May 25, 2013

March Madness: N.C. A&T and St Mary’s win their play-in games / Robert Morris upsets Kentucky in NIT

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(The reward for winning the first game of the 2013 NCAA tournament? A date with No. 1 overall seed Louisville on Thursday. North Carolina A&T will do just that after holding off Liberty in the First Four.) DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jeremy Underwood came off the bench to score 19 points, leading North Carolina A&T [...]

NFL Report: NFL considering changes to Pro Bowl / Eliminate all peel back blocks

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Houston Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing (56) is injured in the first half of the game agains the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 8, 2012.(Photo: Andrew Mills, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / AP) — The NFL is considering major changes to the Pro Bowl, including the way the players are selected for [...]

NFL Super Bowl XLVII: A contrast of kickers, but will one be called on to win XLVII?

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After missing 13 kicks in the regular season, David Akers (right) is just 1 of 2 in the playoffs. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP (PhatzRadio / AP / SI) — NEW ORLEANS — This is a tale of two feet — one left, one right; one belonging to a 38-year old veteran of 15 NFL seasons, the [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Men’s Results / AP Poll Top 25

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(Joe Harris scored a game-high 22 points for Virginia, leading the Cavs to a 58-55 win against No. 19 Virginia on Tuesday. The Wolf Pack led the entire game until Virginia tied the game with six minutes left.) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Thomas scored 25 points, 10 during a game-breaking 15-0 second-half run, to [...]

NFL: Players vow Pro Bowl will be more serious

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HONOLULU (AP) — The NFC team ended its first Pro Bowl practice by breaking the huddle and shouting, “Win.” One night earlier, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning asked his fellow all-stars to play the game hard. And players on both sides pledged Wednesday to play more determined in a game with a reputation of being taken [...]

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

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(Five Illinois players netted nine or more points as the No. 11 Fighting Illini trounced No. 8 Ohio State 74-55 at home on Saturday. Brandon Paul had a team-high 19 points in the winning effort.) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Kelly scored a season-high 22 points in No. 1 Duke’s 80-62 rout of Wake Forest [...]

College Football Bowl Roundup: Boise State and Louisiana-LaFayette winners

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LAS VEGAS BOWL BOISE STATE 28, WASHINGTON 26 LAS VEGAS (AP) — After two straight blowouts in the Las Vegas Bowl, Boise State had to work late to come up a winner in this gambling city for a third time. Little Michael Frisina came up big for Boise State, kicking a 27-yard field goal with [...]

College Football: BYU LB Van Noy scores 2 TDs in Poinsettia Bowl win

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — For the longest time, it seemed as if the Poinsettia Bowl was going to be touchdown-free. A ponderous field-position struggle resulted in only three field goals going into the fourth quarter. Then linebacker Kyle Van Noy stepped up and scored two touchdowns on turnovers, leading Brigham Young to a 23-6 victory [...]

College Football: Our final BCS bowl projections

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Six teams clinched an automatic bid to a BCS bowl between Thursday and Saturday: Alabama, Stanford, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Florida State and Louisville. Of those six, Louisville is the only team whose BCS bid has yet to be made official. Due to the logjam of 5-2 teams atop the Big [...]

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

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(Thanks to a dominating 21-point performance by forward Mason Plumlee, second-ranked Duke overcame a 10-point deficit to defeat fourth-ranked Ohio State 73-68 in a top-5 battle of unbeatens.) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mason Plumlee had 21 points and a career-high-tying 17 rebounds, and No. 2 Duke rallied late and held on to beat No. 4 [...]