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Jake Dickert, the new coach at Wake Forest, focuses on talent evaluation, discipline, and student-athlete development to maintain the team's competitiveness.

Purdue and reigning national player of the year Zach Edey will open the Maui Invitational in November against Gonzaga.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who won the Heisman in 2007, was also elected to the hall by the National Football Foundation.

College football coaches trying to prepare their teams for a season in doubt are coping with a formidable opponent: uncertainty.

Leading No. 17 Syracuse by just one point at halftime, the Ducks broke open the game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Orange 31-16 en route to a convincing 81-64 win.

Clemson could lose before the College Football Playoff. It is possible. The top-ranked Tigers will play 10 more regular-season games and presumably the ACC championship game.

Creating open shots through the high post and kick-outs off drives, Baylor set a school NCAA Tournament record with 16 3-pointers to beat Syracuse 78-68 in the West Region.

Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State open the NCAA Tournament as trendy upset picks.

Williamson was electrifying, breaking a 66-year-old ACC Tournament record by going 13 of 13 from the field and scoring 29 points to propel No. 5 Duke over Syracuse 84-72.

Gonzaga remained at No. 1 after extending the nation's longest winning streak to 20 games. Virginia stayed at No. 2 after winning both its games last week.