In the latest Eagles notebook, Saquon Barkley's respect for Derrick Henry, an underrated talent from Jalen Carter and more.
Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Premier League – as it happened
First-half goals from Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak earned victory as Newcastle held off Tottenham’s late fightback
An email: “G’day Barry,” writes Chris Paraskevas, who I’m guessing might be in Australia. “The lads and I (three grown men with actual resoonsibilities in life) have tempted fate and assembled to watch the game together.
“In the past this has always resulted in disaster. To top things off, we are all wearing a variation of this season’s Newcastle strip. Given Tottenham have had to call up Ledley King at centre-back, surely even our me̶n̶’̶s̶ ̶c̶l̶u̶b̶ supporters club evil eye/curse won’t help Ange tonight.”
Continue reading...Michigan basketball’s Big Ten title quest begins with Los Angeles double dip; USC up first
Michigan basketball has high aspirations this year, starting with winning the Big Ten. That begins Saturday against USC in Los Angeles.
College football scores today: CFP schedule, bowl results for Saturday’s games
College football's bowl schedule continues on with one game on Saturday. Check out the scores from today's action here:
Luke Littler believes he can break Phil Taylor’s record of 16 world darts titles
- ‘I’ve got the ability’ to break record, says 17-year-old
- Littler earns praise from Taylor and David Beckham
Luke Littler believes he can hunt down Phil Taylor’s record of 16 world titles after becoming the youngest ever PDC world darts champion.
The 17-year-old consolidated his status as the biggest star in the game by winning the PDC World Championship with a comprehensive 7-3 victory over Michael van Gerwen in Friday’s final at Alexandra Palace in London.
Continue reading...Bill Belichick: It’s “mystifying” to see teams make basic clock management mistakes
Belichick said losses by the Falcons and Bears could have been avoided with better planning for using their timeouts.
Australia coach calls out ‘intimidating’ India celebrations, reveals Konstas chat
Andrew McDonald revealed on Saturday that he had spoken to Sam Konstas after the completion of play on Friday and was clearly bemused by the fact the entire Indian team surrounded him after securing the wicket of Usman Khawaja to end the opening day.
Dixon leads Villanova against DePaul after 28-point performance
DePaul Blue Demons (9-5, 0-3 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (9-5, 2-1 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -9.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova hosts DePaul after Eric Dixon scored 28 points in Villanova's 73-65 victory over the Butler Bulldogs. The Wildcats have gone 7-1 at home.
Tennessee State faces Little Rock in conference showdown
Little Rock Trojans (8-5, 2-0 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (4-10, 0-3 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: Brandon Weston and Tennessee State host Johnathan Lawson and Little Rock in OVC play. The Tigers are 4-2 on their home court.
Green Bay visits Northern Kentucky following Robinson’s 26-point performance
Green Bay Phoenix (2-14, 0-5 Horizon League) at Northern Kentucky Norse (8-7, 3-1 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Norse -13; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky hosts Green Bay after Trey Robinson scored 26 points in Northern Kentucky's 69-68 overtime win over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The Norse have gone 7-2 at home.
No. 15 UCLA visits Nebraska after Essegian’s 20-point game
UCLA Bruins (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cornhuskers -1.5; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska hosts No. UCLA after Connor Essegian scored 20 points in Nebraska's 77-43 victory against the Southern Jaguars.
No. 2 Auburn plays Missouri, seeks 6th straight victory
The Missouri Tigers are 0-1 on the road. Missouri is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points. Auburn makes 50.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.2 percentage points higher than Missouri has allowed to its opponents (40.6%).
Diggins leads UMass against Richmond
UMass leads the A-10 averaging 40.1 points in the paint. Daniel Rivera leads the Minutemen scoring 7.6. The Spiders are 1-0 in A-10 play.
Eastern Illinois plays Western Illinois following Fruster’s 29-point showing
Western Illinois Leathernecks (7-7, 1-2 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-8, 1-1 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -3.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois takes on Western Illinois after Zion Fruster scored 29 points in Eastern Illinois' 78-74 overtime win against the Lindenwood Lions. The Panthers have gone 5-0 in home games.
Virginia hosts Louisville after Hepburn’s 26-point performance
The Cardinals have gone 2-1 against ACC opponents. Louisville averages 78.4 points while outscoring opponents by 6.8 points per game. Virginia is shooting 44.4% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than the 44.7% Louisville allows to opponents.