Monday, January 31, 2011
Nike honors Paterno with $400K donation (AP)
Unbeaten Ohio St. unanimous No. 1 (AP)
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Wash. St. upsets No. 18 Washington 87-80 (AP)
Washington State doesn't get a lot of attention outside the Pacific-10, but leading scorer Klay Thompson said beating No. 18 Washington on Sunday should open some eyes. "We're going to try to make a lot of noise the second half of the season," said Thompson, who scored 25 points, had five steals and four assists as Washington State beat Washington 87-80.
No. 25 Spartans hold off Indiana in OT (AP)
Michigan State has won enough that one year can't ruin its reputation as one of the top programs in college basketball. The current Spartans, though, couldn't afford to take another hit. Draymond Green made a go-ahead shot with 29.3 seconds left and No. 25 Michigan State held on for an 84-83 win over Indiana on Sunday night.
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Williams helps Terps win third straight (AP)
Jordan Williams made a strong return to his double-double form to lead Maryland's relentless inside attack and the Terrapins beat Georgia Tech 74-63 on Sunday night. Williams had 21 points and 15 rebounds for Maryland (14-7, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Terrapins improved to 3-1 in road conference games and have won three straight overall.
Belmont's Byrd gets 600th victory (AP)
Morris' triple-double powers Michigan (AP)
Darius Morris had 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the third triple-double in school history, and Michigan pulled away in the second half for an 87-73 victory over Iowa on Sunday. Morris grabbed his 10th rebound in the final seconds to become the first Michigan player with a triple-double since Manny Harris on Nov.
Seton Hall cools off Providence 81-71 (AP)
St. John's stuns No. 3 Duke 93-78 (AP)
AP women's poll: Baylor stays No. 1; Ohio St. out (AP)
The Women's Top Twenty Five (PA SportsTicker)
Duquesne extends win streak to 10 (AP)
No. 1 Ohio State tops Northwestern 58-57 (AP)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Arkansas WR Ray arrested on drug charge (AP)
Seminoles QB Ponder stars in Senior Bowl (AP)
No. 4 San Diego State rebounds with rout (AP)
It took the No. 4 San Diego State Aztecs all of four seconds to show how they were going to respond after a tough loss at No. 9 BYU three nights earlier. Malcolm Thomas controlled the opening tip and passed to Billy White for an easy layup, and the rout was on against Wyoming. The Aztecs opened with a 14-0 run, got a career-high 24 points from sophomore guard Chase Tapley and raced past Wyoming 96-57...
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No. 7 Texas rolls past No. 11 Missouri (AP)
The Texas Longhorns are tearing up the Big 12 and showing no signs of slowing down. Jordan Hamilton had 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and No. 7 Texas beat No. 11 Missouri 71-58 Saturday night to remain undefeated in the Big 12. The Longhorns (18-3, 6-0) have won six in a row overall and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Tigers (17-4, 3-3).
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Top 25 Women's Capsules (AP)
No. 2 Pitt survives scare at Rutgers (AP)
Pittsburgh overcame a rare tough shooting night from the field and avoided a second straight upset by doing something a little unexpected: hitting free throws. Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points and the No. 2 Panthers (20-2, 8-1 Big East) got 12 of their last 15 points from the free throw line in holding off pesky Rutgers 65-62 on Saturday night.
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Balanced scoring, defense spark Green Bay (AP)
Grieving Robinson powers No. 6 Kansas (AP)
Two days after his mother's funeral, Thomas Robinson missed his first three shots, all from point-blank range, and picked up a couple of quick fouls. The sellout crowd who had given him a standing ovation when he entered Saturday night's game seemed to groan. But everyone understood. In one horrific three-week stretch, the 20-year-old Kansas sophomore had lost his grandfather, grandmother...
Peters leads No. 9 Notre Dame past Villanova (AP)
No. 1 Ohio State tops Northwestern 58-57 (AP)
Dixon helps No. 11 UCLA tops Arizona (AP)
Even though No. 11 UCLA doesn't feature the biggest frontline, the Bruins showed they can be a force on the inside. Jasmine Dixon had a season-best 22 points, hitting 11 of 12 shots, to help UCLA beat Arizona 70-60 on Saturday. "We realize that we score more efficiently in the paint area, so our main focus was to get to the paint," said Dixon, who added nine rebounds.
Snell leads New Mexico past No. 9 BYU (AP)
No. 7 Xavier pulls away from Rhode Island 67-45 (AP)
Even when everything is a little off, No. 7 Xavier can always count on its front-line duo to do whatever it needs. Center Ta'Shia Phillips had 12 points and 15 rebounds Saturday, dominating upfront before she got into foul trouble, and forward Amber Harris scored 10 of her 16 points in the second half, helping No.
No. 9 Orange suffer fourth straight loss (AP)
Syracuse showed some improvement in its play over the previous three games, just not enough improvement. Jae Crowder scored 13 of his 25 points in the second half and Marquette handed No. 9 Syracuse its fourth straight loss, 76-70 on Saturday. It was all too familiar to Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim.
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Pederson powers No. 4 Stanford past Oregon State (AP)
Stanford has run through the first half of the Pac-10 schedule. Oregon State proved to be just another speed bump Saturday, as Kayla Pedersen scored a season-high 21 points to lead the fourth-ranked Cardinal to a 74-44 win. Jeanette Pohlen added 15 points -- hitting five 3-pointers -- and sisters Chiney and Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 11 and 10 points, respectively for the Cardinal (18-2, 9-0 Pac-10).
Nebraska stuns No. 13 Texas A&M 57-48 (AP)
Nebraska beat No. 13 Texas A&M, playing the type of tough, physical game that has made the Aggies so successful. The Cornhuskers upset the Aggies 57-48 in a matchup of the Big 12's top two defensive teams Saturday. "We just weren't tough enough," A&M coach Mark Turgeon said. "It was physical -- real physical -- and we didn't respond.
No. 19 Georgetown routs Seton Hall (AP)
Louisville upsets No. 5 UConn in 2 OTs (AP)
Connecticut held Louisville's 3-point shooters in check for most of their Big East showdown, but that left Peyton Siva free to drive the lane. The sophomore point guard scored 19 points, including two key layups in the second overtime, and No. 23 Louisville upset No. 5 Connecticut 79-78 on Saturday.
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Freeman gets No. 21 Hoyas by No. 8 'Nova (AP)
Austin Freeman took over the game. His teammates knew he was doing it and had no problem about it. "We wanted to concentrate on getting the ball to Austin," Georgetown point guard Chris Wright said. "It's stupid not to give him the ball." The 21st-ranked Hoyas were smart enough to make sure Freeman had the ball in the final minutes and he responded by scoring 10 of their...
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Newton to work out for media Feb. 10 (AP)
Arkansas dealing with life after Mallett (AP)
5 Iowa players leaving hospital (AP)
Wisconsin coach Bielema gets extension (AP)
QB Locker excited for Senior Bowl (AP)
Clemson beats No. 22 Florida St. 62-44 (AP)
Xavier moves atop Atlantic-10 (AP)
UNC freshman Barnes off to slow start (AP)
Stumbling Syracuse hits the road (AP)
SDSU looks to rebound from first loss (AP)
No. 14 Maryland rolls past Wake Forest 75-44 (AP)
Tired Jayhawks seek return to normalcy (AP)
Top 25 Women's Capsules (AP)
Michigan shakes up rivalry with Spartans (AP)
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Arkansas baseball faces life without top players (AP)
Former Syracuse player files harassment complaint (AP)
South Carolina ready for national title defense (PA SportsTicker)
Top-ranked Ohio State remains wary (AP)
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White lead No. 15 Tar Heels over Virginia 64-52 (AP)
Iowa, Indiana, Michigan work to rebuild (AP)
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Kentucky seeks payback against Georgia (AP)
Friday, January 28, 2011
Senior Bowl LBs overcame serious scares (AP)
Saint Mary's gets rare win at Gonzaga (AP)
Hulls helps Indiana upset No. 20 Illini (AP)
Jordan Hulls kept his bloodstained uniform on long after Thursday night's game ended. It was all part of the Hoosiers' tougher image. The sophomore guard scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, and Tom Pritchard's tip-in with 44.2 seconds left led the Hoosiers past No. 20 Illinois 52-49, setting off one of Bloomington's wildest postgame parties in years.
Oregon wins at Stanford, first since '86 (AP)
Joevan Catron scored 15 points, and Oregon ended 25 years of frustration at Stanford with a 67-59 victory on Thursday night. Jay-R Stowbridge matched his career high with three 3-pointers and scored 13 points as the Ducks (10-10, 3-5 Pac-10) won at Stanford for the first time since 1986. Dwight Powell scored 14 points as the Cardinal (10-9, 3-5) lost a fourth straight game.
Morris scores 21 as No. 11 UCLA beats ASU 70-60 (AP)
Darxia Morris scored 21 points and Atonye Nyingifa added 16 as No. 11 UCLA beat Arizona State 70-60 on Thursday night. Morris and Nyingifa combined to score 25 of UCLA's 38 points after halftime. Morris hit seven of 10 shots overall and Nyingifa finished 6 of 8 from the floor. "It was the flow of the game," Nyingifa said.
Curry, Smith help No. 3 Duke roll by BC (AP)
Seth Curry pulled up in transition, knocked down a 3-pointer and then flashed that familiar, babyfaced grin. In other words, he looked a lot like his famous big brother. "You're hitting big shots, you're having fun out there," Curry said. "It's hard not to show it." Curry scored a season-high 20 points in his return to Duke's starting lineup, leading the...
Top 25 Capsules (AP)
Michigan ends long skid at Michigan St. (AP)
Michigan made enough shots and stops to win at Michigan State. Finally. Zack Novak scored 19 points and Stu Douglass made a big 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, lifting the Wolverines to a 61-57 victory over the 25th-ranked Spartans on Thursday night. Douglass' 3 from the right wing -- his only one in four attempts -- gave Michigan a five-point lead that essentially sealed the win.
No. 4 Stanford too much for Oregon 91-56 (AP)
Sisters Chiney and Nnemkadi Ogwumike combined for 18 points and 11 rebounds in the first half for No. 4 Stanford, the midpoint of what became a 35-point victory for the Cardinal. It still wasn't enough for Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. "They were missing some easy shots," VanDerveer of her two starting post players.
Vandy posts rare road win over Miss. St. (AP)
In five trips to Humphrey Coliseum, Kevin Stallings had known only misery. But thanks to Jeffery Taylor's heroics on Thursday night, the Vanderbilt coach can finally leave Starkville a happy man. Taylor scored 25 points, including a crucial dunk in the final minute, and John Jenkins added 21 as No.
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No. 17 Kentucky uses press to rally past Ole Miss (AP)
Coastal Carolina wins 17th straight (AP)
No. 18 Iowa holds off No. 10 Michigan State 66-64 (AP)
Michigan State's Kalisha Keane pulled up from nearly the exact spot where she beat Iowa with a 3-pointer two weeks ago and launched one more that could've broken the hearts of the Hawkeyes. This time, Kachine Alexander got a fingernail on the ball. Two missed putbacks later, Iowa escaped with a win it needed to stay afloat in the conference race.
IPFW rallies, drops Centenary to 0-22 (AP)
Michigan rallies past rival No. 24 Ohio St. 69-66 (AP)
'Jimmermania' rises after BYU's big win (AP)
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No. 5 Tennessee beats Mississippi State 81-55 (AP)
Pat Summitt knows not to take any Southeastern Conference opponent lightly, even one that's never beaten her. She hopes her Tennessee Lady Volunteers have learned never to do it again. The Lady Vols overcame an eight-point deficit late in the first half to beat Mississippi State 81-55 on Thursday night to stay undefeated in the SEC.
Jayhawks return from emotional funeral (AP)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
2 more guilty pleas in Kansas tix probe (AP)
Fredette's 43 send Aztecs to first loss (AP)
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Hoffarber, Mbakwe power No. 16 Minnesota (AP)
Minnesota's latest setback left only eight players in the rotation and one true guard in the starting lineup. Al Nolen's absence didn't rattle the 16th-ranked Gophers, though, who used their big guys to muscle past Northwestern. Blake Hoffarber scored 20 points while playing point guard in Nolen's place, Trevor Mbakwe rammed his way to 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Minnesota wore...
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Cowboys lose to Texas on emotional night (AP)
Texas figured the best way it could show respect for its last two grieving opponents was to come out ready to win. First came a victory against then-No. 2 Kansas as the Jayhawks were mourning the death of a player's mother. Then, Tristan Thompson scored all 14 of his points in the second half and the seventh-ranked Longhorns beat Oklahoma State 61-46 Wednesday night as the Cowboys marked the...
Adams scores 31 as Texas A&M beats Oklahoma 80-78 (AP)
No. 21 Hoyas get payback, rip St. John's (AP)
Bolte scores 26 in No. 23 Cyclones' 85-66 win (AP)
Iowa State sure didn't play as if it's one of the lowest-scoring teams in the Big 12 Wednesday night. Kelsey Bolte scored 26 points, Anna Prins added a career-high 23 and the No. 23 Cyclones had their best shooting night of the season in an 85-66 victory over Nebraska. Iowa State (14-5, 2-3 Big 12) shot 57.6 percent from the field and made 10 3-pointers while scoring the most points allowed...
Friars pull upset again, top No. 8 'Nova (AP)
Winning twice in five days over ranked teams is very impressive for an unranked school, especially after going 12 years without consecutive victories over Top 25 clubs. With a pesky defense and careful ball handling, Providence accomplished that feat on Wednesday night with an 83-68 win over No. 8 Villanova just four days after upsetting No.
Top 25 Capsules (AP)
Siva's late hoop caps Louisville's rally (AP)
Louisville point guard Peyton Siva saw 13-feet worth of West Virginia players flying at him as he sliced through the lane with the Cardinals trailing by a point in the final seconds and wondered how he was going to get the ball in the air, much less in the basket. The answer was a matter of physics and more than a little luck.
Duke rolls past Clemson 92-37 to stay unbeaten (AP)
No. 3 Duke did not look past Clemson heading into its showdown with Connecticut. That helped the Blue Devils remain the only undefeated team in the country. Jasmine Thomas scored 14 points to help Duke beat Clemson 92-37 on Wednesday night. Tricia Liston added 12 points for the Blue Devils (20-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who got their 14th consecutive win over the Tigers.
Down 14, North Carolina tops Miami 74-71 (AP)
Harrison Barnes sank a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left, and North Carolina overcame an early 14-point deficit to beat the Miami Hurricanes 74-71 Wednesday night. The Hurricanes have lost their past three games by a total of seven points. The latest defeat came despite the Hurricanes' scoring 16 consecutive points in the first half.
No. 2 UConn's defense stifles Rutgers in 63-44 win (AP)
Geno Auriemma wasn't worried as his UConn Huskies suffered through a dismal offensive first half. He knew it would just take a few baskets to get his second-ranked team rolling. At the start of the second half, that's exactly what happened. Tiffany Hayes scored 18 points, Maya Moore added 17 points and 16 rebounds and Connecticut broke open a close game by scoring the first 13 points of the...
Memphis hands UCF fifth straight loss (AP)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Workouts put Iowa players in hospital? (AP)
Rebels' Dickerson hired at Gardner-Webb (AP)
Ex-Kansas AD Perkins to pay $4,000 fine (AP)
Mountain West will not expand further (AP)
Rose Bowl renovation begins (AP)
Tide, Auburn players set for Senior Bowl (AP)
Izzo suspends G Lucious for season (AP)
No. 19 Vanderbilt healing, heating up (AP)
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Lamb's 24 help UConn rally by Marquette (AP)
Kemba Walker took shot after shot without much success. Good thing Connecticut is a whole lot more than a one-man show. Freshman Jeremy Lamb had a career-best 24 points and the fifth-ranked Huskies overcame Walker's tough shooting game with a 13-0 run late in the second half to beat Marquette 76-68 on Tuesday night.
Near-flawless Ohio St. rips Purdue 87-64 (AP)
The Ohio State Buckeyes knew there were doubters about their claim to No. 1. There might not be any more. William Buford had 19 points, Jared Sullinger added 17 and the top-ranked Buckeyes played almost flawlessly in rolling past No. 12 Purdue 87-64 on Tuesday night. "It was a loud answer to those questions," Sullinger said.
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Rutgers on a roll with five straight wins (AP)
Kansas bounces back, beats Colorado (AP)
Every time he stepped to the free throw line, Kansas forward Marcus Morris tapped the black-and-white patch with "LR" stitched into his jersey just above his heart. It was in honor of Lisa Robinson, 37. The mother of sophomore sixth-man Thomas Robinson died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack late Friday night.
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Quigley shoots No. 12 DePaul past Cincinnati (AP)
No. 24 Gators top Georgia 104-91 in 2OT (AP)
Erving Walker missed two free throws that allowed Georgia to keep the game going. He sure made up for it in overtime. Walker hit a 3-pointer from about 30 feet to force a second overtime, and Chandler Parsons took control from there to lead No. 24 Florida to a 104-91 victory over the Bulldogs on Tuesday night, a thrilling game between bitter rivals that was so much closer than the final score...
No. 19 Georgetown upsets No. 8 West Virginia 65-60 (AP)
Sugar Rodgers, Tia Magee and Monica McNutt gathered around the podium, looked at the final box score and kept shaking their heads. They had just led Georgetown to its second win over a Top 10 team this season -- in a game in which the Hoyas committed 28 turnovers. "We just had butterfingers," Rodgers said.
Seton Hall stuns No. 9 Syracuse 90-68 (AP)
Jim Boeheim just stared at the Carrier Dome court that bears his name. Another game was slipping away from his Syracuse Orange and he was out of answers. Jeremy Hazell led a long-range Seton Hall barrage with 28 points and the suddenly hot-shooting Pirates stunned No. 9 Syracuse 90-68 on Tuesday night, the Orange's third straight loss.
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Top 25 Capsules (AP)
Self to attend funeral of Robinson's mom (AP)
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No. 3 Duke keeps finding ways to escape defeat (AP)
Louisville prepares for daunting week (AP)
UNC, Spartans eye aircraft carrier game (AP)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
UConn benefactor wants $3M donation back (AP)
Conferences get record $170M from bowls (AP)
Stafon Johnson sues USC for negligence (AP)
Kehoe back with Miami as OL coach (AP)
Gators CB Jenkins arrested again (AP)
Newton working with QB coach Whitfield (AP)
Chizik wins Bowden coach of year award (AP)
Gators hoping to end inconsistent ways (AP)
No. 21 Fla. State gets 66-59 win over No. 16 Miami (AP)
Top 25 Countdown: No. 19 Coastal Carolina (Yahoo! Sports)
Coastal Carolina fell short of Omaha again last season, but will it finally break through to the ultimate cathedral this season?
Stumbling Kansas State holds off Baylor (AP)
Jacob Pullen and Will Spradling had 17 points apiece and slow-starting Kansas State held on Monday night for a ragged, foul-plagued 69-61 victory over Baylor. The Wildcats (14-7, 2-4), who had lost four of five and tumbled into last place in a Big 12 race they'd been favored to win, used an 11-1 run early in the second half to regain control after the Bears (13-6, 3-3) erased a 25-18 halftime...
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Lavender leads Buckeyes, 81-67 (AP)
Preview: Progress continues for Big East (Yahoo! Sports)
The Big East used to be an afterthought, but the conference is making strides as we near the 2011 campaign.
Irish hand No. 2 Pitt rare home loss (AP)
Ben Hansbrough and Notre Dame made Pittsburgh feel the burn Monday night. Hansbrough scored 19 points, Carleton Scott had 16 and the 15th-ranked Fighting Irish beat No. 2 Pittsburgh 56-51, snapping the Panthers' 20-game home winning streak. Employing a methodical, plodding game plan they call "burn," the Irish won their third consecutive game in the series against Pittsburgh and picked...
Top 25 Capsules (AP)
Izzo: Spartans' 12-7 record disturbing (AP)
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WVU suspends G Mitchell indefinitely (AP)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Former Auburn star Dyas dead at 71 (AP)
Vols probe possible improper benefit (AP)
Big East down to 7 teams in Top 25 (AP)
Gophers lose PG Nolen to broken foot (AP)
Baylor stays No. 1 in women's basketball poll (AP)
The Women's Top Twenty Five (PA SportsTicker)
Mitchell helps No. 21 W. Va. bounce back (AP)
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins joked that Casey Mitchell has suddenly become good at rebounding because he senses where his errant shots will end up. Mitchell got his first career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 21 West Virginia to a 56-46 win over South Florida on Sunday. The Mountaineers (13-5, 4-2 Big East) overcame a poor shooting performance by grabbing 21 offensive...
W. Va. backup leaves without permission (AP)
No. 3 Duke rallies to beat NC State 65-64 (AP)
Seemingly everything had gone wrong for third-ranked Duke, from the repeated misses in the lane to the way rival North Carolina State just kept making shot after shot to increase its lead. And yet, these Blue Devils keep proving they can shake off slow starts -- even one so bad that it put them in a 20-point hole.
No. 15 Maryland beats No. 10 North Carolina 88-65 (AP)
Maryland's young basketball team appears to have finally grown up. Alyssa Thomas had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the 15th-ranked Terrapins had four other players score in double figures Sunday in a surprisingly easy 88-65 victory over No. 10 North Carolina. Coach Brenda Frese knew it would take a while for a team with six freshmen and not a single senior to play at its best.
Gasser gets Badgers' first triple-double (AP)
Wisconsin guard Josh Gasser had a game to remember. The Badgers' freshman had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in school history, helping Wisconsin to a 78-46 victory over Northwestern on Sunday. "Towards the last couple of minutes I had an idea that I was close and wanted just to get one more (assist) at the end," said Gasser, who got his final assist...
Texas halts Kansas' home streak at 69 (AP)
The longest home winning streak in Kansas' vaunted history came to an end on a doubly sad day for the Jayhawks. J'Covan Brown scored 23 points and keyed a second-half run that erased a 15-point deficit, enabling No. 10 Texas to grab a 74-63 victory on Saturday over the second-ranked Jayhawks and snap their 69-game home streak.