East Carolina Pirates (8-5, 0-1 AAC) at Temple Owls (7-5, 1-0 AAC) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts East Carolina after Tiarra East scored 21 points in Temple's 97-74 victory against the UAB Blazers. The Owls have gone 1-3 in home games.
Kyrgios shrugs off lingering wrist pain in tight doubles loss with Djokovic
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A fluent and upbeat Nick Kyrgios shrugged off the pain in his surgically repaired wrist as his Brisbane International comeback ended in a tight doubles loss.
The Australian fulfilled his promise to play alongside Novak Djokovic in the second-round men’s doubles after a taxing three-set loss to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Tuesday night. Such was the battering he took from the big-serving French star, Kyrgios had forecast a rough day for his serving arm and even suggested his scheduled Australian Open return later this month was in doubt.
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Jordan stars as Hurricanes skittle Sixers amid horror collapse despite Bird’s career best spell
A career-best 4-16 from Jackson Bird was not enough to stop the Hobart Hurricanes from rising to a dominant 50-run win over the Sydney Sixers on New Year’s Day.
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‘One of the toughest’: Big claim on sore quick sent for scans ahead of SCG finale
Sam Konstas’ inclusion has re-energised the Australian Test team’s top order after an unprofitable start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but wicketkeeper Alex Carey doesn’t expect the teenage opener’s Boxing Day bonanza to become his blueprint going forward.
Flyers pick up New Year’s Eve win, but Ersson exits with injury
Ian Martinez dominates final 6 minutes of second half to lead Utah State over Nevada 69-64
Ian Martinez was scoreless until scoring 17 straight points for Utah State in the final 6:10, leading the Aggies to a 69-64 victory over Nevada on Tuesday night. Martinez began his run with a layup to give the Aggies (13-1, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) a 54-46 lead. The Wolf Pack (8-6, 0-3) twice closed within two, but Martinez hit a 3-pointer for a 61-56 lead and had back-to-back layups after Nevada drew within 61-59 with 1:19 to go.
‘Don’t think I have seen a better catch’: Maxwell’s ‘LeBron’ style grab stuns as Stars beat Heat
Short format big guns Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have kept the Melbourne Stars’ BBL finals hopes alive by snapping an eight-game losing streak and 0-5 start to the season with a handful of magic moments at the Gabba.
Why Pearsall loves playing for 49ers ‘mastermind’ Shanahan
NCAA rushing record: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty falls short of Barry Sanders’ record
‘I’ve had enough’: Explosive report reveals dressing room blow-up, fractures in India camp
An explosive report has lifted the lid on tension and fractures within the Indian camp, claiming head coach Gautam Gambhir declared he “had enough” after India’s loss to Australia in the fourth Test.