Northeastern Huskies (3-24, 2-16 CAA) vs. Towson Tigers (10-19, 8-10 CAA) Washington; Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Towson takes on Northeastern in the CAA Tournament. The Tigers have gone 8-10 against CAA opponents, with a 2-9 record in non-conference play.
Tarleton State Texans play in WAC Tournament against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-20, 7-9 WAC) vs. Tarleton State Texans (19-12, 10-6 WAC) Paradise, Nevada; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Tarleton State takes on Southern Utah in the WAC Tournament. The Texans are 10-6 against WAC opponents and 9-6 in non-conference play.
Norfolk State Spartans take on the South Carolina State Bulldogs in MEAC Tournament
South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-28, 1-13 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (27-4, 14-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State plays in the MEAC Tournament against South Carolina State. The Spartans have gone 14-0 against MEAC opponents, with a 13-4 record in non-conference play.
Coppin State meets North Carolina Central in MEAC Tournament
The Coppin State Eagles are 8-6 against MEAC opponents and 9-7 in non-conference play. Coppin State ranks sixth in the MEAC in rebounding with 31.7 rebounds. Laila Lawrence leads the Coppin State Eagles with 10.5 boards.
Middle Tennessee plays in CUSA Tournament against the Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State Owls (13-17, 8-11 CUSA) vs. Middle Tennessee Raiders (24-7, 16-2 CUSA) Huntsville, Alabama; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee takes on Kennesaw State in the CUSA Tournament. The Raiders have gone 16-2 against CUSA teams, with an 8-5 record in non-conference play.
Cornerback Brown, 49ers agree to free-agent contract, per agency
Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tre Brown agreed to sign a free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers, per his agency.
Why Howie Roseman believes a painful offseason was essential for Eagles
Howie Roseman learned his lesson last time the Eagles won a Super Bowl. The 2017 Eagles were the 8th-oldest team in football and by 2018 they were 3rd-oldest, and the decline was on. The three years immediately after the Super Bowl LII win, with an aging roster and a G.M. who admittedly made decisions for the wrong reasons, the Eagles went 22-25-1, the 20th-best record in the NFL over that three-year span.
Patterson sparks Montana early in 78-55 win over Idaho in Big Sky Conference tourney semifinal
Reserve Austin Patterson scored 20 points shooting 5 for 10 from 3-point range and Montana beat Idaho 78-55 in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal game on Tuesday night. The second-seeded Grizzlies will play top-seeded Northern Colorado on Wednesday for the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Money Williams, also a backup, and Kai Johnson each scored 13 points for Montana (24-9).
Svitolina grateful for Indian Wells support after Trump-Zelenskyy clash
- Ukrainian upsets local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
- Will next play Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in quarter-finals
Elina Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from Americans after the US president Donald Trump’s extraordinary clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House last month.
Svitolina thanked Americans for their “unwavering support” and “compassion” in a social media post on Sunday after beating Danielle Collins in the third round of Indian Wells. After defeating another local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to move into the quarter-finals, Svitolina told reporters she had received solid support at the tournament in the California desert.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. turned down Blue Jays extension offer of more than $500 million (with deferrals): Report
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Sam Lalor made the obligatory phone call to his dad this week; his selection wasn’t exactly a surprise. It wasn’t exactly Marlion Pickett in grand final week. And it wasn’t exactly Richard Nixon phoning Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It was as monosyllabic as most teenagers phoning their parents.
Many good judges consider Lalor’s dad, Steve, to be one of the best country footballers they’ve seen. He played in the Ovens and Murray league when that competition was one of the strongest in Victoria. He played in an era when a lot of good players were missed by the system, didn’t want to live in Melbourne or had their careers derailed by injury.
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