6-Player Basketball: Louisiana-Lafayette Didn’t Invent It

A 6-on-6 game during the 1959-60 season between Iowa's Nevada and Ballard high schools. (From the "I Player 6 on 6 basketball in Iowa" Facebook page)

During the final 21 seconds of overtime in last night’s Sun Belt Conference showdown between Louisiana-Lafayette and Western Kentucky, the Ragin’ Cajuns played with 6 players on the court. The 6-man Cajuns scored the game winning bucket with 3.6 seconds, though the play they ran didn’t take advantage of the power play.

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Black Friday Alternative: LSU-Arkansas Preview and the Complete College Football TV Schedule for Friday, Nov 25th

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If the idea of battling throngs of coffee-fueled shoppers just to get that incredible deal on a comforter set or bargain-basement laptop makes you feel like slamming your TV-remote hand in a car door over and over, then you will find this guide to this year’s Black Friday (November 25th) college football action worthwhile.

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This Week’s College Football TV Schedule and Point Spreads

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Week 11 of college football is upon us. Last week we saw Michigan lose again, Cincinnati escape an upset from Pittsburgh, Arkansas roll over South Carolina, and LSU pull a 9-6 win over Alabama.

This week we have some more great top 25 action, the highlights of which are broken down here by Robert Crowe. We also encourage you to indulge your college football love with a fun weekly fantasy college football challenge at Daily Joust.

Settle down, relax, and get ready for another great weekend of college football.

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College Football TV Schedule and Point Spreads for Week 10

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Week 10 of college football is upon us, bringing yet another exciting week of Saturday action. Last week we saw Nebraska dominate Michigan State, Missouri upset Texas A&M in overtime, Oklahoma beat up on Kansas State, and Stanford beat USC in this season’s best game of the season.

This week we have some more great top 25 action, with the best of the best being, of course, the LSU-Alabama showdown on Saturday night. So settle down, relax, and get ready for another great weekend of college football.

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Michigan Wolverines vs. #12 Iowa Hawkeyes Preview and Prediction

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After suffering a crushing 26-20 overtime loss to their in-state and Big 10 rival Michigan State last week in, the now unranked Michigan Wolverines face the undefeated and #12th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City this weekend.

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Big Ten Preseason Poll Released | Purdue First, Indiana Last

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big tenThe sixth-annual Unauthorized Big Ten Basketball Writers Preview Poll was released over the weekend.

Purdue was picked to finish first and the recently punched-in-the-balls by Kelvin Sampson IU program was selected to finish dead last in the Big Ten.

Here are the results (first place votes are in parenthesis):

1. Purdue (10)

2. Michigan State (5)

3. Wisconsin

4. Ohio State

5. Minnesota

6. Illinois

7. Penn State

8. Michigan

T9. Iowa

T9. Northwestern

11. Indiana

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