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Pick 6: Checking on teams that moved
The realignment of conferences the past few years has made it so you almost need a spreadsheet to keep up with who went where. Many of the schools did ...
Texas A&M football player found safe in Dallas
Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Thomas Johnson has been found safe in Dallas after he disappeared from campus three days ago. Johnson's mother, Linda ...
SEC, Big 12 get 12-year deal from ESPN for Sugar
The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. A person familiar with ...
No. 1 Oregon tries to avoid Bama-like upset
No. 1 team in the nation, playing at home against a ranked divisional rival with two losses on its record and an elusive redshirt freshman quarterback ...
Olympian Franklin signs to swim for Cal
Missy Franklin pranked California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever when it came time for the five-time Olympic medalist to announce her college ...
No. 3 Kentucky still has some growing up to do
For the Kentucky Wildcats, these are the necessary growing pains. Clearly, they have as much talent as anyone in the country — who couldn't think that ...
Curry scores 23, Duke holds off Kentucky 75-68
Seth Curry did some schooling on Kentucky's latest group of heralded freshmen, showing that experience does matter — especially in November.
Appling leads Michigan St. past Kansas 67-64
Looking to bounce back from a season-opening loss, Michigan State turned to its top returning scorer from last season. Keith Appling came through.
No. 1 Baylor women runs past No. 6 Kentucky 85-51
Even Baylor coach Kim Mulkey seemed surprised at how things went in what was supposed to be the defending national champion's first real challenge.
Stanford runner to pull off remarkable double
Stanford's Miles Unterreiner will pull off a remarkable double Saturday that would be logistically impossible without help from his school and a huge ...
K-State's Klein has confident in brother, Kyle
Every week, the pressure on Collin Klein becomes a little more oppressive. The senior quarterback has No. 2 Kansas State atop the BCS standings with ...
The BCS is an election, so why not campaign?
Imagine having an election where candidates were criticized for campaigning. Strange, right? Unless it's the Bowl Championship Series. Notre Dame ...
No. 1 Indiana fends off North Dakota St. 87-61
Cody Zeller and his teammates were not themselves Monday night. The 7-foot center had an excuse — he was sick. His teammates looked like they caught ...
College football playoff to have 6 games, not 7
The Big East will compete with four conferences that have not had BCS automatic-qualifying status for a guaranteed spot in the lucrative marquee bowl ...
NCAA tourney returns to Madison Square Garden
The last time NCAA tournament games were played in Madison Square Garden was 1961, and the stars of the three winning teams were Tony Jackson of St.
Nebraska's Pelini: Sideline argument no big deal
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini says he can't change his ways and fans might as well accept that yelling and confrontations between him and him players are ...
Several bowl bids up for grabs in Big 12
The Big 12's attention is on Kansas State's national championship dreams, yet there is plenty left to be decided in the conference over the final ...
Leach denies that players are abused
Washington State football coach Mike Leach denied his players are subjected to any type of abuse, as alleged by star receiver Marquess Wilson.
UConn moves into first regular-season AP poll
Connecticut needed just one game to convince voters in The Associated Press poll that the Huskies are still a pretty good basketball team, despite ...
BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal
The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into ...
Orange ahoy: No. 9 Cuse beats No. 20 SDSU 62-49
Orange ahoy! No. 9 Syracuse made a rare non-conference trip out of upstate New York and blew past No. 20 San Diego State 62-49 on the flight deck of ...
K-State, Oregon on course for BCS title game
Kansas State and Oregon are now on course to play for the BCS national championship. After Alabama was upset by Texas A&M, the new BCS standings have ...
Notre Dame coach Kelly begins BCS campaign
Brian Kelly waited until the end of the presidential election to start campaigning for a spot in the BCS title game. The Notre Dame coach made his ...
Commissioners to meet on football playoff format
Conference commissioners will meet Monday, hoping to decide whether to have a six- or seven-game format for the new college football playoff.
Oregon is No. 1 in AP Top 25; K-St 2, Notre Dame 3
Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss to Texas A&M. The Ducks have 45 of ...