Basketball News – Houston downs ice-cold Pirates, 79-36 … Pirates Win Two Events At Carolina Challenge … Tulane loses 13-point lead in last 10 minutes before falling to Central Florida …Wake Forest grabs a signature win vs. UNC … Bengals, 49ers stun top seeds to make conference title games
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Houston downs ice-cold Pirates, 79-36 Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
Edwards leads No. 10 Houston to 79-36 win over East Carolina WNCT 9
247 Sports
ECU men’s basketball: Pirates dismantled at Houston Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Kyler Edwards, UH dominate East Carolina Houston Chronicle
No. 10 Houston blows out East Carolina in revenge game Marietta Daily Journal
No. 10 UH smacks East Carolina, remains perfect in AAC play The Daily Cougar
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- UCF, Houston Earn Saturday Victories
- Cincinnati-Houston Men’s Basketball Game Rescheduled for March 1
- Cincinnati WBB Knocks Off Previously Unbeaten UCF 61-57
TU welcomes Memphis to Reynolds Center for Sunday matchup Tulsa World
Jay Bilas defends Penny Hardaway for outburst after Memphis loss Memphis Commercial Appeal
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF defeats Tulane 68-66 in dramatic fashion
- UCF women’s basketball falls to Cincinnati, drops first AAC game
Tulane loses 13-point lead in last 10 minutes before falling to Central Florida NOLA.com
Diong’s last-minute dunk carries UCF past Tulane ABC
Owls lose to Bulls in overtime The Temple News
Elena Tsineke carries South Florida women to overtime win Tampa Bay Times
Clarity emerges on when Wichita State basketball team will return from COVID-19 pause Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest grabs a signature win vs. UNC, continues proving the Deacons belong near the top of the ACC
- Wake Forest wins third straight with convincing victory over North Carolina at Joel Coliseum
- Wake Forest has quick turnaround with another home game on Monday night against Boston College
Raleigh News & Observer
- UNC basketball loses to Wake Forest, 98-76, drops third consecutive ACC road game
- NC State knocks down 12 3-pointers en route to 14-point win over Virginia
- Was NC State’s win over Virginia its most complete game? See what Kevin Keatts thinks
- Duke basketball knocks down 14 3s en route to 20-point win over Syracuse
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Hampton University bounces back from up-and-down month, rallies to beat High Point in overtime
- Norfolk State survives second-half lull, hangs on to first place in the MEAC with win over Coppin State
- William & Mary doesn’t let big lead get away this time, prevails at Drexel
- North Texas’ sizzling start sends Old Dominion men to third consecutive loss
- Saturday’s national college basketball roundup: No. 2 Auburn handles No. 12 Kentucky for 15th straight victory
Davidson wins 15th straight in 69-66 win over Fordham Charlotte Observer
Fayetteville Observer
- Wake Forest’s court-storming blowout sends UNC into reality-check mode
- How Duke basketball channeled a local NHL team in win over Syracuse
Columbia The State
- South Carolina heats up at right time in win over last-place Georgia. What we learned
- Snowy scenes from Colonial Life Arena, Williams-Brice Stadium and other USC landmarks
- Clemson hosts Pitt this weekend. Here are three keys to the game
- Ivy League running back transfer considering South Carolina as decision looms
- Jake Bentley’s next move? It looks like he’s getting into coaching
Charleston Post and Courier
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Bradley: Bennett is staying. Daniels is leaving. The debate will never cease
- How Georgia Tech has ended up in last place in ACC
- Bulldogs give up 24-0 run in eighth consecutive loss
- Shooting woes send Georgia State to fifth consecutive loss
The Associated Press
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Today in sports history: Jan. 23
- Sports events on the air for Sunday, Jan. 23
- Bengals, 49ers stun top seeds to make conference title games
- Gould’s FG on final play gives 49ers 13-10 upset of Packers
- Rodgers enters uncertain offseason after short postseason
- Titans waste top seed again with Henry’s return not enough
- McPherson FG as time expires lifts Bengals past Titans 19-16
- SB champs activate Leonard Fournette from IR to face Rams
- New Orleans puts home win streak on the line against Indiana
Canes have Devil of a time in New Jersey: Five takeaways from Carolina’s road loss Raleigh News & Observer
Charlotte Observer
- Expect the Carolina Panthers to go hard after Deshaun Watson again
- What midseason grades would the Hornets give themselves? We asked, they answered
New York Times
- An Abrupt Ending for Aaron Rodgers Brings a Rush of Uncertainty
- What to Watch in Sunday’s N.F.L. Playoff Games
- N.F.L. Playoffs: Top-Seeded Titans, Packers Fall on Last-Play Field Goals
- Olympians Face a Daunting Final Qualifying Event: Staying Healthy
- At the Australian Open, Taylor Fritz Finally Breaks Through
- A Grand Slam Streak Without (Yet) a Quarterfinal
- China’s Games: How Xi Jinping Is Staging the Olympics on His Terms
Washington Post
- Aaron Rodgers and Packers bounced from playoffs by 49ers after fourth-quarter collapse
- Bengals advance to AFC title game for first time since 1989 with dramatic win over Titans
- At snowy Lambeau Field, the heavyweight 49ers delivered an old-school lesson
- Capitals rally past Senators behind Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom
- Gary Russell Jr.’s nearly seven-year championship reign comes to an end in Atlantic City
- How NFL defenses have forced the game’s best quarterbacks to change their deep-ball approach
- Patrick Ewing hasn’t thrown in the towel, but Georgetown looks like it has bottomed out
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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