Western Illinois Leathernecks (8-9, 2-4 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (10-7, 5-1 OVC) Morehead, Kentucky; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State hosts Western Illinois in a matchup of OVC teams. The Eagles have gone 6-0 at home.
No. 18 Memphis visits Mashburn and Temple
Memphis Tigers (13-3, 3-0 AAC) at Temple Owls (10-6, 2-1 AAC) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts No. Memphis after Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 24 points in Temple's 73-70 victory against the Rice Owls.
San Diego hosts Washington State after Calmese’s 20-point game
Washington State Cougars (13-5, 3-2 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (4-14, 1-4 WCC) San Diego; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington State visits San Diego after Nate Calmese scored 20 points in Washington State's 88-75 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Toreros are 4-8 on their home court.
McLaughlin and Northern Arizona host Sacramento State
Sacramento State Hornets (5-11, 1-2 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-7, 1-3 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona hosts Sacramento State after Trenton McLaughlin scored 24 points in Northern Arizona's 58-53 loss to the Montana State Bobcats. The Lumberjacks are 7-1 on their home court.
Kelly and the Oregon Ducks host conference foe Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers (7-9, 0-5 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) Eugene, Oregon; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Destini Lombard and Purdue visit Deja Kelly and Oregon on Wednesday. The Ducks are 10-1 in home games.
Charlotte hosts Hagemann and East Carolina
East Carolina Pirates (9-7, 1-3 AAC) at Charlotte 49ers (5-10, 0-4 AAC) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina faces Charlotte after Devin Hagemann scored 21 points in East Carolina's 75-64 win over the Tulane Green Wave. The 49ers are 3-4 in home games.
East Tennessee State takes on conference foe Mercer
Mercer Bears (6-10, 1-0 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (9-8, 0-2 SoCon) Johnson City, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State plays Mercer in a matchup of SoCon teams. The Buccaneers have gone 6-1 in home games.
Micheaux and Virginia Tech host Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers (10-7, 2-3 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (12-4, 3-2 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech plays Virginia after Rose Micheaux scored 20 points in Virginia Tech's 61-54 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Hokies are 8-1 on their home court.
Idowu and the Northern Kentucky Norse visit conference foe Youngstown State
Northern Kentucky Norse (6-12, 3-4 Horizon) at Youngstown State Penguins (7-10, 2-5 Horizon) Youngstown, Ohio; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Halle Idowu and Northern Kentucky take on Jewel Watkins and Youngstown State on Wednesday. The Penguins are 6-2 on their home court.
Johnson-Matthews and DePaul host Villanova
DePaul Blue Demons (9-9, 4-1 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (8-9, 2-3 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DePaul visits Villanova after Taylor Johnson-Matthews scored 21 points in DePaul's 62-56 victory over the Providence Friars. The Wildcats are 4-4 on their home court.
Blackford and Duquesne host Dayton
Dayton Flyers (10-6, 4-1 A-10) at Duquesne Dukes (11-5, 2-3 A-10) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne faces Dayton after Mackenzie Blackford scored 20 points in Duquesne's 97-55 victory over the George Washington Revolutionaries. The Dukes are 8-2 on their home court.
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The captaincy is due reward for a fine player – but for Steve Borthwick, it comes with one or two risks attached
England no longer announce their new captains with a grand theatrical flourish. Back in 1996 Bath’s Phil de Glanville had to lie down in the back of the taxi taking him to Twickenham so no one could identify the skipper poised to replace Will Carling before he was unveiled dramatically from behind a large curtain like a nervous contestant in Stars in Their Eyes.
Fast forward to 2025 and Maro Itoje, the 136th man chosen to lead his country, was not even present for his inauguration. People like to talk about spreading the rugby gospel and here was another example of how not to do it. A good news story (if not for poor old Jamie George) and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Itoje to strike a smiling pose for the snappers and propel English rugby back on to the front pages? Nah, we’ll just stick out a bog-standard press release.
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