Daily Archives: December 6, 2024

What we learned from Xavier Musketeers’ loss to TCU Horned Frogs

[ad_1] FORT WORTH, Texas − Playing in its final Big East-Big 12 Battle, Xavier ensured that Fort Worth will not cross its mind anytime soon as the Musketeers fell to TCU, 76-72, at Schollmaier Arena Thursday night. Xavier’s early-season problems were still there in the Lone Star State as the Musketeers’ offense was stagnant, and their defense couldn’t consistently get …

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NBA to return China with two preseason games, 5 years after Daryl Morey-Hong Kong firestorm

[ad_1] The NBA received both foreign blowback for Daryl Morey’s tweet and domestic criticism for what it did after. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fortune Media) The NBA is returning to China, a half-decade after one tweet triggered a firestorm from the league’s second-most lucrative country. The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will play two preseason games in Macao …

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Purdue basketball vs. Penn State player ratings: Too many turnovers derail Boilers

[ad_1] The annual early season Big Ten dud came Thursday night in the conference opener for Purdue basketball. Penn State’s defense swarmed the Boilermakers, who didn’t help themselves by failing to cash in on good looks offensively. By halftime, the Boilermakers turned the ball over 14 times and found themselves in an insurmountable deficit. Penn State, meanwhile, got the marquee victory …

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Purdue basketball opens Big Ten play with dud at Penn State; player ratings

[ad_1] The annual early season Big Ten dud came Thursday night in the conference opener for Purdue basketball. Penn State’s defense swarmed the Boilermakers, who didn’t help themselves by failing to cash in on good looks offensively. By halftime, the Boilermakers turned the ball over 14 times and found themselves in an insurmountable deficit. Penn State, meanwhile, got the marquee …

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Will Marquette’s Chase Ross play vs. Wisconsin? Shaka Smart gives update on ankle injury

[ad_1] In the Marquette men’s basketball team’s game notes for Saturday’s rivalry matchup with Wisconsin, Chase Ross was listed on the injury report as “doubtful” with a left ankle injury. The junior guard was hurt in the first half of the Golden Eagles’ loss at Iowa State on Wednesday. More: Marquette vs. Wisconsin basketball preview: A look at the matchups, …

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William & Mary Tribe square off against the McNeese Cowgirls

[ad_1] McNeese Cowgirls (4-3) vs. William & Mary Tribe (1-6) Farmville, Virginia; Friday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary takes on McNeese in Farmville, Virginia. The Tribe are 1-6 in non-conference play. William & Mary is 1-6 against opponents over .500. The Cowgirls are 4-3 in non-conference play. McNeese ranks seventh in the Southland giving up 61.6 points …

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Warriors provide encouraging MRI results on Draymond’s calf injury

[ad_1] Warriors provide encouraging MRI results on Draymond’s calf injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors received an encouraging injury update on Draymond Green before Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Green, who missed Tuesday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets with left calf tightness, underwent an MRI on Wednesday which came back negative, the team said in …

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