believed him capable of winning, but his promoter Eddie Hearn regardless maintained fighting Golovkin was the right thing to do.Peter Nelson [executive president of American t

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kentucky has already spent time at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 , while North Carolina got off to a strong start that had some calling the Tar Heels the nations best team.The two tradition-rich programs meet Saturday in Las Vegas to headline the week ahead in college basketball, one of three games that day featuring a pair of ranked teams.The No. 6 Wildcats (9-1) suffered their only loss to current No. 2 UCLA at home on Dec. 3, and their nine wins have all come by at least 21 points.Look, this team has a long way to go, Kentucky coach John Calipari said after Sundays 96-73 win against Hofstra in Brooklyn. Were young, we show it. Were talented. We do some good things in stretches and then we do some bad things in stretches.The No. 7 Tar Heels (10-1) have been in a tough stretch since losing junior point guard Joel Berry II to a sprained left ankle. UNCs offense hasnt run smoothly in two wins without Berry, including Sundays 73-71 home win against Tennessee after trailing by 15.(Whoevers) wearing a North Carolina uniforms got to play better, UNC coach Roy Williams said Sunday. But Ive got to do a better job of coaching because I look like Im talking to a brick wall.The game is part of the CBS Sports Classic, which also features UCLA and Ohio State. CBS announced Tuesday that the doubleheader featuring rotating matchups among the quartet has been renewed for three years, with next years event featuring Kentucky-UCLA and UNC-Ohio State matchups in New Orleans.HOOSIER STATE BATTLESWhile Kentucky and UNC head west, Saturdays other marquee games are both located at one venue in the Hoosier State.The Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis features four ranked in-state programs: No. 15 Purdue against No. 21 Notre Dame, along with No. 9 Indiana and No. 18 Butler at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.REIGNING CHAMPS STILL ON TOPVillanova remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, though its lead on the second-ranked Bruins shrank a bit with UCLA picking up a third first-place vote.The reigning NCAA champion Wildcats (10-0) host Temple on Tuesday night, then are off until hosting American on Dec. 21.CONFERENCE STRENGTHThe Atlantic Coast Conference continues to lead all leagues in ranked teams, with UNC and Notre Dame joined by four others: No. 5 Duke, No. 11 Louisville, No. 13 Virginia and No. 23 Florida State.Two other conferences have four teams each. The Big East has Villanova, Butler, No. 10 Creighton and No. 17 Xavier. The Pac-12 has UCLA, No. 19 Arizona, No. 22 Oregon and No. 24 USC.NEWCOMERSFSU was tied for No. 25 in the Week 3 poll after a 4-0 start, but fell out following a Thanksgiving Day loss to Temple the following week. The Seminoles climbed back in after beating then-No. 21 Florida and face Manhattan on Saturday.USC, in for the first time this season, hosts Troy on Saturday.FAREWELL (FOR NOW)While the Gators fell out after the loss to the Seminoles, Iowa State dropped out from No. 25 to end a streak of 61 consecutive poll appearances -- the third-longest active streak behind Kansas (148) and Arizona (84).YURTSEVENS DEBUTFive-star freshman Omer Yurtseven is scheduled to make his college debut Thursday for North Carolina State against Appalachian State in Raleigh.The NCAA required the Turkish 7-footer to sit the Wolfpacks first nine games after examining his amateur status following an overseas career.WATCH LISTThere isnt a very long list of teams among the others receiving votes category within reach of the Top 25, though Wichita State could make its case this week.The Shockers (9-2) are coming off a 76-73 win against Oklahoma over the weekend and face another Big 12 opponent by hosting Oklahoma State on Saturday.Meanwhile, Buzz Williams rebuilding project at Virginia Tech is gaining momentum. The Hokies (8-1) beat Mississippi over the weekend for a third win against power-conference opponents, including Michigan and Nebraska.Virginia Tech hosts The Citadel on Saturday.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 Air Max 97 Black Grape . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. Air Max 97 Ultra Metallic Gold . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. http://www.airmax97outlet.it/scontate-air-max-97-gialle.html . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Air Max 97 Italy Gold . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Air Max 97 Grigie Outlet . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Kell Brook has defended trainer Dominic Ingle amid criticism of his decision to throw in the towel during his WBC and IBF middleweight title defeat by Gennady Golovkin.With Brook under intense pressure from the champions latest assault, already appearing tired and his right eye cut and swollen, Ingle ended the fight to conclude a resilient performance.The challenger was taken to hospital with a broken eye socket before being released in the early hours of Sunday morning. He is to be operated on in the coming week, before preparing for an eventual return to the ring at light-middleweight.I came back after the second round and said I cant see out of the right eye, Dominic, Brook, 30, told Sky Sports. I was talking to him, and he knows me, he saw me growing up as a kid.Hes like a father figure. It was the right decision and I can fight another day. I was getting caught, and getting caught. It could have ended up seriously bad.As much as the loss has been gutting and upsetting, Im excited and happy the fans have seen a great battle against a great fighter, a throwback fighter.Im looking forward to getting straight back in the top boys. Ive had a taste of this magnitude of fight and I want this again. Ill be back and Ill be twice as strong and twice as fast.Brook had been the significant underdog having stepped up from welterweight against one of the worlds leading and most destructive fighters.dddddddddddd Few observers believed him capable of winning, but his promoter Eddie Hearn regardless maintained fighting Golovkin was the right thing to do.Peter Nelson [executive president of American television network HBO] has already come up to me and said: We need to talk about Kell Brook, said Hearn. That was part of the plan: to broaden the brand. So actually, it was a very smart move.Brooks domestic rival Amir Khan last fought at 155lbs when losing to Mexicos Saul Alvarez in May but is expected to return at welterweight in 2017.The weight Brook gained to challenge Golovkin, combined with his previous, intense struggles to make the 147lb limit means he is likely incapable of returning there. Hearn, however, again spoke of his desire to match the two together.As a promoter there is nothing better in a build-up than two fighters who dont particularly like each other, the 37-year-old said.For now its about getting that eye socket tidied up, having some rest and hell probably be returning in the spring, summer next year. ' ' '