Mackenzie Mgbako scored 25 points, Malik Reneau added 21 on 8-of-9 shooting and No. 14 Indiana beat Providence 89-73 on Friday to claim seventh place at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Mgbako scored seven straight Indiana points late in the first half to finish with 13 at the break. Indiana led by as many as 19 points in the second half and Providence didn't get closer than nine after the break.
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Michigan football QB recruit Brady Hart decommits, flips to Texas A&M for 2025
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NBA fines Russell Westbrook $35,000 for making ‘obscene gesture’ during loss to Knicks
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Fantasy Basketball Week 7 Waiver Wired
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Bears move on from coach Matt Eberflus after horrendous last-second loss to Lions
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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action
Liverpool bid to go 11 points clear of Manchester City by inflicting a fourth successive league defeat on champions
Friday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Amex Stadium
Continue reading...My F1 critics don’t have a title-winning mentality, claims Max Verstappen
- World champion says he will maintain ruthless style
- Lando Norris takes pole for Saturday’s sprint race
Max Verstappen has defiantly dismissed criticism of his driving in the aftermath of winning his fourth Formula One world title in Las Vegas last weekend.
Speaking before this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate round, the Red Bull driver bullishly insisted he would not change his ruthless style, which has been both penalised and criticised.
Continue reading...Lynch believes McCaffrey is ‘close to busting out’ for 49ers
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco on "49ers Game Plan" and explained why he anticipates a breakout performance from Christian McCaffrey.
Novak Djokovic admits Andy Murray did not expect coaching call
- Serb wanted someone who had played at the very top
- Djokovic confident he is still fit enough to win more slams
Novak Djokovic has revealed Andy Murray was caught off guard when asked to be his new coach, but feels the link-up can only be good for tennis.
Murray retired after this summer’s Olympics at the age of 37 after finally admitting defeat in his battle against injury. It had been suggested the Scot would one day return to tennis and become a coach, due to his love of the sport, hard work and tactical acumen.
Continue reading...Premiership returns amid fanfare but old problems lurk in background | Michael Aylwin
Despite likely record ticket sales over Christmas, financial and physical health of clubs and players still a concern
With the timing of George Furbank on to a Fin Smith cutout pass, or that of any of the myriad attacking talents in English club rugby, the Premiership’s PR team ushered in the return of domestic fare this weekend by releasing a load of positive numbers. They refrained from deploying a load of exclamation marks too, but a few of those would have been perfectly consistent with the general vibe. The Premiership is back! And it’s never been better!
First, boringly, to debunk some of the hyperbole, most of the stats relating to the uptick in viewing figures and attendances across the first six rounds of this season were positioned relative to last. Apparently, cumulative audiences on TNT Sports are up by 30% on this stage of the season last year; 21,000 more matchday tickets have been sold, an increase of 15%. But the start of last season coincided with the end of a World Cup, which tends to diminish figures for the domestic game.
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