Big games by former Oscar Smith, Lake Taylor, Warhill and Catholic standouts mark the night in college basketball.

Ruby Whitehorn scored 20 points, Talaysia Cooper had a double-double and No. 15 Tennessee turned back Mississippi State 86-73 on Thursday night.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (14-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.

Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan and head coach Dave Canales have certainly been busy, being spotted on the sidelines together along with EVP Brandt Tillis at the Senior Bowl. While it's true that to some extent every prospect who matters will "meet" with every team around the league,

Mike Young picked up a milestone victory as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team beat Florida State 76-66 on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Florida. Young won his 400th game as a college head coach, including 299 victories in 17 seasons at Wofford and 101 wins in six seasons with the Hokies.

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Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night.

Tobi Lawal scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Jaden Schutt scored 16 points and Virginia Tech never trailed in beating Florida State 76-66 on Wednesday night.

Twice in the second half Miami got within four points of Virginia and twice McKneely answered with a 3-pointer. The second of those 3s gave the Cavaliers a 67-60 lead with 4 1/2 minutes to go. McKneely scored the next seven points for the Cavaliers and they led 74-64 with two minutes remaining.

Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.

Statewide leaders Anthony Wilson of Mississippi Power, Gov. Tate Reeves and Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum welcome Compass Datacenters to Meridian. The announcement brings the second of two $10 billion investments to the state in less than a year. (Photo Sarah Kirk)