Category Archives: NFL

Cincinnati’s Big 12 rise coincides with Baylor’s slide

Cincinnati will attempt to take its next step up the league rankings when it hosts sputtering Baylor on Tuesday in a Big 12 clash.It’s the first time the teams have played in the Queen City since Dec… more

High-scoring North Carolina rolls over Florida State

After scoring 80 points just twice in its first 13 Atlantic Coast Conference games, North Carolina rolled over Florida State 96-85 on Monday in Tallahassee, Fla., for its fourth straight 80-plus-point… more

West Virginia welcomes TCU crew that excels in close games

After winning at least 21 games and playing in the NCAA Tournament each of the last three seasons, TCU is a longshot to replicate that feat this year.It hasn’t been for a lack of success in the clutc… more

After Duke debacle, Illinois returns to Big Ten refuge versus Iowa

Illinois made program history Saturday night in Madison Square Garden. Just not the kind of program history a team wants to achieve.A weakened, short-handed version of the Fighting Illini was mauled… more

Northwestern, Minnesota meet with Big Ten tourney berth in the balance

If the Big Ten regular season was called to a halt before the Northwestern-Minnesota game Tuesday night in Minneapolis, then the Golden Gophers would be one of the 15 teams invited to the Big Ten tour… more

Milos Uzan drills late 3 to lift No. 4 Houston over No. 10 Texas Tech

Milos Uzan scored a career-high 22 points, including a dagger 3-pointer inside the final minute, to lift No. 4 Houston to a 69-61 Big 12 Conference win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Monday.The Cougars (2… more

No. 15 Michigan edges Nebraska, climbs Big Ten standings

Roddy Gayle Jr. had 12 points and five rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan to a 49-46 win over Nebraska on Monday in a Big Ten contest in Lincoln, Neb.Tre Donaldson scored 11 points, Danny Wolf had a 10… more

Hunter Dickinson erupts for 32 points to push Kansas past Colorado

Hunter Dickinson had a season-high 32 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, KJ Adams Jr. scored 15 points, and Kansas beat Colorado 71-64 in Boulder, Colo., on Monday night for the Jayhawks’ second stra… more

Slumping Ole Miss faces tall task in encounter at No. 1 Auburn

After falling out of the Associated Press Top 25, Ole Miss is hoping its recent history repeats itself Wednesday night when it treks eastward for a border state battle with No. 1 Auburn.It will not b… more

No. 16 Maryland’s ‘Crab Five’ eager to pinch No. 8 Michigan State

Blessed with the nation’s highest-scoring starting unit, it was only a matter of time before Maryland dusted off an old nickname and bestowed it on its new group of stars.The Terrapins’ second editio… more