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Cardae Mack runs wild to lead Arizona State over Kansas StateFreshman Cardae Mack rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns to lead Arizona State to a 28-17 victory Saturday over Kansas State in a Big 12 game at Tempe, Ariz.,Kansas State (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) lost its first game without three-year starting quarterback Avery Johnson, who was out with a shoulder inj...

UCF has record-setting night in blowout of Bethune-CookmanAlonza Barnett III threw for 158 yards and a touchdown and added another on the ground, Duke Watson rushed for 110 yards and a score, and UCF flew past visiting Bethune-Cookman for a record-setting 73-6 victory on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.,UCF (1-0) tied a program record with 73 points, first set in...

Report: Northwestern names Aidan Chiles starting QBNorthwestern named Aidan Chiles as its starting quarterback, ESPN reported Monday.,Chiles started 20 games for Michigan State over the past two seasons. He transferred to Northwestern following last season.,Chiles passed for 3,807 yards and 23 touchdowns and was intercepted 14 times in his time with...

Kentucky, Gonzaga agree to end hoops series early

Scheduled to face off for two more seasons, perennial basketball powers Kentucky and Gonzaga on Wednesday announced an agreement to end their series early. ,In a joint statement, the schools said the decision was made "to allow each program freedom to re-evaluate future scheduling priorities, includ...

Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart won't accept highly criticized $1M job in retirement

After facing criticism, including from the state's governor, Kentucky's retiring athletic director Mitch Barnhart said Thursday that he will not accept a $1 million post with the university.,University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, who has announced the transition in March, and Barnhart issue...

Arizona erupts after halftime, knocks off Purdue to return to Final Four

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Koa Peat scored 20 points and fellow freshman Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 as top-seeded Arizona beat No. 2 Purdue 79-64 in the West Region finals on Saturday night, earning their first trip to the Final Four since 2001.,The Wildcats (36-2) won their 13th straight game by erasing a ...

Freshman-fueled Arizona, senior-led Purdue collide in Elite Eight

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A school seeking its first Final Four appearance in 25 years takes on one looking for its second in three seasons when No. 1 Arizona faces No. 2 Purdue in the NCAA Tournament West Region final on Saturday evening.,The top-seeded Wildcats (35-2) have won 12 in a row, most recently...

Joshua Jefferson (ankle) out for Iowa State against Kentucky

Iowa State will be without its top player in Sunday's NCAA Tournament second-round game against Kentucky in St. Louis.,Senior forward Joshua Jefferson, a consensus second-team All-American, has been listed as out on the NCAA's official injury report.,Jefferson sprained his left ankle just 2:37 into ...