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No. 6 Purdue eyes better start in Marquette matchup
Sixth-ranked Purdue will be looking to build on a decisive bounce-back victory when it hosts Marquette in a nonconference game on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.Purdue (9-1) defeated visiting Minnesota 85-57 on Wednesday, led by a dominant second half...
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No. 17 Arkansas looks for March Madness revenge vs. No. 16 Texas Tech
As former conference foes for decades, there is a lot of history between Texas Tech and Arkansas. But the freshest memories are prominent for both programs as they get set to collide in an enticing neutral-site game this weekend.The 16th-ranked Red Rai...
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No. 22 St. John's clashes with Iona as Rick Pitino faces former team
Before he raised expectations for St. John's and delivered the best season for the Red Storm in 40 years, Rick Pitino returned to college basketball by coaching Iona for three seasons, going 64-22 while reaching a pair of NCAA Tournaments.Pitino is eig...
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Blues focus on net-front play as Blackhawks arrive
The St. Louis Blues will try to tighten up their defensive-zone coverage on Friday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.The Blues endured a 7-2 beating from the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night, and then they faced a quick turnaround t...
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After late collapse vs. Duke, 9 Michigan State takes on Penn State
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was hot after Duke handed the Spartans their first loss of the season."There were coverages that we just didn't do, and those are effort-related and intelligence-related, not skill-related," Izzo said in part. "And that st...
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NBA roundup: Pelicans end 7-game slide with rout of Blazers
Trey Murphy III scored 24 points as the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a seven-game skid with a 143-120 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.Bryce McGowens added a career-high-tying 23 points -- going 5-for-5 on 3-point attempts -- an...
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