NBA Teams Quietly Test LED Glass Court in All-Star Afterglow

A year after ASB GlassFloor’s debut during the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, the company has set up a temporary testing facility in Orlando, Fla., eager to expand its U.S. footprint. Multiple NBA teams in town to play the Magic have since tried the tech as the league explores future applications. Trail Blazers player Deni Avdija …

The Breakdown | Time for Wales to face the Six Nations music as faith and form nosedive

If Welsh rugby sinks any lower, big questions about the tournament’s long-term health may have to be asked

The difference is a mere 0.1 of a ranking point. And rankings, in isolation, do not necessarily foretell the future. Even so the news that Wales have slipped to 12th in World Rugby’s official pecking order, one place below Georgia, was a hugely symbolic moment. After 14 Test defeats in succession, another unwanted record, it was a new low in a season increasingly full of them.

Faith seems to be ebbing away, too. “It can’t carry on like this,” their erstwhile fly-half Dan Biggar said on ITV Sport over the weekend. “That looks like a team shot of belief and confidence.” Sam Warburton, who was leading Wales to Six Nations titles and grand slams not so long ago, was similarly downbeat as he sifted through the ashes of the defeat against Italy in Rome on Saturday. Neither were putting the boot in for the sake of it, they were just saying it as it is.

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Utah visits James and Cincinnati

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Santa Clara takes on Saint Mary’s (CA) after Mahi’s 28-point game

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Western Carolina hosts Peterson and East Tennessee State

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