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Shareef O'Neal, son of Shaquille O'Neal, transferring to LSU

Shareef O'Neal is following his Hall of Fame father's path and will transfer to LSU, he told Sports Illustrated. Shareef O'Neal played in 13 games for UCLA this season before announcing last month that he would be transferring out of the program. O'Neal, the No. 32 recruit in the ESPN 100 for the 2018 class, was averaging 2.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 10.2 minutes. The 6-foot-9 O'Neal sat out his first season at UCLA after being diagnosed with a right anomalous coronary artery and undergoing open-heart surgery to correct the issue. He was cleared to return to the court last March.

Shaquille O'Neal, a 2016 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, played for the Tigers from 1989 to 1992. He was the Associated Press' men's college basketball player of the year in 1991, and his No. 33 was retired by the school. Shareef O'Neal could literally be in his father's shadow at times at LSU, as the school installed a statue of Shaq dunking outside its men's basketball practice facility in 2011.

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'You can't ignore it': Inside Tyson Fury's audacious fashion sense
Tyson Fury is a 6-foot-9, 250-pound fashion plate who makes a sartorial splash whether he's walking into a boxing ring or a news conference.
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Tamika Catchings, Lauren Jackson headline Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class​

Here is a look at the inductees:

• Jackson is a three-time WNBA MVP (2003, '07, '10) who was the No. 1 draft pick in 2001 by Seattle and won league championships with the Storm in 2004 and 2010. She also was a stalwart with the Australian national team, winning three silver medals and one bronze at the Olympics.
• Catchings was the WNBA MVP in 2011 and led the Indiana Fever to the league title in 2012. She was a four-time Olympic gold medalist with the United States and won the 1998 NCAA championship with Tennessee. She is currently the general manager of the Fever.
• Cash won WNBA titles with Detroit in 2003 and '06 and with Seattle in 2010. She was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and won two NCAA championships with UConn.
• Brock won three national championships at Delta State in the 1970s in the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) era.
• Callan has been USA Basketball's women's national team director since 1996, helping guide the Americans to six consecutive Olympic gold medals.
• Donohoe was vice president of NCAA Division I women's basketball from 2003 to '12 and director of the NCAA tournament from 1999 to 2002.
• Stiff is ESPN's vice president for programming and acquisitions, with an emphasis on NCAA women's basketball, the WNBA and other women's sports. She helped launch Jimmy V Week and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

 

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College Basketball Power Rankings: Maryland moving in the right direction

The Terrapins would have been at a disadvantage had they lost at Michigan State on Saturday night, but with the win, they're in the driver's seat moving forward. It's clear that Penn State only one game back of the Terps has an easier finishing stretch, and the Nittany Lions also own the tiebreaker. Maryland hasn't lost at home all season, but the three remaining road games are difficult: versus Ohio State, Minnesota and Rutgers. Remember, the Scarlet Knights are 17-0 at the RAC this season. The key will be getting a consistent third option behind Cowan and Smith. Darryl Morsell has played well in recent weeks, including 18 points at Illinois, while Eric Ayala had some big first-half buckets against Michigan State.

#7 Maryland (21-4)

#1: Baylor (23-1)
#2: Gonzaga (26-1)
#3: San Diego State (26-0)
#4: Kansas (22-3)
#5: Duke (22-3)


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Preseason SP+ college football rankings: Alabama back at No. 1

TEAM	PROJ. SP+	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
1. Alabama	30.9	46.1 (1)	15.2 (8)
2. Ohio St.	29.7	44.2 (3)	14.5 (5)
3. Clemson	27.0	43.4 (4)	16.4 (13)
4. Georgia	25.8	32.3 (33)	6.4 (1)
5. Penn St.	23.8	39.0 (11)	15.3 (11)
6. LSU	23.4	41.9 (5)	18.6 (23)
7. Florida	23.1	37.6 (12)	14.5 (6)
8. Oklahoma	22.6	44.9 (2)	22.3 (36)
9. Wisconsin	21.6	36.0 (17)	14.3 (4)
10. Texas A&M	20.5	37.0 (15)	16.5 (15)

11. Auburn	20.3	34.5 (21)	14.2 (3)
12. Notre Dame	18.5	37.6 (13)	19.1 (24)
13. Oregon	18.1	29.8 (51)	11.8 (2)
14. Texas	17.0	40.3 (7)	23.3 (42)
15. USC	16.1	39.6 (9)	23.6 (43)
16. Michigan	16.1	32.4 (31)	16.4 (14)
17. N. Carolina	16.0	39.7 (8)	23.7 (44)
18. UCF	14.8	34.1 (26)	19.3 (26)
19. Tennessee	14.7	29.5 (56)	14.8 (7)
20. Minnesota	13.9	40.8 (6)	26.9 (58)
21. Oklahoma St.	12.9	35.5 (18)	22.6 (38)
22. Memphis	12.8	36.7 (16)	24.0 (46)
23. Miami	12.6	27.9 (63)	15.2 (9)
24. Washington	12.6	27.9 (62)	15.2 (10)
25. Nebraska	12.5	39.2 (10)	26.7 (55)

 

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No. 1 Baylor, No. 3 Kansas top AP poll before showdown
Baylor and Kansas just keep winning, setting up a monumental showdown Saturday between the top-ranked Bears and No. 3 Jayhawks that could help decide not only the Big 12 title but the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA tournament.

UConn's top-five streak ends in AP women's basketball poll

 

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ACC: Student-athletes should be allowed one-time transfer exemption

UNC's Roy Williams after another close loss: You can either compete or 'curl up and start crying'

 

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Boxing insiders scout Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury II


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Notre Dame stages major comeback, beats North Carolina 77-76
North Carolina: The ACC cellar-dwelling Tar Heels continued to careen toward potentially their first losing record since 2001-02, when they were 8-20 during the middle season of ex-ND coach Matt Doherty's three-year tenure. With five regular-season games left, they'll have to win all of those and win at least twice in the ACC Tourney to avoid a sub-.500 fate.

UNC's Roy Williams after another close loss: You can either compete or 'curl up and start crying'
North Carolina (10-16, 3-12) blew a 15-point lead to the Irish and has lost three of its past four games on last-second shots. North Carolina is 1-6 in games decided by three points or fewer this season, and that's tied for the most such losses in Division I this season.

 

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No. 1 Baylor beats Oklahoma for Big 12-record 23rd consecutive win
Led by Jared Butler's 22 points, the Bears broke a tie with Kansas, which won 22 straight during the 1996-97 season. The Sooners were hosting a No. 1 team for the first time in 23 years.

The current AP top 5 is a combined 65-1 since Jan. 1, with the lone loss coming from Kansas against Baylor.

Top-5
No.1 Baylor
No.2: Gonzaga
No,3: Kansas
No.4: San Diego State
No.5: Dayton
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Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury trade shoves, insults at final presser
Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs), 34, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs), 31, of England

Wilder-Fury II has trilogy rematch clause - Warren
"The loser has 30 days to call on the rematch and that has to be accepted,"

Bradley's breakdown: Who has the edge in Wilder vs. Fury II?

 

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Baylor's Kim Mulkey fastest Division I coach to 600 career wins
57-year-old Mulkey, who has three national championships in her 20 seasons at Baylor, now has a 600-100 record and an average of 30 wins per season.

 

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The NCAA tournament will be here soon enough -- are you ready?
How to fill out the NCAA tournament bracket if you had to do it today

*Baylor leads combined men's and women's college basketball rankings

 

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Dream acquire Sun's Courtney Williams in three-team trade

Mystics re-sign WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman

 

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Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury trade shoves, insults at final presser

 

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The NCAA tournament will be here soon enough -- are you ready?

This is not a drill. I repeat. Not. A. Drill. You wouldn't start prepping for the SAT the day before the exam, would you? How about making Valentine's Day reservations the night of the 14th? Or run for the first time in months and expect to complete a marathon later that week? No. No you wouldn't. So why would you wait until the excitement of Selection Sunday to start thinking about your bracket? If you don't like success, then by all means. But if you want a fighting chance, it helps to prepare, and with the countdown clock at one month, now is as good a time as any.

 

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Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25: LSU loses ground, Clemson still No. 1
The four College Football Playoff teams Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma continued to get even better with top-10 ranked recruiting classes.

Which college football players could stand out at the 2021 NFL combine
The 2020 NFL scouting combine begins Sunday, which means we're about a year away from Trevor Time.
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