Monthly Archives: October 2024

How to watch Purdue at Creighton exhibition game

For the second straight year Purdue will head on the road for an exhibition game to raise money, and for head coach Matt Painter to help prepare his team in a hostile environment. Purdue lost an overtime game at Arkansas last season. Now it stares down a top-15 Creighton team returning one of the nation’s best big men, Ryan Kalkbrenner, …

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Auburn remains in the mix for No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa

Top 2025 recruit AJ Dybantsa joins the crowd as Auburn Tigers take on Mississippi State Bulldogs at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Auburn Tigers defeated Mississippi State Bulldogs 78-63. As the 2024-25 college basketball season approaches, numerous teams are searching for ways to make their mark in the early going. That includes Auburn and head …

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Darlinstone Dubar enters first season with Vols after transferring from Hofstra

Tennessee’s Darlinstone Dubar (8) is defended by Tennessee’s Felix Okpara (34) and Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler (5) during a men’s basketball practice in Thompson-Boling Arena in Food City Center, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images No. 12 Tennessee will open its 2024-25 basketball season against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 4 (7 p.m. EST). Tennessee won …

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Penn State basketball wins charity exhibition game vs. Lafayette

The start of the new college basketball season is just about here, and the Penn State Nittany Lions are looking to surprise many this year. The second season under head coach Mike Rhoades unofficially got underway Friday night with a charity exhibition game against Lafayette on the campus of Lebanon Valley College, Rhoades’ alma mater. Penn State came out on …

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Preview: Arizona State at Duke (exhibition)

Preview: Arizona State at Duke (exhibition) Taking a look at the impact of Khaman Maluach’s surprisingly loud voice on defense; plus everything you need to know for the Blue Devils’ second and final preseason game Duke freshman center Khaman Maluach high-5s fans on his way into Countdown to Craziness. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/USA Today Sports Images) Sometime over the summer, …

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How Warriors made NBA history with blazing two-game start

How Warriors made NBA history with blazing two-game start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have coasted to a pair of blowout wins to open the 2024-25 NBA season, following up a 140-104 victory Wednesday over the Portland Trail Blazers with an even more dominant 127-86 drubbing of the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Those two triumphs …

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New-look Warriors’ defensive intensity is fueling historic start

New-look Warriors’ defensive intensity is fueling historic start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SALT LAKE CITY – To state the obvious, the Warriors’ start to the 2024-25 NBA season couldn’t have gone any better before boarding a plane back home. Carrying over the dominance of a 6-0 preseason, the Warriors on the road outscored their first two opponents, …

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Mikal Bridges’ jump shot, Knicks’ defense show up in win over Pacers as new-look team comes together

Maybe you were concerned about Mikal Bridges’ shooting form. He wasn’t. “I’m always confident,” Bridges said late Friday night. “That’s for other people to worry about.” No need to worry after what Bridges did against Indiana on Friday. He finished with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting in New York’s 25-point win over the Pacers. In his past six quarters, Bridges …

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Dominant Anthony Davis helps Lakers wipe out 22-point deficit to defeat Suns

Lakers forward LeBron James posts up against Suns forward Royce O’Neale during the first half Friday. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) Fans stood and roared with excitement during the third quarter Friday like they just saw LeBron James jam the ball through the basket with rim-shaking force, or Anthony Davis reject a Phoenix Suns dunk attempt. Neither actually happened. The …

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