The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Annual Tribe Fest set for late January
The sixth annual Tribe Fest will be Jan. 20 at the Cleveland Convention Center.
The Indians’ annual event presented by KeyBank includes autographs, games, Q&A with Terry Francona and more.
Season ticket holders have exclusive access to Tribe Fest from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for $5.
Non-season ticket holders can attend from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. for $10.
The autograph sessions cost an additional $35 for current roster sessions, and $30 for alumni.
Tickets are on sale now for season ticket holders, and the general public can purchase tickets beginning Dec. 6.
College basketball
DUKE NO. 1 IN LATEST AP POLL» Duke pulled in 54 of 65 first-place votes from a national media panel in the AP Top 25 released Monday. That was an increase of 20 first-place votes over the first regular-season poll released last week.
Arizona was the only other team to receive a No. 1 nod, getting 11 first-place votes and coming in at No. 2. Kansas moved up to third after topping then-No. 7 Kentucky in the other game at the Champions Classic, while Michigan State and Villanova rounded out the top 5.
Wichita State remained at No. 6, while Florida and Kentucky flip-flopped their spots. North Carolina was ninth and Southern California rounded out the top 10.
UCONN NO. 1 IN WOMEN’S POLL» The UConn Huskies are No. 1 in The AP women’s basketball poll.
The Huskies once again received all 32 votes from the national media panel on Monday. UConn is headed out west to face No. 5 UCLA on Tuesday before playing Michigan State and Nevada.
Texas, South Carolina and Louisville are 2-3-4 in the poll.
Notre Dame and Mississippi State follow the Cardinals with Baylor, Ohio State and Oregon rounding out the first 10 teams.
DUNCAN, STOCKTON HEADLINE HALL OF FAME CLASS » Tim Duncan and John Stockton headline the 2017 class inducted into the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday night.
Duncan led Wake Forest to four NCAA Tournament appearances before going first overall to the San Antonio Spurs in the 1997 draft. He went on to win five NBA titles and two MVP awards.
Stockton was a fouryear star at Gonzaga before spending 19 seasons with the Utah Jazz.
The duo was joined by Duke’s Jay Williams, Indiana’s Scott May, Purdue’s Rick Mount, Cleo Hill of Winston-Salem State, Creighton’s Paul Silas and longtime Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan.