Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-6) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-5) Berea, Kentucky; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonels -10; over/under is 141 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois visits Eastern Kentucky looking to break its six-game road skid. The Colonels have gone 2-0 in home games.
Creighton visits Sears and No. 7 Alabama
Creighton Bluejays (7-3) at Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson Tide -10.5; over/under is 164.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Alabama faces Creighton after Mark Sears scored 20 points in Alabama's 94-79 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Davis and Hofstra host Temple
Temple Owls (5-4) at Hofstra Pride (8-3) Hempstead, New York; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra faces Temple after Cruz Davis scored 20 points in Hofstra's 80-67 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans. The Pride have gone 3-0 in home games.
UAB hosts Todd and Arkansas State
Arkansas State Red Wolves (8-3) at UAB Blazers (5-5) Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State plays UAB after Taryn Todd scored 23 points in Arkansas State's 83-79 win against the UT Arlington Mavericks. The Blazers are 4-2 on their home court.
USC plays Montana State following Claude’s 20-point game
Montana State Bobcats (5-5) at USC Trojans (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: USC plays Montana State after Desmond Claude scored 20 points in USC's 85-61 victory against the Washington Huskies. The Trojans have gone 5-2 at home.
Saint Louis visits Walker and Illinois State
Saint Louis Billikens (6-3) at Illinois State Redbirds (5-4, 0-1 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State hosts Saint Louis after Chase Walker scored 22 points in Illinois State's 72-61 victory over the Pacific Tigers. The Redbirds have gone 3-1 at home.
North Carolina Central visits Cooper and No. 19 Tennessee
North Carolina Central Eagles (0-11) at Tennessee Volunteers (7-0) Knoxville, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee hosts North Carolina Central after Talaysia Cooper scored 23 points in Tennessee's 78-68 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Gonzaga plays Eastern Washington following Ejim’s 22-point outing
Eastern Washington Eagles (2-7) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-6) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gonzaga faces Eastern Washington after Yvonne Ejim scored 22 points in Gonzaga's 74-72 loss to the Colorado State Rams. The Bulldogs have gone 3-1 at home.
Merkle and Penn State host Kansas
Penn State Lady Lions (9-2, 0-1 Big Ten) at Kansas Jayhawks (9-1) Lawrence, Kansas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Penn State faces Kansas after Gracie Merkle scored 24 points in Penn State's 68-51 victory over the Providence Friars. The Jayhawks are 6-0 in home games.
No. 15 West Virginia visits East and Temple
West Virginia Mountaineers (9-1) at Temple Owls (5-3) Philadelphia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple takes on No. West Virginia after Tiarra East scored 26 points in Temple's 76-62 victory over the Villanova Wildcats.
Indiana State Sycamores and the Northern Illinois Huskies meet in Lexington, Kentucky
Northern Illinois Huskies (3-4) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (2-6) Lexington, Kentucky; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State squares off against Northern Illinois in Lexington, Kentucky. The Sycamores have a 2-6 record in non-conference games.
Georgetown visits Freeman and Syracuse
Georgetown Hoyas (7-2) at Syracuse Orange (5-4, 0-1 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orange -1.5; over/under is 152 BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse faces Georgetown after Donnie Freeman scored 24 points in Syracuse's 102-85 victory against the Albany NY Great Danes. The Orange have gone 5-0 at home.
Selden and Gardner-Webb host Queens
Queens Royals (5-5) at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (4-6) Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Runnin' Bulldogs -5.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb hosts Queens after Anthony Selden scored 25 points in Gardner-Webb's 78-77 loss to the North Carolina Central Eagles. The Runnin' Bulldogs are 1-1 in home games.
Morgan and Texas State host Florida Atlantic
Texas State Bobcats (7-3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (6-5) Boca Raton, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -8.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Texas State visits Florida Atlantic after Tyler Morgan scored 20 points in Texas State's 75-66 victory against the Rice Owls. The Owls are 2-1 in home games.
Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez: ‘Everything has changed quickly. It’s a bit crazy’
Hungarian defender is, like his club, a bundle of energy with grand ambitions – and he wants to build a lake
A broad smile unravels on Milos Kerkez’s babyface as he watches a clip of himself doing what he probably does best: putting his body on the line for the cause, in this case his previous club, AZ. It was May last year, deep into a 3-0 Eredivisie win at Nijmegen, when the ball squirted free after he executed an expert slide tackle on the touchline. Having gone to ground, Kerkez was surely at a disadvantage to beat Anthony Musaba to the punch?
“My teammate Tijjani Reijnders went: ‘No, no!’ I was like: ‘I have to do something,’” says the Bournemouth defender. So Kerkez, on his backside, scrambles towards the ball, throwing his body at it, twirling mid-air like a commando, to block and retain possession. “I wanted to hit it with my head but it came off my back. I mean, it’s still a good tackle, no?”
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