has already died, that is not viewed as an emergency."

British Airways told Fox News Digital that its crew followed all procedures.

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"A customer sadly passed away on board and our thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time," the airline said. "We are supporting our crew and all procedures were correctly followed."

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A source told The Sun that a discussion took place about what to do with the body, with the crew rejecting a request from the flight deck to lock it in the plane's bathroom.

"So they had to isolate the body, wrap it in materials, and move it to a galley at the rear of the plane," the source said, adding that the area had a heated floor.

The outlet said that once the plane landed last Sunday, police asked the 331 passengers on board to stay in their seats for roughly 45 minutes while they investigated the onboard death.

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British Airways did not receive a formal complaint regarding the incident, but The Sun reported that somepassengers took time off workto recover from the ordeal.

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Guthrie family thanks Tucson, asks people to not forget mother's case

The Guthrie family on Saturday evening expressed their gratitude to the Tucson community where their missing mother Nancy lived before herdisappearance and suspected abductionseven weeks ago.

They asked residents not to forget her case.

"We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson. We are all family now," the Guthrie family told NBC affiliate KVOA of Tucson fora special report that aired Saturday.

The family asked the community to look at camera footage and to search their memories for anything that may assist in the search for Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mother of "TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie.

It asked community members to focus on "key timelines" of Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and Jan. 11. The family said any footage, journal notes, text messages, observations and conversations may offer evidence or clues.

"It's possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant," the family said, adding: "No detail is too small. It may be the key."

Nancy Guthriewas reported missing on Feb. 1from her home near Tucson and she was last seen the previous night at around 9:45 p.m., officials have said. Investigators have expressedinterest in Jan. 11, previously asking neighbors for any security camera footage from that morning, but authorities have not said why they're asking homeowners about that date.

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Police have been searching for a person of interest in the case and released photos of a masked man seen on doorbell surveillance video.

Some of Nancy Guthrie's blood was also found on the porch and investigators believe she was the victim of a targeted crime, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said.

The Guthrie family has pleaded for Nancy Guthrie's safe returnand has offered $1 million for her recovery.

The FBI, which is assisting in the case, is alsooffering a $50,000 reward.

Flowers and notes of encouragementhave been left at Nancy Guthrie's home.

The Guthrie family said in the message to KVOA: "Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing."

"We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home," the family said. " We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest."

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