Illinois State Redbirds (6-5) at Murray State Racers (6-3) Murray, Kentucky; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State plays Illinois State after Katelyn Young scored 23 points in Murray State's 110-79 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Racers are 3-1 on their home court.
Murray, Wichita State Shockers to host Lampkin and the North Texas Eagles
North Texas Eagles (8-4) at Wichita State Shockers (6-7) Wichita, Kansas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tommisha Lampkin and North Texas visit Jayla Murray and Wichita State in AAC play. The Shockers are 4-3 in home games.
Olsen and No. 24 Iowa host Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers (7-5, 0-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2, 0-1 Big Ten) Iowa City, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Iowa plays Purdue after Lucy Olsen scored 21 points in Iowa's 92-86 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Indiana State hosts Northern Iowa following McDermott’s 30-point game
Northern Iowa Panthers (5-6) at Indiana State Sycamores (2-9) Terre Haute, Indiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa visits Indiana State after Maya McDermott scored 30 points in Northern Iowa's 92-86 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Sycamores are 0-2 on their home court.
Kennedy leads Saint Louis against Rhode Island after 22-point game
Saint Louis Billikens (6-7) at Rhode Island Rams (5-8) Kingston, Rhode Island; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis visits Rhode Island after Peyton Kennedy scored 22 points in Saint Louis' 86-69 win over the Bellarmine Knights. The Rams have gone 3-3 at home.
Missouri State Bears face the UIC Flames, look for 5th straight win
Missouri State Bears (8-3) at UIC Flames (3-6) Chicago; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State is looking to continue its four-game win streak with a victory over UIC. The Flames are 2-3 in home games.
Davidson plays Duquesne after Donovan’s 24-point game
Davidson scores 63.6 points while outscoring opponents by 2.2 points per game. Duquesne makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.0 percentage points higher than Davidson has allowed to its opponents (39.8%). Davidson has shot at a 43.1% clip from the field this season, 4.3 percentage points higher than the 38.8% shooting opponents of Duquesne have averaged.
Ransom and Georgetown host Xavier
Xavier Musketeers (5-7, 0-1 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (7-5, 0-1 Big East) Washington; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown takes on Xavier after Kelsey Ransom scored 29 points in Georgetown's 78-68 win against the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks. The Hoyas are 3-1 on their home court.
Earnest and Valparaiso host Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Salukis (2-7) at Valparaiso Beacons (3-7) Valparaiso, Indiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso hosts Southern Illinois after Leah Earnest scored 24 points in Valparaiso's 79-71 loss to the Detroit Mercy Titans. The Beacons are 2-2 in home games.
Joyner leads East Carolina against Tulsa
East Carolina Pirates (8-4) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-6) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina takes on Tulsa after Amiya Joyner scored 30 points in East Carolina's 71-56 victory over the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. The Golden Hurricane are 4-2 on their home court.
‘Got under his skin’: Konstas’ role in Bumrah brutality as Aussies try to avoid Gabba nightmare repeat
Marnus Labuschagne believes Sam Konstas’s antics helped inspire the best of Jasprit Bumrah but the Australian No.3 has loved every moment of a Boxing Day Test heading for a thrilling finale on Monday in Melbourne.
Batting line-up tweak that axes Marsh; incredible lists Bumrah now tops: Talking Pts
A potentially match-defining partnership from Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland has thrown the Boxing Day Test right back on its head, on a day’s play where India once had one hand on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Now Paris party is over, what does new year hold for GB’s Olympians?
Gold, silver and bronze medallists reflect on what they did as 2024 broke and how they will celebrate 12 months on
Toby Roberts’ last New Year’s Eve is all a bit of a blur. It’s not that he was drinking – anything but – just that he was in the thick of such a hellish stretch of specialist winter training that the days have all blended into one. His father, and coach, Tristian, eventually reminds him that they spent most of it doing a strength session on a climbing board with a couple of friends. “Oh,” Toby says, not quite recalling. “Honestly, my New Year’s Eve is not that exciting. I just do my same old.”
Continue reading...Christie refuses to give Kings ‘grace period’ after loss to Lakers
Sacramento interim coach Doug Christie revealed he's not going to give the Kings a "grace period" after Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
E-40 urges Warriors to keep Kuminga, Wiggins at NBA trade deadline
Rapper E-40 posted to social media Saturday night imploring the Golden State Warriors not to trade wings Jonathan Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins.