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Caleb Love drops 33 points, fuels Arizona to win over TCU
Dec 30, 2024; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (1) celebrates his dunk during the first half of the game against the TCU Horned Frogs at McKale Center. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images Caleb Love had a season-high 33 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists and Arizona never trailed in the first Big 12 game in program history, beating TCU 90-81 on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.
The 90 points are the most allowed by TCU (7-5, 0-1 Big 12) this season.
Arizona (7-5, 1-0) shot 56.9 percent from the field, with Love going 11-for-17. Reserve Henri Veesaar finished with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Wildcats. He added six rebounds and four assists.
Noah Reynolds led the Horned Frogs with 23 points and seven assists. Ernest Udeh Jr. recorded a double-double (10 points, 14 boards), and Vasean Allette chipped in 18 points and five rebounds.
Love was strong from the start, scoring the first five points of the game.
The Wildcats later went on a 13-2 run to establish a 22-8 lead with 10:38 left in the first half. Love had 10 points at that point.
TCU’s 13-2 run that featured five points apiece from Udeh and Reynolds cut the Arizona lead to 26-23 with 6:40 remaining in the half.
Arizona followed with eight unanswered points.
A dunk by Love with 2:44 left in the half gave Arizona a 39-28 lead. The Horned Frogs closed the period on a 9-2 run and trailed 41-37 at halftime. Love had 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field before the break while Allette had 12 points and Reynolds scored 10 over the first 20 minutes of action for the visitors.
TCU cut the Wildcats’ lead to one point on three occasions early in the second half, but the Horned Frogs could not move in front.
After Love and TCU’s Isaiah Manning traded five 3-pointers, with Love making three of them, Arizona led 67-61 with 10:25 left in the game.
A breakaway dunk by KJ Lewis capped a 7-2 spurt for Arizona, which led 71-63 with 8:35 remaining. The Wildcats managed to lead by at least six points over the last 7:26. A layup by Tobe Awaka with 3:23 to go gave Arizona its biggest lead of the second half, 86-75.
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Mayar Sherif wins Iasi title after Paula Badosa retires
May 28, 2026; Paris, France; Mayar Sherif of Egypt returns a shot during her match against Coco Gauff of the United States on day five at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Egypt’s Mayar Sherif claimed her first title in nearly four years Monday after Spain’s Paula Badosa retired in the final of the Iasi Open in Romania.
In a match carried over from Sunday due to rain, Sherif was up 6-4, 4-0 when Badosa was forced to bow out due to injury after 72 minutes.
Sherif, 30, took control with a service break in the seventh game of the opening set and broke Badosa twice to open the second set.
Sherif claimed her first WTA Tour-level trophy since winning the Parma Open in Italy — also on clay — in October 2022.
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Ex-Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell arrested in Canton, Ohio
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell from last January.
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell was arrested over the weekend in Canton, Ohio.
He still was being held Monday in the Stark County jail on a warrant out of Michigan over child support payments, according to multiple reports.
Bell’s attorney, Thomas Shaffer of Uniontown, Pa., told the Canton Repository that his client is “inaccurately” being charged based on the salary he received as an NFL player.
“Six months ago he cashed in an NFL pension to pay $50,000 in child support for that child. His guidelines are still inaccurately being deemed based on his NFL salary and his professional boxing career,” Shaffer said. “This is a revolving door because he pays a number that doesn’t reflect his true income. The issue will never end. The court needs to reflect his true income.”
Bell, 34, was arrested Saturday after an autograph-signing appearance at a mall in Jackson Township, Ohio.
A second-round draft pick by the Steelers out of Michigan State in 2013, Bell played five seasons with the Steelers before sitting out the 2018 season in a contract dispute. He continued his career with the New York Jets (2019-20), Kansas City Chiefs (2020), Baltimore Ravens (2021) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2021).
Bell made three Pro Bowls, earned two All-Pro first-team selections and produced three 1,000-yard seasons with the Steelers.
He retired with 9,843 yards from scrimmage (6,554 rushing and 3,289 receiving) and 51 touchdowns in 96 career games (81 starts).
After football, Bell went 2-1 as a professional boxer from 2022-24.
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Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Predictions: Best Bets, Odds and Props for Monday
The Athletics (42-57) head to Chase Field in Phoenix to battle the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-48) in Game No. 100 for both teams.
The A’s were playing some good ball earlier in the season, but they’ve been in a nosedive for a while now, and the A’s currently sport a minus-114 run differential, worst among all teams in the majors. In fact, with the Kansas City Royals sitting at minus-99, the A’s are the only triple in triple digits in the category.
The A’s hit the road with a 22-27 mark on the road, and they’re just 18-24 in interleague play in 2026.
For the Diamondbacks, they’re just 12-15 in interleague play, but Arizona has a respectable 29-21 mark at home, while it took two of three games over the weekend against the St. Louis Cardinals, including wins in the past two.
While Arizona’s record against the AL leaves a lot to be desired, it will be facing LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-9, 6.08 ERA, 1.42 WHIP). That’s great news for the Diamondbacks, as they’re 15-7 against left-handed starting pitchers, the fewest losses in the majors. In fact, no other team has fewer than 10 losses vs. LHP.
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The Diamondbacks should be able to roll up some huge totals against Springs, who leads the majors with 26 homers allowed in just 97 ⅔ IP across his 19 starts. He also gets himself into a lot of trouble with 37 walks. Springs is a little better on the road, than at home, going 1-3 with a 5.19 ERA and 10 homers allowed in 43 ⅓ IP, but that’s not exactly encouraging.
Arizona counters with Canadian-born LHP Mitch Bratt (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP). He’ll be making just his third Major League start, and it will be his first showing in front of the home fans. It’s set up to be a very good spot for him to make his home debut, but with a 23-year-old pitcher who doesn’t go deep into games, there is risk.
However, the A’s are 12-22 vs. LHP this season, so the rookie could look a lot better than he actually is.
We’re going to take the DIAMONDBACKS -1.5 (+124) on the run line at plus-money, although if you’re a bit on the conservative side, backing the Snakes (-163) as moderate favorites is perfectly OK.
In addition, we’re going to go OVER 9 (-122), as Springs should give up his fair share of runs, and Bratt might also give up a few. If Springs gets knocked around, there isn’t a lot of help behind him. The A’s rank dead-last in the majors in bullpen ERA (5.51). The Diamondbacks are middle of the road in bullpen ERA (3.95).
And, for an extra bonus, since Springs is so giving, let’s take KETEL MARTE – ANYTIME HOME RUN (+326) for the chance to go more than 3X. Marte is slashing .299/.346/.588 against lefties with seven homers in just 97 at-bats. Let’s roll it up!
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