The Latest: ETSU-UNC Asheville basketball game postponed

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East Tennessee State has postponed Tuesday night’s men's basketball game at UNC-Asheville hours before tipoff due to COVID-related issues within the Buccaneers’ program.

ETSU announced the postponement Tuesday morning. The Bucs also had their Dec. 18 home game against UVA-Wise postponed when that program postponed its final five games this month in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. The Bucs will try to reschedule both games.

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The regular-season football finale between No. 7 Cincinnati and No. 18 Tulsa has been canceled due to COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the Bearcats' program.

The American Athletic Conference made the announcement on Tuesday.

The teams are scheduled to play in the AAC title game on Dec. 19. Both teams have perfect league records.

The winner of Saturday’s game in Tulsa would have hosted the title game. Now, the host will be the team that's ranked higher in the College Football Playoff rankings being released Tuesday, per the American’s tiebreaking procedure. Last week, Cincinnati was No. 7 and Tulsa was No. 24.

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