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Basin Battle of the Boosters set for 6th year of event
EPHRATA — What is typically a highly anticipated rivalry called the ‘Battle of the Basin’ in most Quincy vs Ephrat…
Champagnie leads St. John's past Butler 69-57
NEW YORK (AP) — Julian Champagnie had 18 points and three blocks as St. John’s beat Butler 69-57 on Tuesday night.
Saunders scores 20 to lead Toledo past E. Michigan 96-63
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Keshaun Saunders had a career-high 20 points coming off the bench and Toledo won its eighth straight game, easily beating Eastern Michigan 96-63 on Tuesday night.
No. 7 Michigan routs No. 9 Wisconsin 77-54
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Juwan Howard watched his team turn another highly anticipated matchup into a blowout.
Extra wild-card games lead to diluted ratings for NFL
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two additional games on wild-card weekend resulted in somewhat diluted ratings for the NFL.
Radford, No. 20 Virginia Tech hold off No. 19 Duke 74-67
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — His team seemingly stunned by Duke's second-half surge, Virginia Tech coach Mike Young opted against a momentum-halting timeout.
Boston College hits 18 3-pointers, beats Miami 84-62
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Jay Heath scored a career-high 27 points, Rich Kelly added 25 and Boston College made a season-high 18 3-pointers, beating Miami 84-62 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Alabama State tops Mississippi Valley State 64-51
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Kevion Stewart scored 19 points, Kenny Strawbridge had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Alabama State beat Mississippi Valley State 64-51 on Tuesday night.
Florida uses 14-0 run at the end to down Ole Miss 72-63
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 21 points, grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds with a career-high seven blocked shots and Florida ended its two-game skid by beating Mississippi 72-63 on Tuesday night.
NBA, union stiffen virus protocols; more games postponed
With five games called off this week already and more teams dealing with virus-related issues, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association enacted additional rules Tuesday in the hope of keeping the sea…
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New Texas coach Sarkisian defends "The Eyes of Texas"
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fresh off a national title with Alabama, Steve Sarkisian plans big changes to Texas' football program.
Seahawks fire offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks fired offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer on Tuesday following a season in which the team set several offensive records but coach Pete Carroll had clear issues with …
NHL gambles on getting through pandemic outside a bubble
When the NHL charter flight back from the Edmonton bubble landed in New Jersey, Gary Bettman's phone started ringing.
Diong lifts UNLV past Saint Katherine College 95-34
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 18 points and 10 rebounds as UNLV easily defeated Saint Katherine College 95-34 on Tuesday.
Pippen leads Kent State past Central Michigan 94-85
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Danny Pippen had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Kent State defeated Central Michigan 94-85 on Tuesday.