West Virginia Mountaineers (9-1) at Temple Owls (5-3) Philadelphia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts No. West Virginia after Tiarra East scored 26 points in Temple's 76-62 win against the Villanova Wildcats.
No. 2 UConn hosts Georgetown following Ransom’s 28-point game
Georgetown Hoyas (6-4) at UConn Huskies (8-1) Hartford, Connecticut; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown faces No. UConn after Kelsey Ransom scored 28 points in Georgetown's 63-55 loss to the George Mason Patriots.
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Northern Illinois Huskies (3-4) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (2-6) Lexington, Kentucky; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois and Indiana State meet at Clive M. Beck Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The Sycamores are 2-6 in non-conference play.
Jackson and Cincinnati host Xavier
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Northern Kentucky takes on Ball State, aims to halt 6-game slide
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Radford visits Virginia Tech on 6-game road slide
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New Mexico hosts Brubaker and Pepperdine
Pepperdine Waves (5-3) at New Mexico Lobos (5-5) Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine visits New Mexico after Ella Brubaker scored 20 points in Pepperdine's 60-58 win against the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Lobos have gone 5-3 in home games.
Ronsiek leads Colorado State against UTEP after 21-point showing
UTEP Miners (5-3) at Colorado State Rams (7-3) Fort Collins, Colorado; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado State plays UTEP after Emma Ronsiek scored 21 points in Colorado State's 74-72 win against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Rams are 6-1 in home games.
FGCU hosts Morales and Montana State
Montana State Bobcats (7-2) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-2) Fort Myers, Florida; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana State takes on FGCU after Esmeralda Morales scored 25 points in Montana State's 82-80 loss to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. The Eagles are 5-0 in home games.
Wichita State visits Loyola Marymount following Evans’ 32-point game
Wichita State Shockers (4-6) at Loyola Marymount Lions (6-1) Los Angeles; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount plays Wichita State after Naudia Evans scored 32 points in Loyola Marymount's 82-71 win against the San Jose State Spartans. The Lions have gone 3-0 in home games.
Claybrooks, Southeast Missouri State Redhawks to host Stokes, Missouri State Bears
Missouri State Bears (6-3) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (1-6) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Monday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State hosts Missouri State in a matchup of Division 1 Division squads. The Redhawks are 1-1 in home games.
Robinson leads Northern Kentucky against Norfolk State after 25-point game
Norfolk State Spartans (6-5) at Northern Kentucky Norse (4-6, 1-0 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Norse -3.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky takes on Norfolk State after Trey Robinson scored 25 points in Northern Kentucky's 98-79 win against the Cumberlands (KY) Patriots. The Norse are 3-2 on their home court.
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Double tops: Lukes lead way but world darts championship field is wide open
Last season’s finalists Littler and Humphries start favourites but the field of potential winners is wider than ever
The double two. At the end of the seventh set. Luke Littler’s on 58, two darts left, but he thinks he’s on 68. He hits the treble-18. Realises what he’s done. Steps away. Steps up. Misses the double two that would have put him 5-2 up in the world championship final. Loses the next five sets in a row. In his idler moments Littler sometimes watches this match back, and this is the point at which he has to turn off.
There’s a good case for anointing that double two as the most famous missed dart in the history of the sport. It’s either that or Michael van Gerwen’s double-12 after 17 perfect darts in the 2014 semi-final. The point is that nowhere else does so much taper down to so little, so quickly. Over the first year of his professional career Littler has thrown – at a rough estimate – about 30,000 darts in competition. Most are instantly forgotten. But some you remember.
The rise of the 16-year-old prodigy was the story of last season’s world championships, perhaps one of the great underdog stories in sport. As Littler macheted his way through a kind draw, a wave of hype and hope began to gather at his feet, hoisting him to some of the most deific levels of darting artistry ever dreamed. There were tall tales and midnight kebabs, songs and memes, VIP selfies and bleary-eyed slots on breakfast television. Darts was cool. Darts was in. Darts was the story. And yet, as a result of that missed double two, it is a story that remains incomplete.
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