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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Jakob Poeltl had 21 points and nine rebounds to power Utah past California 73-64 on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

January 28, 2016 1:41:am EST

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Brandon Sherrod made all nine of his field-goal attempts and scored 24 on Friday night to help Yale win back-to-back games against Brown and six straight overall, 90-66. Continue to Article

January 22, 2016 10:31:pm EST

There are bound to be more difficult days for Cal basketball during Tyrone Wallace’s absence, but the Bears didn’t seem to miss their leading scorer and playmaker Thursday night in their first outing without him against Arizona State. Freshmen forwards Ivan Rabb and Jaylen Brown picked pun the slack for the fallen senior who is out 4-6 weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand in practice. Continue to Article

January 22, 2016 12:04:am EST

Slipping to the fringes of Pac-12 title contention is now the least of Cal's problems.  The Bears sustained a key injury that could jeopardize their chances to even make the NCAA tournament. Senior point guard Tyrone Wallace, Cal's leader in points and assists this season, will miss four to six weeks with a broken bone in his right wrist, the school announced Tuesday. Wallace was averaging 15.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. In the absence of Wallace, junior Sam Singer will likely enter the starting lineup and seldom-used sophomore Brandon Chauca will probably ascend to the primary backup role. Singer is a steady pass-first point guard, but he isn't nearly the dynamic scorer or playmaker that Wallace is. The absence of Wallace comes at a time when Cal is already struggling to live up to preseason expectations. The Bears began the season in the top 15 in the AP poll after adding McDonald's All-Americans Ivan Rabb and Jaylen Brown to a talented returning nucleus. Both Rabb and Brown have enjoyed solid debut seasons, yet Cal (12-6, 2-3) has lost six of its seven games away from home with the lone victory coming by just a single point at middling Wyoming.  Defense and rebounding have been among Cal's strengths, but the Bears play at a modest pace and often struggle to score against set defenses. The injury to Wallace could make that weakness even more glaring since he's the Bears' best playmaker in late-clock situations.   - - - - - - - Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @JeffEisenberg Continue to Article

January 19, 2016 6:49:pm EST