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Lloyd Nix, quarterback on Auburn’s 1957 national championship team, dies at 87

Lloyd Nix, the quarterback on Auburn’s 1957 national championship team and later a distinguished dentist in north Alabama, has died. He was 87.

Nix’s death was announced by the Auburn athletics department via social media. No cause of death was immediately announced.

Born Dec. 7, 1936, Nix was a multi-sport star at Carbon Hill High School in Walker County, where he was a two-time all-state pick in football and an all-district selection in basketball. He also pitched and played first base in baseball in high school and later at Auburn, where he helped the Tigers win the 1958 SEC championship.

However, it was on the gridiron where the diminutive (5-foot-10, 165-pound) Nix excelled most, playing both ways at Auburn and twice being chosen to the All-SEC team under head coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He led the conference in total offense as a senior in 1958, but it was as a junior that Nix and the Tigers had their greatest glory.

Auburn went 10-0 that season, routing Alabama 40-0 in the Iron Bowl and finishing the year No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. It was Auburn’s only national championship in football until the Cam Newton-led 2010 squad repeated the feat.

“We had gradually moved up in the polls,” Nix told AL.com’s Mark McCarter in 2011. “The only time I ever remember Coach Jordan mentioning we had a chance to win the national championship when we started on the field before the Alabama game and he just said, ‘Guys, if y’all have a good game, you have a chance of being a national champion.’”

And how did Nix find out Auburn was indeed national champions?

“Somebody told somebody else and they told me,” Nix told McCarter. “I’m not even sure they rolled Toomer’s Corner.”

Auburn was nearly perfect again in 1958, with the lone blemish a 7-7 tie vs. Georgia Tech in October. The Tigers finished 9-0-1 and were ranked fourth in the final polls (SEC rival LSU was crowned national champion with a 10-0 record).

Nix won the Cliff Hare Award as Auburn’s outstanding senior athlete in the Class of 1959, and after graduation attended the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He later served in the United States Air Force in Texas before moving back to Alabama and starting a dental practice in Decatur in 1964.

Dr. Nix treated patients in north Alabama for 35 years until retiring in 1999. He and his wife, Sandra (a 1960 Auburn graduate), had two daughters and six grandchildren.

Nix was a former present of the Auburn Football Letterman’s Club, the Auburn Alumni Association and the Morgan County Auburn Club. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Outside of athletics, Nix served as chairman of the Auburn Research Advisory Board, was a member of the Auburn University Foundation and at various times as president of the Morgan County Dental Association, chairman of the Council on Ministries of Central United Methodist Church and as a board member for the Alabama Institute Foundation for the Deaf and Blind. In 2008, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Auburn University Alumni Association.

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Eddie Lacy would like to Oklahoma-drill his old fat-shamers

Former NFL running back Eddie Lacy used to let what people said on social media get to him. He said that’s not the case now. But that doesn’t mean Lacy has forgotten when social-media wise guys needled him about his size because that’s still happening.

“I can talk about how rainy it is right now in Milwaukee but it’s so good to be back for the first time in I don’t know how long,” Lacy said during an appearance this week on “The Matt Schneidman Show” on WRNW-FM in Milwaukee, “and I bet somebody makes a joke about me having something to eat or me go eat Chinese food. It’s just crazy. I don’t get why they do it. While I was playing, having to see it every day, it gets under your skin a lot. But pretty much all I did was run people over (on the football field). That’s the only outlet that you have.”

Lacy said he’d like to do that with his old critics in the one-on-one Oklahoma drill, a football-practice standard of toughness.

“Like seriously, I wish they could bring back – I don’t know if you remember that show back in the day (‘Pros vs. Joes’),” Lacy said. “Give me that show for six months and I want six months’ worth of people — from that era, though, when I was still playing. I want those people. And just one-on-one. Everybody gets one shot, but you can’t go low. You have to stay up.”

When Lacy was barreling through 1,000-yard seasons in his first two years with the Green Bay Packers, he was lovable. When he slogged to 758 rushing yards in 2015 and Packers coach Mike McCarthy called him out for being overweight, he became a punch line for fat jokes.

“It took until probably about two years ago,” Lacy said about learning to deal with the detractors. “At some point in time, we always say mind over matter, but I think that’s just what we say to try to trick ourselves into trying to pretend it doesn’t matter. It wasn’t until like two years ago until I truly realized it doesn’t matter. Why does it hurt me that I’m a bigger person, you’re a smaller person? I like to eat; you like to eat. What’s the difference between us at the point? Why am I taking this so hard? …

“I wish I would have thought about it back then to not be affected by it so much. It builds character at the end of the day.”

Lacy doesn’t have it in for all fans. He said when he attended the Packers’ alumni weekend, the ovation he received at Lambeau Field during his introduction at halftime of the Sept. 15 game against the Indianapolis Colts made his knees shake.

“Minus the weather, it’s definitely a bunch of similarities,” Lacy said of Green Bay and his college home of Tuscaloosa, “because the town is so small and it’s centered around the sport, which Alabama football was super huge coming up and it got bigger as it went along. And you come to Green Bay, (Lambeau Field) is in the middle of a neighborhood, which was shocking to me. I’m like, ‘Wait, y’all got a stadium and they got a house right across the street.’ It’s crazy, but it’s so tight-knit and it’s so much love, and it’s the same in college as it was here.”

Lacy played on two BCS national-championship teams at Alabama. In 2011, he ran for 674 yards and seven touchdowns on 95 carries, providing a 7.1-yards-per-carry jolt as Trent Richardson’s backup. In 2012, Lacy ran for 1,322 yards and 17 touchdowns on 204 carries as part of a 1A/1B backfield with T.J. Yeldon, who ran for 1,108 yards and 12 touchdowns on 175 carries.

In the final three games of his college career, Lacy ran for 452 yards and five touchdowns on 58 carries as the Crimson Tide defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl, Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and Notre Dame in the BCS championship game.

A second-round choice in the 2013 NFL Draft, Lacy won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award as he ran for 1,178 yards and 11 touchdowns on 284 carries and caught 35 passes for 257 yards.

In his second season, Lacy had 1,139 yards and nine touchdowns on 246 rushing attempts and 427 yards and four touchdowns on 42 receptions.

After becoming the only player in Green Bay history to produce 3,000 yards from scrimmage in his first two NFL seasons, Lacy had 758 yards and three touchdowns on 187 rushing attempts and 188 yards and two touchdowns on 20 receptions in 2015.

Lacy hurt his ankle in the second game of the season and had a rib injury coming down the stretch. He lost his starting spot to James Stark in November, but regained it as he posted three 100-yard performances in a four-game span.

But at his end-of-season press conference, McCarthy said: “Eddie Lacy, he’s got a lot of work to do. I think I’m stating the obvious. His offseason last year was not good enough, and he never recovered from it. I had a chance to talk to Eddie today, and that was pretty much the majority of our whole conversation. He has to get it done because he cannot play at the weight that he played at this year.”

Lacy came back lighter for the 2016 campaign, but an ankle injury ended the running back’s season in the fifth game.

Lacy left Green Bay as a free agent for the Seattle Seahawks. But after rushing for 179 yards on 69 carries in nine games in 2017, his career ended.

Lacy said the transition from football star to normal life has taken some adjustment.

“It was extremely difficult,” Lacy said. “I think my first two years I didn’t think about it much because I was still young and I was still kind of like phasing out, but I was still doing the same things that I would do if I was still playing, so it didn’t really hit. But Years 3 to basically now, you kind of reach a spot where it’s like: Well, what do I do now? And it’s like: Well, what do you know how to do? And so you start going down that, and you realize you spent pretty much your whole life doing only one thing, so you don’t know what you can do.”

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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Nick Saban laughs off underdog getting playoff nod over Alabama: ‘It was all subjective’

Nick Saban famously hated hypotheticals when he was head coach at Alabama, but once again on Friday brought up what might have happened had the Crimson Tide been in the 2022 College Football Playoff.

During his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN, Saban was asked about times over the years he wasn’t sure his team was going to be included in the playoff when the final pairings were announced. Instead of mentioning times his team got in despite not winning the SEC championship (such as 2017), he veered toward his apparent continued grievance that his 2022 team was left out of the 4-team field after ending the regular season with a 10-2 record and finishing second in the SEC West behind LSU.

“It was all subjective,” Saban said. “We would have been 13-point favorites over TCU if we would have played them, and they got in the playoffs and we didn’t. I’m not criticizing TCU, it wasn’t their fault. But that is the subjective part of it.”

McAfee then asked rhetorically, “what happened to TCU during that run?”

Saban laughed and replied, “I was at that game.”

Here’s the video, via ESPN:

The Horned Frogs, for those who might not remember, beat Michigan 51-45 in the Fiesta Bowl playoff semifinal before being routed 65-7 by Georgia in the national title game in Los Angeles. TCU got into the playoff as the No. 3 seed despite losing the Big 12 championship game, with unbeaten Michigan the 2-seed and Ohio State — whose only loss was to Michigan — at No. 4.

Alabama beat Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl to finish 11-2. No two-loss team ever made the College Football Playoff during the four-team era that spanned from 2004-23.

It’s not the first time Saban — now a full-time commentator for ESPN  has brought up hypothetical point spreads involving the 2022 playoff. He also did so during an appearance on Fox at halftime of that year’s Big Ten championship game, the night before the playoff field was revealed.

“The whole goal is to get the best teams in,” Saban said at the time. “And what I would say to the committee, if we played any of these teams on the edge of getting in, would we be the underdog or would we be the favorite?”

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RealPrize Casino promo code: Up to 625,000 Gold Coins, 125 sweeps coins + VIP points

With the RealPrize Casino promo code offer, new users are eligible to receive up to 625,000 Gold Coins, 125 Sweeps Coins, and 1,250 VIP Points. This is an extremely simple bonus to take advantage of without the need to use a real promo code at registration.

The US sweepstakes casino industry continues to grow at a rapid pace. RealPrize is now widely considered one of the best sweeps casinos on the market today. Read on as I break down the steps necessary to claim this exciting welcome bonus. I also highlight how RealPrize works, and discuss what separates it from traditional real money casino sites.

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RealPrize Casino promo code: How to claim $100 in casino credits

RealPrize Casino is one of many exciting new social casinos operating throughout the US. It does most things right, including offering a world-class, modern design and UX.

This great design allows players to sign up and claim its welcome offer in just a few minutes.

The bonus offering up to 625,000 Gold Coins, 125 Sweeps Coins, and 1,250 VIP Points is not technically this platform’s welcome bonus. Rather, it is an additional bonus that users can take advantage of after signing nup.

Learn about how to claim this offer below.

• Click any of the RealPrize Casino promo code links or banners featured throughout this page.
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• Make a purchase of up to 625,000 Gold Coins. Receive an additional 125 Sweeps Coins and 1,250 VIP Points.

This is a somewhat unusual offer, as it requires users to make a purchase. Those who do choose to take advantage of this offer, however, will have a huge amount of Gold and Sweeps Coins at their disposal.

This is not the only offer available to new members of RealPrize. This sweeps casino will automatically reward its new players with 100,000 Gold Coins and 2 Sweeps Coins, simply for making an account.

There is never a requirement to make purchases at RealPrize. All members can play games for free, every day. Diehard fans looking for a little extra funds to wager with may want to consider claiming the RealPrize Casino promo code offer, though.

How does RealPrize Casino work?

RealPrize is a sweepstakes casino. Unlike real money online casinos, which are currently only legal in seven states, sweepstakes casinos are able to operate throughout nearly the entire country.

This is due to what are known as sweepstakes laws. Platforms like RealPrize allow their users to play games completely for free. They utilize two forms of virtual currencies – Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins.

Gold Coins are awarded to players for free, every single day. This is the currency used to play online casino games and they are not worth any real money. Sweeps Coins can be earned in several ways and can be redeemed for prizes including gift cards and real money.

Casino fans will be pleased to find that RealPrize offers nearly all of the same types of games as real money online casinos. That includes a huge variety of slots and several table games.

Best game to play with the RealPrize Casino promo code

RealPrize has a great selection of games to choose from. While some social casinos provide more titles, I was more than satisfied with the number of games to choose from. One slot game took most of my attention and I ended up playing for more than an hour.

Panda Fortune

Slot games are notoriously unpredictable. When playing with real money, it can be a stressful experience to make multiple spins without a single win. Social casinos take that stress away, as there is no real money on the line when playing.

I spent a considerable amount of time playing Panda Fortune at RealPrize. This is a five-reel online slot game from Pragmatic Play.

This game offers up to 25 jackpots to players. It features 25 paylines and has an average RTP of 96.17%. It is a progressive jackpot slot, offering 3 different jackpot prizes to winners.

The graphics of Panda Fortune are excellent. It is set in a tranquil bamboo forest and features symbols such as frogs, koi fish, lions, and pandas. Users will find several fun features like free spins and wild symbols to help boost their odds of winning.

I tested this game using both my computer and my smartphone. It ran extremely smoothly on both devices. It’s a great game that can offer users some huge jackpots.

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Caesars Palace Casino promo code ALCOM2500: 100% match up to $2,500, plus 2.5K Reward Credits

Using the Caesars Palace Online Casino promo code ALCOM2500, new members become eligible to receive a first deposit match bonus of up to $2,500, plus 2,500 Reward Credits. This is one of the largest online casino welcome bonuses being offered right now and can be claimed in just a few minutes.

Caesars Palace Online Casino has quickly grown into one of the biggest and most popular online casinos in the US. Read on as I provide information on this platform’s unique welcome offer.

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Caesars Palace Online Casino promo code ALCOM2500: How to claim this offer

Caesars Palace Online Casino has continued to expand over the years and can now be played in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. For those located in any of these states, claiming this platform’s welcome offer is extremely simple.

The entire process to claim this offer should take just a few minutes. Below, I break down the steps necessary to sign up and receive this bonus.

1. Click any Caesars Online Casino promo code link or banner shown on this page.
2. Select the state you are located in.
3. Click the “Have a promo code?” button.
4. Enter the Caesars Casino promo code ALCOM2500.
5. Begin the registration process by providing your email and choosing a username and password.
6. Complete the registration by providing your full name, home address, phone number, social security number, etc…
7. Provide a valid government ID to verify your identity.
8. Make a deposit of $10 or more using an accepted banking method.
9. Receive a 100% first deposit match bonus of up to $2,500 in casino credits.
10. Receive 2,500 Rewards Credits after wagering at least $25 within 7 days of joining.

As I already mentioned, this is one of the largest online casino welcome bonuses being offered in 2024. As the steps above demonstrate, however, it is a very simple offer to claim.

Keep in mind that you do not need to live in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia to take advantage of this offer. Caesars Palace Online Casino only requires that its users are physically located in one of these states.

Be sure to allow this online casino to geo-target your location. Don’t bother attempting to use a VPN to get around this, as Caesars Palace Online Casino utilizes sophisticated location software to ensure its users are actually located in one of the four states it operates in.

Caesars Palace Online Casino promo code key terms and conditions

Online casinos never simply give money away for no reason. Welcome bonuses always come with clear terms and conditions that help to ensure that these casino platforms can remain profitable.

The Caesars Palace Online Casino promo code offer is huge and can help to immediately boost players’ bankrolls. Below, I highlight some of the most important terms and conditions connected to this generous bonus.

• This bonus is only available to new users located in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
• All new users must be aged 21+.
• A minimum $10 deposit must be made to claim this offer.
• First deposit match bonus funds are credited immediately.
• 2,500 Reward Credits are awarded immediately after wagering $25 on any game (within 7 days after signing up).
• The playthrough requirement for this bonus varies depending on the game being played: 15x for slot games, 30x for video poker games, and 75x for all other games.
• Users have 30 days after registration to meet the playthrough requirement.

In some ways, the terms and conditions connected to this bonus are great. A minimum deposit of just $10 is required for players to claim this offer. While that is higher than some competing online casinos, it is still low enough for most players.

I was also happy to see that the bonus funds earned from this bonus are credited immediately. The 2,500 Reward Credits will be credited to players immediately after they wager $25 or more, as long as it is within seven days of signing up.

Not every part of an online casino welcome bonus can be excellent, though. The playthrough requirements attached to this offer are fairly high. The requirements vary, depending on the game being played. Slots offer the quickest way to turn bonus funds into withdrawable cash, with just a 15x playthrough requirement attached.

Overall, the Caesars Palace Online Casino promo code bonus stands as one of the best welcome offers available today.

Best game to play with the Caesars Online Casino promo code offer

Caesars Palace Online Casino provides a massive variety of games to its players. I enjoyed spending time playing all types of games available through this platform. I was focused on completing the playthrough requirement attached to my casino credits, however, and chose to focus primarily on slots.

Lightning Gorilla

Looking for a modern, exciting five-reel slot offering massive payouts? Consider playing Lightning Gorilla.

This game, created by Lightning Box, offers a huge number of features including Free Spins, Bonus Rounds, and Wild Symbols. With an average RTP of 96.18%, players have a great opportunity to win big playing this online slot.

Lightning Gorilla is set in a unique jungle theme. Players will find symbols featuring all of the most popular animals in the jungle including leopards, gorillas, sloths, toucans, and more.

The goal, like in nearly all other slot games, is to land matching symbols on a payline. The Gorilla symbol represents the highest-paying one, offering up to 300x your wager with five of a kind.

Trigger the Lightning Round for the opportunity to win jackpots. Four jackpots are available: Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand jackpots. These are won when any of the respective jackpot symbols land on an active reel.

I loved the modern graphics and massive jackpot opportunities with Gorilla Lightning. It looks excellent using both a desktop computer and a mobile device. I spent several hours playing this game and was able to nearly complete the entire playthrough requirement attached to my casino credits.

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Fanatics Casino promo code for November 2024: Deposit $5, Get $50 in Casino Credits

Online casino fans located in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia can now claim the Fanatics Casino promo code offer to earn $50 in casino credits. This bonus can be earned with a first deposit of just $5 or more, with no real promo code required at registration.

Fanatics stands as one of the top online casinos in the country. Here, I explain how exactly this platform’s welcome bonus works, and highlight some of the most important terms and conditions associated with this offer.

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Fanatics Casino promo code: How to claim $50 in casino credits

The signup promo at Fanatics Casino is extremely easy to claim. Unlike many other online casinos, however, Fanatics Casino is only accessible using its mobile app. Keep that in mind when preparing to join this platform and claim its welcome bonus.

The steps below walk you through exactly how to claim this offer and begin playing.

1. Click any of the Fanatics Casino promo code links or banners featured throughout this page.
2. Download the Fanatics Casino mobile app (Apple Store or Google Play Store).
3. Begin the registration process by providing your email address and choosing a username and password.
4. Continue the registration process by providing Fanatics with the requested personal information. No promo code is required.
5. Provide Fanatics Casino with a valid government ID.
6. Make a deposit of $5 or more ($10 in WV and MI).
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In just a few minutes, casino fans can join this online casino, claim its welcome bonus, and begin playing games. It’s worth mentioning that you do not need to be a resident of MI, NJ, PA, or WV to claim this offer. The only requirement is to be physically located within one of these states.Like every other online casino bonus, this one from Fanatics Casino comes with some clear terms and conditions.

Fanatics Casino promo code key terms and conditions

The Fanatics Casino promo code offer is one of the best, and most simplistic, online welcome bonuses currently being offered. It comes with some very clear terms and conditions that even novice online casino players should have no trouble understanding. Some of the most important rules attached to this offer include:

• Only available to players in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
• All players must be at least 21+ to join
• A minimum deposit of $5 ($10 in WV and MI) must be made to claim this offer
• Casino credits are granted immediately after your first deposit of $5 or more
• All casino credits come with a 1x playthrough requirement
• Users have 7 days to meet the playthrough requirement

These are all standard terms and conditions. In fact, some of these rules are far more generous than the terms connected to other, similar online casino welcome bonuses. I personally enjoy that this bonus can be claimed with just a $5 minimum deposit. Interestingly, those located in West Virginia and Michigan will need to deposit $10 to claim this offer.

It’s also great to see just a 1x playthrough requirement attached to this offer. Users will only need to play through their casino credits once in order to turn their bonus funds into real cash that can be withdrawn.

This certainly is not the largest online casino welcome offering that is available today. Caesars Online Casino, for example, is providing its users with a 100% first deposit match of up to $2,500.

Unsurprisingly, the terms and conditions attached to that bonus are far more restrictive. After claiming this bonus, users will have access to all of the games that Fanatics Casino offers. So, which one should users play with using the casino credits they’ve earned?

Best game to play with the Fanatics Casino promo code offer

Fanatics Casino is still a fairly new platform and does not offer quite as large of a game selection as some other, competing online casinos. With that being said, there are still many great game titles available. Below is one that I personally love to play through this platform.

Jumanji

As a fan of slot games, I enjoyed playing many of the different online slots available through Fanatics Casino. There are many to choose from, all of which come from top developers such as NetEnt and Pragmatic Play.

Jumanji stands as one of the best available through this casino app. This is a five-reel slot game from NetEnt. It was launched in 2018 and has quickly become one of the most beloved slot titles with players across the country.

Unlike most other five-reel slots, Jumanji is set in a unique 3-4-5-4-3 row layout with 36 different paylines. The goal is to land matching symbols on a payline. Different matching symbols will result in different payouts.

In addition to the great graphics and special grid layout, this game offers players several fun features. I enjoyed the “Board Game Feature,” which is triggered at random and can offer players free spins and additional bonuses.

Users will also find Scatter Symbols, Free Spins, Multipliers, and more. Jumanji is a classic film and NetEnt has done a fantastic job taking this theme and turning it into a fun online slot game. I played this for hours on my phone using the Fanatics Casino app and was able to walk away with some winnings. With an average RTP of 96.33%, there is a great chance of other players doing the same.

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Duke-Arizona free livestream: How to watch college basketball game, TV, schedule

The No. 12 Duke Blue Devils play against the No. 17 Arizona Wildcats in a college basketball game tonight. The matchup will begin at 9:30 p.m. CT on ESPN 2. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.

The Blue Devils enter this matchup with a 3-1 record coming off an 86-35 win against Wofford. During the victory, four Duke players scored double-digit points: Tyrese Proctor, Caleb Foster, Khaman Maluach, and Isaiah Evans.

Proctor led the Duke offense scoring15 points and shooting 4-7 from three-point range.

The Wildcats enter the matchup with a 2-1 record coming off a 103-88 loss against Wisconsin.

During the loss, Arizona struggled to shoot from long range. The team only shot 4-23 from three-point range, which impacted their offensive success. Notably, Arizona’s star guard Caleb Love shot 2-13 from the field and 0-6 from beyond the arc.

Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.

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Tennessee-Baylor free livestream: How to watch college basketball game, TV, schedule

The No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers play against the No. 13 Baylor Bears in a college basketball game tonight. The matchup will begin at 8:30 p.m. CT on CBSSN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV.

The Volunteers enter this matchup with a 5-0 record, and they are coming off a 64-42 win against Virginia. During the victory, Chaz Lanier led the Tennessee offense. He scored 26 points and shot 6-12 from three-point range. Lanier is currently averaging more than 16 points per game, so he will be a key player to watch tonight.

Notably, the Volunteers also played well defensively against Virginia, as they forced 18 turnovers.

The Bears enter this matchup with a 4-1 record, and they have won four games in a row. In their most recent game, the Bears defeated St. John’s 99-98 in double overtime.

During the victory, Norchad Omier recorded a double-double. He ended the game with 24 points and 10 rebounds, so he will try to perform similarly tonight. Notably, Omier currently leads the team in points and rebounds.

Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV.

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18-year-old girl charged in alcohol-fueled wreck that left 13-year-old dead, 3 others hurt

An 18-year-old girl is facing criminal charges in connection with an alcohol-fueled single-vehicle wreck in north Alabama that left a 13-year-old dead and three other teens injured earlier this week, according to jail records and prosecutors.

Yeismin Ramirez, 18, of Albertville was booked into the Marshall County jail Thursday night on charges of vehicular homicide and two counts of first-degree assault, records showed.

Ramirez remains held in the jail Friday on $500,000 bond.

Marshall County Assistant District Attorney Adam Culbert told WAFF that Ramirez was driving the 2015 Nissan Altima that left the road and struck a tree stump, a sign post and then a fence around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday on Blessing Road near Arley Lacey Road, approximately two miles north of Boaz, in Marshall County.

Alcohol was involved in the fatal wreck, Culbert told the station.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a 13-year-old passenger in the vehicle was killed and two other teens — a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old — were injured and taken to a hospital. They were not wearing seat belts.

Ramirez, who was initially only identified as the 18-year-old driver of the vehicle, was also injured and taken to a hospital.

She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

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UAB’s three-point struggles continue in 89-81 loss to Longwood at Paradise Jam

Yaxel Lendeborg’s 18-point, 10-rebound double-double was for naught, as the UAB Blazers’ 3-of-17 three-point shooting performance dragged them to an 89-81 loss against Longwood in the opening game of the Paradise Jam tournament.

The Blazers dropped to 3-3 on the season, and will face the loser of McNeese vs. Illinois State Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.

Birmingham’s frontcourt continues to find themselves in foul trouble as Lendeborg only saw nine minutes in the first half, eventually fouling out with seconds left in the game and Christian Coleman, who had 14 points and four rebounds, fouled out with under three minutes left in the game.

Forward Bradley Ezewiro was ejected early in the second half, leaving Andy Kennedy to rely on sophomore Will Shaver getting some surprise minutes.

Lendeborg continues to thrive in the second half of games this season, scoring 15 of his 18 points in the final 20 minutes of the game, and was nearly the Blazers’ lone source of consistency on offense down the stretch.

Guard Ja’Borri McGhee has heated up as of late for Kennedy’s squad and came up big again today, adding 16 points and four assists on 7-of-9 shooting in 35 minutes on the floor.

The Blazers’ other backcourt transfer, Greg Gordon, was unable to make the trip to the Virgin Islands for the tournament due to I.D. issues and will be unavailable for the remaining two games.

Longwood extended their win streak and is now 6-0 on the season, as they look to return to the NCAA Tournament for a second year in a row.

The Lancers were led in scoring by Michael Christmas, whose three-pointer to put them up five with under a minute to go all but putting the game out of reach for UAB. Christmas finished with 15 points.

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