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College Basketball Power 10 Week 3
1. North Carolina - A 98-63 victory over Michigan State eliminated any doubt in my mind that UNC is the best team in the country. Their other quality wins (or should I say blowouts) are 102-87 over Notre Dame and 77-58 over Kentucky...
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LSU Off to Fast Start For Johnson!
The LSU Men's basketball team is off to a 6-0 start this season under first year head coach Trent Johnson. Though the Tigers have not played a real power house thus far, they have shown signs of being able to score and play a stingy defense...
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DeAndre Liggins Proves Himself, Michael Porter and Ramon Harris Injured
With the Kentucky Wildcats leading by 12 and the game just six and a half minutes in, Michael Porter and Ramon Harris butted heads. Unfortunately, it was physically, and not figuratively...
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Louisville, Kentucky, Have Plenty To Rally Around
Coming off a season opening loss to Houston, then a 27-point drubbing to a previously obsolete Murray State, Western Kentucky needed to rally. When the Hilltoppers completed a 68-54 upset of Louisville last Sunday in Nashville, they did...
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"Don't Give Up; Don't Ever Give Up!": Dedication for Jimmy V Week
"Don't give up; don't ever give up!" Those six words are some of the most powerful words ever said or written by any person. The words are not complicated, but they are surely profound...
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John Wall Watched Kentucky Get Blitzed
Now, UNC is supposedly not recruiting John Wall (6′4″, 2009), the stud point guard from Raleigh, NC, so why was he reportedly at the Dean Dome to watch a game last week? Maybe ...
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College Basketball Weekend Update: Gonzaga Triumphs in Orlando
Headliners No. 9 Gonzaga 83, No. 12 Tennessee 74 Bruce Pearl will have to wait until at least Wednesday to get his 400th career win. Gonzaga avenged last season’s 10-point loss to Tennessee in the championship game of the Old Spice Classic...
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Hopefully What Happened In Vegas Doesn't Stay In Vegas
Over the weekend on Friday and Saturday night, the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team finally proved they can win a game when it means something...
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2008-'09 College Basketball Preview: Big 12/Pac-10/SEC
Here's the rest, read and feedback...Big 12 (predicted order of finish and records)Oklahoma Sooners (26-4) – A program that was in shambles just a few years ago is now a contender to win it all...
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Tennessee Squeezes Past Georgetown, Advances to Old Spice Classic Finals
Tennessee beat Georgetown by a score of 90-78 in an exciting back-and-forth game. With the win, Tennessee advances to the finals of the Old Spice Classic to face either Maryland or Gonzaga...
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Arkansas-South Alabama: I Give Thanks for Stefan Welsh
And Courtney Fortson. And Rotnei Clark. And John Pelphrey. And last-second wins. And my cable system, which carries CSS and allowed me to watch that last-second win. Hold on.....
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College Basketball's Power Eight
1. North Carolina Despite losing freshman Tyler Zeller for the season, the Tar Heels have looked as good as, if not better than, everybody thought they would be...
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Tennessee Volunteers Try to Solve Tournament Woes at Old Spice Classic
Since taking the reins of the Tennessee Volunteer basketball program three years ago, Bruce Pearl has done little wrong. But his record in Knoxville does have one noticeable blemish: His teams have underperformed in tournament play...
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Old Spice Classic Preview: Tennessee Among Four Ranked Teams Vying for Title
On Thursday, Friday, and Sunday from Orlando, eight teams will compete in one of the better early season tournaments college basketball has to offer this year, including four ranked teams and plenty of big name talent...
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Despite Chris Lofton's Departure, Tennessee Looks to Rule SEC
In most cases, a team gets worse after losing one of its greatest players ever. There is no doubt among Tennessee basketball fans that guard Chris Lofton will go down in Volunteer history as one of the best players to ever wear orange on the court...
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College Basketball Musings and Notes: Nov. 23
Welcome to this week's edition of the Musings, where we had a great time watching Stephen Curry drop 44 on Oklahoma in a losing effort...
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College Basketball Weekend Update: UConn Confirms No. 2 Ranking
Headliners No. 16 Miami (63) at No. 2 Connecticut (76) Connecticut legitimized their ranking Sunday night against Miami, pushing its lead to 24-8 on a 12-0 run early in the first half and leading the rest of the way...
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Darrin Horn’s Gamecocks off to Undefeated Start
After Saturday’s easy, 75-53 win over USC-Upstate, the South Carolina Gamecocks are now 3-0—and face a very light schedule over the next month. South Carolina also defeated Winthrop University and Jacksonville State earlier this season...
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Packing for Vegas: College Basketball Picks Nov. 21
When it comes to sports betting, my dad always says, "If it looks too good to be true, it usually is." What he means is: If a spread looks out of whack, the oddsmakers know something that you don't...
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Kentucky Basketball and Notre Dame Football Are Identical Twins
The Identical twins in college sports both in basketball and football. Kentucky basketball and Notre Dame football. They are married to each other, seriously at the hip. Side by side walking together...
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Illinois-Vanderbilt: Illini End Commodores' 20-Game Home Win Streak
The Fighting Illini (3-0) denied the Commodores (1-1) their 21st win in a row at Memorial Gym in Nashville, TN. It took an entire team effort from the team located in Champaign to defeat Vanderbilt 69-63...
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Q&A: Chris Bahn on Basketball, Part I
With the arrival of the hoops season upon us, we decided it was time to chat about this year’s Razorback team with Chris Bahn, ArkansasSports360.com’s outstanding Hog beat reporter...
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Kentucky's Early Season Woes Nothing to Worry About
The disappointment has set in earlier in the season than I expected. A loss to VMI—embarrassing and frustrating. A loss to No. 1 North Carolina—upsetting and hurtful...
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Billy Gillispie Building Greatness on Corruption
After its first 0-2 start since Tubby Smith was coach in 2000, Kentucky is looking old. Not "Ashley Judd old," but the program is getting there...
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JaMychal Green, Ronald Steele Impressive in Alabama's Season-Opening Loss
Point guard Ronald Steele scored 25 points and forward JaMychal Green scored 17 points and seized 12 rebounds against Mercer on Sunday night, though it wasn't enough to save the Crimson Tide from defeat in their season opener, 72-69...














