— Hudson Mayes had 23 points in No. 5 seed UC San Diego's 72-69 win against eighth-seeded Cal Poly on Wednesday night in the Big West Conference Tournament. — Jurian Dixon had 22 points in UC Irvine's ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Cottonwoods are poplars native to North America, Europe, and western Asia.