May 25, 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 Thursday’s Men’s and Women’s Results / Duke drubs Virginia Tech in ACC matchup

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Duke’s Mason Plumlee drives to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Blacksburg, Va. Duke won 88-56. (AP Photo/Don Petersen) BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Seth Curry scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half as No. 6 Duke opened a [...]

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

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(Terone Johnson finished with a career-high 25 points and D.J. Byrd scored nine of his 15 during a key 19-3 second-half run, sending the Boilermakers past No. 11 Illinois 68-61 on Wednesday.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jim Boeheim notched his 903rd career victory, breaking a tie with Bob Knight for second all-time among Division I [...]

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 [...]

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

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(Temple became the only team in the nation to knock off a top-10 opponent in each of the last five years on Saturday, as it handed No. 3 Syracuse its first loss of the season 83-79.) NEW YORK (AP) — Khalif Wyatt scored 33 points and Anthony Lee had 21 — both career highs — [...]

College Basketball: Duke moves to No. 1 in AP poll after Indiana loss / Top 25 Monday Results

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(Thanks to a weekend loss by Indiana, Duke is now the No. 1 team in the nation according to the latest Associated Press Top 25. The Hoosiers fell to No. 6 after losing to Butler.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Duke is back in a familiar place – No. 1. The Blue Devils advanced one spot [...]

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

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(No. 4 Syracuse extended its home win streak to 26 games with a 84-48 victory against Eastern Michigan on Monday. The Orange has now won 48 consecutive nonconference games.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Carter-Williams had 11 points and 11 assists, freshman Jerami Grant had a season-high 11 points and two blocks, and No. 4 [...]

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 [...]