A University of Nebraska Omaha basketball player was identified as a drowning victim at a reservoir in the Salt Lake City area over the weekend after divers recovered his body. Authorities got 911 calls Saturday evening about two people “in distress” at the Blackridge Reservoir, Herriman City police said in a statement Sunday. One man, identified as Sa Mafutaga, was …
Read More »Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowned Saturday in a Utah reservoir, police said. Herriman police said Mayar died at Blackridge Reservoir after going underwater about 35 yards from shore. Mayar, 22, was a graduate student who joined the Mavericks after playing two seasons for Summit League rival North Dakota. Mayar, from Salt Lake City, started 15 games in two seasons …
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Omaha forward Deng Mayar died in a drowning incident in Utah, the school confirmed Sunday. Mayar was 22. While swimming at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, Mayar and a friend, Sa Mafutaga, both began to struggle to stay afloat, according to the Herriman Police Department. Mafutaga made it to shore but reentered the water when he saw Mayar struggling. Bystanders …
Read More »University of Nebraska Omaha forward Deng Mayar died on Saturday night after an incident in Utah, the program confirmed. He was 22. Mayar transferred into Omaha this summer after spending the past two seasons at North Dakota. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Mayar drowned after an incident in the Blackridge Reservoir near Herriman, Utah, on Saturday. “Our entire program is …
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Five former Wisconsin women’s basketball players have filed a federal lawsuit against former coach Marisa Moseley, former sport administrator Justin Doherty and the Wisconsin Board of Regents, saying that they were “psychologically abused by their college basketball coach and the university that failed to protect them.” In the 51-page complaint filed in Wisconsin Western District Court on Friday, former players …
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Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, where we highlight the five most essential IU basketball stories of the past week, plus take a look at how the other IU sports programs are doing. After a bit of a summer break, 6-Banner returns to publishing at the same time IU basketball once …
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IU basketball tips off its three-game exhibition tour in Puerto Rico tonight at 7 p.m. ET against Universidad de Puerto Rico Bayamón. The Hoosiers will also play the Serbian team Mega Superbet on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET and Monday at 11 a.m. ET. For those in Puerto Rico wishing to attend the games, tickets are available here. There will …
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SEC announces 2026 men’s basketball schedule Southeastern Conference Kentucky Women’s Basketball’s Southeastern Conference Schedule Unveiled ukathletics.com SEC Unveils Florida’s 2025-26 Conference Schedule Florida Gators Alabama basketball 2025-26 SEC schedule unveiled: When will Tide face Auburn, others? Yahoo Sports Kentucky announces full SEC MBB regular season schedule On3 Source link
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Expanding the NCAA basketball tournament is on hold for now. NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced Monday that the field for the annual spectacle known as March Madness will remain at 68 teams for the 2026 season. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,” Gavitt said in …
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Only 15 undrafted players have entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Nobody has ever made it to Canton without playing a snap of college football, but that is about to change. 3 Gates was honored ahead of the hall of Fame GameCredit: Getty Antonio Gates is one of the greatest tight ends ever to grace the field and will …
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