Canisius (6-4, 6-4) vs. Niagara (8-10, 7-9) Gallagher Center, Niagara, New York; Friday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: MAAC foes meet as Canisius faces Niagara. Both squads are coming off of losses this past weekend. Niagara lost 68-66 at home to Siena on Sunday, while Canisius fell 66-53 to Fairfield on Saturday. SENIOR STUDS: Niagara has relied heavily on its…
NHL-CANADIENS-JULIEN FIRED Canadiens fire coach Claude Julien amid losing stretch MONTREAL (AP) — The struggling Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Claude Julien (ZHOO’-lee-ehn) and associate coach Kirk Muller on Wednesday following a three-game skid. Assistant coach Dominique Ducharme was appointed interim coach, and Alex Burrows was added to the Canadiens’ coaching staff. After a one-week break in their schedule, the…
TIGER WOODS-VEHICLE CRASH Woods suffers leg injuries in crash LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say there’s no immediate evidence that Tiger Woods was impaired in a car crash that left him with multiple fractures in his right leg. HIs surgeon said the 15-time Grand Slam champion had multiple “open fractures” to his lower right leg. The surgeon said a rod…
TIGER WOODS-VEHICLE CRASH Woods suffers leg injuries in crash LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say there’s no immediate evidence that Tiger Woods was impaired in a car crash that left him with multiple fractures in his right leg. HIs surgeon said the 15-time Grand Slam champion had multiple “open fractures” to his lower right leg. The surgeon said a rod…
St. Francis (NY) (8-9, 8-8) vs. Merrimack (8-6, 8-6) Hammel Court, North Andover, Massachusetts; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NEC foes meet as St. Francis (NY) battles Merrimack. St. Francis (NY) came up short in an 88-82 game to Sacred Heart in its last outing. Merrimack lost 76-60 to Bryant in its most recent game. SUPER SENIORS: St. Francis…
Pacific (8-7, 5-6) vs. Saint Mary’s (12-7, 3-5) University Credit Union Pavilion, Moraga, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: WCC foes meet as Pacific matches up against Saint Mary’s. Both squads earned victories in their last game. Saint Mary’s earned a 66-61 home win against Pepperdine on Monday, while Pacific won 77-67 at San Diego on Tuesday. SUPER SENIORS:…
Loyola Marymount (11-7, 6-4) vs. Pepperdine (10-10, 6-5) Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: WCC foes meet as Loyola Marymount matches up against Pepperdine. Both squads are coming off of losses in their last game. Pepperdine lost 66-61 on the road to Saint Mary’s on Monday, while Loyola Marymount fell 88-71 at home to Brigham Young…
No. 12 seed Robert Morris (4-14, 3-12) vs. No. 5 seed Detroit (11-9, 10-6) Horizon Conference Tourney First Round, Calihan Hall, Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris is set to square off against Detroit in the first round of the Horizon tournament. In the regular season, Detroit won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last met…
Washington (5-18, 4-15) vs. Arizona State (8-11, 5-8) Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington seeks revenge on Arizona State after dropping the first matchup in Tempe. The teams last went at it on Feb. 23, when the Sun Devils outshot Washington 50.7 percent to 36.9 percent and had eight fewer turnovers en route to…
No. 10 West Virginia (16-6, 9-4) vs. No. 2 Baylor (18-0, 10-0) Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Baylor goes for its fifth straight win over ranked opponents against No. 10 West Virginia . Baylor’s last loss vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks 64-61 on Feb. 22, 2020. West…
