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Jason Kelce gets ESPN late-night show
Move over Jimmy Kimmel. Jason Kelce is taking to late-night TV starting in January, but viewers will need to stay up past midnight to see his new show. ,ESPN plans to tape the live-audience studio show, "They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce," on Fridays starting Jan. 3 through the end of the NFL...
Georgia Tech to provide first big test for No. 18 Cincinnati
No. 18 Cincinnati will face its first major test of the season on Saturday afternoon when it travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech.,The Bearcats are 4-0 -- the third time they've done that in coach Wes Miller's four seasons at the helm -- and are coming off a 76-60 win over Northern Kentucky on Tu...
No. 6 Purdue looks for challenges; Marshall next
No. 6 Purdue enters its game with Marshall on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., with an unfamiliar feeling.,For the first time since 2020, the Boilermakers lost a regular season, non-conference game when they fell to No. 15 Marquette 76-58 on Tuesday in Milwaukee. But the early-season setback is all...
Undefeated foes No. 15 Marquette, Georgia battle in the Bahamas
A pair of unbeaten teams will square off in a neutral-site battle on Saturday morning as No. 15 Marquette meets Georgia in Nassau, Bahamas.,Marquette will make the journey for just the one game, while Georgia will take on No. 22 St. John's at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort on Sunday.,The Golden...
No. 13 Baylor, No. 11 Tennessee could provide postseason preview
Expect the clash between No. 13 Baylor and No. 11 Tennessee in the final of the Baha Mar Hoops Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, on Friday night to have a March Madness-level of intensity. ,The teams will have to work hard to produce the kind of excitement they did in this event's opening round on Th...
Saint Joseph's vies for victory vs. Texas in Legends Classic title game
Texas and Saint Joseph's will square off for just the second time ever on Friday night when they tip off in the Legends Classic championship game in New York.,Texas rides a four-game winning streak into the final, while Saint Joseph's has been victorious in three straight contests. Their meeting wil...
Syracuse, Texas Tech seek bounce-back effort at Legends Classic
Syracuse and Texas Tech can feel each other's pain. ,In Thursday's semifinal round of the Legends Classic, both teams forged late rallies that came up a few points short, leading to their first losses of the season. Now the Orange (3-1) will face the Red Raiders (4-1) in the tournament's consolation...
Against Virginia, No. 22 St. John's will try to recover from devastating defeat
There's no shortage of ways to describe how close the St. John's men's basketball team was Thursday night to earning the first signature win of the Rick Pitino era. ,Instead, Pitino and his squad have a short amount of time to overcome a potentially demoralizing loss.,The No. 22 Red Storm will look ...
Seton Hall looks for offense to pick up steam vs. Vanderbilt
Seton Hall showed plenty of grit defensively through its first four games of the season. In its fifth game, the trait also appeared on the offensive side.,After opening the Charleston Classic in South Carolina with a thrilling overtime victory over Virginia Commonwealth, the Pirates (3-2) will face ...
Miami, Oklahoma State seek consolation in Charleston
The Miami Hurricanes and Oklahoma State Cowboys -- both coming off upset losses against mid-major schools -- will meet Friday afternoon in a Charleston Classic consolation game.,On Thursday afternoon in the first round at Charleston, S.C., Miami (3-1) never led while falling 80-69 to Drake.,Later on...
Washington seeks better offensive balance vs. Alcorn State
Great Osobor is off to a fast start.,The preseason all-Big Ten Conference selection leads Washington in scoring (14.8 points per game), rebounding (13 boards per game) and steals (four per game) heading into the Huskies' game against Alcorn State on Friday in Seattle.,The rest of the Huskies?,Not so...
Sebastian Mack, UCLA ready to run against Cal State Fullerton
UCLA will look to stay perfect on its six-game homestand when it welcomes Cal State Fullerton to Los Angeles on Friday.,The Bruins (4-1) moved to 4-0 at home and 3-0 in their homestand on Wednesday with an 84-70 win over Idaho State. UCLA jumped ahead of the Bengals early, leading by 17 points in th...
SMU seeks 'statement game' vs. Mississippi State
SMU hopes to send an early-season message when it hosts Mississippi State on Friday in Dallas.,"We want to make sure that Friday's game is going to be a statement game for us," senior forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton said. "Showing not just for our fans but showing the country that we are here to play. W...
Hoping to bond at Paradise Jam, K-State faces George Washington
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang believes there are plenty of reasons to play in an in-season tournament such as the Paradise Jam.,The Wildcats open play in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Friday night against George Washington.,"We get to be together," Tang said Monday when asked about the benefi...
Utah State, Iowa ready to light up scoreboard in K.C.
It's tempting to suggest the first team to 100 points would win the neutral-court battle between Utah State and Iowa in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, but both teams could hit the century mark in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic.,Utah State (4-0) enters play leading the country with an average of 104 poi...
Northwestern aims to keep streak alive vs. Pepperdine
Aiming to extend its winning streak to four, Northwestern closes out its homestand when it faces Pepperdine on Friday night in Evanston, Ill.,The Wildcats began the week with a come-from-behind victory against Montana State, 72-69. Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer had 20 points and 10 rebounds in...
Missouri, after 72-point rout, chases another W vs. Pacific
The Missouri Tigers flexed their depth while routing Mississippi Valley State, but they will face a tougher challenge when they host the Pacific Tigers on Friday in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri (3-1) rolled past the Delta Devils 111-39 on Nov. 14. Missouri coach Dennis Gates used 14 players, with 11 playi...
Despite unbeaten record, Notre Dame seeks better execution vs. Elon
Even though Notre Dame is unbeaten, coach Micah Shrewsberry remains unsatisfied with certain aspects of the Fighting Irish's performances.,Shrewsberry, who is in his second season coaching Notre Dame, hopes his team can produce a better showing Friday night when the Fighting Irish host Elon in South...
St. Petersburg council approves, then rejects Tropicana Field repairs
Hours after initially approving a proposal to spend $23 million to repair the Tampa Bay Rays' ballpark, the St. Petersburg City Council rejected the plan Thursday.,The decision comes more than a month after Tropicana Field's roof was torn apart when Hurricane Milton made landfall just south of Tampa...
Latest Harbaugh matchup is key contest for Ravens, Chargers
When Jim Harbaugh met brother John for the postgame handshake following Super Bowl XLVII, he figured he'd get a chance to avenge the setback someday.,Nearly 12 years later, the two Harbaughs will be back on the same field as NFL head coaches when the Baltimore Ravens visit the Los Angeles Chargers o...