Basketball
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Texas jumps to No. 2 behind UConn in women’s AP Top 25 after beating South Carolina and UCLA
Texas moved up to No. 2 behind UConn in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday after beating two top teams in a Thanksgiving tournament.
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No. 17 Vols upset No. 3 Houston to advance in Players Era event
Tennessee's successful 2024-25 basketball season ended with a thud, as the Volunteers were no match for Houston in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament.
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Vols rout Rutgers in opening Players Era Festival contest
Tennessee played its first basketball game of the season away from the Food City Center on Monday afternoon, and it was also the first game for the Volunteers against another power conference foe.
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Arizona jumps to No. 2 behind Purdue in AP Top 25, Alabama into top 10; Kansas falls out of rankings
Purdue remained at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while Arizona jumped to No. 2 to continue its opening-month rise after another impressive win against a ranked opponent.
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UConn’s narrow victory keeps Huskies No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas next
UConn passed its first test of the season to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday.
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Vols rout Owls for 4-0 start; Estrella injures knee
Forwards Nate Ament and Felix Okpara dominated from the floor and on the glass Monday night as No. 20 Tennessee improved to 4-0 with a rout of Rice inside the Food City Center.
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Purdue reclaims No. 1 from Houston in AP Top 25, Louisville and Illinois jump into top 10
Purdue moved back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday ahead of Houston, which spent a single week there after leapfrogging the Boilermakers.
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Michigan and TCU climb into top 10 of women’s AP Top 25 after big wins over ranked opponents
Michigan and TCU vaulted into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday after big victories over ranked opponents.
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No. 1 Houston leapfrogs Purdue in AP Top 25 despite fewer first-place votes; Arizona up to No. 5
The first regular-season AP Top 25 is typically an overhaul from the preseason poll as voters get a better sense how good teams might actually be.
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Brown, Henderson joining Ament as freshman contributors for Vols
When Tennessee was bounced by Houston in the Elite Eight of the NCAA basketball tournament earlier this year, the Volunteers had three players who logged more than 32 minutes and two more who played at least 28.
