William & Mary Tribe (5-6) at VCU Rams (9-3) Richmond, Virginia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -18.5; over/under is 155 BOTTOM LINE: VCU plays William & Mary after Max Shulga scored 20 points in VCU's 78-71 loss to the New Mexico Lobos. The Rams have gone 6-0 at home.
Fordham Rams and the Xavier Musketeers meet in Berkeley, California
Xavier Musketeers (4-7, 0-1 Big East) vs. Fordham Rams (6-4) Berkeley, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fordham takes on Xavier at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California. The Rams have a 6-4 record in non-conference play.
Indiana faces Oakland, aims for 5th straight win
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-6, 2-0 Horizon) at Indiana Hoosiers (8-3, 1-0 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana comes into a matchup with Oakland as winners of four straight games. The Hoosiers are 5-1 on their home court.
UAB faces Southern Illinois on 3-game win streak
UAB Blazers (8-3) at Southern Illinois Salukis (2-6) Carbondale, Illinois; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB seeks to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory over Southern Illinois. The Salukis have gone 1-2 in home games.
No. 13 Kansas State hosts Cincinnati following Lee’s 34-point game
Cincinnati Bearcats (8-2) at Kansas State Wildcats (12-1) New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kansas State takes on Cincinnati after Ayoka Lee scored 34 points in Kansas State's 83-39 win against the New Mexico State Aggies.
Generation TikTok: how sportswomen set the bar higher than the men
Female athlete power on social media became ever more strident in 2024 – but the backlash also damaged careers and wellbeing
Lina Nielsen remembers the moment she had the idea. She was sitting around the Olympic Village in Paris with her sprinting teammates – and she was bored. “I said to Yemi Mary John: ‘I’m gonna make this TikTok’,” Nielsen recalls. She took herself to her bedroom, got out the flip phone each athlete had been given and typed into an Excel spreadsheet: “Where you at? Holla at me.”
Her five-second spoof of Kelly Rowland’s music-video texting fail took hardly longer than that to make. It also got 8m views. “It’s funny that the videos that do that best are the ones you don’t put any effort in,” says Nielsen with a laugh. She is still trying to make sense of the fact that her TikTok channel was the most popular of any British athlete at the Games, beating even the knit-tastic Tom Daley in second place. At the end of the Olympic fortnight her channels had been viewed by more than the Australian and German teams combined.
Continue reading...There will only ever be one Rickey Henderson
As a player, Henderson was magnificent, magnetic, game-changing. But Rickey, the character, was even more than that.
Steph pays tribute to Bay Area legend Henderson after Warriors’ win
After Golden State's win Saturday night, Warriors guard Steph Curry offered condolences to the family of Rickey Henderson, an Oakland Athletics' legend who passed away Friday night.
Steph silences doubters as Kerr urges Warriors to feel star’s power
Steph Curry undoubtedly heard the chatter after his poor performance on Thursday in Memphis, and he answered the bell in the Golden State Warriors' win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
Podz offers odd answer when asked about Kerr’s youngsters comment
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Steph’s message to Schröder proves true in Warriors’ win vs. Wolves
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What Kerr stressed to Warriors’ youngsters about playing with Steph
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Uduje scores 22 as San Jose State beats Kennesaw State 89-65
Josh Uduje scored 22 points as San Jose State beat Kennesaw State 89-65 on Saturday night. Uduje shot 9 of 12 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (7-6). Latrell Davis scored 20 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 3 for 5 from the foul line.
Stewart honors lifelong friend Henderson with heartfelt message
Lifelong friend and Athletics teammate Dave Stewart shared a heartfelt message to honor Rickey Henderson.
2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Week 9 Schedule Breakdown
Christmas week is here, and fantasy managers received welcome presents, with Joel Embiid and Scottie Barnes returning from their injuries.