College Basketball AP Top 25 Preview Summary
The AP Top 25 list shows the 25 leading men’s college basketball teams with first place votes in parentheses and records through December 20, along with total points from 25 to 1. The summary notes the USA Today poll rankings and team standings as the season progresses.
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USA Today
Dec 22 TV schedule spans college hoops and bowls
A dense listing shows Tuesday December 22 broadcasts across ESPN platforms. Highlights include Diamond Head Classic games in Honolulu featuring Auburn vs New Mexico and BYU vs Harvard, plus SEC matchups Syracuse at, and non conference games across CBS Sports, ESPNU, ESPN2, BTN and FS1 in men’s college basketball. College football bowls include Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Akron vs Utah State and Boca Raton Bowl Temple vs Toledo in Boise and Boca Raton respectively. NBA and NHL slots follow with Dallas at Toronto, Montreal at Minnesota, San Jose at Los Angeles, and Women’s SEC action Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas A&M.
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ESPNU
Auburn
New Mexico
Honolulu
Troy
Mississippi
BYU
Harvard
Miami
Fla
la Salle
Kennesaw St
Indiana
Clemson
Georgia
South Florida
Seton Hall
CBSSN
Georgetown
Charlotte
ESPN2
Iowa St
Cincinnati
Michigan St
Oakland
Auburn Hills
Mich
Delaware
Villanova
Vanderbilt
Purdue
LSU
Southern Utah
Butler
St. John's
South Carolina
Uncasville
Conn
California
Virginia
Mercer
Ohio St
George Washington
DePaul
Oklahoma
Washington St
Kansas
San Diego St
Iowa
Hawaii
ESPN
Akron
Utah St
Boise
Idaho
Temple
Toledo
Boca Raton
Dallas
Toronto
Montreal
Minnesota
San Jose
Los Angeles
Arkansas-Little Rock
Texas A&m
College basketball poll hints shift with scattered votes
The ranking shows Kentucky at 11 and Purdue at 13 with Providence 14 Iowas strong shows and Villanova and others near the top 25 receive votes but no clear consensus emerges as teams like UConn Utah Colorado UCLA Notre Dame and Indiana gain marginal support in the latest ballot.
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Michigan St
Kansas
Maryland
Virginia
Xavier
North Carolina
Arizona
Butler
Providence
Iowa
Kentucky
Miami
Purdue
Duke
Louisville
Villanova
SMU
West Virginia
Geo. Washington
Texas A&m
Cincinnati
Baylor
Utah
South Carolina
UCLA
Uconn
Colorado
Dayton
Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
Monmouth
Florida
Texas
Northwestern
George Washington
Gonzaga
Notre Dame
California
Northern Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky Tops West Virginia In Hawaii Bowl Shootout
Kentucky and West Virginia combined for a high scoring clash with Kentucky prevailing 84 to 59 at the bowl game, led by Hawkins and Babb-Harrison apiece. West Virginia shot well early but faded after halftime as Kentucky pulled away with strong bench contributions and three point shooting.
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King
Jackson
McGlone
Mayo
Hawkins
Weaver
Babb- Harrison
Pratt Jr
West Virginia
Holton
Carter
Miles Jr
Ahmad
Williams
Myers
Paige
Adrian
Phillip
Watkins
Romeo Ill
Macon
Totals
E. Kentucky
Babb-Harrison
Powell
Sports schedule and plays across NBA and NHL actions
A roundup lists late Tuesday NBA games including West Virginia and Kentucky scores plus matchups for Dallas Toronto Detroit Miami L A Lakers Denver and others. NHL entries feature Anaheim New Jersey Vancouver Ottawa Montreal Chicago Winnipeg Toronto and more with game times. A note mentions Oakland Raiders star Charles Woon Tanounced his impending retirement.
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Charlotte
Atlanta
Portland
San Antonio
Indiana
Utah
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
L.A
Graham G-Men Tame Giles Spartans 68 40
Graham G-Men led 42 14 at halftime and defeated Giles Spartans 68 40 at Graham Middle School. Roman Workman scored 13 and Cameron Allen 12 for Graham. Gavin Truitt led Giles with nine. Twin Valley and Honaker advanced in Black Diamond District thrills with Grundy and Hurley semifinals.
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Bluefield
Graham
Giles Spartans
Graham Middle School
Roman Workman
Cameron Allen
Garrett Dalton
Giles
Gavin Truitt
Marion
George Wythe
N.a
Williams
Harness
Mann
Ryan Beidieman
Kirk
Journell
Chandler Cooper
Clarke
Curto
Darrin Martin
Miller
Dalton
Beidieman
Truitt
Cooper
Workman
Allen
Pilgrim’s Knob
Twin Valley
Honaker
Twin Valley High School
Grundy Duty
Walford
Street
Jackson
Dillon
O'Quinn
Lester
Anglia
Twin Valley Sykes
Wagner
Keen
Shortridge
Mullins
McClanahan
Payne
Grundy
Eee
Conerronene
Wolford
Lexy Vance
Hurley
Cassie Keene
Emily Lane
Madison Musick
Madison Miller
Tara Deel
Stacy
Lane
Matney
Justus
Stone
Endicott
Whitt
Vance
Keene
Underwood
Cantrell
Perkins
Cameron
Vaney
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Middle School Panthers Tops Summers County In Opener
Gardner-PikeView Middle School opened 2015 with a win as Alex Young led the Panthers with 16 points and 15 rebounds, Chase Watkins scored 10, and J.P. Poirot added nine. PikeView (2-3) hosts Eastern Greenbrier on Jan 4 while Peterstown girls beat Mercer Christian 54 21 with Alyvia Thomas scoring 17.
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Rocky Gap
Bears
Bulldogs
Tazewell
Jacob Watters
Jacob Cross
Bland County
Patrick Christian
Cross
Watters
TJ. Kitts
Dogs
Bland Elementary School
Chilhowie
Grayson County
Panthers
Grundy
Tigers
Hurley
Tanner Wagner
Austin Shortridge
Twin Valley
Ethan Dillon
Honaker
Tanner Robinette
Hartley Hilton
Zack Lester
Brady Justice
TVHS
Gardner
PikeView Middle School
Summers County
Alex Young
Chase Watkins
J.P. Poirot
PikeView
Eastern Greenbrier
Peterstown Girls
Mercer Christian
Princeton
Pirates
Alyvia Thomas
Megan Boroski
Ireland
Garett
Cavs
Peterstown
Astern Greenbrier
Concord softball winter skills clinic on Jan 10
The Concord University softball team will hold a winter skills clinic on January 10 from 2 to 6 p.m. on the Athens campus. The $60 clinic covers offensive and defensive skills plus pitching and catching. participants need tennis shoes. For info contact head coach Alisa Tasier at 918-373-1463.
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Beckham suspended one game for on-field conduct
New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. receives a one game ban for conduct during the loss to Carolina. The suspension stems from multiple safety rule violations including a helmet hit on Panthers cornerback Josh Norman during the 38-35 defeat. Beckham appeals the decision led by NFL executive Merton Hanks.
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Panthers
Giants
Odell Beckham Jr
NFL
Beckham
Minnesota
Carolina
Josh Norman
Norman
Merton Hanks
Beavers edge Panthers in close road win over PikeView
Bluefield held off PikeView 57 52 as Danta Hopkins left after an injury and Elijah Greene stepped in for Beavers. Mookie Colter led Bluefield with 21 points while Meadows paced PikeView with 19, as both teams traded runs and defensive stops late in a hard fought game on the Panthers' court.
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Bluefield
Danta Hopkins
Elijah Greene
Beavers
BHS
Greene
Dyon Wright
Meadows
Pike View
Colton Thompson
Thompson
Collier
Brushfork Armory
Pikeview
Todd West
Tyler Boyd
Set Meadows
Hunter Hill
Sebastian Mann
Wayne Brockman
Odarte Hopkins
Jeremy Thompson
Mookie Colter
Devin Goins
Domnick Taxley
Ryan Davin
Dyon Wirgat
Puidviow
Nn Cicccnnet
Boyd
Hill
Coppalie
Janutolo
May
Li Panthers
Karen Great Young
Late winner lifts Bluefield over Pike View in tight clash
Alyssa Lester drilled a baseline jumper with seven seconds left to give Bluefield a 52-50 victory over Pike View. Coppola led Bluefield with 20 points while Scott scored 19 for Pike View in a see-saw, back-and-forth game that featured shifts in momentum and clutch late plays.
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Pike View
Chapmanville
Bluefield
Varsity
Alyssa Lester
Lester
Lady Beavers
Gallinger
Jia Coppola
Ashley Scott
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Panther
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Brianna Shrewsbury
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Kitts
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Tony Mallamaci
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Ashley Scot
Bnanna Shrewsbury
Sarah Robinson
Raleigh Peyton
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Je Coppola
Abby Atwell
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Montcalm edges Greater Beckley in late rally
In a close game Montcalm nearly erased a four point deficit as Lydia Jordan and Jana Lehman contributed key free throws and a late defensive stop by Stormy Carver preserved a 39-36 Montcalm victory over Greater Beckley Christian. Lauren Smith posted a double double for GBCHS while Dunford and Lehman led their teams with strong second halves.
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Jana Lehman
Allison Blevins
Stormy Carver
Beckley
Havens
Dunford
Taylor Dunford
Lauren Smith
Lehman
Brooke Daniels
Crusaders
Doug
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Greater Beckley Christian
Karlee Smith
Abby Hil
Lauren Seth
Montcalm
Savanna Bailey
Alligon Bieving
Heather Nicewander
Hannah Alexander
Greater Beckiey
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K Smith
Jordan
MHS
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