The Wildcats have gone 8-5 against Big East opponents. Villanova is fifth in the Big East scoring 64.4 points per game and is shooting 42.6%. Xavier averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 4.9 per game Villanova allows.
Illinois hosts Nebraska after Markowski’s 20-point game
Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (20-5, 10-4 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska plays Illinois after Alexis Markowski scored 20 points in Nebraska's 91-71 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. The Fighting Illini are 13-2 in home games.
Sides leads No. 14 Kansas State against No. 18 West Virginia after 21-point outing
Kansas State Wildcats (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (20-5, 10-4 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Monday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kansas State visits No.
Larranaga and Northeastern host Hofstra
Hofstra Pride (9-14, 4-8 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (1-20, 0-12 CAA) Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern hosts Hofstra after Natalie Larranaga scored 22 points in Northeastern's 73-55 loss to the North Carolina A&T Aggies. The Huskies have gone 0-9 at home.
Slaughter leads Missouri against No. 16 Oklahoma after 29-point outing
Oklahoma scores 85.7 points and has outscored opponents by 17.0 points per game. Missouri averages 69.6 points per game, 0.9 more points than the 68.7 Oklahoma gives up. Oklahoma averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Missouri gives up.
Clemson plays SMU on 5-game road slide
The Tigers are 5-9 against ACC opponents. Clemson scores 66.2 points while outscoring opponents by 2.4 points per game. SMU is shooting 37.7% from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points lower than the 41.2% Clemson allows to opponents.
McGuff, Butler Bulldogs take on the St. John’s Red Storm
Butler Bulldogs (14-13, 4-10 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (13-11, 3-10 Big East) New York; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kilyn McGuff and Butler visit Lashae Dwyer and St. John's in Big East action. The Red Storm are 7-5 in home games.
Auburn hosts Pierre and Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores (18-7, 5-6 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (12-13, 3-9 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt takes on Auburn after Khamil Pierre scored 24 points in Vanderbilt's 85-77 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Tigers are 8-4 on their home court.
Okot leads Mississippi State against Florida after 21-point game
The Bulldogs are 5-7 in conference games. Mississippi State scores 76.9 points and has outscored opponents by 13.8 points per game. Florida makes 46.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.0 percentage points higher than Mississippi State has allowed to its opponents (37.5%).
Arizona hosts No. 11 TCU following Beh’s 24-point game
TCU Horned Frogs (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (15-11, 6-7 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona plays No. TCU after Isis Beh scored 24 points in Arizona's 83-64 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
Campbell Camels take on the Elon Phoenix, seek 5th straight win
Campbell Camels (14-9, 7-4 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (13-9, 7-4 CAA) Elon, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Campbell will try to continue its four-game win streak with a victory over Elon. The Phoenix have gone 7-3 in home games.
Norfolk State Spartans play the Delaware State Hornets on 10-game win streak
Delaware State Hornets (4-18, 0-8 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (21-4, 8-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State will try to keep its 10-game win streak going when the Spartans take on Delaware State. The Spartans have gone 11-0 at home.
No. 1 UCLA hosts Vanslooten and No. 22 Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (23-1, 11-1 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Michigan State visits No.
‘Winning, losing, I wasn’t fussed’ – Adrian Lewis on quitting darts and hopes for a comeback
Double former world champion talks about falling out of love with the sport but hints a return could yet happen
“The thing with darts,” explains Adrian Lewis, “is you have to be in a happy place. It was for me, anyway. When you’re up, everything’s free, everything’s flowing. You don’t feel like you’ve got a burden on yourself.”
And when Lewis was free, when the darts flowed from his hand like water, when the 180s piled up around his ears, the man they called “Jackpot” could make this unfathomably difficult sport look like the simplest thing in the world. “Don’t think, just throw,” was his mantra. “Just get up there, get into a rhythm, bash-bash-bash.”
Continue reading...Joaquin Niemann fires seven-under final round to snatch LIV Golf Adelaide title
- Chilean finishes on 13 under to beat Abraham Ancer by two shots
- Fireballs GC take home team crown at the Grange Golf Club
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has produced a stunning final round to win LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament.
Niemann carded a stellar seven-under 65 on Sunday at the Grange Golf Club to pip Mexican Abraham Ancer by two shots.
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