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Arkansas basketball moves down in AP Top 25

Arkansas moved down in the latest AP Poll. Ethan Doan The Arkansas basketball team saw downward movement to No. 18 in the first regular season update of the AP Top 25 poll. Arkansas — which was ranked 16th prior to Monday's update — split both of its games last week, as the Razorbacks defeated Lipscomb in the season-opener (76-60) but dropped a hard-fought loss to now-No.

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Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns

Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods, while Gonzaga and Auburn cracked the top five after impressive opening-week wins and St. John's led by Rick Pitino joined the rankings. The Jayhawks received 44 of 62 first-place votes after a home win against North Carolina, a game that saw Kansas blow a 20-point lead but hold on for a 92-89 win. Mark Few's Zags moved up two spots to No. 4 after blowing out then-No. 8 Baylor to open the season, then pushing past Arizona State.

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Tommy Freeman vows England will take the fight to ‘human’ South Africa

  • ‘We are going to go properly after them,’ insists wing
  • Springboks are world champions but ‘not unbeatable’

The England wing Tommy Freeman has insisted that all-conquering South Africa are only human and vowed Steve Borthwick’s side will take the fight to the Springboks on Saturday.

After four straight defeats and six in seven against tier-one opposition, England face the daunting task of welcoming the back-to-back world champions to Twickenham. England’s last-gasp defeat by Australia saw Borthwick’s side slip to seventh in the world rankings while the Springboks returned to the summit after their 32-15 win over Scotland.

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