Vote on this week’s best high school performances
6 p.m. Citadel at Notre Dame ACC
6:30 p.m. Georgetown at Butler FS1 6:30 p.m. Morehead State at Indiana BIG10
7 p.m. Virginia at Memphis ESPN2 7 p.m. Florida vs. Michigan, from Charlotte, N.C. ESPN
7 p.m. Western Carolina at Vanderbilt SEC
8 p.m. North Florida at Florida State ACC
8:30 p.m. Marquette at Providence FS1 8:30 p.m. Nicholls State at Maryland BIG10
10 p.m. Cal State Northridge at UCLA PAC12 9:30 p.m. North Carolina vs. Oklahoma, from Charlotte, N.C. ESPN2 9 p.m. Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl: Texas-San Antonio vs. Marshall ESPN
Noon G League: TBA ESPN2
2:30 p.m. G League: TBA ESPN2 7:30 p.m. Grizzlies at Pelicans TNT 7:30 p.m. G League: TBA ESPNU 10 p.m. Celtics at Warriors TNT
TV WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. Baylor vs. Duke, from MSG in New York ESPN
7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's FS1
7 p.m. Connecticut at Seton Hall CBSSPORTS
8 p.m. Maryland-Baltimore County at Iowa BIG10
9 p.m. North Carolina vs. Oklahoma ESPN
9 p.m. Villanova at Creighton FS1 9 p.m. Bellarmine at Utah PAC12 11 p.m. Alabama vs. Arizona ESPN 6 p.m. Connecticut at Toronto Metropolitan, exhibition FS2
6:30 p.m. Florida vs. Michgan, from Charlotte, N.C. ESPN2
7 p.m. Washington at Louisville ACC 8:30 p.m. Northwestern vs. Arizona State ESPN2 12:30 p.m. G League: TBA ESPN2 7 p.m. Heat at Magic BSS
7 p.m. Timberwolves at 76ers NBA 8:30 p.m. G League: TBA ESPNU 10 p.m. Celtics at Kings NBA 7 p.m. AHL: Providence Bruins at Toronto Marlies NHL
7:30 p.m. Islanders at Capitals TNT 10 p.m. Kraken at Kings TNT 3 p.m. Coppa Italia: Inter Milan vs. Bologna, Round of 16 CBSSPORTS
Welcome to Athlete of the Week voting from The Palm Beach Post!
The poll is open until noon Friday. Congratulations to our last winner, Amia Ocanas from Glades Day girls soccer! Ocanas led the Gators with a three-goal performance in a tight win over Okeechobee to help Glades Day improve to 7-2 on the season.
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The Post’s Athlete of the Week (Dec. 11 - 15)
Boys soccer: Jeffrey Hernandez, Santaluces — Senior scored eleven goals across three weeks last week, including a game-winner against Dreyfoos in stormy weather
Montross, a former UNC and NBA big man, dies after cancer fight
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Eric Montross, a former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. He was 52.
The school released the family's announcement Monday morning, saying Montross died Sunday surrounded by loved ones at his Chapel Hill home. He had been diagnosed with cancer in March, leading to him stepping away from his duties as a radio analyst for UNC game broadcasts.
“To know Eric was to be his friend, and the family knows that the ripples from the generous, thoughtful way that he lived his life will continue in the lives of the many people he touched with his deep and sincere kindness,” the announcement said.
Montross played for the Tar Heels under Dean Smith from 1990-94 and was a two-time Associated Press second-team All-American. He started on Smith's second NCAA championship team in 1993 before being the No. 9 overall pick by the Boston Celtics a year later and playing in the NBA until 2002.
Hollins, Corum, Dobbs win Comeback Player of the Year honors
Virginia running back Mike Hollins, who survived a shooting that left three of his teammates dead and returned to play for the Cavaliers less than a year later, is one of three recipients of college
Girls soccer: Isabella Larriu, American Heritage — Senior scored two goals an detailed five points in a 3-0 victory over Suncoast, helping the Stallions stay undefeated
Boys basketball: Emmanuel Augustin, John I. Leonard — Senior scored 16 points in win over Dr. Joaquin Garcia, including 70-foot game-winner in overtime
Girls basketball: Katie Nash, Dwyer -- Senior scored a team-high 24 points to lead the Panthers to a win over Seminole Ridge
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@gannett.com. football's Comeback Player of the Year Award announced Monday.
Michigan running back Blake Corum, who came back from a major knee injury to lead the top-ranked Wolverines in rushing and touchdowns, and Holy Cross linebacker Jacob Dobbs, who returned from a devastating arm injury to win conference defensive player of the year, are the other comeback players of the year for 2023.
The Comeback Player of the Year Award is voted on by AP Top 25 voters and sports information directors from around the country.
Hollins, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was one of two survivors of a shooting last November. Another Virginia student shot and killed Virginia football players D'Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler. Hollins was shot in the back, needed several surgeries and spent a week in the hospital before beginning a long rehabilitation.
Corum tore ligaments in his left knee in the second-to-last game of the 2022 regular season and missed Michigan's final three games, including the College Football Playoff loss to TCU. He returned this season and remained the focal point of Michigan's run-heavy offense.
Dobbs was the Patriot League player of the year in 2021, but in the fourth game of the 2022 season he tore a ligament in his right elbow, a triceps tendon and a forearm muscle. He was back on the field in 2023, playing nine games, leading the Patriot League in tackles at 13.7 per game and winning conference defensive player of the year for the second time in his career.
– Wire reports