Mary Help of Christians School student Armando J. Benavides III donated 100 new basketballs to Memorial Middle School and J.C. Martin Elementary School.

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BOTTOM LINE: Clemson hosts Wake Forest trying to prolong its four-game home winning streak. The Tigers have gone 6-1 at home. Clemson is 0-1 in one-possession games. The Demon Deacons are 2-5 against ...

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BOTTOM LINE: Army hits the road against American aiming to extend its four-game road winning streak. The Eagles are 4-3 on their home court. American is 0-8 in games decided by 10 points or more. The ...

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Rice Owls (14-3, 4-0 AAC) at North Texas Mean Green (10-7, 4-1 AAC) Denton, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice will try to keep its four-game road win streak alive when the Owls take on ...

Army Black Knights (13-3, 4-1 Patriot) at American Eagles (4-12, 2-3 Patriot) Washington; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Army hits the road against American aiming to extend its four-game road ...

Kealey Simpson didn’t expect to make the fifth-grade basketball team when her cousins convinced her to try out. “My cousins had been playing, and they were like, ‘hey, you’re tall, you should play,’ ” ...