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Strength-sapping defense fuels No. 6 Houston's 13-game winning streak
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Javon Small gestured and yelled for a teammate — any teammate — to get open closer to the basket. When that didn’t work, the Big 12's leading scorer forced up a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired. Clank. ...
Alabama A&M plays Bethune-Cookman for conference showdown
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (12-7, 5-2 SWAC) at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-13, 3-4 SWAC) Daytona Beach, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SWAC foes Bethune-Cookman and Alabama A&M square off on Thursday. The Wildcats have gone 4-1 at home....
Barker leads No. 22 Alabama against No. 12 Kentucky after 36-point outing
Alabama Crimson Tide (17-4, 4-3 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 SEC) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Alabama plays No. 12 Kentucky after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 36 points in Alabama's 66-64 loss to the Vanderbilt...
Walker leads South Alabama against UL Monroe after 20-point outing
South Alabama Jaguars (4-15, 0-8 Sun Belt) at UL Monroe Warhawks (8-11, 4-4 Sun Belt) Monroe, Louisiana; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama visits UL Monroe after Amyria Walker scored 20 points in South Alabama's 82-71 loss to the Arkansas State Red...
Wade leads Queens (NC) against North Alabama after 27-point game
Queens (NC) Royals (7-12, 1-7 ASUN) at North Alabama Lions (9-10, 4-4 ASUN) Florence, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens (NC) visits North Alabama after Aylesha Wade scored 27 points in Queens (NC)'s 83-76 loss to the Jacksonville Dolphins. ...
South Alabama hosts Young and UL Monroe
UL Monroe Warhawks (5-17, 1-8 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars (14-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) Mobile, Alabama; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaguars -15; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe faces South Alabama after Coltie Young scored 27...
Chris Youngblood scores 23 to lead No. 4 Alabama over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15...
Berman's 13 points lead Queens over North Alabama 75-67
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Yoav Berman scored 13 points as Queens beat North Alabama 75-67 on Wednesday night. Berman shot 2 for 6 from beyond the arc and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Royals (13-9, 6-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). Leo Colimerio scored 11 points and added seven...
With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers. The result is “The Alabama Solution,” which premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park...
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet another setback...
