Tulane (8-7, 3-7) vs. South Florida (7-6, 3-4) Yuengling Center, Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Jaylen Forbes and Tulane will face David Collins and South Florida. The sophomore Forbes has scored 24 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 15.6 over his last five games. Collins, a…
NFL-TEXANS-WATT Watt, Texans ‘mutally’ agree to split in more team upheaval HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt says he and the Houston Texans have “mutually agreed to part ways,” ending the tenure of the face of the franchise. The star defensive end said in a video on social media Friday that he had asked for his release. Watt had one year…
NBA-SCHEDULE Blazers top Sixers again UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have won six of their last eight games, but the two losses have come at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard had 30 points and the Blazers won for the fourth time in five games by outlasting the Sixers, 118-114. Carmelo Anthony added 24 points off…
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Germany (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Lara Gut-Behrami was fastest in the last of two training sessions for the women’s downhill at the skiing world championships. The Swiss racer led three Austrian on the Olympia delle Tofane course. Tamara Tippler was 0.19 seconds in second. Mirjam Puchner and Ramona…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest from the Australian Open (all times local): 12:40 a.m. Novak Djokovic doesn’t know if he will be able to play his next match at the Australian Open. The defending champion said he has a torn muscle after taking a fall in his third-round win over Taylor Fritz and doesn’t know if two days will…
South Dakota State (11-4, 7-2) vs. Oral Roberts (10-8, 7-3) Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over Oral Roberts. South Dakota State has won by an average of 11 points in its last seven wins over the Golden Eagles. Oral Roberts’ last win…
Valparaiso (7-13, 4-7) vs. Northern Iowa (6-13, 4-9) McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two forwards will be on display as Donovan Clay and Valparaiso will face Austin Phyfe and Northern Iowa. The sophomore Clay is averaging 9.8 points over the last five games. Phyfe, a senior, is averaging 9.6 points over the last five…
Weber State (11-5, 6-3) vs. Montana (9-9, 5-6) Dahlberg Arena, Missoula, Montana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana looks for its fifth straight win over Weber State at Dahlberg Arena. The last victory for the Wildcats at Montana was an 84-81 win on Dec. 31, 2016. ARE YOU EXPERIENCED: Weber State has depended on senior leadership this year while…
UNLV (8-10, 5-6) vs. Boise State (15-4, 11-3) ExtraMile Arena, Boise, Idaho; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boise State goes for the season sweep over UNLV after winning the previous matchup in Boise. The teams last went at it on Feb. 11, when the Broncos outshot UNLV 50 percent to 41 percent and hit 14 more foul shots en…
UCLA (13-5, 9-3) vs. Washington (3-15, 2-12) Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCLA looks to extend Washington’s conference losing streak to five games. Washington’s last Pac-12 win came against the Utah Runnin’ Utes 83-79 on Jan. 24. UCLA fell 81-73 at Washington State in its last outing. SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Quade Green has averaged 15.4 points…
