Indiana Hoosiers (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten) at Washington Huskies (13-15, 4-13 Big Ten) Seattle; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hoosiers -2.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Indiana takes on Washington after Oumar Ballo scored 20 points in Indiana's 83-78 win against the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Huskies are 9-7 on their home court.
Austin Peay Governors and North Florida Ospreys play in ASUN Tournament
North Florida Ospreys (15-16, 8-10 ASUN) vs. Austin Peay Governors (13-18, 8-10 ASUN) Florence, Alabama; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ospreys -1.5; over/under is 160.5 BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay and North Florida meet in the ASUN Tournament. The Governors' record in ASUN games is 8-10, and their record is 5-8 in non-conference games.
UNC Greensboro hosts Holloway and Samford
Samford Bulldogs (22-8, 12-5 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (19-11, 12-5 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -1; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Samford visits UNC Greensboro after Collin Holloway scored 24 points in Samford's 95-83 win over the VMI Keydets. The Spartans have gone 10-3 in home games.
Tennessee State plays Southern Indiana, aims for 7th straight home win
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (10-19, 5-14 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (15-15, 11-8 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -8.5; over/under is 151 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State will try to keep its six-game home win streak alive when the Tigers play Southern Indiana. The Tigers are 11-3 on their home court.
USC takes on Oregon following Yates’ 27-point outing
USC Trojans (14-14, 6-11 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) Eugene, Oregon; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -7.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: USC visits Oregon after Wesley Yates III scored 27 points in USC's 87-82 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ducks have gone 10-4 at home.
Loyola Chicago visits Saint Louis following Swope’s 23-point showing
Loyola Chicago Ramblers (19-9, 10-5 A-10) at Saint Louis Billikens (16-12, 9-6 A-10) St. Louis; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Billikens -2.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis hosts Loyola Chicago after Isaiah Swope scored 23 points in Saint Louis' 57-56 win against the Davidson Wildcats. The Billikens have gone 12-3 in home games.
Williams leads San Francisco against Gonzaga after 21-point game
Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-8, 13-4 WCC) at San Francisco Dons (23-7, 13-4 WCC) San Francisco; Saturday, 11 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -9.5; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Francisco plays Gonzaga after Marcus Williams scored 21 points in San Francisco's 74-72 win against the Oregon State Beavers. The Dons have gone 16-0 in home games.
Houston Christian takes on Northwestern State after Dawkins’ 41-point game
Houston Christian Huskies (12-17, 9-9 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons (14-15, 10-8 Southland) Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Demons -4.5; over/under is 132.5 BOTTOM LINE: Houston Christian takes on Northwestern State after Bryson Dawkins scored 41 points in Houston Christian's 72-56 win against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. The Demons have gone 8-5 at home.
Harvard hosts Yale following Mbeng’s 21-point performance
Yale Bulldogs (19-6, 12-0 Ivy League) at Harvard Crimson (10-15, 5-7 Ivy League) Boston; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale visits Harvard after Bez Mbeng scored 21 points in Yale's 72-67 victory against the Dartmouth Big Green. The Crimson are 5-5 on their home court.
No. 4 Houston seeks 25th win this season in matchup with Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats (17-11, 7-10 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (24-4, 16-1 Big 12) Houston; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -14.5; over/under is 125.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston will aim for its 25th victory of the season when the Cougars host the Cincinnati.
Jones leads Kansas State against Colorado after 22-point outing
Colorado Buffaloes (11-17, 2-16 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (13-15, 7-10 Big 12) New York; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State plays Colorado after Max Jones scored 22 points in Kansas State's 80-76 loss to the UCF Knights. The Wildcats are 9-4 on their home court.
Northern Arizona hosts Hawthorne and Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Bears (21-8, 13-3 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (16-13, 7-9 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -3.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado visits Northern Arizona after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 25 points in Northern Colorado's 92-74 victory against the Idaho Vandals. The Lumberjacks have gone 10-4 in home games.
I’ve written my last book on boxing. The ring is darker than it has ever been | Donald McRae
For more than 50 years I’ve revelled in the epic courage of boxing. But deaths, gangsterism and sportswashing have made it much harder to love
When I was a boy, living in South Africa, I fell for Muhammad Ali. As graceful as he was provocative, Ali amazed me with his uncanny ability, despite apartheid, to entrance black and white South Africans. He made us laugh and dazzled us with his outrageous skill and courage. I have followed boxing ever since, often obsessively, for more than 50 years.
In 1996, after I spent five years tracking Mike Tyson, James Toney, Roy Jones Jr, Chris Eubank Sr and Naseem Hamed, my book Dark Trade allowed me to become a full-time writer. I owe this gift to boxing but our relationship is not easy. Boxing is as crooked and destructive as it is magnificent and transformative.
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