Ole Miss Rebels (16-7, 7-4 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (9-17, 2-9 SEC) Fayetteville, Arkansas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss faces Arkansas after Madison Scott scored 22 points in Ole Miss' 66-57 victory against the Kentucky Wildcats. The Razorbacks are 7-7 on their home court.
Ustby, No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels square off against the Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies (16-8, 7-6 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (21-4, 9-3 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech faces No. North Carolina in ACC action Thursday.
Sam Houston visits Sanchez Ponce and Jacksonville State
Sam Houston Bearkats (10-11, 3-8 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-13, 3-8 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State takes on Sam Houston after Maria Sanchez Ponce scored 20 points in Jacksonville State's 68-64 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Gamecocks have gone 8-3 at home.
Feldman leads Northern Arizona against Portland State after 21-point game
Portland State Vikings (4-16, 1-10 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (19-6, 10-2 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona hosts Portland State after Taylor Feldman scored 21 points in Northern Arizona's 96-76 win over the Montana Grizzlies. The Lumberjacks have gone 9-1 in home games.
Raflo and Mount St. Mary’s host Niagara
Niagara Purple Eagles (1-20, 0-13 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (10-11, 8-4 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's faces Niagara after Jo Raflo scored 21 points in Mount St. Mary's 62-60 loss to the Iona Gaels. The Mountaineers are 5-4 in home games.
UNC Greensboro faces Furman, looks for 7th straight victory
UNC Greensboro is fifth in the SoCon scoring 66.1 points while shooting 41.5% from the field. The Paladins are 3-5 in conference play. Furman is second in the SoCon with 14.4 assists per game led by Tate Walters averaging 4.0.
Ziegler leads Saint Joseph’s (PA) against Richmond
Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (20-4, 11-2 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (20-5, 11-1 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Joseph's (PA) visits Richmond after Laura Ziegler scored 43 points in Saint Joseph's (PA)'s 83-45 win against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers. The Spiders are 8-2 in home games.
Watch Jamal Murray drop a career-high 55 points in Nuggets win over Trail Blazers
Denver has won eight in a row heading into the All-Star break.
‘Lingering’ injuries still a major story for George, Sixers
“The past couple weeks have been tough on my body,“ Paul George said after scoring two points Wednesday against the Nets.
Steph vs. Sabrina 3-point contest rematch not happening
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu will not compete in a 3-point competition at NBA All-Star Weekend this year.
Report: Steph, Sabrina won’t have 3-point contest rematch
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu reportedly will not compete in a 3-point competition at NBA All-Star Weekend this year.
Get him on the plane! Konstas’ magical ton can’t save NSW; WA teen fires — One Day Cup wrap
Sam Konstas has responded to the Australian selectors’ message to “keep knocking the door down”, blasting a superb 116 from just 98 balls for NSW against Queensland on Thursday.
Ratcliffe is being cast as Scrooge but Glazers made Manchester United’s mess | Jamie Jackson
Time will tell if the Ineos chief’s severe cost-cutting pays off, but this is a club that has been mismanaged for years
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is making drastic cuts to Manchester United’s operation for fear that the club are on a fast-track to bankruptcy. Whether such seismic concerns are legitimate or unfounded, it reflects a tale of off‑field financial woe that matches the club’s 12 years in the title‑contending wilderness.
The failure to reel in a 21st championship or make a genuine challenge for one is a direct corollary of slow decline and mismanagement under Malcolm Glazer, and then his six children after his death in 2014.
Continue reading...One sub club: the players with the shortest careers in Super League
Some rugby league players only appear in the top flight once. They should cherish every minute of it
By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required
In Salford’s last regular Super League game of 2024, the coach Paul Rowley gave debuts to eight reserve players to protect his stars for the playoffs. None of them are likely to be on the field when their season begins at St Helens on Saturday evening. Their services may never be required in the top flight again. But, for one night only, they found themselves up against the world champions, live on national TV.
Dan Spencer-Tonks knows what that “for one night only” role feels like. Rowley did the same thing two years earlier, fielding six debutants against Warrington in the final regular round. Spencer-Tonks came off the bench for his only taste of Super League, earning membership of the one sub club. He has spent the last two seasons in the Championship and League One, his time at the top seemingly gone as rapidly as it arrived.
Continue reading...Warriors’ self-defeating tendency on display again in loss to Mavs
The Golden State Warriors suffered another troubling loss in their defeat vs. the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.