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Kentucky Wildcats forward Terrence Jones (3)during UK basketball photo day on Wednesday August 31, 2011 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff

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Wolverines send Illini to 6th defeat in 7 games

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The deadline has a booming ticking clock that the Illinois basketball team hears clearly in its locker room.

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2011-12 College Basketball Preview

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Michigan's Smotrycz regains his range, shoots down Illinois

No one immediately would point to Evan Smotrycz as being the most talented or essential Michigan basketball player.

6 hours ago
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Washington pulls out 75-72 win at Oregon State

This one they had to have. There was too much at stake for Washington to play it cool, which might explain why Lorenzo Romar looked as if he worked harder than ever on the sideline.

6 hours ago
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Recap: U-S-C vs. Stanford

Chasson Randle scored a game-high 16 points as the Stanford Cardinal defeated Pac-12 rival the USC Trojans 59-47 at the Galen Center.

11 hours ago
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Late run by No. 3 OSU women dooms No. 16 Purdue

Coach Sharon Versyp knows there is nothing more important for her Purdue team than to learn from its mistakes.

12 hours ago
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Stars have come out against Kansas, but K-State wants team effort

MANHATTAN, Kan. - The last two times Kansas State beat Kansas on the basketball court, it had an elite scorer to lean on.

12 hours ago
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Color this little Wildcat purple

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The hero of today's story likes to watch cartoons and sing and dance and eat chicken because it gives her muscles. She hates beans. She has curly brown hair, brown eyes, stands about 4 feet tall and of course loves the color purple.

12 hours ago
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Recap: Purdue vs. Northwestern

Robbie Hummel tallied 27 points and nine rebounds as the Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 87-77 in Big Ten Conference action at Mackey Arena.

12 hours ago
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Recap: Oregon State vs. Washington

Terrence Ross finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds to help lift the Washington Huskies past the Oregon State Beavers 75-72 in Pac-12 Conference play at Gill Coliseum.

12 hours ago
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Recap: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College

Dorian Finney-Smith tipped in a Robert Brown missed three-point attempt in the final seconds to give the Virginia Tech Hokies a thrilling 66-65 win over the Boston College Eagles in an ACC showdown at Cassell Coliseum.

13 hours ago
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

No. 24 South Carolina women beat Florida 62-58

Markeshia Grant had 20 points, making five 3-pointers, and LaKeisha Sutton scored on a left-handed scoop shot in the final minute as No. 24 South Carolina held off Florida 62-58 on Sunday.

14 hours ago