[naviga:h3]N.C. coach Williams suffers vertigo attack[/naviga:h3]

BOSTON — North Carolina coach Roy Williams said he was feeling both thankful to be alive, and proud of how his team responded in the aftermath of a vertigo attack that forced him to watch most of the second half of the Tar Heels’ 68-65 ACC win over Boston College from the locker room.

In a huddle on the sideline with about 14 minutes left in the half and his team in danger of suffering its third straight conference loss, Williams said he jerked his head suddenly while discussing a foul call with the referee. He got dizzy and collapsed momentarily before having to be helped to the locker room.

[naviga:h3]Pitino awaits interview about allegations[/naviga:h3]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coach Rick Pitino said he is still waiting to be interviewed by the NCAA about an escort’s book allegations that a former Louisville staffer hired her and other dancers for sex parties at the team’s dormitory.

Pitino has said repeatedly that he did not know about the incidents, and took that a step further, saying that athletic director Tom Jurich does not believe he was aware of the activities. The coach said on ESPN’s “Mike & Mike” that if Jurich “thought for one second I had 1 percent knowledge of hearsay in this case, I would have been gone a long time ago.”

[naviga:h3]No apology coming from QB Newton[/naviga:h3]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton isn’t apologizing for acting like a “sore loser” after the Super Bowl. The NFL MVP has been widely criticized for walking out of a three-minute press conference after a 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in which he answered questions with mostly one- and two-word responses while sulking in his chair wearing a black Carolina Panthers hoodie over his head.

“Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser,” Newton said as players cleaned out their lockers.

[naviga:h3]Clippers suspend Griffin for 4 games[/naviga:h3]

LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin was suspended four games without pay for punching a team staff member, and the Los Angeles Clippers will dock the star forward’s pay for an additional game because he broke his shooting hand. In all, Griffin will lose $859,442 from his season salary of $18,907,725.

[naviga:h3]Senators, Toronto make major trade[/naviga:h3]

TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Dion Phaneuf from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a nine-player blockbuster trade.

Ottawa gets Phaneuf, forwards Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey and Ryan Rupert, and defensive prospect Cody Donaghey for defenseman Jared Cowen, forwards Milan Michalek, Colin Greening and Tobias Lindberg and a second-round pick in the 2017 draft.