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VCU hosts Walton and George Mason 01/03/2026 04:42am • George Mason Patriots (7-6, 2-0 A-10) at VCU Rams (4-10, 0-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason plays VCU after Zahirah Walton scored 25 points in George Mason's 74-59 win over the Dayton Flyers. The Rams are 4-0 in home games. VCU averages 18.9 turnovers per gam Xavier takes on Georgetown after Noel's 22-point game 01/03/2026 04:42am • Xavier Musketeers (8-6, 1-4 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-5, 1-3 Big East) Washington; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Xavier visits Georgetown after Mariyah Noel scored 22 points in Xavier's 67-54 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Hoyas have gone 7-1 at home. Georgetown has a 2-0 record i Baugus leads Middle Tennessee against Jacksonville State after 25-point showing 01/03/2026 04:42am • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-7, 1-0 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-6, 1-0 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee plays Jacksonville State after Blair Baugus scored 25 points in Middle Tennessee's 60-47 win against the Kennesaw State Owls. The G Bradley visits Murray State after Poock's 34-point game 01/03/2026 04:42am • Bradley Braves (7-5, 1-1 MVC) at Murray State Racers (11-2, 2-0 MVC) Murray, Kentucky; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State plays Bradley after Halli Poock scored 34 points in Murray State's 101-93 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds. The Racers are 5-0 on their home court. Murray St Southern Illinois visits Goebel and Northern Iowa 01/03/2026 04:42am • Southern Illinois Salukis (2-9, 0-3 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (7-6, 3-0 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa faces Southern Illinois after Ryley Goebel scored 23 points in Northern Iowa's 75-74 win over the UIC Flames. The Panthers have gone 1-3 in home games. N Brown and No. 24 Michigan State host Illinois 01/03/2026 04:42am • Illinois Fighting Illini (13-1, 3-0 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (13-1, 2-1 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Michigan State hosts Illinois after Jalyn Brown scored 20 points in Michigan State's 80-60 win over the Indiana Hoosiers. The Spartans are 7-0 i Chicago State visits Toure and LIU 01/03/2026 04:42am • Chicago State Cougars (1-13, 0-1 NEC) at Long Island Sharks (5-6, 1-0 NEC) New York; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LIU hosts Chicago State after Kadidia Toure scored 23 points in LIU's 72-56 victory over the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. The Sharks have gone 2-1 at home. LIU leads the NE Cooke leads West Virginia against Kansas State after 24-point game 01/03/2026 04:42am • West Virginia Mountaineers (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (8-7, 1-1 Big 12) New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia plays Kansas State after Gia Cooke scored 24 points in West Virginia's 79-72 win against the Kansas Jayhawks. The Wildcats are 4-3 on their home court. Kan Ireland's Micheál Martin will visit China in the first trip by an Irish leader in 14 years 01/03/2026 04:38am • BEIJING (AP) — Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin will visit China from Sunday and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the first visit by an Irish leader in 14 years, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Saturday. Beijing has been strengthening ties with individual members of the Eu Trump says Venezuela's Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a 'large scale strike' on country 01/03/2026 04:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Venezuela's Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a 'large scale strike' on country. Minnesota visits Los Angeles after Yurov's 2-goal game 01/03/2026 04:11am • Minnesota Wild (25-10-7, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (16-14-9, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -136, Wild +114; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild visit the Los Angeles Kings after Danila Yurov's two-goal game Blues and Canadiens face off for non-conference matchup 01/03/2026 04:11am • Montreal Canadiens (22-12-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (16-18-8, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canadiens -132, Blues +111; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues play the Montreal Canadiens in a non-conference matchup. Bruins visit the Canucks after Pastrnak's 2-goal game 01/03/2026 04:11am • Boston Bruins (21-18-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (16-20-4, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -121, Canucks +101; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Vancouver Canucks after David Pa Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins 01/03/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2026. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades of heartache for Red Sox fans. SPHL Glance 01/03/2026 03:57am • All Times EST GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA