Jacy Sheldon scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer and two free throws in the final 48 seconds, and No. 17 Ohio State beat No. 11 Michigan 81-77 on Thursday, spoiling Naz Hillmon’s 50-point, 16-rebound performance. Hillmon broke Michigan’s program scoring record — for men’s or women’s — by making 20 of 30 field goals and 10 of 14 free throws to reach the half-century mark. It was the highest scoring output this season in Division 1, and the first 50-point game in the Big Ten since Rachel Banham’s 52 for Minnesota on Feb. 21, 2016. But it wasn’t enough to overcome Michigan’s 16-point, third-quarter deficit. Michigan (10-1, 5-1 Big Ten) started the fourth on a 17-3 run to take a 71-69 lead as the host Buckeyes (8-1, 4-1) missed their first eight shots from the field. Tanaya Beacham’s layup with 1:58 left was Ohio State’s first make of the fourth, tying it at 73. Hillmon, whose previous best scoring game was 35 points, broke the Michigan women’s scoring record that has stood since Diane Dietz had 45 against Illinois on Feb. 27, 1982. Hillmon also broke Dietz’s field-goal record of 17 set in the same game. Michigan’s scoring record on the men’s side is 48 points set by Rudy Tomjanovich and Cazzie Russell — both in the 1960s.

Ted Thompson, whose 13-year run as Packers general manager included their 2010 Super Bowl championship season, died Wednesday night at his home in Atlanta, Texas. He was 68. Thompson announced in May 2019 he had been diagnosed with an autonomic nerve disorder. He was the GM from 2005-17 and drafted many notable players on the current roster, including two-time MVP QB Aaron Rodgers. He acquired 49 of the 53 players on the Packers’ 2010 championship team. “He, in my opinion, is the best talent evaluator, especially when it comes to the draft, that I’ve ever seen or been around,” said Brian Gutekunst, who worked alongside Thompson with the Packers before succeeding him as GM. “He had a very unique way of seeing what a player was going to become and the greatest he could become.” Thompson spent more than two decades in the Packers front office and was the team’s director of pro personnel when the Packers won the Super Bowl in the 1996 season.

Plans by Europe’s richest soccer clubs to launch a new competition worth nearly $5 billion annually jolted FIFA and Champions League organizer UEFA into warning players on Thursday that they would be banned from the World Cup if they take part in such a breakaway league. FIFA and all six continental confederations issued a statement saying they wouldn’t endorse a new so-called European Super League, and that players who participate in such a competition would be banned from playing in major international tournaments — such as the World Cup or continental championships. The statement was a clear response to proposals that are circulating in European soccer for the creation of a 20-team annual competition that would include 15 top clubs as permanent members. The five other teams would vary each season, although the qualification method hasn’t been determined. Each of the 15 founding members would get a share of at least $4.2 billion in initial infrastructure grants. The money would be split among four tiers of clubs, with the top six each getting $420 million. The Times of London identified Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool as being among the driving forces for the proposal. — AP