Holiday basketball slate amid Christmas break late rounds
High school hoops pause for Christmas with few trends yet. Crookston travels to Jamestown NC for a two day tournament while Duluth East visits Hibbing and Virginia plays in the Granite City Classic facing St Cloud Tech and Mound.
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Holiday Festival Bracket Shifts as St John’s Faces Temple
In a Madison Square Garden opening round, St John’s ranked 17th meets Temple while South Carolina coached by Frank McGuire faces Villanova. Indiana tops Columbia with St Bonaventure vs Manhattan in an afternoon doubleheader. Carnesecca notes tough semifinal path as Indiana looms.
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Minnesota Favored In Cage Meet At Pillsbury Classic
The Minnesota Gophers, 6-0, are favored to repeat as Pillsbury Holiday Classic champions in Bloomington. They face Penn State, 5-2, after Butler takes on Creighton in the opener. Gophers rely on 6-10 Michael Thompson, guards Flip Saunders and Osborne Lockhart, and forward Ray Williams.
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Steelers Colts playoff push mirrors past as power shifts
The piece contrasts the Steelers and Colts fortunes with the Steelers defending their AFC crown while the Colts seek a repeat. It notes notable players Bert Jones and Terry Bradshaw, Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris, and key matchups across the conference playoff picture.
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