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Auburn center Emeka Opurum to miss the rest of the season with a medical condition

ATLANTA (AP) — Auburn center Emeka Opurum will miss the rest of the season with a medical condition.

Coach Steven Pearl made the announcement on Saturday before the No. 21 Tigers beat Chattanooga 92-78 in Atlanta. He did not disclose the specifics of Opurum’s condition.

The 7-foot sophomore from Nigeria joined the Tigers as a transfer from Butler Community College in Kansas. He played in six games, averaging 3.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1 block in 9.6 minutes a game.

“Everybody had a heavy heart because they feel for him,” Pearl said after the game. “He worked his tail off to go from Africa to junior college and now to Auburn. For him to not finish out the season was tough on everybody.

“Hopefully he has a phenomenal comeback story.”

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Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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