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Trump pays tribute to 'great man' Bob Knight: 'Tough as nails, but a big heart'
Dan Dakich, a former Indiana star basketball player and host of OutKick's "Don't @ Me" pays tribute to coaching legend Bob Knight.
Fantasy football Week 9 - Best, worst matchups by position - ESPN
Making tough lineup decisions each week can be the most challenging part of the fantasy football process.
With WNBA expansion into Toronto unlikely, Canadian women's national team remains only game in town
As professional women's sports in Canada continue to grow — just look at the Professional Women's Hockey League, or Project Eight's incoming soccer league — basketball has hit a snag.
French league sets date for Marseille-Lyon game, postponed after bus attack
PARIS: The Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon, canceled after the visiting team’s bus was attacked, has been rescheduled for December 6 at a venue to be decided, the French League (LFP) announced on Thursday. Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered cuts to his face when the bus was pelted with stones near Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on Sunday. Grosso’s face was left bloodied and his assistant Raffaele Longo was also injured after the incidents which led to the game being called off. The LFP said Wednesday, December 6 was “the first available date” for the two teams. It said it would “determine the venue for this match at a later date, pending further information from the public authorities enabling it to be held under optimum safety and security conditions for all its players and the public,” the LFP said in a statement. Lyon’s directors on Tuesday called for punishments and said that they wanted to play the match at a neutral venue because “the safety conditions for playing in Marseille have not been met.” Grosso required 12 stitches to the wounds on his face. The Marseille public prosecutor has opened three investigations. The first two concern the stoning of the bus and a similar incident involving a Lyon supporters’ bus.
Bayern defender De Ligt sidelined with knee injury
BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s understaffed defense has been dealt another setback, with the club confirming on Thursday center-back Matthijs de Ligt will be missing “for the time being” with a knee injury. The club did not specify how long de Ligt would spend on the sidelines, saying he was “out for the time being” and “will be missing from FC Bayern in the next games.” Bayern travel to rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. The Netherlands central defender injured his right knee as Bayern were eliminated 2-1 to third-division Saarbruecken in the German Cup on Wednesday night. De Ligt, who has just returned from an injury to the same knee, grabbed his leg and signalled immediately to the bench 19 minutes into the match, before being subbed out. Midfielder Joshua Kimmich moved to center-back, with Bayern having only one fit central defender in the squad. Bayern’s French center-back Dayot Upamecano has missed the club’s last four matches with a hamstring injury. Manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed after the match de Ligt’s injury was to the “same knee” and “was extremely painful.” Bayern took the lead through Thomas Mueller after just 16 minutes, but their third division opponents equalized in first-half injury time. With the scores locked at 1-1 and the game looking set to go to extra time, Saarbruecken’s Marcel Gaus scored in the sixth minute of injury time to win. The loss means 20-time German Cup winners Bayern have been eliminated in the second round in three of the past four years. Bayern sit second on the Bundesliga, two points ahead of Dortmund, and have not lost a clash between the two sides since 2018.
How the bold new NBA in-season tournament courts came to fruition - ESPN
About seven months ago — when the NBA was optimistic its long-dreamed-of in-season tournament would finally become reality — the league's creative brain trust began tinkering with a big question: How could they make sure fans would know instantly they were watching a group stage game?
The coaching legacy Bob Knight leaves behind - ESPN
Bob Knight, who died Wednesday at age 83, had one of the most storied careers in college basketball history.