Boogie Fland scored 20 points as Arkansas stormed back from a 15-point deficit, withstood a late comeback attempt and hung on for an 89-87 victory over No. 14 Michigan on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. D.J. Wagner added 16 points for the Razorbacks (8-2), who went without a basket for the final 3:01 and nearly blew an 18-point lead. Trevon Brazile added 15 points and a key block on Vladislav Goldin with 14 seconds left.
Kasparas Jakucionis scores 24 points and Tre White has 23 as Illinois beats No. 20 Wisconsin 86-80
Kasparas Jakucionis scored a career-high 24 points, Tre White had 23 points and eight rebounds and Kylan Boswell added 19 points and six assists to lead Illinois to an 86-80 win over No. 20 Wisconsin on Tuesday night. It was the fourth straight game in which Jakucionis scored 20 or more points for the Illini (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten), who beat Wisconsin for the ninth consecutive time. Nolan Winter led the Badgers (8-3, 0-2) with 15 points and seven rebounds, John Tonje had 14 points, Max Klesmit scored 13 and John Blackwell had 10.
NBA Cup: Thunder advance to semifinals as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 39, Luka Dončić sputters
The Thunder shut down the Mavericks.
Bensley Joseph, Bryce Hopkins lead Providence to 70-63 OT win over DePaul in Big East opener
Bensley Joseph had 20 points and Bryce Hopkins scored 19 to rally Providence to a 70-63 victory over DePaul in overtime on Tuesday night in a Big East Conference opener. Joseph made two free throws and a layup and Hopkins followed with a layup and two free throws to complete an 8-0 run that gave the Friars a 68-61 lead with 20 seconds remaining. Joseph had seven assists and Hopkins added 10 rebounds for the Friars (7-4).
‘Versatility’ favours Test star as tricky call looms… and the ‘main challenge’ India now faces
Two very different types of selection headaches face Australia and India ahead of the third Test this Saturday, as the tourists desperately search for a return to form.
Michigan basketball blows 15-point lead, falls to Arkansas 89-87 in NYC: ‘Cannot stop playing’
Michigan went up 15, then down 18, then got within two late, but ultimately fell 89-87 to Arkansas in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Adding Max Fried should strengthen Yankees’ October odds, soften loss of Juan Soto
The Yankees signed LHP Max Fried to a massive contract Tuesday, strengthening New York's already robust rotation.
Kaleb Banks scores 18 to lead Tulane to 86-58 victory over Southern Miss
Kaleb Banks scored 18 points as Tulane beat Southern Miss 86-58 on Tuesday night. Banks also added five rebounds for the Green Wave (5-6). Gregg Glenn III scored 16 points while going 6 of 10 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line and added 10 rebounds.
Arkansas knocks off No. 14 Michigan at Madison Square Garden
Arkansas trailed by as much as 15 points in the first half, led by as much as 18 in the second half and then led by just 1-point with less than a minute remaining in regulation. Freshman guard Boogie Fland, a native of Bronx, New York, led the Razorbacks with 20 points, seven assists, one rebound and two steals. Fland knocked down two of the Hogs' nine made 3-pointers, and they shot 50.0% from the field as a team in the game.
Social media reacts to Arkansas’ 89-87 win over Michigan
Arkansas basketball guard DJ Wagner. © Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, the Arkansas Razorbacks (8-2, 0-0 SEC) picked up an impressive 89-87 the No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (8-2, 2-0 Big 10) in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Rocky Colavito, All-Star outfielder and popular Cleveland athlete, dies at 91
Colavito is the only player in Cleveland history to hit four home runs in a game, and he shares the MLB record for highest fielding percentage by an outfielder in a season (1.000).
Dawn Fraser ‘not out of the woods’ after serious injuries from fall, daughter says
Daughter confirms swimming great broke four ribs and required a hip replacement after accident last week
- Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
- Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Dawn Fraser’s family has spoken of their fear of losing the Australian swimming great after she fell on the driveway of her home and sustained a broken hip and four broken ribs.
Fraser, 87, is convalescing in hospital after the “scary” incident last week that initially prompted fears she had suffered internal bleeding.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
Continue reading...Freshmen Harper, Bailey help Rutgers fend off Penn State
Dylan Harper finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, fellow freshman Ace Bailey totaled 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Rutgers held off Penn State 80-76 on Tuesday night.
‘Pressure on all the top order’: Warner backs under-fire Aussies, makes Shield call on Test hopeful
David Warner says Usman Khawaja isn’t the only Australian batsman who should be feeling pressure, with the former Test opener calling on the rest of the top six to score big runs after a lean start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Jelena Dokic explains how the power of vulnerability ‘saved my life’ – video
Former tennis player Jelena Dokic tells the National Press Club about her experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and an eating disorder and says that in sport, 'silence was golden' – and this silence could lead to death. As a victim of domestic violence herself, Dokic argues that having open conversation about stigmatised topics is an antidote to this. 'Vulnerability is a superpower. We have been taught so often that vulnerability is a weakness, a massive weakness. But in fact, to be vulnerable takes so much guts and courage,' says Dokic
Continue reading...