Montana visits Moran and Northern Arizona

Montana Grizzlies (5-8, 1-1 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-4, 2-0 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona takes on Montana after Olivia Moran scored 22 points in Northern Arizona's 92-78 win against the Weber State Wildcats. The Lumberjacks are 4-0 in home games.

Jackson and Purdue Fort Wayne host Milwaukee

Milwaukee Panthers (11-5, 4-1 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (11-6, 4-2 Horizon League) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mastodons -3; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Milwaukee after Jalen Jackson scored 25 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 90-81 win over the Youngstown State Penguins. The Mastodons are 7-0 in home games.

Charleston Southern hosts High Point following Pettiford’s 24-point performance

High Point Panthers (13-4, 1-1 Big South) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-12, 1-1 Big South) North Charleston, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -8.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: High Point visits Charleston Southern after Bobby Pettiford scored 24 points in High Point's 103-99 loss to the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. The Buccaneers have gone 4-1 in home games.

Ollie Lawrence should be applauded for streetwise play – rugby must ditch holier-than-thou image | Gerard Meagher

Bath centre should not have apologised for stopping match against Northampton after going down from clash of heads

A round of applause for Ollie Lawrence. Not for his apology after Bath’s last-gasp defeat by Northampton, which was entirely unnecessary, but for having the wherewithal to put his side into a winning position by demonstrating a streetwise streak all too seldom shown in elite rugby union.

To recap, Lawrence was pilloried by Northampton supporters for going down in instalments after a fairly innocuous clash of heads with Alex Mitchell in the last few minutes of Saints’ thrilling 35-34 win over Bath on Sunday. He took himself down to his knees, clutched his face and in doing so, made sure that the match was stopped, the incident reviewed.

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