How to watch, listen, and stream Texas Basketball vs. Kansas

Winning vs Kansas in Austin last season, if Texas can pull off a win tomorrow, it would be a huge victory to add to their tournament resume.

Getting back on the right track against Oklahoma State on Wednesday night, Texas now begins a tough stretch. Starting off with a home game against Kansas, Texas will play host to the No. 6 team in the country.

Currently tied for second in the Big 12, the Jayhawks’ only loss in the conference has come to Baylor at home. Sophomore guard Devon Dotson has been the main guy for Bill Self, averaging 18 points a game.

Getting a win vs Kansas in Austin last season, if Texas can pull off a win tomorrow, it would be a huge victory to add to the Longhorns’ NCAA tournament resume.

Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream Texas basketball square off against Kansas:

Game information:

Date: 1/18/2020

Time: 1:00 p.m. CST

Location: Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas

Watch: ESPN

Listen: TexasSports.com/audio —Austin 104.9FM, 99.3FM, 98.5FM, 1260AM; Dallas 1080AM; El Paso 600AM; Houston 790AM; San Antonio 1200AM — Spanish: Austin 105.3FM; Dallas 990AM, 99.9FM

Stream: Watch ESPN App

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Report: Joe Harris among three rotation players out against Bucks

Joe Harris, DeAndre Jordan and Garrett Temple are three key players in the Brooklyn Nets rotation.

The Brooklyn Nets have lost nine of their last 11, and with three rotation players listed as out for Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, it’s going to be tough for them to get out of this slump.

According to Brian Lewis of The New York Post, Nets wing Joe Harris is out with lower back soreness. It will be the first game Harris misses this season. Along with Harris, DeAndre Jordan (right middle finger dislocation) and Garrett Temple (right knee contusion) will be out Saturday, per Lewis.

Saturday’s game will be the third straight Temple is out, and per Lewis the Nets expect Temple to return for Monday’s game against the Philaedelphia 76ers.

Harris has started each of the Nets’ 40 games, and his shooting ability has been key for an offense that doesn’t rank high among the rest of the league. Harris is averaging a career-high 14.0 points per game and playing a career-high 31.7 minutes a game. He’s shooting 41.3% from the 3-point line.

The Nets are scoring 109.6 points a game this season, ranking 17th in the NBA. According to NBA.com, the Nets score 74.0 points when Harris is on the floor, and they score 35.6 when he’s off.

With Jordan out, the Nets will be without one of their best rebounders. Jordan and Jarrett Allen are tied for first on the team in rebounds per game (9.7). Jordan, who ranks third in blocks among active players, is Brooklyn’s second-leading shot blocker behind Allen and is averaging 0.9 blocks.

A 10-year veteran wing, Temple has provided solid production. He’s having one of the best seasons of his career, averaging a career-high 10.5 points a game and grabbing a career-high 3.4 rebounds a game.

The Nets schedule intensifies over the next three games. After their games against the Bucks and Sixers, the Nets will play on Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers, the top team in the Western Conference.

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Claudia Gadelha reacts to Alexa Grasso’s UFC 246 weight miss: ‘I still wanted the fight’

The Nevada Athletic Commission called off her fight with Alexa Grasso, but Claudia Gadelha wants it known she was ready to go.

[autotag]Claudia Gadelha[/autotag] wants it known she was ready to battle Saturday night.

The Brazilian strawweight standout made weight Friday for her scheduled UFC 246 main-card bout against Alexa Grasso in Las Vegas, as she came in at 115.5 pounds, a half-pound shy of the non-title limit.

Grasso, however, checked in at 121.5, a whopping 5.5 pounds over the limit. Per Nevada Athletic Commission rules, three pounds is the maximum miss in which a fight is allowed to proceed at strawweight. As a result, the bout between Gadelha and Grasso was canceled.

This undoubtedly was disappointing for Gadelha, who handled her business correct and was looking to build on her recent momentum, having won two of her past three fights.

Hours after the weigh-ins, Gadelha posted about the situation on Instagram. Looking trim and in fighting form, Gadelha did note her opponent’s big weight miss but otherwise avoided taking potshots at Grasso.

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Gadelha, a former title challenger, made it clear she’s ready to get back into the cage as soon as possible.

“I worked so hard for this, and I was so excited to put (on) a show for you all tomorrow, but unfortunately my fight isn’t gonna happen because my opponent missed weight by 5.5 pounds,” Gadelha wrote. “I still wanted the fight because I am a bad bitch, but Nevada Commission didn’t (allow) the fight to happen.”

You can see Gadelha’s full post below:

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I worked so hard for this and I was so excited to put in a show for you all tomorrow but unfortunately my fight isn’t gonna happen because my opponent missed weight by 5.5 pounds. I still wanted the fight because I am a bad bitch but Nevada Commission athlete didn’t aloud the fight to happen. A big thanks for my coaches, teammates, family and whole team for the amazing camp!! We will run it back!! Eu trabalhei tanto para essa luta e estava muito empolgada para lutar com o coração para vocês todos amanhã à noite, mas infelizmente minha luta não vai acontecer porque a minha adversária não bateu o peso. Eu ainda queria uma luta porque sou lutadora de coração grande, mas a Comissão de Nevada não deixou a luta acontecer. Obrigada @drfelipepereira pelo excelente trabalho, estamos indo pra 5 anos de trabalho juntos e a gente só melhora!! Muito obrigada aos meus treinadores e parceiros de treino pelo excelente camp!! Desculpe pelo meu povo. Vamos voltar !! #teamcg #ufc246

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UFC 246 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

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49ers injury report blank for NFC championship

The 49ers are fully healthy going into the biggest game of the year.

The 49ers don’t have an injury report for the NFC championship game. They’ll have all 53 players on their roster available Sunday in their showdown with the Green Bay Packers at Levi’s Stadium.

There were only minor injury concerns following their divisional round win over the Minnesota Vikings. Tevin Coleman hurt his elbow and Raheem Mostert dealt with some calf cramping. They were both full participants in practice all week and good to go for Sunday.

Tight end George Kittle surprisingly missed Wednesday’s practice with ankle soreness that arose from Saturday’s game. He practiced in full the final two days of the week though and will play vs. the Packers.

Dee Ford and Kwon Alexander both returned from extended absences a week ago and spent most of the week limited in practice. Alexander is in the early stages of his return from a torn pec and was limited all three days. Ford is nursing a hamstring injury and was limited Wednesday and Thursday, but a full go for Friday. Both players will be active and ready to go for Sunday.

Perhaps the biggest question is Ford’s snap count. He’s been dealing with a quad injury all season, and played 22 snaps in his return from that hamstring issue. The 49ers defense is better when he’s on the field, so it’ll be intriguing to see how many snaps he plays in the NFC title game.

Former Texas DT Malcolm Roach to play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

A former four-year player at Texas, defensive lineman Malcolm Roach will be participating in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on January 18.

For draft-eligible players, receiving an invite to a post-season all star game is an incredible opportunity to showcase talents in front of NFL scouts and coaches.

Former Texas defensive lineman Malcolm Roach is one of the few fortunate to have that chance. Roach will be participating in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, California on Saturday, January 18. The game will be televised on NFL Network at 7 p.m. EST

Roach appeared in 42 games for the Longhorns throughout his four-year career, recording 134 tackles and eight sacks. As a freshman in 2016, Roach received the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year honor.

Voted as team captain for Texas’ 2019 season, it’s clear that Roach possesses a rare leadership quality both on and off the field.

Roach’s hard-nosed style of play is contagious. Although he is currently projected to be a late-round draft pick or an undrafted free agent, a powerful showing from Roach in the NFPLA Bowl could significantly increase his draft stock.

Flashback: The best James Harden vs. LeBron James game in Houston

With NBA legends LeBron James and James Harden facing off Saturday in Houston, we look back at their long history of head-to-head battles.

This Saturday night’s game in Houston will be the 20th career meeting between Rockets guard James Harden and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, and the first of the 2019-20 NBA season.

Both men are former league MVPs and future Hall of Famers, and widely considered among the greatest to ever play the sport.

In those 19 career matchups, the statistical averages of each player are markedly similar. James is averaging 27.4 points, 6.8 assists, and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Harden has tallied 24.2 points, 6.6 assists, and 6.1 rebounds, according to Basketball-Reference. James’ team has won 10 of those games, while Harden’s squad has taken nine.

However, the battle has tilted Harden’s way since the October 2012 trade that sent him to Houston, where he’s been a permanent starter since. In those 13 games, Harden has gone 7-6 against James’ teams.

Since James joined the Lakers in 2018, the Rockets have won two of the three matchups in which both stars have played, with Harden averaging an astounding 38.6 points, 7.3 assists, and 7.6 rebounds per game. James has countered with 27.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists.

From a Houston perspective, the most memorable game between the rival stars took place nearly five years ago on March 1, 2015. It was the first season of James’ second stint with his hometown Cavaliers, with Cleveland (37-23) visiting Houston (40-18) for a Sunday matinee on ABC.

In what became an overtime classic, Harden finished with 33 points (8-of-18 shooting), eight rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks in 42 minutes, while James had 37 points (15-of-35 shooting), eight rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks.

But that March 2015 game would be remembered most for the extracurricular activity that surrounded it, both during and after.

Late in the third quarter, with James attempting to force a jump ball and perhaps shoving at Harden on his way to the floor, Harden was whistled for a flagrant foul for then kicking James below the belt. He was later suspended for Houston’s next game.

Harden said postgame that the kick was not intentional, but Cavaliers players (including James) came to a different conclusion.

Later in the game, there was a bizarre no-call when the arms of both stars were tangled for several seconds. In postgame comments, then-Houston coach Kevin McHale said it “looked like square dancing.”

In the postgame officiating report, the league acknowledged that fouls on both players should have been called.

Both stars traded haymakers down the stretch of the fourth quarter and overtime, and it briefly appeared the Cavaliers would get the last laugh when James was fouled with just over four seconds left in overtime and his team trailing by just one point.

But James missed both free throws, and Houston finished with a 105-103 statement win over the eventual Eastern Conference champions. Both teams met the same fate in the 2015 playoffs by losing in the Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals, respectively, to Golden State.

For Harden and the Rockets, the fun didn’t stop when the clock ran out. Later that night, the team’s official Twitter account poked fun at James’ usual “King James” nickname by tweeting out a custom graphic with that title applied to Harden, instead.

On the other side, given the two missed free throws late in overtime, James didn’t take well to the loss. A few hours later, he posted what became known as the “sad mirror selfie” to his Instagram account.

Nearly five years later, Saturday’s game — also on that same Toyota Center court — probably won’t have all those layers of drama. But since it’s the first nationally televised Saturday night game of the 2019-20 season, the league and ABC surely wouldn’t mind a repeat performance.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Houston.

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Veteran TE Watson says he played for Patriots with torn achilles

Ben Watson returned to New England in 2019, reuniting with the team that drafted him in 2004 and with which he played his first six seasons in the NFL.

Ben Watson returned to New England in 2019, reuniting with the team that drafted him in 2004 and with which he played his first six seasons in the NFL.

Veteran TE Watson says he played for Patriots with torn achilles (Patriotswire)

Ben Watson returned to New England in 2019, reuniting with the team that drafted him in 2004 and with which he played his first six seasons in the NFL.

Ben Watson returned to New England in 2019, reuniting with the team that drafted him in 2004 and with which he played his first six seasons in the NFL.

Joe Burrow answers the Bengals question at the White House

Does Joe Burrow want to play for the Bengals?

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and his Tigers visited the White House on Friday to meet President Donald Trump in honor of their national title win over Clemson.

Naturally, the topic of the Cincinnati Bengals came up.

Those Bengals hold the first pick in the 2020 NFL draft and figure to use it on Burrow, an Ohio native who grew up about three hours from the city.

Burrow’s father has already publicly noted Joe would like to play for the Bengals, but Friday seems to mark the first time he’s really answered the question officially.

Josh Wingrove, White House reporter for Bloomberg, laid out the brief exchange:

Simple enough, right? Burrow isn’t going to say anything else and all logical presumptions point to his being more than happy to head home and play in Ohio.

Just don’t expect this to be the end of the topic — Burrow is probably going to have this question thrown at him constantly throughout the draft process.

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