Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Royals fight Alzheimer's, hope to raise money (Yahoo! Sports)
NCAA approves tougher sanctions for rule-breakers (Yahoo! Sports)
Ex-LSU quarterback in jail after his bond revoked (Yahoo! Sports)
PSU acting AD Joyner optimistic for future (Yahoo! Sports)
QBs to split more snaps for No. 15 Stanford (Yahoo! Sports)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- The competition to be Andrew Luck's long-term replacement is not as settled as it once seemed.
Syracuse ranked No. 9 in preseason; ready to roll (Yahoo! Sports)
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No. 6 NC State starts year as ACC favorite (Yahoo! Sports)
Cooley provides leadership for experienced Irish (Yahoo! Sports)
NCAA approves tougher sanctions for rule-breakers (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 10 Florida wants another shot at Final Four (Yahoo! Sports)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida could be coming off back-to-back trips to the Final Four.
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Jayhawks poised for another Final Four run (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Auburn turns to freshman QB Jonathan Wallace (Yahoo! Sports)
Cincinnati sticking with struggling Legaux at QB (Yahoo! Sports)
Utes confirm Dunn 100-yard returns are NCAA record (Yahoo! Sports)
NCAA approves tougher sanctions for rule-breakers (Yahoo! Sports)
Alabama-LSU Preview (Yahoo! Sports)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- - LSU will be seeking redemption in the latest colossal clash with fellow SEC West power Alabama.
No. 13 Beavers go with Cody Vaz as starting QB (Yahoo! Sports)
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon State coach Mike Riley has decided to start junior Cody Vaz at quarterback Saturday against Arizona State.
Spurrier: Lattimore will play again for Gamecocks (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier led the cheers of more than 1,000 people who turned out Monday to wish injured star Marcus Lattiimore a quick recovery and a happy 21st birthday.
No. 14 Sooners regroup after second home loss (Yahoo! Sports)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Bob Stoops isn't changing his message after another rare home loss for No. 14 Oklahoma.
Wisconsin QB Stave out for season (Yahoo! Sports)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave is done for the season after breaking his left collarbone against Michigan State.
Texas sticking with Ash as No. 1 QB (Yahoo! Sports)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas is going with sure and steady over swashbuckling. The Longhorns are sticking with David Ash as starting quarterback over Case McCoy.
Pressey factor looms large for 15th-ranked Tigers (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Unlike football, Missouri's transition to the SEC's other marquee sport might not be so difficult.
Louisville gives Rick Pitino 5-year extension (Yahoo! Sports)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville has given Rick Pitino a five-year contract extension that will keep the coach with the Cardinals through the 2021-22 season.
Pierre, Baylor backcourt key with 3 forwards gone (Yahoo! Sports)
Backcourt problem dogging Texas (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 3 Kentucky reloads with 4 talented freshmen (Yahoo! Sports)
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NCAA approves tougher sanctions for rule-breakers (Yahoo! Sports)
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High hopes for 5th-ranked Michigan (Yahoo! Sports)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- John Beilein is heading into uncharted territory.
Griner leads AP women's preseason All-America team (The Associated Press)
Brittney Griner became the third player to be a two-time unanimous choice on The Associated Press' women's basketball preseason All-America team, receiving all 40 votes from a national media panel Tuesday.
Indiana hoping to match hype of being No. 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
Inexperienced Wildcats chase another NCAA berth (The Associated Press)
Zeller near unanimous preseason pick (Yahoo! Sports)
The biggest man on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team got the most votes.
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With 3 starters back, Buckeyes again optimistic (Yahoo! Sports)
Monday, October 29, 2012
Iowa St LB Knott likely out for the season (Yahoo! Sports)
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State senior linebacker Jake Knott is likely out for the season with a torn left shoulder.
Georgia Tech's Radakovich named Clemson AD (Yahoo! Sports)
Texas sticking with Ash as No. 1 QB (Yahoo! Sports)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Longhorns are sticking with David Ash as starting quarterback.
UM suspends 3 football players for Weber St. game (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 7 Georgia takes lead in SEC East division race (Yahoo! Sports)
ATLANTA (AP) -- When it comes to Georgia's consecutive wins against Florida, Mark Richt is more focused on the implications for this year's race in the Southeastern Conference than any historical significance.
Chizik: Freshman QB earns starting consideration (Yahoo! Sports)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik said freshman Jonathan Wallace is ''in strong consideration'' to start at quarterback against lowly New Mexico State.
Maryland loses 4th QB; Rowe out for year (Yahoo! Sports)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Maryland has lost a fourth quarterback to a season-ending injury.
Georgia Tech's Radakovich named Clemson AD (Yahoo! Sports)
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With 3 starters back, Buckeyes again optimistic (Yahoo! Sports)
Zeller near unanimous preseason pick (Yahoo! Sports)
Groce taking over at tough time for Illinois (Yahoo! Sports)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- New head coach John Groce has taken over at Illinois at a tough time.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Spurrier says RB Lattimore had knee dislocated (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said running back Marcus Lattimore had his right knee dislocated against Tennessee and the injury is something he can come back from to play football again.
KSt, ND move up in AP Top 25 behind Bama, Oregon (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- No. 3 Kansas State and No. 4 Notre Dame each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll, setting up a final four of sorts for the last month of the regular season.
Washington upsets No. 7 Oregon State 20-17 (Yahoo! Sports)
SEATTLE (AP) -- Pride wounded by three straight losses and questioned to the point of being called soft, Washington found its resiliency.
No. 17 Gamecocks overcome Tennessee 38-35 (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Marcus Lattimore spoke to his South Carolina teammates from the heart on Friday night as they prepared to face Tennessee.
Kent St forces 7 TOs, upsets No. 18 Rutgers 35-23 (Yahoo! Sports)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- The dream of an undefeated season and a hopeful shot to play for a national title is over for No. 18 Rutgers after an upset loss at home to Kent State.
No. 1 Alabama rolls past No. 13 MSU, 38-7 (Yahoo! Sports)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama brushed aside a top SEC West challenger and roared on to an even tougher one.
No. 5 Irish stay unbeaten, top No. 8 Sooners 30-13 (Yahoo! Sports)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Manti Te'o and No. 5 Notre Dame don't care whether people believe in them or not. They're just out to keep winning.
No. 12 Georgia upsets turnover-prone Florida 17-9 (Yahoo! Sports)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Shawn Williams' criticism will be remembered as a challenge.
Second-ranked Oregon dispatches Colorado 70-14 (Yahoo! Sports)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Ducks spent all last week saying they weren't looking past Colorado to next weekend's Pac-12 showdown at USC.
Wisconsin PG Gasser tears ACL, will miss season (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 8 Duke routs W. Washington in preseason clash (Yahoo! Sports)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly both scored 22 points to lead No. 8 Duke to a 105-87 preseason win over Western Washington on Saturday.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Lattimore goes to hospital with likely knee injury (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina star Marcus Lattimore was taken to a hospital because of an apparent knee injury he suffered against Tennessee on Saturday.
No. 16 Louisville beats Cincinnati in OT, 34-31 (Yahoo! Sports)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- John Wallace kicked a 30-yard field goal in overtime to lift No. 16 Louisville to a 34-31 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night after an attempt to ice the redshirt kicker went horribly wrong for the Bearcats.
Air Force runs all over Nevada 48-31 (Yahoo! Sports)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) -- The Air Force Falcons piled up 600 yards of offense against Nevada, including 461 rushing, and they stymied the nation's leading running back in their 48-31 victory over the Wolf Pack on Friday night.
Ex-LSU players Mathieu, Jefferson out of jail (Yahoo! Sports)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Former LSU football standouts Tyrann Mathieu and Jordan Jefferson were released from a Baton Rouge jail Friday after their arrests at Mathieu's apartment on marijuana charges.
North Carolina wins only exhibition game (Yahoo! Sports)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- James Michael McAdoo had 16 points and eight rebounds to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Shaw 81-54 on Friday night in its only preseason game.
Minnesota's Saul Smith will keep job; return soon (Yahoo! Sports)
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Iowa St signs USC transfer Maurice Jones (Yahoo! Sports)
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Mizzou suspends Dixon, Bull for first exhibition (Yahoo! Sports)
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Baylor No. 1 in women's basketball poll (The Associated Press)
Brittney Griner and Baylor are picking up right where they finished last season - at No. 1.
Indiana is preseason No. 1 in AP basketball poll for 3rd time and 1st since 1979-80 (Yahoo! Sports)
The Women's Top Twenty Five (The Associated Press)
DePaul's Marrero to miss season with torn ACL (Yahoo! Sports)
Kansas F Young breaks hand, out 2 weeks (Yahoo! Sports)
Friday, October 26, 2012
No. 5 Irish, No. 8 Sooners add to rich history (Yahoo! Sports)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- The words ''Play Like a Champion Today'' are plastered on the walls leading from the locker room to the field at both No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 8 Oklahoma, a rich piece of tradition the storied schools happen to share.
Ex-LSU players Mathieu, Jefferson out of jail (Yahoo! Sports)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Former LSU football standouts Tyrann Mathieu and Jordan Jefferson have been released from a Baton Rouge jail after their arrests on marijuana charges.
Aresco: Commissioners support adding marquee bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco says support for adding a bowl game to college football's new postseason system has not waned.
Boyd leads No. 14 Clemson past Wake, 42-13 (Yahoo! Sports)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Tajh Boyd kept throwing deep balls. Sammy Watkins kept catching them. A couple of school records later, and nobody's concerned about No. 14 Clemson's offense anymore.
Terps lose QB Burns for season with foot injury (Yahoo! Sports)
UCLA's new Pauley Pavilion ready for its close-up (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Something old is nearly new again at UCLA.
Auriemma's suggestion has coaches talking (The Associated Press)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma says he wants people in women's basketball to start talking about how to make the game more exciting and attractive to fans.
Minnesota's Saul Smith will keep job; return soon (Yahoo! Sports)
Blue Devils, Terrapins picked atop ACC race (The Associated Press)
Duke's accomplishments in Joanne P. McCallie's first five seasons have been impressive. The coach is hoping her Blue Devils can take another step.
UCLA's Muhammad to miss time with injury (Yahoo! Sports)
Lady Vols' Warlick embraces chance to replace icon (The Associated Press)
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Holly Warlick had barely settled into her seat when the Tennessee coach was asked if she had the worst job in the country as successor to the iconic Pat Summitt.
Iona G Sledge granted waiver (Yahoo! Sports)
Graduation rate is more bad news for UConn (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, October 25, 2012
NCAA grad rates improving in football, basketball (Yahoo! Sports)
Iowa's Ferentz sticking with Vandenberg at QB (Yahoo! Sports)
NCAA president defends Penn State sanctions (Yahoo! Sports)
Buckeyes QB says he's fine after injury (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 14 Clemson looks to get back to form at Wake (Yahoo! Sports)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Maybe this is what Clemson's high-flying offense needs to get clicking again: a matchup with the Atlantic Coast Conference team it beats most often.
NCAA grad rates improving in football, basketball (Yahoo! Sports)
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Indiana picked as Big Ten favorite in basketball (Yahoo! Sports)
Baylor women overwhelming Big 12 women's favorite (The Associated Press)
DALLAS (AP) -- With Brittney Griner and all the starters back from Baylor's 40-0 season, the race in the Big 12 likely will be who finishes second behind the Lady Bears.
Huskies hold off Western Washington 88-78 (Yahoo! Sports)
SEATTLE (AP) -- Playing an exhibition more than two weeks before the start of the regular season, Washington got the challenge it hoped for from Division II Western Washington.
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Security official amends complaint against coach (The Associated Press)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A security official has amended her employee discrimination complaint against Olympic women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma and USA Basketball.
UCLA's Muhammad injures shoulder at practice (Yahoo! Sports)
Penn State chosen top women's team in Big Ten (The Associated Press)
Kentucky's freshmen mesh well in scrimmage (Yahoo! Sports)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- There were many moments during Wednesday night's Blue-White scrimmage where Kentucky's freshmen justified the lofty expectations placed upon them.
Mississippi promotes Frank after Wiggins dismissed (The Associated Press)
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Brett Frank has been named Mississippi's acting women's basketball coach for the upcoming season.
Murray State suspends Zay Jackson for the season (Yahoo! Sports)
Knee problems end career of BYU forward Rogers (Yahoo! Sports)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Michigan RB Toussaint sentenced in DUI case (Yahoo! Sports)
2 Georgia players angry over teammate's rant (Yahoo! Sports)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- There's some bad blood on Georgia's defense - and not just because the 12th-ranked Bulldogs have been a disappointment on that side of the line.
Remington returns to No. 2 Oregon (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 7 Beavers go with Mannion against Huskies (Yahoo! Sports)
Quarterback Sean Mannion will start for No. 7 Oregon State against Washington on Saturday, less than three weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure on his left knee.
Idaho State football coach suspended for 1 game (Yahoo! Sports)
Ducks and Buckeyes to meet in 2020, 2021 (Yahoo! Sports)
UCLA's Wear hopeful to return next week (Yahoo! Sports)
LIU-Brooklyn picked to win NEC (Yahoo! Sports)
Minnesota AD says Saul Smith DWI 'embarrassing' (Yahoo! Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague said Monday that the unpaid leave for assistant basketball coach Saul Smith following his weekend arrest for drunken driving is indefinite and the discipline is up to him, not Smith's famous father.
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Kentucky picked to repeat as SEC champions (Yahoo! Sports)
Wildcats impressive at annual scrimmage (Yahoo! Sports)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona spent a few minutes before its Red-Blue game to honor its 1988 Final Four team, one of the most popular and successful teams not just at the university, but in Tucson history.
Louisville benches Behanan for exhibition opener (Yahoo! Sports)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville sophomore forward Chane Behanan must sit out the Cardinals' exhibition opener against Pikeville on Nov. 1 and is banned from talking with the media this semester.
Report: UConn women's coach calls for lowered rims (The Associated Press)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut and U.S. Olympic coach Geno Auriemma wants the rims lowered in women's basketball.
NCAA, pro leagues' chiefs to be deposed in NJ case (Yahoo! Sports)
Minnesota F Mbakwe sentenced to probation (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sandusky moved from county jail to state prison (Yahoo! Sports)
O'Leary: UCF eligible for postseason competition (Yahoo! Sports)
Golson will start against eighth-ranked Oklahoma (Yahoo! Sports)
Tide-Bulldogs set for clash of SEC West unbeatens (Yahoo! Sports)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- College football fans don't have to wait until Alabama-LSU for a showdown of highly ranked, unbeaten SEC West teams.
Wyoming coach Christensen suspended 1 week, fined (Yahoo! Sports)
Stoops reinstates DT McGee for Notre Dame game (Yahoo! Sports)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma's first marquee game of the season on Owen Field ended up being a flop.
Meyer: QB Miller sore but will practice Tuesday (Yahoo! Sports)
Florida State's Thompson out for rest of season (Yahoo! Sports)
Mizzou QB Franklin likely to miss Kentucky game (Yahoo! Sports)
Maryland QB Hills out for season with torn ACL (Yahoo! Sports)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Maryland quarterback Perry Hills has a torn ACL in his left knee and is done for the season.
LIU-Brooklyn picked to win NEC (Yahoo! Sports)
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Minnesota AD says Saul Smith DWI 'embarrassing' (Yahoo! Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague said Monday that the unpaid leave for assistant basketball coach Saul Smith following his weekend arrest for drunken driving is indefinite and the discipline is up to him, not Smith's famous father.
Kentucky picked to repeat as SEC champions (Yahoo! Sports)
Monday, October 22, 2012
Brown: 'I didn't ask' for Longhorn Network (Yahoo! Sports)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas coach Mack Brown once welcomed the Longhorn Network. Now he sounds like he'd rather do without it.