Saturday’s college basketball schedule includes 14 games featuring a ranked team in action. Among those games is the Alabama Crimson Tide playing the Kentucky Wildcats.We’ve got what

West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.

A legal fight is brewing over whether to appoint a Republican or a Democrat to the West Virginia House of Delegates seat previously held by Joseph de Soto after the former delegate-elect switched parties prior to facing felony charges for threatening fellow lawmakers.

When the Oregon Wrestling Classic reaches the championship rounds and Culver is there, history has shown that the championship dual will likely go to the Bulldogs.

The Oregon Department of Transportation recently learned it will receive a $33 million grant from the federal government to build a wildlife crossing overpass on Interstate-5 in Southern Oregon.

Will Howard, Jim Knowles and Al Golden are just some of the ties the College Football Playoff National Championship has to Philadelphia.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-4) jump back into the AP Poll at No. 23 Monday afternoon. West Virginia upset second-ranked Iowa State (15-2) on Saturday in

Auburn claimed the program’s second No. 1 ranking last week and won both its games despite playing without injured big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.

No. 25 Louisville (14-5) at SMU (14-4), 9 p.m. No. 5 Florida (16-2) at South Carolina (10-8), 7 p.m. No. 12 Kansas (13-4) at TCU (10-7), 7 p.m.

Gonzaga lost to Oregon State and Santa Clara, falling out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since early last year. Georgia dropped out from No. 23 following losses to Tennessee and Auburn. Baylor, No. 25 a week ago, is out after after losses to Arizona and TCU.

Factoring in all of the College Football Playoff matchups, there are 45 more postseason games unfolding in the coming weeks, culminating on Jan. 20 with the national title game in Atlanta. College football bowl bettors need to consider a variety of factors,

Boise St. at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Duquesne at La Salle, 11 a.m. Holy Cross at Army, 11 a.m. Marquette at Providence, 11 a.m. Navy at Boston U., 11:30 a.m.