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Bowl-bound Duke aware of "winning state" as Wake Forest wobbles to finish
Duke rolls into its regular-season finale to take on host Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon at Winston-Salem, N.C., ,Duke (8-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) has consecutive wins and could bolster its spot in the bowl pecking order with another victory., ,There's also a mythical state championship ...
Revived Florida focuses on finish in trip to Florida State
Florida is coming off arguably its biggest win of the season, upsetting Ole Miss while rival Florida State needed any kind of win and secured that last week by beating Charleston Southern.,Ending the season on a high note by winning the annual rivalry on Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla., is the g...
QBs grab spotlight as Sooners visit LSU
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables recalls the two toughest road games he's ever coached sharing a common denominator. They were against LSU.,Neither, though, were in Baton Rouge.,Venables was the Sooners' defensive coordinator in the 2003 national championship game in the Sugar Bowl and was in the same ...
Bowl bid on line in Blacksburg for UVA, Virginia Tech
Bowl eligibility is on the line for both rivals Saturday night as Virginia and host Virginia Tech finish the regular season in Blacksburg, Va., ,Both teams are 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The visiting Cavaliers have lost two in a row and five of their last six, while the Ho...
Kentucky embraces chance to close by serving 'L' to Louisville
The Kentucky Wildcats end their season Saturday but before they go, a chance to extend their dominance over archrival Louisville in the annual edition of the Governor's Cup game in Lexington., ,The Wildcats (4-7) lost 31-14 at No. 3 Texas last Saturday to ensure their first season without a bowl gam...
Southern Cal looks to locate offense in clash vs. New Mexico
Southern California had a forgettable Thanksgiving on the basketball court by scoring just 36 points in a blowout loss.,The Trojans will look for a revival from their offense on Friday night when they face New Mexico in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitational at Palm Desert, Calif.,The Lob...
Saint Mary's, closing in on school history, meets Arizona State in tournament final
Undefeated Saint Mary's will look to continue its best start in 12 seasons when it plays Arizona State on Friday in the championship game of the Acrisure Invitational at Palm Desert, Calif.,The Gaels (7-0) routed Southern California 71-36 on Thursday before Arizona State (6-1) outlasted New Mexico 8...
After statement win, No. 3 Gonzaga sets sights on Davidson
No. 3 Gonzaga and Davidson were curious about what their responses would be in the wake of disappointing performances during the first day of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,After strong follow-up performances, the teams will meet in the tournament's fifth-place game on Friday nig...
No. 25 Mississippi State faces Butler, looks to lock up latest preseason tourney
No. 25 Mississippi State will try to win its third preseason tournament in three years under head coach Chris Jans when its faces Butler in the championship game of the Arizona Tip-off on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz. ,Mississippi State, which won the Fort Myers Tipoff in 2022 and the Hall of Fame Ti...
UNLV, Northwestern see room for improvement
Northwestern and UNLV will try to bounce back from different types of losses when they meet Friday in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off at Tempe, Ariz.,Both teams need to win to avoid an 0-2 trip for this tournament, and whichever side can get cranked up on offense might emerge in a better...
No. 13 Purdue, No. 23 Ole Miss test mettle in title game in San Diego
No. 13 Purdue did a lot of good things on the first day of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego, but the Boilermakers might need more in Friday's championship game.,Purdue will look to put its best foot forward on Friday against No. 23 Ole Miss in the final.,The Boilermakers (6-1) defeated ...
Louisville takes aim at Oklahoma in tournament final in Bahamas
Coming off its two worst seasons since the 1940s, Louisville is one win away from capturing the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.,Under first-year coach Pat Kelsey, the Cardinals (5-1) will square off against Oklahoma (6-0) in the championship game of the tournament on Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas...
Santa Clara, Washington aim to top off holiday with a win in the desert
Santa Clara and Washington have put their Thanksgiving feast on hold until late Friday, delaying the celebration until after they battle for the championship of the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif. ,The Broncos (3-4) beat TCU to earn a spot in Friday afternoon's title game while Washingt...
BYU bids for bounce-back performance vs. NC State
BYU and North Carolina State will look to rebound from their first losses of the season when they square off Friday afternoon in the third-place game of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,In Thursday's tournament opener, the Wolfpack (5-1) lost 71-61 to No. 13 Purdue in a rematch of thei...
TCU aims for better effort in encounter vs. Colorado State
TCU and Colorado State will face each other knowing they probably can't perform any worse to start Friday than they did down the stretch of their games the previous day. ,Both teams will look to bounce back from disappointing defeats when they meet in the third-place game of the Acrisure Invitationa...
No. 18 Florida aims to keep pressure on Wichita State in title game
Asked about playing for the championship of the ESPN Events Invitational Friday, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. wasted little time making his feelings known.,"Any time you can play for a championship of any fashion is great," he said. "Obviously, we came here to win, so it will be a good Thanksgiv...
West Virginia bids to produce another upset vs. No. 24 Arizona
One day after a major upset in overtime and the corresponding jubilation, West Virginia wasn't treated nearly as kindly on Day 2 of the Battle 4 Atlantis.,The Mountaineers will settle for playing for third place at the tournament when they meet No. 24 Arizona on Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,W...
Wake Forest, Minnesota hope stars come alive in Orlando
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes didn't make it to the end of his team's 75-58 loss to No. 18 Florida Thursday, drawing two technicals and getting ejected from the game with 2:42 remaining.,Forbes and the Demon Deacons will try to author a happier ending to their experience in the ESPN Events Invitati...
No. 14 Indiana looks to rebound vs. Providence in Bahamas
With No. 14 Indiana coming off two humbling losses in the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Hoosiers are relegated to the seventh-place game as they face Providence on Friday morning in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,It's been a mortifying two games for Indiana (4-2). In the opening round, it trailed by as many as ...
No. 19 BYU clinging to Big 12 hopes entering finale vs. Houston
After back-to-back losses essentially eliminated BYU from College Football Playoff contention, the Cougars must win their season finale against Houston on Saturday in Provo, Utah, and then hope for favorable scenarios to unfold to clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game and keep its slim CFP hopes al...