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No. 2 Houston works on chemistry entering encounter vs. Towson
No. 2 Houston will host Towson on Saturday afternoon in another early-season matchup that Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson views as important to get his new charges acclimated to major college basketball.Sampson knows a thing or two about winning games, gi...
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No. 6 Duke eager to 'clean up' problem areas vs. Western Carolina
There should be plenty of new personnel for No. 6 Duke to show off when it plays its home opener Saturday afternoon against Western Carolina in Durham, N.C.And perhaps it won't just be freshmen who stand out for the Blue Devils.Sophomore guard Isaiah E...
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No. 22 Michigan State ready for better effort vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo seems sure of one thing entering his team's second game of the season.If the Spartans don't improve dramatically from their opening-night performance, they have no chance of beating No. 14 Arkansas on Saturday night in Eas...
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No. 5 St. John's, No. 15 Alabama begin tough nonleague slates
After guiding St. John's to its best season in four decades, coach Rick Pitino sought a tougher nonconference schedule to better prepare his players for the rigors of conference and postseason games.One of those games arrives Saturday afternoon when th...
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Islanders, Wild try to get past come-from ahead losses
The New York Islanders had nearly three full days to ponder what could have been after squandering a trio of one-goal leads against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.The Minnesota Wild won't have to wait nearly as long to get back on to the ice after a simi...
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Short-handed Oregon pursues improved performance vs. Rice
Twenty-one turnovers and a 2-for-16 performance from the 3-point arc don't typically lead to a win. However, Oregon posted those team statistics in its season opener on Tuesday and still walked off its home court with a one-point victory over Hawaii.Th...
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