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Men: Saint Francis at Lehigh
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Stabler Arena, Bethlehem
Records: Saint Francis (2-5); Lehigh (1-5)
TV: ESPN + (Matt Markus, pxp)
Live stats: Available at sidearmsports.com. Link on SFU's schedule at sfuathletics.com
Notable: Saint Francis is 27-42 against the Patriot League and 7-24 away from Loretto against the conference. ... Lehigh fell at Providence, 78-64, on Nov. 24. Senior Dominic Parolin paced the Mountain Hawks with 18 points, while junior Keith Higgins Jr. (16 points) and senior Jalin Sinclair (10 points) also found double figures. Higgins leads the team with 15.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Junior Tyler Whitney-Sydney is second with 12.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while Parolin leads in rebounding with 6.8 rebounds per game, while also averaging 11.0 points per game. ... SFU sophomores Cam Gregory and Chris Moncreif currently share the team lead for assists (12) and steals (6). ... Freshman Bobby Rosenberger III has been a regular fixture in the starting rotation of late, with three starts in as many games. ... Aaron "Ace" Talbert is averaging 14.3 ppg. off the bench in the past three games.
Mirror prediction: Saint Francis 70, Lehigh 65
Mirror prediction record: 6-1
-- Dan Isenberg
Women: Radford at Penn State
Tipoff: 6 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Radford (2-5); Penn State (6-1)
TV: Big Ten+
Radio: WRAX 106.5-FM
Notable: Radford won the only previous meeting, 63-62, in overtime during the 2018 WNIT. ... Penn State has 16 points in the AP Top 25 Poll, and while not enough to make the list, the Lions are at No. 29. ... Makenna Marisa is averaging 16 points per game, and Shay Ciezki is right behind her at 15.6. In addition, Ciezki earned a spot on this week's Big Ten Honor Roll. ... Bellwood-Antis graduate Alli Campbell has not played since Penn State's opener against Bucknell. Penn State does not comment on injuries, but it is believed Campbell is dealing with a non-season ending injury and will return to action this season.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 82, Radford 60
Mirror prediction record: 5-2
--Michael Boytim
Women: Saint Francis at Pitt
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh
Records: Saint Francis (0-6); Pittsburgh (2-5)
TV: ESPN +
Internet: www.pittsburghpanthers.com
Notable: Pittsburgh owns a 6-1 advantage in the series. ... Saint Francis' Kendall Carruthers was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance in two games last week. ... The Panthers lost by five points to Coppin State eight days after the Eagles beat the Red Flash by 36. ... SFU is shooting just 57-percent (39-for-69) from the free throw line as a team.
Mirror prediction: Pittsburgh 75, Saint Francis 42
Mirror prediction record: 6-0
-- Nate Ritchey
Cuban working on $3.5B sale of Mavs
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday night.
The agreement would be in the valuation range of $3.5 billion and take weeks for the league to process, according to the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details weren't being made public.
Cuban would retain control of basketball operations in the deal. NBA reporter Marc Stein was the first to report the potential sale.
The company controlled by Miriam Adelson, widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, announced earlier Tuesday it was selling $2 billion of her shares to buy an unspecified professional sports team.
Cuban said almost a year ago he was interested in partnering with Sands. He has been a proponent of legalizing gambling in Texas, an issue that didn't make it out of the state Legislature in a biennial session that ended earlier this year.
The 65-year-old Cuban, who just announced he was leaving the popular business TV program "Shark Tank" after a 16th season next year, rose to fame quickly after buying the Mavericks in 2000.
Dallas was one of the worst franchises in pro sports in the 1990s, but turned into one of the best under Cuban, with a lot of help from star forward Dirk Nowitzki.
Miriam Adelson is the controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a publicly traded Las Vegas company that built the Venetian and Palazzo resorts but now only has casino operations in Macau and Singapore. Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands, died in 2021 at 87.
The company revealed the sale of $2 billion in stock in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing identified Adelson and the Miriam Adelson Trust as sellers but didn't specify a team, league or location.
If the entirety of the $2 billion goes toward the purchase, it would mean Adelson could be acquiring at least 57% of the NBA team -- based on the $3.5 billion valuation.
Bucks beat Heat to win group
MIAMI -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard added 32 and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night and clinch a home quarterfinal game in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Khris Middleton scored 17, Malik Beasley had 16 and Brook Lopez added 12 for the Bucks, who won East Group B with a 4-0 record.
They'll host wild-card New York on either Dec. 4 or 5, with East Group C winner Boston going to Group A winner Indiana for the other quarterfinal before the Final Four in Las Vegas.
Celtics 124, Bulls 97
BOSTON -- Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 21 and Boston routed Chicago to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The Celtics won a three-team tiebreaker with Orlando and Brooklyn via point differential to take Group C and earn the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. They will visit the No. 2 Indiana Pacers next week.
Knicks 115, Hornets 91
NEW YORK -- Julius Randle had 25 points and 20 rebounds, RJ Barrett scored 16 points and New York advanced to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament with a victory over Charlotte.
The Knicks missed their chance to win Group B when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat to finish unbeaten in pool play.GC girls open with win
GC girls open with win
The Great Commission School girls basketball team opened up its season with a 21-20 victory over DuBois Christian.
Trailing 14-9 to begin the fourth quarter, the Lady Bears scored 12 points in the final period to earn the win.
Mila Palazzi and Aly Miller each scored eight points for Great Commission.
DUBOIS CHRISTIAN (20): George 4, Preston 2, Shenkle 12.
GREAT COMMISSION (21): Fleck 1, B. Miller 4, Palazzi 8, A. Miller 8.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
DuBois Christian 8 2 4 6 -- 20
Great Commission 4 2 3 12 -- 21
Records: DuBois Christian (0-1); Great Commission (1-0).
From Mirror, wire reports