East Tennessee State is fourth in the SoCon in rebounding with 34.6 rebounds. Karon Boyd leads the Buccaneers with 7.7 boards. The Bulldogs have gone 9-2 against SoCon opponents.
Western Kentucky visits Jacksonville State after McHenry’s 30-point game
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (14-9, 5-5 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (16-7, 8-2 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -3.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky plays Jacksonville State after Don McHenry scored 30 points in Western Kentucky's 76-69 loss to the Kennesaw State Owls. The Gamecocks have gone 10-0 at home.
Drexel hosts UNC Wilmington after Newby’s 20-point outing
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (19-5, 9-2 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (13-11, 5-6 CAA) Philadelphia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seahawks -3.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington plays Drexel after Donovan Newby scored 20 points in UNC Wilmington's 77-67 victory over the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. The Dragons have gone 5-4 in home games.
Murray State visits Valparaiso after Wright’s 32-point outing
Murray State Racers (11-13, 5-8 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (10-14, 3-10 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Racers -1.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Murray State after All Wright scored 32 points in Valparaiso's 80-62 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Beacons have gone 8-5 in home games.
Georgia Tech visits Ames and Virginia
Virginia allows 64.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 1.2 points per game. The Yellow Jackets are 5-7 in ACC play. Georgia Tech scores 75.1 points while outscoring opponents by 1.4 points per game.
Simpson leads Southern Utah against Abilene Christian after 22-point game
Abilene Christian Wildcats (10-13, 2-6 WAC) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (10-13, 2-7 WAC) Cedar City, Utah; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah hosts Abilene Christian after Jamir Simpson scored 22 points in Southern Utah's 60-57 victory against the Cal Baptist Lancers. The Thunderbirds are 7-4 on their home court.
Cottle leads Kennesaw State against Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (15-8, 6-4 CUSA) at Kennesaw State Owls (14-9, 6-4 CUSA) Kennesaw, Georgia; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -2.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kennesaw State hosts Middle Tennessee after Simeon Cottle scored 30 points in Kennesaw State's 76-69 win against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Owls have gone 11-1 in home games.
BYU visits Cincinnati following Thomas’ 20-point performance
BYU Cougars (15-7, 6-5 Big 12) at Cincinnati Bearcats (13-9, 3-8 Big 12) Cincinnati; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -1.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts BYU after Day Day Thomas scored 20 points in Cincinnati's 93-83 victory against the UCF Knights. The Bearcats have gone 8-4 at home.
Tennessee Tech faces Eastern Illinois, aims to end home skid
Eastern Illinois Panthers (8-16, 4-9 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (12-12, 7-6 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech hosts Eastern Illinois looking to stop its three-game home losing streak. The Golden Eagles have gone 6-3 in home games.
Butler hosts conference foe Providence
Providence Friars (11-12, 5-7 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (10-13, 3-9 Big East) Indianapolis; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -4; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: Bensley Joseph and Providence visit Jahmyl Telfort and Butler in Big East play Saturday. The Bulldogs are 7-6 in home games.
Nurse calls Sixers’ 1st-half showing ‘inexcusable’ against Pistons
“We didn’t come out ready to play,” Nick Nurse said of his team's performance Friday night against the Pistons.
Miron Muslic: ‘We became refugees overnight. It was just devastating’
New Plymouth Argyle manager on fleeing from genocide in Bosnia when he was nine and the ‘fantasy’ of managing against Liverpool in the FA Cup
As the waves crash against the harbour walls of West Hoe Pier, a Grade II-listed structure beneath Plymouth’s Grand Parade, Miron Muslic’s mind turns to the sights and sounds of spring 1992 in Bihac, Bosnia. He was a typical nine-year-old boy, happiest having a kickabout or watching He-Man, still on a high from getting a BMX for his birthday months earlier. “We became refugees overnight,” he says. “We faced a genocide in the heart of Europe. You fear for your life, you’re scared. It was just devastating. We had to grab everything we could put in a bag and move 700km [435 miles]. I don’t think I was really aware of what was going on. How could I be?”
Muslic, his younger sister, Marinela, and their parents, Camil and Mersada, fled to Austria via Hungary, eventually arriving in the scenic Pertisau am Achensee after a few days on the road via various modes of transport. “And from there, Austria became our second home,” he says.
Continue reading...I was wrong to say Bazball is a cult. It’s actually a death cult | Barney Ronay
As defeats pile up Brendon McCullum’s brand of cricket now has the feel of a cool music video on the deck of a sinking ship
Two summers ago, with interest in the England Test team’s seductive new energy reaching an early peak, I wrote an article suggesting that Bazball was a cult.
There were some parts of the clinical definition of a cult that seemed analogous. A sense of mission. Charismatic, dominant individuals in charge. Presents itself as innovative and elitist. Aggressively hostile towards any kind of outside questioning.
Continue reading...Forget the Smiths, French pack could cause panic on the pitch in London
If England are blown away up front, Will Smith might as well be playing fly-half for all the difference it will make
Once upon a time France headed to London with a certain amount of trepidation. For 18 years they could not buy a Six Nations win at Twickenham, to the point where people muttered about mental blocks and psychological hang-ups. Until a couple of years ago, that is, when Steve Borthwick’s England were torn apart 53-10 in the heaviest home defeat the old cabbage patch has ever known.
At a stroke all that historical baggage was gloriously jettisoned. Which is precisely what England would now love to replicate on a chilly February day in their retitled concrete citadel. There is no sweeter feeling in sport than unexpected success, particularly when a home victory is widely viewed as up there, in terms of probability, with Donald Trump’s vision for a “Gaza Riviera”.
Continue reading...Eagles 2023 draft class ready to help their teammates avenge Super Bowl loss
The Eagles' 2023 draft class sensed a "sour taste" when they arrived in Philly after a Super Bowl loss. They're ready to help avenge that loss this weekend.