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The Secondary Break: Friday’s Links

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PC’s Fortune misses his military family, but has kept his focus on the court (Providence Journal)
Providence sophomore guard Josh Fortune has been a valuable member of the rotation for the Friars, who dropped a 61-5o decision at Marquette on Thursday night. Fortune’s been playing while his mother, a colonel in the Army, has been serving in Kuwait.

College basketball royalty set to meet on Dome floor in Duke-Syracuse matchup (Syracuse Post-Standard)
When it was announced that Syracuse would be joining the ACC, one of the match-ups many basketball fans looked forward to was one involving the Orange and Duke. The sustained excellence of the two programs, led by Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski, has played a big role in that. The two teams will meet on Saturday night.

Malik Smith getting it together at Minnesota (Twin Cities Pioneer-Press)
Malik Smith may not be thought of at the level of Andre Hollis, Austin Hollins or Dre Mathieu when it comes to the Minnesota attack, but he is a player the Golden Gophers will need to be productive as they look to make a return trip to the NCAA tournament. And this season represents progress for Smith, whose road to Minneapolis was anything but smooth.

Kentucky coach Calipari measures heart of his players (Florida Today)
Kentucky head coach John Calipari has used an interesting method in his quest to properly gauge the effort being given by his players in practice: heart monitors. The monitors serve multiple purposes, as they are also useful in evaluating the strength of a player’s heart to make sure they’re healthy.

Hey college basketball: what can Brown do for you? (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Former LSU head coach Dale Brown has some thoughts as to what college basketball should do for a variety of issues, from freedom of movement to even what should be done when a player calls a timeout his team doesn’t have.

Arizona escaped defeat at Stanford, but is it beneficial to be unbeaten? (Sports Illustrated)
Top-ranked Arizona turned up the defense over the last ten minutes of the game on Wednesday night, with the end result being yet another win for the Wildcats. But is it better for a team to lose a game before the streak becomes a bit too “heavy?”

VIDEO: William Carey cheerleader Ashlee Arnau at it again
William Carey cheerleader Ashlee Arnau gained national attention last season for her ability to knock down half-court shots, doing so while executing a front flip prior to the release. Well, on Thursday night she did it again.

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