Basketball
The Bruins (20-7, 10-4 Pac-12) will look to better their chances of a Pac-12 Championship tonight as they take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (20-8, 9-6 Pac-12).
The fifth-ranked Miami Hurricanes (22-4, 13-1 ACC) need to fend off visiting Virginia Tech (12-15, 3-11 ACC) if they hope to hold on to a projected number one seed in the upcoming NCAA March Madness Tournament.
For the first time in 24 years, the Golden Gophers knocked off the number one team in the nation, the Indiana Hoosiers."We took care of the ball, something we haven't done in a long time," said Minnesota Coach Orlando 'Tubby' Smith.
The last time Nebraska and Wisconsin met, it came down to the final minute before the Badgers were able to pull off the win.
Nebraska (13-14, 4-10 Big Ten) and 17th ranked Wisconsin (19-8, 10-4 Big Ten) are set to square off in what should be another exciting Big Ten match-up.
Tonight's game between the Alabama Crimson Tide (18-9, 10-4 SEC) and the Auburn Tigers (8-19, 3-11 SEC) marks the second time the SEC rivals will square off this season.
The Xavier Musketeers (15-11, 8-5 A-10) are set to take on the Memphis Tigers (24-3, 13-0 C-USA) in a 7 p.m. non-conference match-up.
Tonight's 7 p.m. match-up between the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers and the unranked Golden Gophers of Minnesota comes with a flurry of implications.
The McDonald's All-American Game Rosters were announced earlier this week, featuring one of the deepest classes in recent memory. Recently-injured Nerlens Noel was a late scratch from the roster last season, but his injury and a flood of potential NBA talent into this game raise a biggest question: will any of these 24 players be one-and-done at the NCAA level?
The Los Angeles Lakers are only 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot and are 5-3 in the month of February, so all is not lost just yet. However, it won't be an easy road to the playoffs for one of the NBA's most storied franchises. We detail the team's issues with consistency here.
The Memphis Grizzlies may be second-guessing their decision to trade star small forward Rudy Gay. The Grizzlies' dismal performance in their loss to Oklahoma City last night, their first game without Gay, proves that the team will need some time to adjust to the absence of their former leading scorer. How severely will the trade hinder the Grizzlies' organization? And how can Gay help catapult the Raptors to a winning record?
The New Orleans Hornets are getting a new name, the New York Times reports. The Hornets are expected to announce the organization's plans to re-brand as the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2013-2014 season Thursday evening. There has already been one New Orleans Pelicans franchise, which was a minor league baseball team.
For the fifth time this season, the Duke Blue Devils rule the AP Top 25 in men's college basketball. Each of the previous top two teams lost.
With the New Year of 2013 kicking off, the NBA is looking hotter than ever.
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