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No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia
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No. 9 Texas Tech stumbles into matchup with West Virginia
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Chris Beard demands rebounds from No. 24 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
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Opportunity knocks for No. 21 Mississippi State and Oklahoma
(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images) No. 21 Mississippi State knocked off ranked opponents in its last two games. That doesn't...
No. 25 Louisville focuses on sweeping Florida State
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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide
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Jazz-Thunder could feature Williams brothers' first matchup
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Jazz-Thunder could feature first matchup between Williams brothers
(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images) At least one family is hoping the third time will be the charm when the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma...
Timberwolves, Rockets return from break with injury questions
(Photo credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images) The Minnesota Timberwolves are sweating over superstar Anthony Edwards' fitness ahead...
No. 2 Florida, riding win streak, faces optimistic LSU
(Photo credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images) Florida is riding a five-game winning streak, with each victory by at least nine points...
Bryce Thompson's 25 points lead Oklahoma State past UCF
(Photo credit: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Bryce Thompson scored 25 points as Oklahoma State...
Late putback lifts No. 24 Oklahoma State over Utah
(Photo credit: BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Praise Egharevba's tiebreaking three-point play with...
Top 25 roundup: BYU thrashes No. 23 Kansas by 34
(Photo credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images) Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57...
No. 2 Florida strolls past Oklahoma, 85-63
(Photo credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images) Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 points and Will Richard contributed 14 points and eight...
Oklahoma State, UCF trying to climb out of bottom of Big 12
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LSU, South Carolina seeking rare conference victory
(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images) LSU needed eight opportunities before it finally won its second Southeastern Conference...
No. 9 Texas Tech meets TCU in showdown of surging teams
(Photo credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images) A Texas Tech offense that is hitting its stride and a TCU defense that has tightened...
No. 2 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
(Photo credit: Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) For Oklahoma and No. 2 Florida, much has changed since...
Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls
(Photo credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images) Notre Dame soared to No. 1 as UCLA and South Carolina sank in the women's basketball Associated...
No. 3 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
(Photo credit: Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) For Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida, much has changed since...
UCLA named No. 1 seed in women's early bracket
(Photo credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images) The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee tabbed UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and...
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Auburn tops No. 2 Alabama, leads SEC
(Photo credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images) Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival...
Cam Carter carries LSU past Oklahoma
(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images) Top scorer Cam Carter scored nine straight points for LSU in a span of 1:26 as the Tigers...
Women's Top 25 roundup: BYU trips up No. 20 Oklahoma St.
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Panthers announce staff additions
CHARLOTTE The Panthers made a number of changes to the football staff heading into the 2025 season. The team has hired former Bills...
Bears add to coaching staff
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Mick Shots: If nothing else, a high-energy staff
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2025 NFL Combine participants
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2025 NFL Combine Invites: Breakdown by school & conference
88 players from schools that made the 2024-25 College Football Playoff received 2025 NFL Scouting Combine invites. See a full breakdown....
Dutton's nuclear disaster: Cheap lies and a $20 billion deficit
The Coalition's nuclear policy announcement comes with a massive price tag but is also built on disinformation, writesSteve Bishop....
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