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Villanova tops No. 5 Georgetown 67-57
Jay Wright couldn't escape the buzz at his radio show of a potential NCAA tournament bid for Villanova. No, not from anxious Wildcats fans and callers
Georgia Tech rallies past No. 6 Miami 71-69
The Miami Hurricanes are running out of chances to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title outright. They came up short for the second game in a row ...
NCAA investigator wrote letter on Shapiro's behalf
One of the investigators who worked on the NCAA's inquiry of Miami athletics wrote a letter on behalf of former booster and convicted felon Nevin ...
Ball shows better speed at Wisconsin pro day
Running back Montee Ball was clocked in the 40-yard dash at 4.46 seconds, a big improvement over his combine time, at Wisconsin's pro day.
New Fox sports network to debut in August
Fox proved television was ready for a fourth major network, and Fox News took on CNN. The company wants to remind everyone of its record as it ...
No. 14 Buckeyes pull away from No. 2 Indiana 67-58
No. 14 Ohio State crashed No. 2 Indiana's big party plans Tuesday night. Instead, it wound up celebrating its own resurgence. The Buckeyes made things ...
Floyd says talks with USC did not involve coaching
Tim Floyd insists he is not heading back to Southern California. Floyd, who now coaches at UTEP, spoke following the Miners' 56-54 loss to No.
Stanford's Ogwumike wins Pac-12 Player of Year
Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike has become the first player to win Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season.
AP Source: Big East football keeps $100m in split
Big East football schools will get almost all of a $110 million pot in a deal that will allow seven departing basketball schools to keep the name Big ...
Griner's 50 lift No. 1 Baylor over K-State, 90-68
Half-a-hundred and a dunk for Brittney Griner. For all the highlights and dunks the 6-foot-8, two-time All-American has had in four seasons for ...
Diggins leads No. 2 ND women past UConn in 3 OTs
Second-ranked Notre Dame just wouldn't give up against No. 3 Connecticut. Not when the Fighting Irish fell behind by six points in the first overtime, ...
Griner 50 points, No. 1 Baylor 90-68 over K-State
Brittney Griner finally gave Baylor fans what they have been waiting so long to see again at home: a slam dunk. Along with another record performance ...
Gonzaga is No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 1st time
The to-do list for the Gonzaga basketball team got shorter Monday: For the first time, the Zags were ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll.
B10 trial balloon: Fall baseball games that count
The Big Ten is measuring support for a proposal that would give baseball teams the option of playing non-conference games in the fall that would count ...
Burke's defensive plays help Michigan bounce back
It was exactly the type of game that John Beilein's Michigan team had seemed incapable of winning. The Wolverines missed every 3-pointer they took and ...
Burke's defensive plays help Michigan beat MSU
A 10-point lead had slipped away in the final minutes, and it looked like the best Trey Burke and Michigan could hope for was another chance in ...
Grambling State finishes regular season 0-27
Grambling State closed out a winless regular season with a 74-62 loss to Alabama State on Saturday night. The Tigers head into the Southwestern ...
No. 13 K-State 64-61 beats Baylor on McGruder 3
Rodney McGruder was surprised that Kansas State was even getting the chance at another shot in regulation. It was quick, and it worked. McGruder made ...
Griner, No. 1 Baylor women beat WVU 80-49
Her fifth career triple-double did little to coax some excitement out of Brittney Griner. Not when there's still a month left in top-ranked Baylor's ...
Kelly lifts No. 3 Duke past No. 5 Miami 79-76
Ryan Kelly had waited two months for the chance to help his Duke teammates reclaim the form that made them the nation's top-ranked team. He returned ...
No. 2 Gonzaga beats Portland 81-52
The raucous student section at No. 2 Gonzaga's arena had no doubt where the Zags should be ranked when The Associated Press' Top 25 comes out on ...
Daniels' 20 lead VCU past No. 20 Butler, 84-52
"Be VCU." It was the last thing coach Shaka Smart wrote on the locker room board before leading his team out to play No. 20 Butler on Saturday.
USF women thumped by No. 3 UConn, 85-51
Late in the first half, South Florida had a chance to tie the game with No. 3 Connecticut. By intermission, the game was a blowout. Lesson for the ...
Not guilty verdict for former Montana quarterback
Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before acquitting a former University of Montana quarterback in a rape trial that has played out amid ...
Ex-Montana quarterback acquitted of rape
Jurors deliberated for more than two hours Friday before acquitting a former University of Montana quarterback in a rape trial that has played out ...