May 26, 2013

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

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(Trailing by as many as 19, No. 9 Minnesota pulled within seven in the final minutes of its Big Ten battle with No. 5 Michigan. The Wolverines held on for the 83-75 win as Tim Hardaway Jr. totaled 21 points.) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Seth Curry scored 24 points to lead No. 3 Duke past [...]

College Football Bowl Roundup: Clemson upsets LSU 25-24

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ATLANTA (AP) — Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 14 Clemson a wild 25-24 win over No. 9 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday night. Trailing 24-22, Clemson (11-2) took possession on its 20 with 1:39 remaining. Tajh Boyd completed a pass for 26 yards to [...]

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 Football: Not enough teams to fill all bowl spots yet

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Miami’s decision to ban itself from postseason football this season may have a few bowl executives squirming. With the Hurricanes out of the picture, there are now 61 bowl-eligible teams — and 70 available spots in the 35 bowls. A handful of teams still have a chance to reach six wins [...]

College Football Top 25 AP – BCS: Irish, Tide sit atop new poll

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NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame is a victory away from playing for the BCS title. Alabama and Georgia each need two, and could have to go through each other. A day after Oregon and Kansas State lost to give up control of the BCS race, the Fighting Irish (.9973) moved into first place in [...]

College Football: No. 20 Virginia Tech wins OT thriller over Georgia Tech

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – Cody Journell knew why he’d missed a critical earlier field goal try. He was delighted to get a chance to show it when he got another opportunity. Journell kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired to force overtime, then made a 17-yard field goal in the extra period to give [...]

College Football: Ex-Notre Dame QB Kiel dies at 50

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COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Blair Kiel, the former Notre Dame quarterback and punter who played for Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Green Bay in the NFL, died Sunday. He was 50. Bartholmew County Coroner Allen Smith said Kiel died at Columbus Regional Hospital. Smith said an autopsy has been performed and that he’s waiting on toxicology [...]

March Madness 2012: NIT and Women’s Tourney Roundup

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(Elena Delle Donne, the nation’s leading scorer, and the Blue Hens were the favorite to win on Tuesday. Angel Goodrich and upset-minded Kansas had other plans as the Jayhawks upset Delaware 70-64.) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Brittney Griner became the second woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game Tuesday night, slamming one down [...]

March Madness 2012: Women’s Tournement – Baylor rolls; Marist and Kansas are surprises

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(The Bulldogs couldn’t catch the Red Foxes on Sunday. Marist, seeded No. 13, used a 52.5 percent shooting effort to upend fourth-seeded Georgia 76-70 in the first round of tournament play. Picture courtesy of NCAA) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 14 points in only 22 minutes and top-seeded Baylor rolled to an [...]

College Basketball Roundup: (Women) North Carolina beat Virginia 64-56

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Chay Shegog had 20 points and Candace Wood added 14 points, leading No. 23 North Carolina to a 64-56 win over Virginia on Friday night. Wood scored the game’s final seven points as North Carolina (17-5, 7-2 ACC) swept the season series. The Tar Heels won the first meeting 78-73 [...]