One of the nation's lone remaining undefeated teams will be in action on New Year's Day, as the fifth-ranked Syracuse Orange put their unblemished record on the line against the 15th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a Big East Conference affair.
A Providence Alaska Medical Center spokeswoman says 13-year-old Willy Phillips Jr. has been released. He is the son of lobbyist Bill Phillips, who died in the Aug. 9 crash north of Dillingham.
Peyton Siva scored 19 points and dished out seven assists while Terrence Jennings supplied 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead 23rd-ranked Louisville to a 79-78 double-overtime win against No. 5 Connecticut in a Big East thriller at Gampel Pavilion.