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Missouri looking for a complete game vs. Loyola Maryland
Missouri coach Dennis Gates showed a side of himself fans hadn't seen since he took over the program last season....
Georgetown gaining confidence but wary of Jackson State
Jackson State proved with its win at Missouri last Sunday that opponents can't take the young Tigers lightly....
After feisty win, BYU meets NC State for Vegas title
BYU will look to open the season with six consecutive victories for the second time in three seasons when it faces North Carolina State on Friday night in the championship game of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas....
Stanford, Northern Iowa stumble into Bahamas finale
Stanford and Northern Iowa both experienced difficult second halves on Thursday....
Vandy, ASU seek offense in Vegas 3rd-place game
Vanderbilt and Arizona State, two teams that were ineffective with their offensive execution in the opening night of the Vegas Showdown on Thursday in Las Vegas, will face each other in the third-place game on Friday....
These are the all-time NBA starting fives
While debating politics over Thanksgiving can cause irreplaceable family fissures, debating the all-time starting fives for each NBA team holds way fewer stakes. There are many different ways to build an all-time starting five, all of which illicit strong reactions. Some people prefer to choose the ...
Short-handed Oregon faces fellow unbeaten Santa Clara
Oregon continues its trip to Florida on Friday night with a matchup against Santa Clara at the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville....
Illinois takes on Western Illinois in long-awaited rematch
It has been so long since Illinois played Western Illinois, Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood had just finished his 10-year stint as a Leathernecks assistant and was still 10 years from becoming a Division I head coach....
Iowa St., Va. Tech look to build on comeback wins
Iowa State and Virginia Tech each got off to a slow start in its first-round matchup at the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday in Kissimmee, Fla....
LSU, North Florida enter matchup riding momentum
LSU won its last two games in the Charleston Classic last weekend in Charleston, S.C....
BYU blitzes Arizona State to reach Vegas final
Noah Waterman established career bests of 24 points and six 3-pointers as BYU routed Arizona State 77-49 on Thursday night to advance to the championship game of the Vegas Showdown in Las Vegas....
Clemson clicking with Alcorn St. coming to town
Joseph Girard III answered a pair of quiet performances with two loud ones for unbeaten Clemson....
Iowa, Seton Hall attempt to solve 3-point woes
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery hopes his team's latest performance from beyond the 3-point arc was merely a hiccup....
No. 23 USC, Oklahoma lean on defenses in San Diego final
Defenses will be the focus when No. 23 Southern California faces Oklahoma on Friday for the championship in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego....
Michigan, Texas Tech ride momentum into Bahamas matchup
Coming off stirring rallies, Michigan and Texas Tech meet in the fifth-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday night in Paradise Island, Bahamas....
Villanova, Memphis renew old rivalry in Atlantis final
In the Bahamas, Villanova just keeps running into teams with which it has significant history....
No. 14 UNC, No. 20 Arkansas chase strong finish in Bahamas
As the only ranked teams competing in the Battle 4 Atlantis, No. 14 North Carolina and No. 20 Arkansas were favored to reach the Friday championship game. Instead, they will meet in the third-place game at Paradise Island, Bahamas....
Jayden Taylor, Dennis Parker Jr. lead NC State past Vanderbilt in Las Vegas
Dennis Parker Jr. notched 18 points off the bench and Jayden Taylor scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as NC State defeated Vanderbilt 84-78 on the opening night of the Vegas Showdown on Thursday in Las Vegas....
Pitt, Oregon State eager to bounce back from losses
In the third-place game of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Friday in New York, Pitt will aim to regroup and resemble the team it was for much of the first half of its previous outing....
Top 25 roundup: CSU stuns No. 8 Creighton to win tourney
Isaiah Stevens scored 20 points and Colorado State put together its best defensive performance of the season to upset No. 8 Creighton 69-48 Thursday to win the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo....