May 21, 2013

March Madness – Men’s: Wichita St. and Syracuse punch ticket to the Final Four / Women’s: Standford upset by Georgia

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(Wichita State controlled Ohio State on Saturday in the West Regional final. In the end, the Shockers held on to eliminate the favored Buckeyes and advance to their first Final Four since 1965.) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wichita State is headed to the Final Four, and these Shockers should be no surprise to anybody. Not [...]

College Basketball: Ex-Syracuse coach Bernie Fine to sue ESPN

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two former ball boys’ claims that the longtime coach sexually abused them. A yearlong federal investigation that followed accusations that Fine abused team ball boys ended with no charges. Fine [...]

College Basketball: NCAA investigating Syracuse men’s basketball for major violations

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse has been under investigation for possible NCAA violations, mostly in its basketball program, for at least a year, according to two media reports. CBS Sports.com, citing an unidentified source, reported Wednesday that the school has received a letter of preliminary inquiry from the NCAA. The Post-Standard reported [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Friday’s Men’s and Women’s Results / Saint Louis beat No. 15 Butler, 65-61

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Story Highlights Saint Louis beat No. 15 Butler, 65-61 No. 4 Stanford women rout Oregon State 90-53 No. 5 Duke women beat No. 19 Florida State 61-50 Cal women beat Ducks for school-record 12th in row No. 20 Colorado women beat Washington State 59-45 (PhatzRadio / AP) — INDIANAPOLIS — St. Louis moved into position [...]

NFL: 49ers head to Super Bowl, beating Falcons 28-24

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(Aldon Smith of the 49ers celebrates after recovering a fumble during the second half of Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Falcons in Atlanta. Photo by The Associated Press.) ATLANTA (AP) — The clutch quarterback. The genius coach. The big-play defense. The San Francisco 49ers are ready to start a new dynasty with a familiar [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Monday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Cody Zeller had 15 of his 19 points in the second half and fifth-ranked Indiana opened Big Ten play by holding off Iowa, 69-65. Victor Oladipo scored 14 points for the Hoosiers (13-1, 1-0 Big Ten), who snapped a four-game losing streak in Iowa City and have now won four straight [...]

NFL: Falcons top Lions 31-18 for home-field advantage

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Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons warms up prior to the start of the game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 22, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (December 21, 2012 – Source: Leon Halip/Getty Images North America) DETROIT (AP) — Matt Ryan got what he wanted. Calvin Johnson was forced to settle [...]

College Football: Ohio State pursues own goals as perfect season nears

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — COLUMBUS, Ohio – The halls of Ohio State’s football complex are like a museum, with trophies and artifacts at every turn serving as the ultimate reminder of this program’s enduring strength. There are enough championships and All-Americans and coaching legends here to ensure the bar to be remembered at Ohio [...]

Feds drop sexual abuse case against ex-Syracuse assistant Fine

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities have dropped their investigation into sexual abuse claims that cost a Syracuse University assistant basketball coach his job, threw a top-ranked team into turmoil and threatened the career of Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim. After a probe spanning nearly a year, U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said Friday there [...]

NFL Thursday Night: 49ers make just enough plays, hold off Seahawks

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Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the San Francisco 49ers smiles before a game against the Seattle Seahawks on October 18, 2012 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. (October 17, 2012 – Source: Brian Bahr/Getty Images North America) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two of the NFL’s top defenses dueled it out in a low-scoring game [...]