Four Factors: Marquette vs. LSU-Atletas - Anonymous Eagle

Let's try something different on this European trip, and compare how Marquette played here to last season's efforts.

Game Recap: Hoyas open Italy tour with 74-64 win - Casual Hoya

Your Fighting Hoyas of Georgetown opened up its series of exhibition games in Italy with a 74-64 victory over Haukar Basket, a professional team from Iceland.

Mustapha Heron commits to Auburn over St. John's - Rumble in the Garden

5-star physical guard, Heron, is headed to play for Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers next year.

Reed, Wyatt, Frick shoot No. 21 DePaul past Northwestern 3-0 - DePaulBlueDemons.com

On the same day that jets were flying all over the lakefront at the Air & Water Show, No. 21 DePaul was firing off shots in the right direction at Wish Field.

Little League, Big Trouble - SB Nation Longform

Stepping from a baseball dugout after his pre-adolescent players had cleared it of their bats, mitts and empty Gatorade bottles, coach Chris Janes reached for a Marlboro. He lit it and cupped it in his left hand, concealing the adult addiction from the few straggling youth ballplayers heading for their parents' cars.

Why Oregon is still the favorite in an improving Pac-12, even without Mariota - SB Nation College Football

Oregon's got obvious question marks, but the Ducks are still the surest thing out west.

Brewers' David Denson becomes first actively gay major or minor leaguer in baseball - SB Nation MLB

David Denson, a minor leaguer in the Milwaukee Brewers system, became the first active player in affiliated professional baseball to come out publicly as gay.