No. 5 Illini fade overdue, fall 82-69 to No. 2 Baylor

INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Drew watched No. 2 Baylor’s first two video games in quarantine. When he returned to the sideline Wednesday evening, he discovered himself training in a massively other setting — and depending on a well-known script. Adam Flagler scored 18 issues, 3 of his teammates additionally reached double figures and Baylor used its trademark protection to show the sport and pull clear of No. 5 Illinois for an 82-69 victory within the Jimmy V Classic. To Drew, it felt like previous instances. “The last two games I thought our offense was further along than our defense,” he stated. “I think our defense has caught up more to where we were last year and you know you’re going to need

Masters 2020: Fall climate places new twist on custom

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Any optimism that the following Masters will likely be restored to its complete glory of spring blooms and the never-ending refrain of cheers used to be dampened most effective by way of the truth of the calendar and the new spikes in coronavirus circumstances. It has been 8 months since Augusta National mentioned it used to be suspending the Masters as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 7 months because the membership focused two weeks earlier than Thanksgiving as essentially the most sensible time to play this 12 months. “I’m hopeful that we will see improved conditions regarding this virus, but April is less than five months away, so there’s no assurance of that,” Masters Chairman Fred

Fall film preview: 10 motion pictures Roeper can’t wait to look (however

We’ll see. We’ll see those motion pictures q4 — except the discharge dates for a number of are driven again, as was once the case the opposite day when Warner Bros. driven “Wonder Woman 1984” from an Oct. 2 debut to Christmas Day. The extremely expected reboot of “Candyman,” directed via Nia DaCosta and co-written via Jordan Peele and filmed in Chicago (as was once the 1992 cult vintage unique), was once slated to open Oct. 16 — however simply ultimate week was once not on time till someday in 2021. “We made ‘Candyman’ to be seen in theaters,” wrote DaCosta on Twitter. “We wanted the horror and humanity … to be experienced in a collective, a community, so

CTU says categories will have to be held remotely within the fall

As faculties face the immense problem of defending their scholars, academics and body of workers participants right through the coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Teachers Union is urging the district to start out college within the fall with far off studying. “We stand for a safe and equitable reopening of the schools, but today COVID-19 cases are soaring instead of dissipating,” CTU President Jesse Sharkey used to be quoted as pronouncing within the information unencumber Wednesday. “There is simply no way to guarantee safety for in-school learning during an out-of-control pandemic — and that means we must revert to remote learning until the spread of this virus is contained.” The CTU revealed a record Wednesday that offered what it believes

QB Matthew Stafford throws for 406 yards, however Lions fall

OAKLAND, Calif. — Derek Carr threw a nine-yard landing move to rookie Hunter Renfrow with 2:04 left and Karl Joseph broke up a fourth-down move in the long run zone with three seconds to play to provide the Raiders a 31-24 victory towards the Lions on Sunday of their first recreation again in Oakland in seven weeks. After surviving an odyssey that compelled them to journey about 20,000 miles for 4 street video games and a neutral-site recreation in London, the Raiders (4-4) got here again residence for the primary time since shedding to the Chiefs on Sept. 15. They placed on fairly a present for the followers who're hoping the Raiders can put collectively a

Celtics Wrap: Boston Drops Third Straight, Fall To Clippers 129-119

Celtics Wrap: Boston Drops Third Straight, Fall To Clippers 129-119

The Boston Celtics will be heading into the All-Star break with a bad taste in their mouth. The C’s dropped their third straight game as they fell to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 129-119 at TD Garden on Wednesday night. Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 33 points and was one of six Celtics in double figures. DeAndre Jordan was one of seven Clippers that scored in double digits, posting a career- and team-high 30 points. The Celtics fall to 40-19 with the loss, while the Clippers climb to 30-26. Here’s how it all went down: STARTING FIVEPG: Kyrie IrvingSG: Jaylen BrownSF: Jayson TatumPF: Al Horf... NESN.com