Northern Illinois Huskies (3-3) at Missouri Tigers (8-3) Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri is looking to extend its three-game win streak with a victory over Northern Illinois. The Tigers have gone 6-1 in home games.
Portland hosts Tensaie and UTEP
UTEP Miners (4-2) at Portland Pilots (9-0) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UTEP takes on Portland after Ivane Tensaie scored 21 points in UTEP's 81-68 loss to the BYU Cougars. The Pilots have gone 5-0 at home.
Western Kentucky visits Wichita State after Mead’s 24-point game
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-0) at Wichita State Shockers (3-6) Wichita, Kansas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky plays Wichita State after Alexis Mead scored 24 points in Western Kentucky's 79-60 victory against the Miami (OH) RedHawks. The Shockers are 3-3 in home games.
East Carolina puts home win streak on the line against Elon
Elon Phoenix (4-3) at East Carolina Pirates (3-4) Greenville, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina hosts Elon looking to continue its three-game home winning streak. The Pirates are 3-0 in home games.
Oxnard Pacifica advances to Division 2-AA state bowl game with defeat of Narbonne
Two blocked punts early in the Southern California Regional bowl game sent the Tritons on their way to the state championship game.
Draymond accepts Warriors bench role to maximize Kuminga
Draymond Green knows what it's like to benefit from a veteran taking a backseat for him, which is why he was OK with Steve Kerr asking him to come off the bench so that Jonathan Kuminga can start.
‘That is extraordinary’: Marsh in bizarre brainfade as star WALKS without hitting ball
Australia’s star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has walked despite replays showing he didn’t hit the ball in remarkable scenes at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Premier League’s flying ball-carriers are breathing fresh life into elite game | Barney Ronay
Dribbling runners such as Tyler Dibling are exhilarating to watch, and a reminder that football always finds new forms
The Premier League has got more exciting. And it’s fine, really. For the more grudging among us it can be hard to accept this at face value, if only because the league is always telling you how exciting it already is, the regular in-house TV hosts styling the whole experience with the glazed and proselytising look of shopping channel presenters trying to sell you a hamper of executive cheese.
But sometimes the hamper of cheese is just good. The games are exciting right now. The median standard of teams is high. Financial power, improved scouting, the presence of clued-up global data nerds mean even the weaker teams are studded with mindbogglingly good footballing hyper-athletes. Ah yes, club that was quite recently in League One and represented on the pitch by men who look as if they’ve just been dishonourably discharged from the navy. You appear to have signed a 21-year-old Paraguayan genius made entirely from elastic and feathers.
Continue reading...Wiggins rolls right ankle, ruled out of Warriors-Timberwolves game
Andrew Wiggins tweaked his already tender right ankle and had to leave Friday's Golden State Warriors game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
How Steph responded to Ant’s trash talk after Warriors’ loss
Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards detailed his trash talk with Warriors guard Steph Curry during Minnesota's 107-90 win over Golden State on Friday night.
DeRozan joins historic NBA club in Kings’ blowout win over Spurs
Kings guard DeMar DeRozan made NBA history in Sacramento's blowout win against the San Antonio Spurs after joining the 24,000-point club.
Warriors haunted again by personal boogeymen Timberwolves
Like the Warriors torment the Houston Rockets, the Minnesota Timberwolves have Golden State's number right now, and that's a problem for Steph Curry and Co.
Wolves were circling Marnus. One feisty moment stopped his slide… and may have saved his career
The temperature had dropped, the Adelaide Oval floodlights were on full blast, and Jasprit Bumrah had a shiny pink Kookaburra in his mitts.
Pitcher Clay Holmes reportedly agrees to $38 million, 3-year contract with Mets
Reports are saying Holmes can earn $13 million for each of the first two seasons and $12 million for 2027.
Former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber reportedly returning to Cleveland Guardians on 1-year deal
Shane Bieber's first venture into free agency turned into a return trip.