An 89-87 win in the Maui Invitational championship game over previously-undefeated Duke on Thanksgiving Eve put Gonzaga atop this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll (released on Nov. 26). This is the university’s the third time at No. 1 in its history, following stints atop the poll in 2016-17, when they reached the national title […]
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The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0, 7-0 SEC) wrap up their 2018 home schedule against the Auburn Tigers (7-4, 3-4) in the annual Iron Bowl (Nov. 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS). Alabama’s only loss last season came against Auburn, a 26-14 decision Nov. 25, 2017. The Tigers complete their season and await […]
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The Duke Blue Devils, behind star freshmen RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish, jumped from fourth to first on the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday, Nov. 12 in the first regular-season poll, leapfrogging Kansas at the top after a blowout 34-point win against then-No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic to open […]
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Two of the nation’s top teams meet as undefeated Notre Dame (10-0) hosts Syracuse (8-2, 5-2 ACC) (Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m. on NBC) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York. Following an injury that caused him to sit out the 42-13 win over Florida State, Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book is expected to […]
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The State Farm Champions Classic will be college basketball’s opening night, bringing top teams Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Nov. 6. On ESPN, it’s a battle of the blue bloods that will feature Michigan State against Kansas at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Duke facing Kentucky […]
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The nation’s top team Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) heads into Death Valley for a match against the LSU Tigers (7-1, 4-1) (Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS). The Crimson Tide have won seven straight against the Tigers, a run that began with Alabama’s 21-0 shutout of LSU in the 2011 BCS […]
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A crucial battle in the SEC sees old rivals duel as the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs play the No. 9 Florida Gators in Jacksonville, Florida (Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS). The last time these clubs met while both ranked in the top-10 was in 2008, when the Gators notched a 49-10 victory […]
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ESPN will air the only matchup of undefeated teams this week when the NC State Wolfpack and Clemson Tigers face off (Oct. 20 at 3:30 p.m. ET). NC State will be trying to reverse history, as they are winless at Clemson since 2002, including an overtime loss in 2016, and have just one victory against […]
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The Final 4 for 2018 are officially set in Major League Baseball. Now it’s time to predict what will occur in the coming week. The person(s) who earns the most points will receive a special mention in the Programming Insider newsletter. The deadline for predictions is when NLCS Game 1 starts on Friday, October 11 […]