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Preview: Cincinnati Taft at Withrow
Cincinnati Taft will put its 27-game Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference winning streak on the line tonight when it meets rival Cincinnati Withrow. Here are five essentials to know for tonight's game at Withrow:
1.)Cincinnati Taft has won 43 of its last 45 CMAC contests and with a win tonight it will clinch its fourth-straight conference title dating back to 2009. Ironically...
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Titans could be 'tough out' in March
DETROIT -- When an opposing head coach labels a team as a "big-time talent," it's a compliment. When that coach has led his team to two consecutive national title games, it's downright flattering.
Following Detroit's victory over Butler last Saturday, Bulldogs head coach Brad Stevens had only praise for the suddenly hot Titans.
"The bottom line is, they...
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Pangos leads Gonzaga past Saint Mary's
Freshman Kevin Pangos scored 27 points and Gonzaga beat No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59 on Thursday night to avenge an earlier loss to the West Coast Conference leader.
The win kept alive the hopes of Gonzaga (19-4, 9-2) to win its 12th consecutive regular season title, the second-longest streak in Division 1 history after UCLA's 13 straight.
But the Zags will need somebody to...
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Aggies miss buzzer beater, fall to Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- Djim Bandoumel's layup with 5 seconds remaining helped Idaho beat New Mexico State 59-58 Thursday night.
Kyle Barone, whose pass set up the winning basket, had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Vandals (14-11, 6-4 WAC) won their third in a row. They scored the last six points of the game, holding the Aggies scoreless for the last four minutes.
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Wildcats gaining confidence after rocky start
TUCSON All of a sudden Arizona has momentum.
Along with it has come a swagger. It has a confidence that wasn't there just a month ago, clearly wasn't there two months ago.
But it's also what Arizona coach Sean Miller was talking about three months ago when he talked about improving by February.
"We're on the steady climb of being a good team," Miller...
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Illinois stumbles in 84-71 loss to No. 23 Indiana
Illinois coach Bruce Weber is tired of watching his team self-destruct in close games.
The young players just can't seem to help themselves.
This time, the Fighting Illini committed 30 fouls and frittered away their chance by giving up a late 15-6 run that allowed No. 23 Indiana to pull away for an 84-71 victory Thursday night.
''I've got to try,'' Weber...
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Lockett returns, Bachynski shines in ASU win
TEMPE, AZ Arizona State center Jordan Bachynski's game is part Gandhi, part Animal Planet and all over the floor.
Utah, especially, should find a place for Bachynski on its All-Pac-12 team ballot after he had his first career double-double 11 points, 11 rebounds and tied his career high with four blocked shots in a 57-52 revenge victory over the Utes in a game that marked...
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Badgers force Gophers to swallow bitter pill
MINNEAPOLIS It took everything Minnesota had just to get to overtime. Once the Gophers got there, they had nothing left.Minnesota reeled off a 10-0 run at the end of regulation Thursday to draw even with visiting Wisconsin. But it was the rival Badgers who pulled away in overtime, silencing the once-raucous Williams Arena crowd en route to a 68-61 win over the Gophers.Given the...
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UNC's Williams says team should be "ticked off"
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- So where does North Carolina go from here?
It may take the Tar Heels until lining up to face nationally-ranked Virginia on Saturday at the Dean Smith Center before they shake most of Wednesday's shocking 85-84 home loss to Duke at the buzzer. The pain that probably caused a lot of sleepless nights along Tobacco Road must resonate within the players 10-fold...
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UNC's Strickland has knee surgery
North Carolina junior Dexter Strickland has had surgery to repair a knee injury that will sideline him the rest of the season.
Strickland had reconstructive surgery Thursday on his torn right anterior cruciate ligament as well as damaged meniscus. Strickland was hurt on a drive to the basket in the Tar Heels' win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 19.
The school says Strickland recovery...
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Fans Tweet the Darndest Things About Austin Rivers
Duke Guard Austin Rivers is very good. This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone considering he was the number one rated Freshman coming into this year. Expectations for him are high and last night he lived up to those expectations as he scored 29 points (which is the most ever by a Freshman against North Carolina) including 6 from behind the arc and nailed the game winning...
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