Memphis' DeeDee and ECU's Devin Hagemann talk before every game. That might change on Saturday, when they'll face each other for the first time.

And, in the game of the night, on CBS Sports Network, Oregon State beat nationally ranked Gonzaga 97-89 in overtime. Relatively speaking, it was a slow day in the sport (except for another Florida coach being accused of wrongdoing in a Title IX complaint).

The comments came as the state legislature is discussing expansive school choice voucher legislation in a special session.

Whittling it down to only a top 15 is inevitably a fraught endeavor that will end with great players getting snubbed. But for the purposes of this exercise, we looked for players who have been clear difference makers for successful teams,

Memphis football, which competes with Power Four schools for local high school recruits, sometimes benefits from area players who want to come home.

The top five spots in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll remain unchanged, with Auburn still the unanimous No. 1 selection, while St. John's and Memphis made the biggest moves forward after each climbed five spots.

Two more Tennessee students have died by gunfire in a state that has recently invested hundreds of millions of dollars to fortify schools — and done little to restrict gun access.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

He was a star for Fairley and then for Germantown who was the No. 9 player in Tennessee when he committed to Michigan out of high school. Jones' arrival will be a welcome sight for a Memphis ...

T hree of the top six NBA teams will be in action in an NBA on TNT Thursday doubleheader on January 30. The East-leading Cavaliers (38-9) will host the Hawks (22-25) at 7 p.m. ET,

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.