Hampton (9-12, 8-8) vs. Longwood (10-14, 9-9) Willett Hall, Farmville, Virginia; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Longwood looks for its fifth straight conference win against Hampton. Longwood’s last Big South loss came against the Presbyterian Blue Hose 66-54 on Jan. 30. Hampton came up short in a 76-57 game at home to Campbell in its last outing. TEAM LEADERS:…
Arkansas-Little Rock (10-11, 6-8) vs. ULM (5-16, 3-11) Fant-Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, Louisiana; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: ULM looks to extend Arkansas-Little Rock’s conference losing streak to five games. Arkansas-Little Rock’s last Sun Belt win came against the ULM Warhawks 65-49 on Jan. 30. ULM lost 88-72 to Louisiana-Lafayette in its most recent game. SUPER SENIORS: Arkansas-Little Rock’s Ruot…
Maryland (13-10, 7-9) vs. Rutgers (12-8, 8-8) Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland seeks revenge on Rutgers after dropping the first matchup in College Park. The teams last played on Dec. 14, when the Scarlet Knights outshot Maryland 48.3 percent to 34.4 percent and hit five more 3-pointers en route to a 14-point…
Cincinnati (7-7, 5-4) vs. No. 6 Houston (17-3, 11-3) Fertitta Center, Houston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Houston presents a tough challenge for Cincinnati. Cincinnati has played a ranked team only once this season and lost. Houston lost 68-63 at Wichita State on Thursday. SUPER SENIORS: Houston’s Quentin Grimes, DeJon Jarreau and Justin Gorham have collectively scored…
No. 3 Michigan (15-1, 10-1) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (18-4, 12-4) Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Ohio State looks for its fifth straight win over No. 3 Michigan at Value City Arena. The last victory for the Wolverines at Ohio State was a 70-60 win on Feb. 11, 2014. SAVVY SENIORS:…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Medvedev to face Djokovic in Sunday final; Osaka and Brady meet in women’s final Saturday MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev (DAN’-ihl MEHD’-veh-dehv) has reached his second Grand Slam final by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets Friday at the Australian Open. Medvedev will face eight-time champion Novak Djokovic (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich) at Melbourne Park on Sunday. The fourth-seeded…
Eastern Illinois (8-16, 5-12) vs. Austin Peay (14-9, 10-7) Winfield Dunn Center, Clarksville, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay looks for its fifth straight win over Eastern Illinois at Winfield Dunn Center. The last victory for the Panthers at Austin Peay was an 87-86 win on Jan. 23, 2016. . KEY FACILITATOR: Marvin Johnson has either made…
Northern Iowa (7-15, 5-11) vs. Illinois State (7-15, 4-12) Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its sixth straight win over Northern Iowa at Redbird Arena. The last victory for the Panthers at Illinois State was a 54-53 win on Jan. 25, 2015. FAB FRESHMEN: Northern Iowa’s Austin Phyfe, Bowen Born and Nate…
East Tennessee State (12-10, 8-6) vs. Samford (6-12, 2-9) Pete Hanna Center, Homewood, Alabama; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State looks for its 12th straight win in the head-to-head series over Samford. East Tennessee State has won by an average of 10 points in its last 11 wins over the Bulldogs. Samford’s last win in the series…
Cal (8-16, 3-15) vs. Washington (4-17, 3-14) Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington looks for its fourth straight win over Cal at Alaska Airlines Arena. The last victory for the Golden Bears at Washington was a 78-75 win on Feb. 18, 2016. SUPER SENIORS: Cal’s Ryan Betley, Grant Anticevich and Makale Foreman have collectively scored…
