Basketball
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Pierre, Jones help No. 9 NC State hang on to beat No. 8 Tennessee in opener for both teams
Khamil Pierre made the go-ahead layup in the final minute and Zamareya Jones hit two key free throws with 1.9 seconds left to help No. 9 N.C. State beat No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.

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Mocs open season with resounding win at home
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball has always been a known brand, but the program hadn't had a shining moment. At least not recently.

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UTC women open basketball season with solid home win
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team got its 2025-26 season off to a solid start with an 82-34 win over Division II King University on Education Day at McKenzie Arena.

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NBA coach, player charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Thursday brought another reminder of the vulnerability of the growing, multibillion-dollar legal sports-betting industry in the United States.

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NBA rosters feature a record 135 international players. And more things to know entering season
Basketball keeps getting more global.

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Purdue’s Smith earns unanimous AP preseason All-America honors, joined by Texas Tech’s Toppin
Braden Smith played with Zach Edey in the 2024 national championship game and followed his large footsteps by becoming an All-American last season.

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5-at-10: Vacation musts, Coach Cal’s rant, Kiper’s first Big Board, MLB’s home-team woes
So when the 5-at-10 clan heads to the coast, there are a few certainties.

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UConn tops women’s preseason AP Top 25 ahead of South Carolina, UCLA; SEC has 5 teams in top 10
Defending champion UConn picked up where it left off as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll released Tuesday.

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Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ Florida
Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time.

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Guard Ruby Whitehorn back with the Lady Vols after suspension for August arrest
Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell said Tuesday that fourth-year guard Ruby Whitehorn is back with the team after serving a suspension over an August arrest that led to her pleading guilty to a pair of misdemeanors.
