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A pair of nationally ranked GPAC men's basketball teams delivered the kind of game you'd expect Wednesday night at the Stewart Center.

By Ladd Biro Contributing writer The following is an exerpt from Biro's weekly 4th and Long column.

Trent Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in physical education after starring on the basketball court at Boise State, but LSU's second-year coach also knows a little about history.

A few Dayton fans left early. The majority sat in stunned silence. Towson, which was picked to finish ninth in the 12-team Colonial Athletic Association, built an astonishing 18-point lead with 9:30 to go, and probably no one in the crowd of 12,730 sensed that a comeback was in the works.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. DAYTON, Ohio - Chris Wright scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Dayton overcame an 18-point deficit to beat Towson 74-69 on Saturday.

The University of Dayton Flyers return to UD Arena to host the Towson Tigers on Saturday from Tom Blackburn Court beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

Perhaps, Potomac Falls High cross country coach Dolph Null never should have been concerned about the focus of his boys' and girls' teams going into last week's Virginia State AA championships.

USC HOSTED ITS LARGEST group of prospects this season for the Florida game with approximately 100 recruits in the stands.

Trent Johnson, the 2008-09 SEC Coach of the Year,A might be making an early case for a repeat with the returns from the NIT South Region.

Chris Johnson tossed in 19 points and freshman post Markus Yarbrough added 11 off the bench to lead Kilgore College past Ranger, 63-52, Saturday in the finale of the Comfort Suites Basketball Classic at Masters Gymnasium.

The coolness of fall may give way to a cold basketball winter for area men's programs.

When we last saw LSU on a basketball court, the Tigers had put a scare into the best team in college basketball in its home state.

At 6 feet 4 inches, Marcus Thornton probably wears about a size 12 or 13 shoe. His metaphorical "shoes," however, after graduating and taking his 21.1 points per game with him, seem Shaq-sized. Tiger senior forward Tasmin Mitchell seems the logical heir filling a significant portion of Thornton's void.

The Tigers will open the season as the No. 4 team in the country. DWU has spent most of the last three seasons in the Top 25, with its previous best being last season's No.

Trent Johnson inherited a quite favorable situation last year in his first year as head coach of the LSU Tigers.

BATON ROUGE - There won't be a sophomore jinx, but there will be some seconds of reality.

Originally published September 29, 2009 at 8:48 a.m., updated September 29, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. South San Antonio vs.

The second-ranked Hamilton Southeastern High School boys tennis team hasn't won a conference championship in more than a decade but enters Friday and Saturday's Hoosier Crossroads Conference as a heavy favorite after losing a single point all season.

Outlook: Juniors Thomas Kostelak and Phil Vernimb were scorers last fall for the Mountaineers, who always seem to put a competitive squad together.

Richmond caretaker coach Jade Rawlings says he hopes Ben Cousins remains with the Tigers beyond this season.