Monday, December 31, 2012
Rutgers CB Logan Ryan to enter NFL draft (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 14 Oklahoma State women top San Diego St 80-72 (The Associated Press)
BYU LB Van Noy opts to return for senior year (Yahoo! Sports)
Central Michigan women upset No. 20 Texas 73-65 (The Associated Press)
BCS busters NIU face Florida St in Orange Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida State's biggest weakness heading into their Orange Bowl game against Northern Illinois might be Midwestern geography.
No. 7 Kentucky pulls away from Marist, 78-56 (The Associated Press)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Jennifer O'Neill admitted she didn't have the best pregame shootaround - missing shot after shot.
Texas A&M DE Moore bypassing senior season for NFL (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 16 North Carolina women top Clemson 65-58 (The Associated Press)
Va. police make arrest in football player's death (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 21 Florida State women top BC 76-70 (The Associated Press)
Liberty Bowl offers different kind of rematch (Yahoo! Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Iowa State and Tulsa don't necessarily think of the Liberty Bowl as a rematch, even though they faced each other Sept. 1 in the season opener for both teams.
No. 4 Duke women rout Monmouth 73-32 (The Associated Press)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Duke's defense was too quick, too tall and too strong for overmatched Monmouth, and it added up to a share of an NCAA record.
USC ends disappointing season in Sun Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 13 Tennessee women defeat Rutgers 66-47 (The Associated Press)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- No. 13 Tennessee used a strong defensive performance and balanced scoring to defeat Rutgers 66-47 Sunday.
Hurricanes' Reggie Johnson out 6-8 weeks (Yahoo! Sports)
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No. 5 Hoosiers ready to get freshman forward back (Yahoo! Sports)
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Vandy trying to finish off best season since 1915 (Yahoo! Sports)
Liberty Bowl offers different kind of rematch (Yahoo! Sports)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Iowa State and Tulsa don't necessarily think of their Liberty Bowl showdown as a rematch, even though they already faced each other Sept. 1 in the season opener for both teams.
Michigan State edges TCU 17-16 in BWW Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Michigan State labored on offense throughout the first half, unable to get anything going on the ground, in the air, anywhere.
Ash, Texas rally to stun No. 15 Oregon State (Yahoo! Sports)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- David Ash wasn't sure he would start the Alamo Bowl. No one will remember after the way he finished Texas' rocky season with a validating and dazzling victory.
Syracuse plows through WVU and snow, 38-14 (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The weather made passing at the Pinstripe Bowl perilous, so Syracuse sent Prince-Tyson Gulley and Jerome Smith dashing through West Virginia and the snow.
Arizona St. beats Navy 62-28 in Fight Hunger Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Taylor Kelly, Marion Grice and the rest of the Arizona State offense put an emphatic finish on coach Todd Graham's successful first season with the Sun Devils.
Irish get serious about preparing for Alabama (Yahoo! Sports)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Top-ranked Notre Dame finally got down to the serious business of getting ready to play defending national champion Alabama in the BCS title game on Jan. 7.
Rice wins Armed Forces Bowl, 33-14 over Air Force (Yahoo! Sports)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- When Rice freshman quarterback Driphus Jackson was suddenly thrust into action in the Armed Forces Bowl, he drove the Owls within 2 yards of a tying touchdown before his errant pitch.
UConn gives coach Kevin Ollie new 5-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut has given men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie a new contract that runs through the end of the 2017-18 season.
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Releford leads No. 6 Kansas past American, 89-57 (Yahoo! Sports)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Bill Self has a word for how blistering hot his shooters were.
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No. 3 Baylor women run past SE Louisiana 106-41 (The Associated Press)
WACO, Texas (AP) -- Brittney Griner and the Baylor Lady Bears did what they consistently do: win at home.
No. 9 Syracuse beats Alcorn State 57-36 (Yahoo! Sports)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Syracuse had a week to ponder its first loss of the season. The Orange nearly thought about it too long.
No. 19 South Carolina women top W. Carolina 66-44 (The Associated Press)
Burke leads No. 2 Michigan past Central Michigan (Yahoo! Sports)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan coach John Beilein was a little nervous about starting three freshmen Saturday against Central Michigan.
No. 2 UConn women rout No. 1 Stanford 61-35 (The Associated Press)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Geno Auriemma insists long winning streaks do little to get him amped up, even after he traveled his Connecticut team across the country to face top-ranked Stanford and its daunting 82-game unbeaten run at Maples Pavilion.
No. 4 Louisville holds off Kentucky, 80-77 (Yahoo! Sports)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Russ Smith ranked Louisville's 80-77 victory over Kentucky on Saturday as one of the five favorites of his career.
Thomas, No. 9 Maryland women rout Hartford 72-40 (The Associated Press)
Thomas has 17 points, No. 10 Buckeyes roll 87-44 (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A week after shooting as if they were blindfolded, the 10th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes regained their touch.
No. 23 Colorado women beat New Mexico 84-39 (The Associated Press)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Lexy Kresl scored 20 points to lead No. 23 Colorado over New Mexico 84-39 Saturday, extending the Buffaloes undefeated streak to 11-0.
Boynton helps No. 14 Florida beat Air Force 78-61 (Yahoo! Sports)
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Reviewing recent games and watching shot after shot clank off the rim, Kenny Boynton decided to wait until he was open before trying to shake his slump.
Stringer, Law face off in Rutgers-Tennessee game (The Associated Press)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee assistant coach Jolette Law has coached women's basketball for nearly two decades, but her next game will stand out from any other in her career.
Abrams scores 27, Illinois beats Auburn 81-79 (Yahoo! Sports)
CHICAGO (AP) -- Brandon Paul looks at the rest of the Illinois roster and sees no reason why the Illini can't compete in the Big Ten.
No. 18 Oklahoma defeats Cal State Northridge 79-57 (The Associated Press)
North Carolina beats No. 20 UNLV 79-73 (Yahoo! Sports)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- P.J. Hairston took advantage of the opportunity for his first career start. It's a key reason why North Carolina finally turned in the kind of tough-minded performance its Hall of Fame coach has been waiting to see.
Curry leads No. 1 Duke past Santa Clara 90-77 (Yahoo! Sports)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Duke faced its first big test as a top-ranked team this season, and its three key seniors made sure the Blue Devils passed it.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
AP source: McCoy, Hicks suspended by Texas (Yahoo! Sports)
Texas has sent home backup quarterback Case McCoy and injured linebacker Jordan Hicks on the eve of the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio for violating team rules, a person with knowledge of the suspensions told The Associated Press.
Texas Tech rallies to beat Minnesota 34-31 (Yahoo! Sports)
HOUSTON (AP) -- Seth Doege and D.J. Johnson both made mistakes that cost Texas Tech on Friday night.
Va. Tech edges Rutgers in OT in Russell Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- After one of its most unfulfilling seasons in recent memory, Virginia Tech desperately wanted to avoid its first losing season since 1992.
Lindsey promoted to head coach at USD (Yahoo! Sports)
Nevada coach Chris Ault retires (Yahoo! Sports)
RENO, Nevada (AP) -- Chris Ault raised Nevada football. After 28 years as coach, he felt he had taken the Wolf Pack as far as he could.
Oklahoma DT McGee suspended for Cotton Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Ohio whips ULM 45-14 to win Independence Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- The final pass of Tyler Tettleton's dizzying early-game onslaught was beautiful - a 68-yard touchdown heave to Chase Cochran over two defenders.
Jaguars' assistant Cullen turns down DC offer (Yahoo! Sports)
UNC's Bullock to miss UNLV game with concussion (Yahoo! Sports)
UCLA rallies to upset No. 7 Missouri 97-94 in OT (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After two defeats to ranked opponents and a surprising loss to Cal Poly that knocked them out of the Top 25, the UCLA Bruins are starting to find their way.
Iowa women upset No. 20 Texas 86-63 (The Associated Press)
Pangos hits 7 3s to lead No. 13 Zags over Baylor (Yahoo! Sports)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Kevin Pangos was coming off a game in which he scored only five points. In fact, he hadn't scored more than 12 in a month.
No. 8 Cal women beat GW 70-43 to move to 10-1 (The Associated Press)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- The best start in school history? It's just taking care of business, says Talia Caldwell, who thinks there are better things ahead for the California women.
Fifth-ranked Indiana blows out Jacksonville 93-59 (Yahoo! Sports)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- When Jordan Hulls saw his usually good-shooting teammates having an off-night Friday, he took matters into his own hands.
No. 14 Oklahoma State women beat Harvard 92-62 (The Associated Press)
Halpern's 3 lifts Brown over Providence 69-68 (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 25 Arkansas women top Coppin State 71-57 (The Associated Press)
Arcidiacono, Villanova defeat NJIT 70-60 (Yahoo! Sports)
Illinois women upset No. 6 Georgia 70-59 (The Associated Press)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Karisma Penn won't soon forget her standout performance against No. 6 Georgia.
Oliver, Seton Hall edge Stony Brook 60-59 (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 24 Texas A&M women defeat Prairie View 74-52 (The Associated Press)
Kentucky-Louisville Preview (Yahoo! Sports)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville has had enough of losing to Kentucky.
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No. 17 UCLA women beat Pepperdine 77-46 (The Associated Press)
Miller scores 18, Rutgers defeats Rider 68-56 (Yahoo! Sports)
Michigan State G Kearney set to transfer (Yahoo! Sports)
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Ex-Louisville football player sues school, coach (Yahoo! Sports)
Air Force 6 bowls in row, vs. Rice in Armed Forces (Yahoo! Sports)
Bears blitz Bruins 49-26 behind Martin, Florence (Yahoo! Sports)
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- By early in the second quarter, Baylor was well on its way to blitzing UCLA and Nick Florence had supplanted Robert Griffin III as the Bears' season passing leader.
Kay leads Cincinnati over Duke 48-34 in Belk Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The last month was pure chaos for quarterback Brendon Kay and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
San Jose State tops Bowling Green in Military Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The best season in San Jose State history? There's a good case for it, yet it's one nobody could make if the person with the awkward role of interim, on-the-way-out coach hadn't finished the job.
Alabama's Jones, Devall still not practicing (Yahoo! Sports)
Injured Barkley won't play in Sun Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Kirk leads New Mexico over No. 8 Cincinnati 55-54 (Yahoo! Sports)
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Sean Kilpatrick had two options: Take the quick shot if it's there, drive to the basket if it's not. He caught the pass and thought he had just enough room to get the shot off.
BYU defeats Northern Arizona 84-54 (Yahoo! Sports)
Creighton's Josh Jones: Giving up basketball hurts (Yahoo! Sports)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- As hard as it is for Creighton's Josh Jones to give up basketball, he says it's not worth risking his life to keep playing.
Huskers' Biggs cited on suspicion of DUI in Omaha (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 3 Arizona rallies to top No. 17 San Diego St (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- No. 3 Arizona is off to its best start in 25 years, thanks to a defensive play that no one saw coming - except for Nick Johnson.
Odum, Indiana State beat Miami 57-55 in OT (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- Jake Odum banked in a 15-footer with eight-tenths of a second left in overtime to rally Indiana State to a 57-55 win over Miami Tuesday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Mississippi beats Hawaii 81-66 (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 9 Maryland rolls past Brown 76-36 (The Associated Press)
Duke still No. 1 in AP poll; Pitt, K-State move in (Yahoo! Sports)
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Walker, Stallworth form Kentucky's inside presence (The Associated Press)
Pittsburgh pulls away, beats Kennesaw State 59-43 (Yahoo! Sports)
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh closed its nonconference schedule, and coach Jamie Dixon earned his 250th career victory with a 59-43 win over Kennesaw State on Sunday.
McLemore's 22 gives Kansas huge road win, 74-66 (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- It's not supposed to be this easy for a kid playing his first collegiate road game.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Florida S Saunders, OL Patchan leaving program (Yahoo! Sports)
Buckeyes win them all but still get left behind (Yahoo! Sports)
Central Michigan edges Western Kentucky 24-21 (Yahoo! Sports)
DETROIT (AP) -- On this night, Dan Enos was fine with letting the other coach make the game's most important decision.
Badgers, Cardinal open Rose Bowl week (Yahoo! Sports)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Wisconsin is in the Rose Bowl for the third straight year. This time, the Badgers are bringing a familiar face with them on the sideline.
Va. Tech to honor CT shooting victims with decal (Yahoo! Sports)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Virginia Tech won't be thinking only about football when the Hokies take the field during the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday.
Former Maryland football coach Krivak dies at 77 (Yahoo! Sports)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Joe Krivak, Maryland's football coach from 1987-91, has died. He was 77.
Creighton's Jones quits because of heart condition (Yahoo! Sports)
Huskers' Biggs cited on suspicion of DUI in Omaha (Yahoo! Sports)
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Syracuse suspends 2 players for Pinstripe Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Auburn hires Melvin Smith as cornerbacks coach (Yahoo! Sports)
W Kentucky to play C Michigan in Pizza Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 3 Arizona rallies to top No. 17 San Diego St (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- No. 3 Arizona is off to its best start in 25 years, thanks to a defensive play that no one saw coming - except for Nick Johnson.
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Odum, Indiana State beat Miami 57-55 in OT (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- Jake Odum banked in a 15-footer with eight-tenths of a second left in overtime to rally Indiana State to a 57-55 win over Miami Tuesday in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Mississippi beats Hawaii 81-66 (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Hunt leads SMU to 43-10 win over Fresno State (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- Margus Hunt knew he had eight hours to fill on the flight over the Pacific Ocean, so he asked the SMU staff to put together film of Fresno State for him to study. He hit the Bulldogs like a tidal wave Monday night in the Hawaii Bowl.
Ex-NFL GM: Michigan's Denard Robinson could be CB (Yahoo! Sports)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Denard Robinson's position is a secret for the final game of his college career.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Texas Tech pulls 3 from bowl for breaking rules (Yahoo! Sports)
Report: Convicted ex-PSU coach 'trying to learn' (Yahoo! Sports)
Jones, SMU return to Hawaii in familiar role (Yahoo! Sports)
Duke still No. 1 in AP poll; Pitt, K-State move in (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 4 Arizona beats Miami 69-50 in Hawaii (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- The No. 4 Arizona Wildcats are making being undefeated look as easy as a day at the beach. Mark Lyons certainly isn't complaining that 20-point wins have become fairly common.
No. 18 San Diego State beats Indiana State 62-55 (Yahoo! Sports)
HONOLULU (AP) -- Chase Tapley thinks Indiana State gave No. 18 San Diego State its toughest test of the season.
Pittsburgh pulls away, beats Kennesaw State 59-43 (Yahoo! Sports)
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh closed its nonconference schedule, and coach Jamie Dixon earned his 250th career victory with a 59-43 win over Kennesaw State on Sunday.
Spradling helps K-State beat No. 8 Florida 67-61 (Yahoo! Sports)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Leave it to the kid from suburban Kansas City to help Kansas State finish off a banner day for the college hoops programs that the city calls its own.
Bowers lifts No. 12 Missouri over No. 10 Illinois (Yahoo! Sports)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- After a long wait, Jabari Brown is finally feeling like part of the Missouri basketball program.
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