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In Brief: USC’s Bush gets Heisman back

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award.

Bush gave up the trophy in 2010 following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans.

Heisman Trust President Michael Comerford said the trust considered the enormous changes in college athletics over the last several years that now make some forms of athlete compensation permissible.

Bush amassed more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 18 touchdowns in 2005.

He received the fifth most first-place votes in Heisman history.

DANIELS NOT OUT ON WASHINGTON

DETROIT (AP) — Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket.

Asked a few times about speculation that he doesn’t want to play for Washington and whether he prefers going to another team, Daniels understandably took a diplomatic approach one day before the NFL draft.

The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner from LSU is expected to be one of the top three players selected Thursday night.

After USC quarterback Caleb Williams goes to Chicago first overall, Daniels is the odds-on favorite to be the No. 2 pick, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

TRADES MAY RULE DAY 1 OF DRAFT

By The Associated Press

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft already has traded hands, with Carolina sending it more than a year ago to Chicago in a trade to move up to take Bryce Young first overall in 2023.

Based on recent history, plenty more first-round picks should change hands on Thursday night with teams either looking to move up a spot or two for a specific player or to make a bigger investment to trade up for a franchise quarterback.

Over the past five drafts, there have been 28 trades during the first day of the draft that included first-round picks, with five of those deals involving picks in the top 10.

REID WINS NBA’S SIXTH MAN AWARD

NEW YORK (AP) — Naz Reid, who helped the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome an injury to Karl-Anthony Towns to have one of the best seasons in franchise history, was voted the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year.

Reid edged Sacramento’s Malik Monk to become the third undrafted player to win the award for the league’s best reserve.

Reid averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 81 games.

The Timberwolves finished 56-26 to earn the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference and have a 2-0 lead over the Phoenix Suns in their first-round series.

Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis Jr. finished third.

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