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When fire threatened a California university, the school says it knew what to doTwo of the best programs in college basketball history collide in Las Vegas Tuesday night, as the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks battle the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils . The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET ( with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand . How to watch: Live streams of the Kansas vs. Duke game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial) , SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirecTV Stream (free trial) . For a limited time, FuboTV is offering $30 off the first month after the free trial period. With $30 offer, plans start at $49.99. #1 Kansas Jayhawks (5-0) vs. #11 Duke Blue Devils (4-1) Vegas Showdown matchup at a glance When: Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev. TV channel: ESPN Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) Kansas already has significant wins over then-No. 9 North Carolina (92-89) and Michigan State (92-89), along with three more victories all by double-digit points. Last time out, the Jayhawks rode a balanced offense and a 15-point, 15-rebound double-double from Hunter Dickinson to an 84-66 win over UNC-Wilmington last Tuesday night. Duke comes off its best win of the season over then-No. 17 Arizona last Friday night. That victory was another meaningful step between the Blue Devils and their lone loss to then-No. 19 Kentucky (77-72) earlier this month. Freshman guard Cooper Flagg has backed up the considerable hype by leading Duke in scoring (17.8), rebounding (8.8 rpg), assists (3.8 apg), blocks (1.8 bpg) and steals (1.8 spg). RECOMMENDED • pennlive .com How to watch #12 Duke vs. #17 Arizona basketball: Time, TV channel, FREE live stream Nov. 22, 2024, 6:30 p.m. How to watch #16 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas football: Time, TV channel, FREE live streams Nov. 23, 2024, 12:02 p.m. Kansas Jayhawks vs. Duke Blue Devils: Know your live streaming options FuboTV (free trial) - excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary; monthly rate after free trial starts at $49.99 after current $30 discount offer. SlingTV (low intro rate) - discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV DirecTV Stream (free trial) - not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the standard 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming. The Jayhawks and Blue Devils are set for a 9 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial) , DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate) .
Prep hoops: Season so far
Tayshawn Comer scores 18 to lead Evansville past Campbell 66-53THE DALLES — A new head coach, a positive outlook, and some new team members have bolstered The Dalles High’s 2024-25 swimming outlook this season. “I’ve been an assistant the last seven years, but this is my first year ever as a head coach,” said Coach Pat Shortt, whose staff includes assistant coaches Nate Timmons and Shea Macnab. “We have kind of a unique coaching philosophy with our staff and all three of us have an equal amount of input toward the team. So being head coach doesn’t really mean that much to me, but it’s unique having that title for the first time.” The Riverhawks started practice Nov. 18 at The Dalles Fitness and Court Club pool with hopes of a more successful season. Last season, the Riverhawks didn’t have any swimmers advance to the state swim meet, and that’s something that they’re hoping to change this year. The Riverhawks begin their 11-meet Special District 1 (SD1) 2024-2025 schedule with a season-opening event Dec. 7 at Redmond. The SD1 Class 4A/3A/2A/1A district meet is at Madras on Feb. 14-15. The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state meet is Feb. 21-22 at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton. The eight-member girls squad will be led by seniors Rowena Benjamin and Alaina Casady, who is competing in her first season ever on the Riverhawks’ swim team. The Riverhawks have six swimmers who are competing on the team for the first time. Casady is a talented runner who took second place in the Class 4A state cross country state meet Nov. 9. Timmons said: “All of these kids know how to swim, but some of them have never been on our team before. They’re all really fun to work with and we’re just kind of teaching them techniques to help them improve.” Sophomore Kaiya Doty will once again compete in two winter sports simultaneously, as she also is a member of the Riverhawks’ ski team. “Kaiya did really well last year on both the swim and ski teams, and obviously she’ll have a good chance to advance to state,” said Shortt. “The group of kids that we have are just fantastic and quite frankly that’s why Nate and Shae and I keep coming back year after year.” Other girls team members are freshman Adele Black, sophomores Riley Elliot and Lillen Vaught, and juniors Laura Black and Vicky Gonzalez. The boys team includes juniors Jesus Chavez, Everest Lenardson, Kaeyden Linker, Aiden Nunez, and Cruz Peral. The eight-member squad is rounded out by sophomores Maverick Varland, Rhett Loughmiller and Sawyer Dray. Shortt said: “I think Everest, Sawyer, and Maverick definitely have the potential to reach the state meet. Since we have such a large group, I think we’ll also have a good chance to qualify for state with our boys relay team. I think if we don’t have any individual state qualifiers, we’ll have a talented group of kids who could have a very good shot at making it to state in relays.”U.S. Bancorp announces quarterly dividends
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ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF coach Gus Malzahn is resigning after four seasons with the school. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the move, which will see Malzahn to leave to take the offensive coordinator job at Florida State. Malzahn previously worked with FSU coach Mike Norvell during their time at Tulsa under then-coach Todd Graham from 2007-08. The Knights ended a disappointing 4-8 season in which they lost eight of their last nine games, the longest losing streak since 2015. Malzahn, 59, was in the fourth year of a contract through 2028. His buyout, it is reported, would have been $13.75 million. He finished 27-25 at UCF but lost 16 of his last 22 games and was a dismal 4-14 in two seasons in the Big 12. After back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2021-22, the Knights went 6-7 in 2023 and 4-8 in 2024. This season started with high expectations as Malzahn made sweeping changes to the program. He retooled the strength and conditioning department and hired Ted Roof and Tim Harris Jr. as defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively. He also added nearly 50 new players to the roster, leaning heavily on the transfer market. UCF started by winning its first three games against New Hampshire, Sam Houston and a thrilling comeback at TCU, but offensive struggles saw the Knights tumble through a TBD-game losing streak to finish the season. Terry Mohajir hired Malzahn on Feb. 15, 2021, six days after he was hired to replace Danny White. The move came eight weeks after Malzahn had been fired at Auburn after eight seasons of coaching the Tigers. The two briefly worked together at Arkansas State in 2012 before Malzahn left for the Auburn job. “When he [Mohajir] offered the job, I was like, ‘I’m in.’ There wasn’t thinking about or talking about ...,” Malzahn said during his introductory press conference. “This will be one of the best programs in college football in a short time. This is a job that I plan on being here and building it.” UCF opened the 2021 season with non-conference wins over Boise State and Bethune-Cookman before traveling to Louisville on Sept. 17, where quarterback Dillon Gabriel suffered a fractured collarbone in the final minute of a 42-35 loss. Backup Mikey Keene would finish out the season as Gabriel announced his intention to transfer. The Knights would finish the season on the plus side by accepting a bid to join the Big 12 Conference in September and then by defeating Florida 29-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl. Malzahn struck transfer portal gold in the offseason when he signed former Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee. Plumlee, a two-sport star with the Rebels, helped guide UCF to the American Athletic Conference Championship in its final season. However, Plumlee’s injury forced the Knights to go with Keene and freshman Thomas Castellanos. The team finished with losses to Tulane in the conference championship and Duke in the Military Bowl. Plumlee would return in 2023 as UCF transitioned to the Big 12 but would go down with a knee injury in the final minute of the Knights’ 18-16 win at Boise State on Sept. 9. He would miss the next four games as backup Timmy McClain took over the team. Even on his return, Plumlee couldn’t help UCF, on a five-game losing streak to open conference play. The Knights got their first Big 12 win at Cincinnati on Nov. 4 and upset No. 15 Oklahoma State the following week, but the team still needed a win over Houston in the regular-season finale to secure a bowl bid for the eighth straight season. From the moment Malzahn stepped on campus, he prioritized recruiting, particularly in Central Florida. “We’re going to recruit like our hair’s on fire,” Malzahn said at the time. “We’re going to go after the best players in America and we’re not backing down to anybody.” From 2007 to 2020, UCF signed 10 four-star high school and junior college prospects. Eight four-star prospects were in the three recruiting classes signed under Malzahn. The 2024 recruiting class earned a composite ranking of 39 from 247Sports, the highest-ranked class in school history. The 2025 recruiting class is ranked No. 41 and has commitments from three four-star prospects. Malzahn has always leaned on the transfer market, signing 60 players over the past three seasons. Some have paid huge dividends, such as Javon Baker, Lee Hunter, Kobe Hudson, Tylan Grable, Bula Schmidt, Amari Kight, Marcellus Marshall, Trent Whittemore, Gage King, Ethan Barr, Deshawn Pace and Plumlee. Others haven’t been as successful, such as quarterback KJ Jefferson, who started the first five games of this season before being benched for poor performance. Jefferson’s struggles forced the Knights to play musical chairs at quarterback, with true freshman EJ Colson, redshirt sophomore Jacurri Brown and redshirt freshman Dylan Rizk all seeing action at one point or another this season. This season’s struggles led to several players utilizing the NCAA’s redshirt rule after four games, including starting slot receiver Xavier Townsend and kicker Colton Boomer, who have also entered the transfer portal. Defensive end Kaven Call posted a letter to Malzahn on Twitter in which he accused the UCF coaching staff of recently kicking him off the team when he requested to be redshirted. Get local news delivered to your inbox!