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Florida and UCF square off in NIT

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

UCF Knights (18-14, 8-10 AAC) at Florida Gators (16-16, 9-9 SEC)Gainesville, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Florida Gators and the UCF Knights meet in the National Invitation Tournament.The Gators’ record in SEC games is 9-9, and their record is 7-7 against non-conference opponents. Florida averages 10.6 turnovers per game and is 0-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.The Knights are 8-10 in AAC play. UCF is eighth in the AAC with 31.3 rebounds per game led by Taylor Hendricks averaging 6.8.TOP PERFORMERS: Will Richard averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Gators, scoring 10.6 points while shooting 40.2% from beyond the arc. Colin Castleton is averaging 16 points, 7.7 rebounds and three blocks over the last 10 games for Florida.Hendricks is scoring 15.3 points per game with 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Knights. CJ Kelly is averaging 14.2 points and 2.1 steals over the last 10 games for UCF.LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 3-7, averaging 73.0 p...

Texas A&M and Penn State play in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

Penn State Nittany Lions (22-13, 10-10 Big Ten) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (25-9, 15-3 SEC)Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, 9:55 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Texas A&M -3; over/under is 134.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 17 Texas A&M Aggies and Penn State Nittany Lions square off in the NCAA Tournament first round.The Aggies’ record in SEC games is 15-3, and their record is 10-6 against non-conference opponents. Texas A&M has a 22-9 record against opponents above .500.The Nittany Lions are 10-10 in Big Ten play. Penn State scores 72.3 points and has outscored opponents by 3.9 points per game.TOP PERFORMERS: Wade Taylor IV averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Aggies, scoring 16.5 points while shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc. Tyrece Radford is averaging 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds over the past 10 games for Texas A&M.Jalen Pickett is averaging 17.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists for the Nittany Lions. Seth Lundy is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 ga...

Texas Longhorns play the Colgate Raiders in first round of NCAA Tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

Colgate Raiders (26-8, 17-1 Patriot League) vs. Texas Longhorns (26-8, 12-6 Big 12)Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, 7:25 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Texas -13.5; over/under is 148BOTTOM LINE: The No. 5 Texas Longhorns face the Colgate Raiders in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.The Longhorns’ record in Big 12 games is 12-6, and their record is 14-2 in non-conference games. Texas averages 77.8 points while outscoring opponents by 10.4 points per game.The Raiders are 17-1 against Patriot League opponents. Colgate ranks third in college basketball with 18.5 assists per game led by Tucker Richardson averaging 5.8.TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Carr is scoring 15.9 points per game with 3.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Longhorns. Jabari Rice is averaging 15.9 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 45.7% over the past 10 games for Texas.Oliver Lynch-Daniels averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Raiders, scoring 12.3 points while shooting 50.3% from beyond the arc. Keegan R...

Arizona State Sun Devils play the Nevada Wolf Pack in First 4

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

Nevada Wolf Pack (22-10, 12-6 MWC) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (22-12, 11-9 Pac-12)Dayton, Ohio; Wednesday, 9:10 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Arizona State -2; over/under is 134BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona State Sun Devils take on the Nevada Wolf Pack in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament.The Sun Devils’ record in Pac-12 games is 11-9, and their record is 11-3 in non-conference games. Arizona State is ninth in the Pac-12 with 28.1 points per game in the paint led by Warren Washington averaging 6.3.The Wolf Pack’s record in MWC action is 12-6. Nevada scores 72.6 points and has outscored opponents by 5.7 points per game.TOP PERFORMERS: Desmond Cambridge is shooting 32.6% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Sun Devils, while averaging 13.7 points and 1.8 steals. DJ Horne is averaging 14.2 points over the past 10 games for Arizona State.Jarod Lucas is shooting 37.9% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Wolf Pack, ...

Kansas takes on Howard in first round of NCAA Tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

Howard Bison (22-12, 11-3 MEAC) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (27-7, 13-5 Big 12)Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, 2 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kansas -22; over/under is 145.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the Howard Bison.The Jayhawks’ record in Big 12 games is 13-5, and their record is 14-2 against non-conference opponents. Kansas scores 74.9 points while outscoring opponents by 7.0 points per game.The Bison’s record in MEAC games is 11-3. Howard is second in the MEAC with 32.5 rebounds per game led by William Settle averaging 5.7.TOP PERFORMERS: Gradey Dick is shooting 39.9% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Jayhawks, while averaging 14.1 points. Jalen Wilson is shooting 43.3% and averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games for Kansas.Marcus Dockery is shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, while averaging 9.6 points. Shy Odom is shooting 5...

Clemson plays Morehead State in NIT

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

Morehead State Eagles (21-11, 14-4 OVC) at Clemson Tigers (23-10, 14-6 ACC)Clemson, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Clemson Tigers and the Morehead State Eagles play in the National Invitation Tournament.The Tigers have gone 14-6 against ACC opponents, with a 9-4 record in non-conference play. Clemson is fifth in the ACC in rebounding averaging 32.9 rebounds. Hunter Tyson leads the Tigers with 9.5 boards.The Eagles are 14-4 in OVC play. Morehead State is sixth in the OVC scoring 30.1 points per game in the paint led by Alex Gross averaging 7.5.TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Hunter is averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 assists for the Tigers. PJ Hall is averaging 18.3 points over the last 10 games for Clemson.Mark Freeman is averaging 15 points and 3.8 assists for the Eagles. Drew Thelwell is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games for Morehead State.LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 33.3 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while s...

EU lawmakers demand UEFA bans Belarus from football tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

European Parliament lawmakers want Belarus excluded from football’s Euro 2024 qualifying competition.More than 100 MEPs, from all the major groups, called on European football’s governing body UEFA to expel the Belarusian national team from the Euro 2024 qualifiers over human rights abuses committed by President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, according to a letter seen by POLITICO.“The very fact of participating in UEFA Championship by the Belarusian national team will be later used by Lukashenko and his propaganda team to prove he is well-received in the international community,” read the letter, sent Wednesday to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.“This would be an offense to the victims of the Russian aggression in Ukraine and to all the Belarusians who were forced to flee from their homeland as well as those who stayed in Belarus and now must live in fear and terror,” the letter added.The regime of Lukashenko, who has been president ...

Jay Peak Signposts

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

Where: Located at the tippy top of Vermont’s famed Northeast Kingdom, Jay is about four hours north of Boston proper, a ride that slices you right through beautiful Franconia Notch.When: Jay, with its Pump House water park, mountain biking, golf, skiing and wildly popular hockey venue, is a year round resort. Ski season runs early to late: they don’t like to set a closing day and rather like to roll with the season. Most years they are spinning lifts through Mother’s Day, sometimes later.Stay: Slopeside, you’ll find condos and housing units to rent (most accessible by the free and frequent resort shuttles) as well as slopeside lodging like the Hotel Jay (super family friendly) and the Tram Haus Lodge, fine as well for families but more of a chic-Vermont countryside vibe.There are off site hotels as well, but look for deals for slopeside to make it all super easy (and tunnels mean you can walk to and from the waterpark in your flip flops and cover up without a chill).You’ll find ski ...

Nets drop winnable game in OKC ahead of tough homestand

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

The Nets’ five game road trip ended with a 121-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.They now travel back to Brooklyn for a four-game homestand that will define the rest of season.Thunder All-Star star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — with help from budding star Josh Giddey and Net killer Lugentz Dort — ended Brooklyn’s impressive streak, which included convincing come-from-behind victories over two NBA championship contenders: the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets.Tuesday provided the Nets an opportunity to secure a victory in a winnable game that could have gone a long way toward helping the team’s playoff standing.Instead, the Nets fell short — just before the schedule takes a turn.Gilgeous-Alexander put up his 38th 30-plus-point game of the season, Giddey recorded a triple-double, and Dort hit six threes for 24 points and nine assists.He has scored at least 20 or more in each of his last four games against the Nets.The Nets, who built ...

8 best NBA prospects to watch in Orlando for March Madness

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:23:17 GMT

As the home of the Orlando Magic, Amway Center is accustomed to hosting games featuring NBA players.But with the NCAA men’s basketball tournament returning to Orlando, there could be multiple players who’ll play their last college basketball games in Central Florida before making their way to the league.Amway Center is one of eight host sites for the tournament’s first- and second-round games.In the East Regional, No. 5 seed Duke (26-8) will match up against No. 12 seed Oral Roberts (30-4) at 7:10 p.m. Thursday (CBS). The victor will face the winner of No. 4 seed Tennessee (23-10) and No. 13 Louisiana (26-7), which is scheduled for a 9:40 p.m. tipoff Thursday (CBS).In the South Regional, No. 4 seed Virginia (25-7) will play No. 13 Furman (27-7) at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday (truTV). Whoever wins that game will face the winner of No. 5 seed San Diego State (27-6) and No. 12 Charleston (31-3), which tips at 3:10 p.m. on Thursday (truTV).The second-round games will be pla...