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SPORTS
On the move
NFL approves Rams’ return
to Los Angeles » Page 31
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Hoops
TIME
Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield (24) blocks a
shot by Kansas State guard Kamau Stokes
during a Jan. 9 game. Hield is considered one
of the top players this year.
SUE OGROCKI/AP
LSU freshman
Ben Simmons is
worth watching.
MATT STAMEY,
THE GAINESVILLE SUN/AP
Now that the college football season is over,
it’s time to shine the spotlight on basketball
I
t’s basketball’s turn to be the focal point of college athletics.
No more fields of 100 yards. It’s now courts of 94 feet.
The only thing basketball and football have in common is a three-point field goal.
The 2015-16 season has been underway for two months and if you’re attention was elsewhere, here’s a quick
look at what you missed and what you can expect for the next two months as we head to Houston for the Final Four.
No. 1s
BY JIM O’CONNELL
Associated Press
North Carolina started on
top and was there until losing
at Northern Iowa (Yep. The
same school that sent Kansas
home in the second round of the
NCAA Tournament in 2010). Kentucky
took over the top spot, which it
held all last season. The Wildcats lost at
UCLA and Michigan State moved to No.
1. The Spartans lost at Iowa and that allowed
Kansas to move to top of the poll.
The Jayhawks’ two-week run will probably
be over this week after Tuesday’s
loss to West Virginia.
Unbeatens
There are only two schools left with a
‘0’ on the right-hand side of the record.
No. 10 SMU (15-0) and No. 19 South
Carolina (15-0) have both avoided taking
a loss this season.
SEE TIME ON PAGE 27
Inside: No. 11 West Virginia takes down top-ranked Kansas, Page 28
Cavaliers stretch win streak to 8
NBA, Page 25
Hurricanes get past Penguins in overtime
NHL, Page 26