Day: February 27, 2018

Berry, Pinson play final home game for North Carolina (Sports Betting News)Berry, Pinson play final home game for North Carolina (Sports Betting News)

North Carolina has had quite a bit to celebrate this month and there will be more of a celebration of some sort Tuesday night at the Smith Center. It’s the final home game for the No. 9 Tar Heels, who face Miami. “Senior Day will be awfully important,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.

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Arkansas goes for another home upset vs. No. 14 Auburn (Sports Betting News)Arkansas goes for another home upset vs. No. 14 Auburn (Sports Betting News)

Arkansas has a chance to make school history when No. 14 Auburn visits Bud Walton Arena for Senior Night on Tuesday with chance to secure at least a piece of the SEC regular-season crown. The Razorbacks will be looking for their fourth win over a ranked opponent at home this season while adding another accomplishment to its NCAA Tournament resume. Arkansas already took down Minnesota when it was ranked 14th earlier in the season, Tennessee and Texas A&M. An upset of Auburn on Tuesday would give the Razorbacks four home wins over ranked teams for the first time in program history.

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Michigan State says Bridges’ family had dinner with agent (Sports Betting News)Michigan State says Bridges’ family had dinner with agent (Sports Betting News)

Wisconsin's Ethan Happ, right, bumps up against Michigan State's Nick Ward, center, and Miles Bridges, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Michigan State says its compliance office discovered that Miles Bridges’ family had dinner with an agent last winter without his knowledge, committing an NCAA violation. The school says the finding Friday made Bridges ineligible, leading it to apply for reinstatement, which was granted the next day by the NCAA. The second-ranked Spartans are the top-seeded team in this week’s Big Ten tournament in New York, hoping to improve their NCAA Tournament positioning and secure a bid to the opening-round games at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

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