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Holly Holm attempted to win her first boxing world title in over a decade tonight, and came up short, losing to WBA lightweight champ Stephanie Han by technical decision. The bout was stopped in the seventh round due to Han (12-0, 3 KO) suffering a cut on an accidental clash of heads. The cut maybe […]
From Bad Left Hook | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Cal Baptist Lancers (9-7) hope to end a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Utah Tech Trailblazers (5-7) on January 8, 2026. Utah Tech vs. Cal Baptist NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Saint George, Utah Venue: Burns Arena Last Game For Each Team Utah Tech suffered defeat by a final score of 81-51 in their last game against Abilene Christian. Leading the way on offense for the Trailblazers was Maddie Warren, who...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Denver Pioneers (7-8) hope to end a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Saint Thomas Tommies (7-8) on January 8, 2026. St. Thomas vs. Denver NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: Summit League Network Venue: Lee & Penny Anderson Arena Last Game For Each Team St. Thomas took a loss by a final score of 67-49 versus South Dakota State last time out. The squad was led by Alyssa Sand’s 15 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two stea...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Idaho State Bengals (9-4) will look to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Northern Colorado Bears (10-5) on January 8, 2026 at Reed Gym. Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Pocatello, Idaho Venue: Reed Gym Last Game For Each Team Idaho State picked up a 72-63 win versus Portland State last time out. The squad was led by Tasia Jordan’s 20 points and Maeva Gauffrenet’s 13 poi...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Austin Peay Governors (10-2) will try to build on a six-game win streak when they host the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (6-7) on January 8, 2026 at F&M Bank Arena. Austin Peay vs. FGCU NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Clarksville, Tennessee Venue: F&M Bank Arena Last Game For Each Team In their last game, Austin Peay picked up an 80-55 victory versus North Florida. The Governors were led by Anovia Sheals, who finished with 18 ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Bellarmine Knights (2-13) will visit the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears (8-6) after losing six road games in a row. Central Arkansas vs. Bellarmine NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Conway, Arkansas Venue: Farris Center Last Game For Each Team Central Arkansas took a loss by a final score of 64-51 versus FGCU last time out. The team was led by Cheyanne Kemp’s 12 points and Bree Stephens’ 12 points and three steals. With Ros...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
SWAC action features the Alabama State Lady Hornets (5-8) at home against the Alcorn State Braves (4-8) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. Alabama State vs. Alcorn State NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: Hornet Sports Network Where: Montgomery, Alabama Venue: Dunn-Oliver Acadome Last Game For Each Team In Alabama State’s last game, they defeated Mississippi Valley State 83-50. The Lady Hornets were led by Shamya Reid, who finished wi...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Arkansas State Red Wolves (13-3) will attempt to continue a six-game road winning streak when they visit the South Alabama Jaguars (8-6) on January 8, 2026 at Mitchell Center. South Alabama vs. Arkansas State NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Mobile, Alabama Venue: Mitchell Center Last Game For Each Team South Alabama enters this game after an 81-56 victory over Louisiana. The Jaguars’ leading scorer was Cordasia Harris, who...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
ASUN action features the Lipscomb Bisons (4-9) at home against the Stetson Hatters (7-5) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET. Lipscomb vs. Stetson NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Nashville, Tennessee Venue: Allen Arena Last Game For Each Team Lipscomb fell to Jacksonville 72-59 in its last game. Hope Counts led the way with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, followed by Taylor Bowen with 12 points. Stetson is co...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The North Alabama Lions (5-8) aim to stop a five-game losing streak when they host the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (11-4) on January 8, 2026 at Flowers Hall. The contest airs on ESPN+. North Alabama vs. Eastern Kentucky NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Florence, Alabama Venue: Flowers Hall Last Game For Each Team North Alabama enters this contest after a 76-59 defeat against Stetson. The Lions’ leading scorer was Sofia Ceppellott...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Purdue went to Madison, Wisconsin and took down the Wisconsin Badgers, 89-73. There was no drama in this one, but there was history. Halfway through the second half, Braden Smith drove to the hoop, drawing the eyes and attention of two Badger defenders, and as he had done 890 times before, Smith found a teammate, […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 2 months ago | 1 read
It’s been a lot of firsts for the Arizona Wildcats this week. They played their first road game of the year and their first ranked opponent. On Wednesday, it ended in a 75-56 loss at Colorado. On Saturday, it was an 80-49 loss at No. 21 Texas Tech. Once again, turnovers were a problem for […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
PHILADELPHIA — Keaton Wagler is indispensable to Illinois. Against the best of the best, they can’t survive without him. He’s the type of player who can melt into a game. The kind that provides a 10-0 spark with his elegant movement on the court, high basketball IQ, elite shooting ability, and an ideal positional length […]
From The Champaign Room | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Thus begins Braden Smith’s formal assault on the record books. The Purdue senior point guard entered the night needing nine assists to tie Cassius Winston atop the all-time list in that category among Big Ten players. He made a strong push for it in the first half with six dimes, but his fourth assist of […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It came down to the last second (literally) for Nevada to pick up its 11th win and third win in the Mountain West. It was a quiet start to the first half for Nevada, one that head coach Steve Alford called “too passive,” but a second-half turnaround was all the Pack needed. Scoring Summary 1st […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Penn State men’s basketball (9-5, 0-3 Big Ten) fell to No. 20 Illinois (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) 73-65 Saturday afternoon at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The Nittany Lions played hard and went on plenty of well-timed runs, but they were ultimately out-shot by Illinois in the end. While neither team played an especially good offensive […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd has coached enough games in Salt Lake City to not take lead for granted playing 4,300 feet above sea level. While the Wildcats got off to a stellar start in their 97-78 win over the Utes to open Big 12, Lloyd said after the game he never felt comfortable. […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 2 months ago | 1 read
It could’ve been better, it could’ve been worse, but the Colorado Buffaloes went down to Tempe and defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils in a hard-fought, 95-89 contest. Colorado had no problems scoring the ball early in the game. The Buffs played tremendous team basketball, passing the ball patiently through the teeth of the ASU […]
From The Ralphie Report | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers at the Kohl Center to open up the new year, with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. on FOX. Wisconsin has started the season 9-4, with all four of its losses being Quad 1 games to the BYU Cougars, TCU Horned Frogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Every loss in this Red Storm season has featured a more agonizing late-game collapse than the last. It will be difficult to top this one. St. John’s squandered two double-digit leads in their 77-71 loss to Providence at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon, suddenly creating uncertainty for the Red Storm’s tournament aspirations. The Red […]
From Rumble In The Garden | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
One of Will Stein’s biggest tasks this offseason in building his first Kentucky roster is rebuilding the offensive line. With offensive guard Jalen Farmer declaring for the draft, who would have likely been an All-SEC pick as a senior, Kentucky is losing every starter on the offensive line from this past season. To make matters […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The NFL has two games on it’s Week 17 Saturday slate and they’re both huge games to decide division titles. The Seattle Seahawks are traveling south to take on the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC West title. The winner clinches the No. 1 seed in the NFC, a first-round bye, home-field advantage throughout the […]
From Hogs Haven | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Despite making some New Year’s resolutions, the first conference victory for the Wildcats is yet to come. In its first game of 2026. Northwestern (8-6, 0-3 B1G) couldn’t pull away with a win, dropping to Minnesota (9-5, 2-1 B1G) 84-78 on Saturday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats took decent leads multiple times during the […]
From Inside NU | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
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From The Slipper Still Fits | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Final: Mizzou 76 – Florida 74 Second Half First Half Pregame Updates Game Info When | 7:30 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 33.2% chance
From Rock M Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read