Friday, January 27, 2017

No. 13 Duke women knock off No. 8 Louisville, 58-55 and other top stories.

  • No. 13 Duke women knock off No. 8 Louisville, 58-55

    No. 13 Duke women knock off No. 8 Louisville, 58-55
    AP 9:50 p.m. EST January 2, 2017DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Lexie Brown feels pressure every time she shoots a free throw for No. 13 Duke. That makes it easier to take the really tense ones at the ends of games.Brown hit four key free throws in the final 17.9 seconds of the Blue Devils' 58-55 victory over No. 8 Louisville on Monday night.Brown, who finished with 17 points, extended her school-record streak to 45 consecutive made foul shots — a number she's only aware of because school offic..
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  • USC's epic, emotional Rose Bowl win over Penn State is why bowls matter

    USC's epic, emotional Rose Bowl win over Penn State is why bowls matter
    PASADENA, Calif. — Monday’s Rose Bowl was not a College Football Playoff game. It didn’t feature the highest-ranked teams in the Pac-12 or the Big Ten. It also didn’t get constant TV promotion during the other 30-plus bowl games. But if you think USC’s 52-49 victory over Penn State wasn’t meaningful, you weren’t paying attention to the riveting four-hour-and-12 minute commercial for how fun and engrossing college football can be. If you weren’t tuned in, you really should’ve seen Trojan coaches..
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  • Sam Darnold will be a Heisman favorite entering 2017

    Sam Darnold will be a Heisman favorite entering 2017
    Simply put, the Rose Bowl was a phenomenal game, the type of effort from two clubs where a number of records fell, and what makes us remember why we love these bowl games in the first place. USC’s 52-49 win over Penn State was everything that is great about college football. But while all the focus on Monday night is on the return of the Trojans — a team which could very well begin next year ranked in the preseason Top 5 — there was something else that can’t be ignored either: Sam Darnold is an..
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  • Draymond Green triple-double leads Golden State past Denver (Jan 3, 2017)

    Draymond Green triple-double leads Golden State past Denver (Jan 3, 2017)
    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Everybody on the bench kept reminding Draymond Green in the final few minutes, ”One more rebound, one more rebound.” He figured they had jinxed him. Then he blocked out and secured that last board for a putback with 28.9 seconds left to give him his second triple-double of the season, also getting 15 points and 13 assists to lead the balanced Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 127-119 on Monday night. As much as the Golden State starters have sat through the..
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  • What Lane Kiffin said about leaving Alabama, 'conservative' game plan vs. Washington

    What Lane Kiffin said about leaving Alabama, 'conservative' game plan vs. Washington
    Lane Kiffin was a guest on The Paul Finebaum Show Monday afternoon, hours after Alabama's announcement that Kiffin won't be the team's offensive coordinator for the national championship game next Monday. Below is a rundown of what he said: On what happened: "Coach (Saban) and I spent some time together last night as we were at the office game-planning after we got back from Atlanta and then again this morning, and just kind of bouncing some things around and just reflecting on the preparation..
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  • Auburn QB Sean White misses 2nd half of Sugar Bowl with broken arm

    Auburn QB Sean White misses 2nd half of Sugar Bowl with broken arm
    NEW ORLEANS -- Auburn's Sean White completed a few impressive passes during his team's touchdown drive to open the game, leading the Tigers downfield with ease.All appeared fine with his injured right throwing shoulder, which had caused him to miss the final two games of the regular season."I felt great," White said before glancing down at his right arm. "Up until this happened."White suffered a broken right forearm during a 35-19 loss Monday night to No. 7 Oklahoma in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, a..
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  • 49ers general manager/head coach search rumors/news recap, January 2

    49ers general manager/head coach search rumors/news recap, January 2
    There are all sorts of interview requests out there. We run down where everything stands for the San Francisco 49ers after day one. by Patrick Holloway Jan 2, 2017, 8:04pm PST. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Mel Kiper has the draft with prospective ...
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  • Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski takes leave to have back surgery

    Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski takes leave to have back surgery
    AP 1:22 p.m. EST January 2, 2017Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski yells to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec 31, 2016, at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Tech won 89-75. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)(Photo: The Associated Press)DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery.The school announced Monday that the procedure is scheduled for Friday, with an anticipated reco..
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  • Monday NBA Roundup: Jimmy Butler Proving What We Knew About Bulls All Along

    Monday NBA Roundup: Jimmy Butler Proving What We Knew About Bulls All Along
    Jimmy Butler, unconstrained by high-usage veterans or ball-dominant curmudgeons, led the Chicago Bulls to a 118-111 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, and throughout the transcendent performance, it was impossible to avoid a troubling thought. This is how it should have been all along. Butler pumped in a season-high 52 points to go with 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block. He did it all, setting the high-energy tone with hustle plays on defense and bailing out an otherwise..
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