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Portland State hangs tough before Colorado pulls away
Isaiah Johnson scored 20 points, Barrington Hargress finished with 15 and Colorado beat Portland 84-73 in Boulder, Colo., on Thursday night.,Bangot Dak had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Sebastian Rancik scored 12 points and Alon Michaeli pulled down 10 boards for Colorado (10-1).,The game was played wi...
Women's Top 25 roundup: UConn routs Big East foe Marquette to remain unbeaten
Sarah Strong's game-high 22 points and seven rebounds led top-ranked UConn in an 89-53 romp over Big East Conference counterpart Marquette on Wednesday in Storrs, Ct.,The Huskies (11-0, 3-0 Big East) took control early with first-quarter runs of 11-3 and 15-4, building a 15-point cushion by the end ...
Jacksonville State comes from behind to beat Troy in Salute to Veterans Bowl
Caden Creel threw for 173 yards and a touchdown and Deondre Johnson hauled in six catches for 101 yards on Tuesday, helping Jacksonville State post a 17-13 victory over Troy in the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.,Brock Rechsteiner caught a 22-yard touchdown for the Gamecocks (9-5), who w...
Down 19, Arizona State stuns Santa Clara in miraculous comeback
Arizona State's Anthony Johnson scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help fuel an 82-79 comeback victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night at Henderson, Nev.,Arizona State rallied from a 19-point deficit two minutes into the second half with head coach Bobby Hurley in the locker room af...
After Hurley ejection, Arizona State mounts miraculous comeback to beat Santa Clara
Arizona State's Anthony Johnson scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help fuel an 82-79 comeback victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night at Henderson, Nev.,Arizona State rallied from a 19-point deficit two minutes into the second half with head coach Bobby Hurley in the locker room af...
Cal keeps winning streak going with win over Northwestern State
Dai Dai Ames gave Cal the lead for good on a layup with 6:26 remaining, John Camden went for a season-high 25 points and the Golden Bears overcame a challenge from Northwestern State of Louisiana to record a seventh straight nonconference men's basketball win Saturday afternoon, 79-70 in Berkeley, C...
Northwestern dominates Jackson State in 40-pt victory
Nick Martinelli scored 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting, and Northwestern cruised to a 93-53 win over Jackson State on Saturday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.,Angelo Ciaravino added 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting for Northwestern (6-4), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Arrinten Page finished with...
Caleb Wilson's 7th double-double leads No. 14 UNC past USC Upstate
Caleb Wilson's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried No. 14 North Carolina past USC Upstate to an 80-62 victory Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Jonathan Powell produced 17 points off the bench, Luka Bogavac tallied 15 points, aided by three 3-point baskets, and Henri Veesaar added 14 points and ...
Power Ranking the Four Best Teams in College Basketball Right Now
Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Iowa State headline college basketball’s elite. Ranking the four undefeated teams and debating the true No. 1....
No. 14 North Carolina braces for clash vs. upstart USC Upstate
No. 14 North Carolina won't be the only team showing notable progress since last season when it takes the court this weekend.,The Tar Heels aim for their third consecutive victory when they take on South Carolina Upstate on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,North Carolina (8-1) won its past tw...
No. 7 Houston cruises to big win over lowly Jackson State
Emanuel Sharp scored 23 points, 19 of them before halftime, as No. 7 Houston ran up a huge first-half lead and rolled to an 80-38 win over visiting Jackson State on Wednesday.,Houston (9-1) led by 24 points at halftime and expanded its advantage to as many as 41 points midway through the second half...
NC State starts strong in convincing rout of Liberty
Matt Able and Ven-Allen Lubin each scored 13 points apiece to lead North Carolina State to a comfortable 85-45 victory over Liberty on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Able shot 4-of-6 from the floor and also grabbed four rebounds, while Lubin shot 6-of-9 and corralled six rebounds in the win for NC...
Missouri seeks more balanced scoring as Alabama State comes to town
After suffering losses at Notre Dame and to Kansas at a neutral site, Missouri returns home to regroup ahead of its Dec. 22 game against Illinois in St. Louis.,Missouri's preparations will continue Thursday night against Alabama State in Columbia, Mo.,Missouri (8-2) is searching for more consistent ...
Arizona State gets off to fast start in triumph over Oklahoma
Arizona State got off to a hot start on offense and built a 19-point halftime lead, then cruised the rest of the way to an 86-70 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night in the second game of the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix at the home of the NBA's Suns.,Moe Odum led the Sun Devils (7-2) with 17 p...
MWC final: Boise State downs UNLV for 3rd straight title
Maddux Madsen threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score as host Boise State completed a Mountain West Conference championship game three-peat with a 38-21 victory over UNLV on Friday night., ,Madsen completed 17 of 31 passes for 289 yards for Boise State (9-4), which jumped out to a ...
Iowa State tabs Washington State's Jimmy Rogers as next head coach
Iowa State announced the hire of Jimmy Rogers as its next head coach Friday evening to replace Matt Campbell, who is reportedly heading to Penn State.,Rogers, 38, just concluded his first season at Washington State, leading the Cougars to a 6-6 record and the program's second consecutive bowl appear...
Undefeated Colorado set for first true road game at Colorado State
Colorado is 8-0 for the first time in 76 years, even though California Baptist may have made the Buffaloes feel like they were 76 years old Monday.,The Buffaloes trailed by two at halftime -- and 14 earlier in the half -- to the Western Athletic Conference school before finally putting the game away...
Why Mike Tomlin Could Actually Be the Answer to Penn State’s Coaching Crisis
Penn State’s coaching search has collapsed after firing James Franklin. With top candidates gone, could Steelers coach Mike Tomlin be the bold answer the Nittany Lions need?...
National Signing Day Winners and Losers: Texas Tech Rises, Penn State Stumbles
Breaking down the biggest winners and losers from early National Signing Day, including Texas Tech’s historic class and Penn State’s recruiting collapse....
Penn State Coaching Search Hits New Low After Crumbl Cookies Blocks Hire
Penn State’s coaching search to replace James Franklin hits a new low after Crumbl Cookies outbids the school to keep Kalani Sitake at BYU....