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Flintoff calls up Flintoff as 16-year-old makes cut for England Lions tour

  • Teenager made his professional debut this year
  • Bashir to be given experience in Australia for Ashes

Rocky Flintoff has been called up to his father’s Lions squad for next month’s tour of Australia, with England using the trip to give young bowlers who are already in contention for a place in the senior Test squad experience of local conditions before next winter’s Ashes.

The junior Flintoff continues what has been a startling rise, having been given his first professional contract by Lancashire in August, aged 16. He made his first-class debut soon afterwards and was a last-minute call-up to the Lions squad in South Africa this month, their first trip since his father, Andrew, was named coach in September.

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‘Stay the course’: do MLS’s anemic ratings in the Apple TV era matter?

It’s certainly strange that MLS apparently struggles to outdo pickleball in the broadcast TV ratings. But with a North American World Cup looming, there’s no reason for panic

There are a number of good-news stories that MLS is eager to bring to a wider public as attendances rise and sponsorship revenues fatten. Broadcast ratings are not one of them.

This month’s MLS Cup final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls, two venerable clubs in the nation’s biggest media markets, was watched by an average of 468,000 viewers on Fox and Fox Deportes – a drop of nearly half from the audience of 890,000 on those channels in 2023. The title-clinching game of October’s MLB World Series, meanwhile – another LA-NY clash, as the Dodgers beat the Yankees – drew an average of 18.6m people on Fox.

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Alex Bowman 2024 season in review

Editor’s note: This continues the series in which we review each 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs driver in reverse order of championship finish. Season in review: Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Crew chief: Blake Harris Final 2024 ranking: 9th Key stats: One win, eight top fives, 17 top 10s, one pole, 67 laps […]

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Louisiana hosts Tate and Appalachian State

Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-4) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2-9) Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -2; over/under is 136 BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State visits Louisiana after Myles Tate scored 24 points in Appalachian State's 65-59 loss to the High Point Panthers. The Ragin' Cajuns have gone 2-5 at home.

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Wood and Murray State host Indiana State

Murray State Racers (6-3, 1-0 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (6-4, 1-0 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Racers -2; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Murray State plays Indiana State after Jacobi Wood scored 22 points in Murray State's 81-76 overtime loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Sycamores are 2-1 on their home court.

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Bamisile and VCU host New Mexico

VCU scores 77.1 points while outscoring opponents by 18.1 points per game. New Mexico scores 87.8 points, 28.8 more per game than the 59.0 VCU gives up. VCU averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 8.4 per game New Mexico allows.

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Walker leads Illinois State against Northern Illinois after 27-point game

Northern Illinois Huskies (3-7) at Illinois State Redbirds (6-4, 0-1 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redbirds -15.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State takes on Northern Illinois after Chase Walker scored 27 points in Illinois State's 81-77 win over the Saint Louis Billikens. The Redbirds are 4-1 in home games.

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VCU visits Joyner and East Carolina

VCU Rams (5-5) at East Carolina Pirates (6-4) Greenville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina plays VCU after Amiya Joyner scored 27 points in East Carolina's 59-58 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Pirates are 4-0 on their home court.

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Maier and Marshall host Cincinnati

Marshall Thundering Herd (4-5) at Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall plays Cincinnati after Meredith Maier scored 20 points in Marshall's 78-76 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins. The Bearcats are 4-1 in home games.

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Manhattan hosts Janneh and Saint Peter’s

Saint Peter's Peacocks (2-7) at Manhattan Jaspers (6-3) Riverdale, New York; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Peter's visits Manhattan after Fatmata Janneh scored 23 points in Saint Peter's 51-37 win against the Long Island Sharks. The Jaspers have gone 3-0 in home games.

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Wofford visits Fournier and No. 9 Duke

Wofford Terriers (6-2) at Duke Blue Devils (9-2, 1-0 ACC) Durham, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Duke hosts Wofford after Toby Fournier scored 27 points in Duke's 81-59 victory against the Virginia Tech Hokies.