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Nicholls State Routs Mobile 81-60
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) -- Anatoly Bose scored 25 points and Chris Iles added 21 for Nicholls State in an 81-60 win over Mobile on Monday night.
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Lewis helps No. 15 Georgia Tech sting Chattanooga
Gani Lawal scored 29 points to lead No. 15 Georgia Tech to a 95-64 victory over Chattanooga on Monday night.
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Women's AP top 25 results for Monday
No. 12 Xavier loses to Michigan, 72-71. Musketeers drop second in a row after setting school record by winning first seven games.
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Men's AP top 25 results for Monday
No. 22 Georgia Tech defeats Chattanooga, 95-64.
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Shannon Ryan's men's college basketball rankings
Kansas, Texas and Kentucky remain at the top. Kansas State, New Mexico and Mississippi move into the top 25.
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Florida Atlantic Defeats New Orleans 66-48
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Raymond Taylor scored 20 points and Florida Atlantic defeated New Orleans 66-48 on Monday night.
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LSU Beats Southeastern Louisiana 77-60
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Tasmin Mitchell scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds as LSU defeated Southeastern Louisiana 77-60 on Monday night.
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Kansas State basketball team trying to see how good it really is
The Wildcats have been back and forth between winning and losing this season and have yet to figure out how they will be remembered.
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The Wildcats have ...
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Yellow Jackets shoot 61 percent, crush Mocs
Gani Lawal scored 29 points to lead Georgia Tech (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) to a 95-64 victory over Chattanooga on Monday night.
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Derrick Rose admits he needs to take over games offensively
It's a difficult task because of Chicago Bulls point guard's pass-first mentality
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The clamor is constant. The demand is great.
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Bethune-Cookman Defeats Carver Bible 99-55
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- C.J. Reed scored 25 points to lead Bethune-Cookman past Carver Bible College 99-55 on Monday night.
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UNC-Wilmington Beats Campbell 79-59
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Tomko tied his season high with 21 points and North Carolina-Wilmington beat Campbell for the eighth time in the last nine tries, 79-59 on Monday night.
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Marquette freshman F Maymon leaves team (AP)
Freshman forward Jeronne Maymon has left the Marquette basketball team, leaving Buzz Williams without his first recruit as head coach. Maymon, the two-time AP Wisconsin high school player of the year, got off to a rough start during fall conditioning ...
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Florida Gulf Coast Beats SC Upstate 86-82
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Reed Baker scored 27 points and Anthony Banks added 21 to lead Florida Gulf Coast past South Carolina-Upstate 86-82 on Monday night.
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No. 22 Georgia Tech Beats Chattanooga 95-64
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Gani Lawal scored 29 points to lead No. 22 Georgia Tech to a 95-64 victory over Chattanooga on Monday night.
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Just How Good Are Paul Hewitt's Yellow Jackets?
We first asked this question in the All About Sports blog recent ACC Basketball Power Rankings. The best team they played, Dayton, they lost to 63-59. The schedule hasn't been that tough, but I'm seeing some things they are leading to me believe ...
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Paul Hewitt
Lawal's 29 power No. 22 Georgia Tech (AP)
Gani Lawal scored 29 points to lead No. 22 Georgia Tech to a 95-64 victory over Chattanooga on Monday night. Derrick Favors had 14 points, Glen Rice added 11 and Mfon Udofia and Maurice Miller had 10 each for the Yellow Jackets (7-1) in their first ...
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Longwood Beats Virginia-Wise 87-69
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Dana Smith scored a season-high 23 points and Antwan Carter recorded a double-double, leading Longwood to an 87-69 victory over Virginia-Wise on Monday night.
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Quincy Pondexter on pace to pass MacCulloch, Houbregs and Brockman
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3-Pointers: Texas needs to find role for Lucas
Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Monday's buzz means to college basketball.
One more night
Tuesday night's game against Texas-Pan American will be the last Texas plays without guard Jai Lucas, who transferred from Florida last spring. ...
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Florida Gators
Huge Week for Northwestern Basketball as They Approach the Top 25
Everyone knows Northwestern men's basketball has never made the NCAA Tournament. But did you know they haven't appeared in the AP Top 25 since the 1968-1969 season? That's the year my mom was a freshman in college, as in...it was a long time ago. ...
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Cameron Dollar faces an old friend and mentor when Seattle U. plays UC-Irvine
Cameron Dollar, Seattle U. coach, got his start at UC-Irvine, under coach Pat Douglass. They'll meet Tuesday night when the teams play at KeyArena.
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Projecting the Field of 65: Dec. 14
As my good friend Howard Wachtel of "Games That Matter" pointed out recently, there are only 11 undefeated teams left in the country, and four of them come from the Big East (Syracuse, West Virginia, Georgetown and Seton Hall).
The Big East ...
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Missouri suspends two women after fight at party
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Two Missouri women's basketball players suspended after an early morning fight said they were defending a female friend from her aggressive male roommate.
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Presbyterian fan doesn't sit well with Tar Heels' Roy Williams
It wasn't the seemingly harmless taunt that got a Presbyterian fan kicked out of the Dean Smith Center on Saturday in North Carolina's ...
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Vitale: Syracuse ready to play play major role in Big East race
Hey baby, college basketball is broken up into four basic segments pre-conference, league competition, post-season conference ...
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Conference Call: Northern Iowa rising among non-BCS schools
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
Best of the rest
1. New Mexico
2. Missouri State
3. Gonzaga
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Iowa Hawkeyes
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Saint Mary's Gaels
North Carolina Tar Heels
Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference Call: Cal recovering from sluggish start
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
6. Pac-10
1. Washington State
2. California
3. Washington
4. Arizona ...
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Oregon State Beavers
Southern California Trojans
Conference Call: Vanderbilt slipping in the SEC
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
5. SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Ole Miss
4. Tennessee
5. ...
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Ole Miss Rebels
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Western Kentucky
Conference Call: Indiana shows improvement in Big Ten
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
4. Big Ten
1. Purdue
2. Northwestern
3. Illinois
4. Michigan State ...
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Big East Conference: Players to Watch
The sixth installment of the "Players to Watch" segment features the Big East Conference.
Luke Harangody—Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Harangody has been a dominant player for three years with the Irish, and enters this season with even ...
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Conference Call: Monroe's assertiveness paying off for Hoyas
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
3. Big East
1. Syracuse
2. Georgetown
3. West Virginia
4. Villanova ...
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Pittsburgh Panthers
Greg Monroe
Conference Call: BC can't defend its home court
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
2. ACC
1. Duke
2. Miami
3. North Carolina
4. Florida State
5. Wake ...
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Largest D-I coaching tree may surprise you
Beyond the Arc: Arizona State's Herb Sendek boasts more former assistants who are current coaches than Pitino, Coach K and the rest of D-I.
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Conference Call: K-State's defense locking down opponents
Each week, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the BCS conferences — and teams within each league — plus the best of the nation's rest, all based on achievement.
1. Big 12
1. Kansas
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas
4. Kansas State
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Tony Crocker
Which basketball team will stay unbeaten longest?
Only 11 unbeatens remain after a month of college basketball, headed by No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Kentucky. The others: Georgetown, Missouri State, New Mexico, Purdue, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Texas Tech, West Virginia.
Don't expect Texas ...
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Pac-10 Player of the Week
California senior guard Patrick Christopher has been named the Pac-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Week. It's the first time the award has been given to someone outside of Washington state.
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Patrick Christopher
UConn tops women's poll for 30th straight week
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's been almost a decade since Connecticut has had a run this long at No. 1.
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Travis Ford's Search for Oklahoma State's Floor Leader Continues
Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford has a team that's 8-1 but has yet to face any real challenge.
That one loss came to in-state rival Tulsa when the Cowboys played without any fire.
Last season, on a team that made it to the second ...
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South Carolina hoops coach gets 2-year extension
South Carolina coach Darrin Horn has agreed to a two-year contract extension that will increase his salary to $1.1 million per year.
The university's Board of Trustees approved the new contract Monday. It runs through March 2015.
Horn finished 21-10 ...
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Penn fires head basketball coach Glen Miller
Penn has fired its basketball coach Glen Miller after an 0-7 start and an overall 45-53 record in three-plus seasons. Miller, who was hired in 2006 to replace Fran Dunphy, who left to replace John Chaney at rival Big 5 school Temple, won the Ivies in ...
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Fran Dunphy
Penn fires basketball coach Glen Miller after 0-7 start
Glen Miller did more than lose games at Penn. He struck the wrong chord with fans and alumni from the day he was hired because ...
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Young Coach Has Memphis Sailing in Calipari’s Wake
Josh Pastner, 32, who is 7-1 since being promoted to head coach of the Memphis men’s basketball team, is proving he was no consolation prize.
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Miller out as Penn coach after 0-7 start to season
Glen Miller is out at Penn.
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Penn fires basketball coach Miller after 0-7 start
Pennsylvania has fired men's basketball coach Glen Miller after a winless start to the season.
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UTEP's Season Counting on Lots of Derrick Caracter
The University of Texas-El Paso Miners have played just six games this season, but there's a reason why. Coach Tony Barbee is depending on one player to let his team challenge UAB and Memphis for the Conference USA crown. Junior Derrick Caracter, ...
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SCarolina's Horn Gets 2 More Years; Pay Now $1.1M
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina coach Darrin Horn has agreed to a two-year contract extension that will increase his salary to $1.1 million per year.
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Kentucky climbs to No. 3 in ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll
Kentucky climbed a spot to No. 3 and picked up a first-place vote in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball rankings, which were released on Monday.
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