BASKETBALL

OSU freshman hospitalized — Chai Baker, a freshman member of the Oregon State men’s basketball team, was in critical but stable condition in a Corvallis hospital Wednesday, a day after he suffered an apparent cardiac-related medical incident, according to an OSU news release. The incident took place Tuesday morning while Baker was working out with teammates during informal preseason drills at the OSU Basketball Center. Baker is a guard from Florida.

U.S. routs Dominicans in exhibition — Kyrie Irving made all five shots and scored 12 points starting in place of Derrick Rose, and the U.S. national basketball team beat the Dominican Republic 105-62 on Wednesday night in an exhibition game in New York. James Harden also scored 12 in limited playing time for the Americans, who used their subs for most of the second half. Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan each scored 13 points. Rose sat out, with team officials saying coach Mike Krzyzewski wanted to be able to look longer at other players with cuts coming soon. The Americans have 16 players on the roster and have to get down to 12 before the upcoming Basketball World Cup. Houston Rockets forward Francisco Garcia scored 14 points for the Dominican Republic, coached by South Florida’s Orlando Antigua. The Dominicans are without their best player, the Atlanta Hawks’ Al Horford, who is recovering from a torn right pectoral muscle.

FOOTBALL

Steelers backs face pot charges — Former Oregon Duck LeGarrette Blount and fellow Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell will be charged with marijuana possession following a traffic stop Wednesday. A Ross Township, Pennsylvania, traffic officer pulled over a Camaro operated by Bell at about 1:30 p.m. after the officer, who was on a motorcycle, noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The officer found a 20-gram bag of marijuana inside the car. Blount, Bell and a female passenger all claimed ownership of the marijuana, according to police. Bell is expected to be charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. Bell, Blount and the female passenger were arrested and released. The possession and DUI charges are both misdemeanors.

Little League

Las Vegas beats Philly 8-1 — Dallan Cave and Brennan Holligan hit two-run homers, lefty reliever Austin Kryszczuk got out of two big jams, and Las Vegas beat Philadelphia and star pitcher Mo’ne Davis 8-1 in the Little League World Series on Wednesday night in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That puts Las Vegas in Saturday’s U.S. title game and sends Philadelphia into an elimination game tonight against Chicago’s Jackie Robinson team. The Great Lakes champion beat Pearland, Texas, 6-1 on Tuesday night in an elimination game. Also on Wednesday, Jae Yeong Hwang hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, and South Korea held off Japan 4-2 in the Little League World Series on Wednesday. South Korea moves on to Saturday’s International Championship game where it will face the winner of today’s elimination game between Japan and Mexico.

— From wire reports