NASCAR Awards 101: How to watch, honors to be recognized

The 2024 NASCAR Awards are set to take place Friday evening inside the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina. Fans can watch the Awards banquet on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, The CW). Before the ceremony, learn about some key awards and recognitions that will be honored throughout the event, in addition to celebrating the sport’s […]

Leach leads Northwestern against Montana State after 27-point game

Montana State Bobcats (1-3) at Northwestern Wildcats (3-1) Evanston, Illinois; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Montana State after Jalen Leach scored 27 points in Northwestern's 67-58 overtime victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Northwestern finished 22-12 overall with a 15-2 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

UT Rio Grande Valley visits Wisconsin after Tonje’s 41-point outing

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-2) at Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -20; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin hosts UT Rio Grande Valley after John Tonje scored 41 points in Wisconsin's 103-88 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. Wisconsin went 14-3 at home last season while going 22-14 overall.

Elliott leads Southern Illinois against North Dakota State after 21-point showing

North Dakota State Bison (2-2) at Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2) Carbondale, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Salukis -7.5; over/under is 154 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on North Dakota State after Elijah Elliott scored 21 points in Southern Illinois' 85-78 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Southern Illinois finished 19-13 overall with a 13-5 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

Western Illinois visits Northern Iowa after Hutson’s 22-point showing

Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2) at Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Western Illinois after Jacob Hutson scored 22 points in Northern Iowa's 79-73 loss to the Wichita State Shockers. Northern Iowa went 19-14 overall with an 11-3 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

England are not yet in crisis but Six Nations could be decisive for Borthwick | Robert Kitson

Defeat at the hands of South Africa was to be expected, but the Six Nations looms as kill or cure for the coach’s project

A little perspective is always useful at times like this. How many people, for example, genuinely expected England to beat the world champions, South Africa, on Saturday? A good side winning an absorbing game of rugby does not necessarily mean the gallant losers are totally hopeless. England’s autumn has certainly been full of drama but is it really a full-blown crisis?

A ‘crisis’, in sporting terms, refers to the indisputable point at which a team start to perform so far below expectations that there is no discernible hope. Yes, a fifth defeat on the trot is uncomfortable for a supposed top-tier nation. Yes, they continue to tail off in the final half-hours of too many big games. A limp finish is increasingly what springs to mind when analysts lie back and think of England.

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Great Osobor scores 23 with career-high 18 rebounds; Washington beats UMass Lowell 74-69

Great Osobor scored 15 of his season-high 23 points in the second half and finished with a career-high 18 rebounds Sunday night to help Washington beat UMass Lowell 74-69 in the first meeting between the programs. Tyree Ihenacho, freshman Zoom Diallo and Tyler Harris had 12 points apiece for Washington (3-1) and Luis Kortright scored 10. Harris added seven rebounds and a career-high five blocks.