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SWAC play has been rather close and hectic for the first few games. Every team but two have lost, including, gasp, Texas Southern. With every team getting in close games, let's get caught up with the SWAC. Weekly Rankings Prairie View A&M (5-11, 3-0 SWAC) Texas Southern (7-9, 2-1 SWAC) UAPB (5-10

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The instruction manual is there. It was printed and embossed behind enemy lines, in some Dallas Cowboys' sanctum, but it was made public for all to see. It is the plan to put the brakes on the New Orleans Saints. There's no guarantee it will work for the Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Zavier Simpson is Michigan's gritty point guard, and Jon Teske is the 7-foot-1 center. Together, they anchor the Wolverines' stellar defense. When they suddenly start making 3-pointers as well, there's not much an opponent can do. Simpson scored a career-high 24 points

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The biggest stage in his sport turned out to be nothing more than child's play for a teenager not only blessed beyond his years with tremendous physical gifts, but a maturity usually reserved for those much older. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the 19-year-old wunderkind

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jeremiah Martin scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half, Kyvon Davenport added 17 points and Memphis beat Tulane 83-79 on Sunday.

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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- Justin Kier scored 19 points with 10 rebounds, making eight of 10 shots, and George Mason beat Rhode Island 84-67 on Sunday.

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The NBA's playoff races are starting to take shape — well, two shapes. In the East, picture an hourglass: heavy on top, light in the middle and heavy at the bottom. Five teams can dream of a Finals trip, the next six are trailing far behind in no man's land, and the last four are already praying

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Duke freshman Zion Williamson suffered double vision Saturday after being poked in the left eye during the No. 1 Blue Devils' 80-78 win over No. 13 Florida State. Williamson did not play during the second half after being hit by Florida State guard Trent Forrest while Williamson

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The transfer train continues rolling along unabated, with the latest stop on its cross-country offseason trek coming in Provo. As all the cool players are doing these days, Tevita Mo'unga utilized Twitter as the delivery vehicle for his announcement, confirming on the social media website that his

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There is plenty to talk about when it comes to the play that Mike Krzyzewski drew up to get Cam Reddish wide-open for a game-winning three on Saturday afternoon. Like, for example, why Leonard Hamilton thought it prudent to keep playing a zone that Duke had repeatedly created open shots against on out-of-bounds

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