Woman Admits Lying About St. John’s Players

A woman who claimed she had been gang raped by three St. John’s players on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, confessed that she made up the story after the players refused to pay her $1,000 for sex, according to court documents released Friday.

Sherri Ann Urbanek-Bach, 38, of New York, was arraigned on charges of prostitution, attempted extortion and filing fictitious reports. She was ordered held on $20,000 bond.

Senior Grady Reynolds was expelled. Leading scorer Elijah Ingram, a sophomore, and senior Abraham Keita were suspended from the team.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Ivy League leader Cornell (10-8, 5-0) took control with a 26-5 run and defeated Brown (7-11, 3-2), 96-81, at Providence, R.I. Cody Toppert led the Big Red with 29 points. Jason Forte had 30 points for Brown.... In a top 25 women’s game at Fort Worth, No. 18 Texas Christian (17-4, 6-2 Conference USA) routed Tulane (8-13, 1-7), 76-44.