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Fourteen young men sat in chairs at midcourt, smiling, relaxed, dressed in sharp new uniforms and enjoying a rare day off during the dog days of college basketball.

The question fired up a hot topic during Thursday's Conference USA men's basketball teleconference call.

EL PASO, Texas , Jan. 12 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston men's basketball team returns to action at 8:05 p.m. , Wednesday, when it meets Conference USA rival UTEP inside the Don Haskins Center.

Houston , March 9 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston junior guards and were named to All-Conference USA Teams, as selected by the league's 12 head coaches and members of the media.

The Web site created the list to recognize undrafted college seniors in this year's talent pool to show how much times have changed in the NBA.

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A bill with nearly $800 million for Fort Bliss projects passed the U.S. House Armed Services Committee early Wednesday morning.

A San Antonio judge presiding over the misconduct trial of the top judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will use his home court.

Texas closer Frank Francisco threw seven of nine pitches for strikes while retiring all three batters he faced in a rehab appearance Thursday night.

Stefon Jackson rapidly is learning the meaning of that old basketball cliche -- have jump shot, will travel.

What the 76ers are looking for in the June 25 NBA draft is not a mystery: some backcourt help.

A number of college stars gathered at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for a pre-draft workout with the Sixers.

The Philadelphia 76ers will work out five NBA draft prospects on Friday morning at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, the team's practice facility.

As we reported in Tuesday's Daily News, the Sixers are scheduled to host their first set of prospects in advance of the June 25 NBA draft on Friday.