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Women’s Roundup: Paris Nears Milestone in Sooners’ Victory
Courtney Paris scored 16 points and moved into second place on the program’s career scoring list Saturday as the fourth-ranked Sooners topped visiting California-Riverside.

Freshman May Give Penn a Lift It Needs
As a top high school basketball recruit, Zack Rosen ultimately settled on Penn as much for what it offered in the classroom as it did on the hardwood.

Davis upset in Providence coaching debut (AP)
Matt Janning scored 24 points on 10-14 shooting and Keno Davis was denied a win in his Providence debut as Northeastern beat the Friars 70-66 on Saturday night. Eugene Spates added 17 points for Northeastern (2-1), who handed Providence (0-1) its first season-opening loss since 1999. Poor shooting plagued Providence early as Northeastern erased an 8-point deficit to take a one-point lead into…

No. 14 Vols drop Chattanooga to open season

Crean a winner in Indiana coaching debut (AP)

Devan Dumes scored 21 points and freshman Verdell Jones added 18, helping Indiana open the Tom Crean era with an 83-65 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night. The Hoosiers won their 11th straight season opener, but few were as challenging as this one. With 14 new players on the roster, just four players with any Division I experience and only three taller than 6-foot-6, Hoosiers fans…

Men’s Roundup: Hansbrough Sits as North Carolina Handles Penn
Tyler Zeller scored a team-high 18 points Saturday and his fellow freshman Ed Davis had a double-double, helping host North Carolina beat Pennsylvania, 86-71.