
Syracuse, Georgetown set for 1 more Big East clash
Syracuse and Georgetown, one more heavyweight clash in Madison Square Garden. Two original Big East titans toe-to-toe on the New York stage.

Louisville beats Villanova to reach Big East semis
Russ Smith figured the best way he could honor Jack Curran on Thursday night was by leading Louisville to a win. Smith scored 28 points in a ...

High school coaching great Jack Curran dies at 82
Jack Curran spent more than a half century compiling records in high school basketball and baseball that might never be toppled. The 82-year-old ...

Ohio girl's text: Players took advantage of me
Text messages introduced Thursday in the rape trial of two high school football players provided differing accounts of what happened between them and ...

Prosecutor: Ohio school rape victim didn't consent
A "substantially impaired" 16-year-old girl was unable to consent to sex and suffered humiliation and degradation when she was raped by two high ...
Lawyer seeks dismissal in Ohio HS player rape case
On the eve of their trial, the attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a girl after an alcohol-fueled party said ...

2 Ohio football players face trial in rape case
Two high school football players go on trial this coming week on charges of raping a nearly passed-out-drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of ...
Okla. crowd stunned by wrong-basket buzzer-beater
With a one-point lead, 2.9 seconds to play and possession of the ball, all Hugo High School had to do was inbound the basketball and run out the clock ...

NY high school raises $489K with marathon dance
The 710 students from South Glens Falls High School danced for more than a day: Conga lines, "Gangnam Style," giddy-ups, hand jives and the Harlem ...
HS hoops player makes wild, buzzer-beating shot
It's going to be tough to top this buzzer beater just three days into March. Khalil Edney grabbed a loose ball and made a 55-footer as time expired ...

ND school investigating fans in KKK-style hoods
A North Dakota high school principal says appropriate action is being taken after three students briefly donned Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and ...
Correction: LAPD-Revenge Killings-The Ruins story
In a story Feb. 16 about the manhunt for former Los Angeles Police Officer Christopher Dorner, The Associated Press reported erroneously that section ...

Profiles of 4 believed killed by ex-LA policeman
Fugitive ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner was charged Monday with killing a Riverside police officer. He also is suspected of killing ...

Oregon 3-sport star sets sights on track team
It all began in 2011, when Oregon volleyball coach Jim Moore got a knock on his door shortly after the Ducks' season wrapped up. It was basketball ...
B10 ADs, coaches worry about easing recruit rules
Big Ten athletic directors and football coaches say they have reservations about loosened NCAA recruiting rules that would allow unlimited contact ...
Arrested fugitive is Ala. football signee's father
Authorities say a man who was arrested after 16 years as a fugitive for allegedly shooting his estranged wife while she was holding their 18-month-old ...

Franklin's final high school meet drawing a crowd
The teen sensation will perform in front of a capacity crowd this weekend, hoping to treat the fans to one last splashy show. And no, Justin Bieber ...
Notre Dame adds DL Vanderdoes, signs 24 recruits
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly wasn't about to quibble with recruiting experts who called the recruiting class he signed Wednesday his best. "I love ...
Youth group: Students need better sports safety
Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended ...
Coach shoots teen during robbery near Mich. school
A 70-year-old high school basketball coach shot and killed one teenager and wounded a second as they attempted to rob him outside the school, Detroit ...

4 sets of sisters power top girls team in Iowa
You could say the girls on the Mediapolis High School basketball team are like sisters to each other. And there's a good chance you'd be right.

A map for including disabled students in sports
After a tough 5-1 loss, Jordan Anderson was sweaty, short of breath and sorry he hadn't played stronger defense during the floor hockey game at ...

Ohio judge weighs whether to keep rape trial open
A battle over closing the trial of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl appeared to end Friday as an attorney ...
AP Source: Reds will host 2015 All-Star game
The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star game at Great American Ball Park, the city's first since 1988, a person familiar with the decision told The ...

Golden era for QBs, with great stories around NFL
The two kids from Northern California burst from NFL afterthought to championship contender in eerily similar fashion a decade apart. Tom Brady and ...