Montana (9-10, 5-7) vs. Eastern Washington (10-6, 9-2) Reese Court, Cheney, Washington; Thursday, 9:05 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington looks for its eighth straight conference win against Montana. Eastern Washington’s last Big Sky loss came against the Northern Colorado Bears 78-76 on Jan. 21. Montana fell short in a 91-82 game at home to Weber State in its last…
Rutgers (12-7, 8-7) vs. No. 3 Michigan (14-1, 9-1) Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Michigan looks to give Rutgers its sixth straight loss against ranked opponents. Rutgers’ last win vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini 91-88 on Dec. 20, 2020. Michigan remains No. 3 in the…
Loyola Marymount (10-6, 5-3) vs. San Francisco (10-10, 4-6) War Memorial Gymnasium, San Francisco; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Francisco seeks revenge on Loyola Marymount after dropping the first matchup in Los Angeles. The teams last met on Jan. 10, when the Lions outshot San Francisco from the field 45.1 percent to 40 percent and made 13 more…
Colorado (16-6, 11-5) vs. Oregon (12-4, 7-3) Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oregon looks for its sixth straight win over Colorado at Matthew Knight Arena. The last victory for the Buffaloes at Oregon was a 48-47 win on Feb. 7, 2013. SENIOR STUDS: Oregon has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Eugene Omoruyi,…
Stanford (13-8, 9-6) vs. Washington (4-16, 3-13) Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stanford goes for the season sweep over Washington after winning the previous matchup in Santa Cruz. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 7, when the Cardinal shot 51.5 percent from the field while holding Washington’s shooters to just 35.7 percent on…
No. 12 Texas (13-5, 7-4) vs. Iowa State (2-15, 0-12) James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Texas looks to give Iowa State its 15th straight loss to ranked opponents. Iowa State’s last win vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 16 Seton Hall Pirates 76-66 on Dec. 8, 2019. Texas has…
NBA-SCHEDULE Jokic productive, but Celtics win UNDATED (AP) — Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch) registered his third 40-point game of the season, but it wasn’t enough for the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets’ three-game winning streak is over after they wasted Jokic’s 43 points in a 112-99 loss at Boston. Jaylen Brown had 27 points and eight assists for the Celtics, who…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Australian Open quarterfinals underway MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Karolina Muchova (moo-KOH’-vah) has moved into the semifinals of the Australian Open after a surprising win over the world’s No. 1 player. Muchova took an injury early in the second set and rallied to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Ash Barty. Her comeback win ended Barty’s bid to become…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Australian Open quarterfinals underway MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Karolina Muchova (moo-KOH’-vah) has moved into the semifinals of the Australian Open after a surprising win over the world’s No. 1 player. Muchova took an injury early in the second set and rallied to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Ash Barty. Her comeback win ended Barty’s bid to become…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Australian Open quarterfinals underway MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Play is underway as the quarterfinals resume at the Australian Open, with the first match pitting top-seeded Ash Barty against No. 25 Karolina Muchova. They’ll be followed by an all-American matchup between Jennifer Brady and unseeded Jessica Pegula. Then come the last two men’s quarterfinals. Andrey Rublev faces fellow Russian…
