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.

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.

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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.

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