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Bobby Durkin. Remember that name. Minnesota's Durkin drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer to stun Cincinnati sixty-three to sixty-one, capping a furious comeback. Kyan Evans carried the Gophers all night with twenty-six points and ten rebounds, but it was that final shot that turned the lights out on the Bearcats.
Over in the NBA, James Harden is making noise in Cleveland, reaching what one outlet called DEFCON one in the Cavaliers' win over Charlotte. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis put on a vintage performance for Washington, dropping thirty points in the first half alone against Detroit, joining an exclusive group of Wizards players to hit that mark before halftime. Two big men, two massive nights.
And on the college football side, Houston sits at seven and two with the College Football Playoff flickering on the horizon, but those losses to Utah and Texas Tech make the math brutal. The Cougars need to win out and hope the committee notices. Ten wins won't guarantee anything, but it forces the conversation. Colorado, meanwhile, keeps clawing for relevance in what's become a genuinely chaotic Big Twelve race.
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