May 20, 2013

College Basketball: Women’s and Men’s Monday’s Results / Griner, Baylor women stop Cyclones

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(Brittney Griner scored 31 points and Odyssey Sims had 20 as top-ranked Baylor won its third consecutive Big 12 championship, rolling past No. 23 Iowa State 75-47 on Monday night.) (PhatzRadio / AP) —- Brittney Griner and top-ranked Baylor can now turn their attention to again winning the biggest prize. Griner scored 31 points and [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Men’s and Women’s Wednesday’s Results / Villanova dumps Georgetown

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(JayVaughn Pinkston scored 20 points to help Villanova beat a top-five team for the third time this season in a 67-57 win against No. 5 Georgetown. The Hoyas committed 23 turnovers in the game.) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — JayVaughn Pinkston scored 20 points to help Villanova beat a top-five team for the third time this season, [...]

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

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(Glenn Robinson III has made an impact on Michigan’s players and coaches with an all-for-one attitude. On Wednesday, Robinson had 14 points and six rebounds in the second-ranked Wolverines’ win against Nebraska.) ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Glenn Robinson III had 14 points, including a pair of crucial dunks in the second half, and No. [...]

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 Roundup: Florida beats LSU 14-3 / NC State beats Florida St. 17-16

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — That next edition of LSU-Alabama most likely won’t be a 1 vs. 2 matchup. Florida made sure of that. The 10th-ranked Gators got their biggest victory yet under second-year coach Will Muschamp, beating the No. 4 Tigers 14-6 in Gainesville, Fla. For the third time this season, Florida trailed at half [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Baylor hangs on, beats Texas A&M 63-60

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Pierre Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put No. 6 Baylor on top and added two free throws to give the Bears a 63-60 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night. The Bears (20-2, 7-2 Big 12) were up by four points with 5 minutes left before [...]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 Syracuse tops ‘Nova, moves to 18-0

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Top 25 College Men’s Basketball Roundup: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dion Waiters scored 20 points and No. 1 Syracuse remained undefeated with a 79-66 win over Villanova on Wednesday night. James Southerland added 15 points for the balanced Orange, who are 18-0 for the second straight season. The Orange (5-0 Big East) used a 20-2 run [...]

Stanford coach Shaw calls BCS ‘flawed,’ makes case for Cardinal

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Head coach David Shaw speaks to Andrew Luck #12 of the Stanford Cardinal during their game against the San Jose State Spartans at Stanford Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Stanford, California. (September 2, 2011 – Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America) STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — All season Stanford coach David Shaw has kept [...]

Upset Alert: Iowa State stuns No. 2 Oklahoma State in 2OT

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Jeff Woody #32 of the Iowa State Cyclones scores the winning touchdown in overtime against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Jack Trice Stadium November 18, 2011 in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones beat the Cowboys 37-31. (November 17, 2011 – Photo by Reese Strickland/Getty Images North America) AMES, Iowa (AP) – This was supposed to be [...]

Weekend Forecast: Now in title mix, Oregon hosts Southern Cal

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — How quickly things can change. One week after Stanford and Boise State were firmly in title contention, the Cardinal and Broncos are on the outside looking in. Surging forward is Oregon, which dismantled the Cardinal on the road to take control of the Pac-12 North. The Ducks won’t get any [...]