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Brown's career day sparks Illinois to win
Jan 5 2006 11:45PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Dee Brown scored a career-high 34 points and No. 6 Illinois held No. 7 Michigan State nearly 33 points below its average to win their Big Ten-opening showdown 60-50 on Thursday night.
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New Mexico's defense keys win over Utah
Jan 5 2006 11:38PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Brandi Kimble scored 16 points and No. 21 New Mexico's defense halted Utah scoring leader Kim Smith's streak of double-figure scoring in a 59-42 win over the No. 22 Utes on Thursday night.
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Broback hurt as Minnesota beats Wisconsin
Jan 5 2006 10:57PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kelly Roysland had 19 points and seven rebounds and Liz Podominick added 16 points and 11 boards to lead No. 15 Minnesota to a 73-67 win over Wisconsin on Thursday night.
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Former USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux dies
Jan 5 2006 10:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rod Dedeaux, who coached Southern California to a record 11 NCAA baseball championships and turned out a parade of future major leaguers, died Thursday. He was 91.
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Humphrey leads Georgia past Mississippi
Jan 5 2006 10:30PM (CT)
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Tasha Humphrey had 29 points and Megan Darrah added 18 to lead No. 17 Georgia to an 84-70 victory over Mississippi on Thursday night.
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Shimek sets school career rebound mark
Jan 5 2006 10:22PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Liz Shimek scored 22 points and set a school record for rebounds in a career, leading Michigan State to a 75-53 victory over Penn State on Thursday night.
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Ohio State overcomes slow start to win
Jan 5 2006 10:19PM (CT)
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Jessica Davenport scored 22 points, Kim Wilburn added 15 off the bench and Brandie Hoskins had 10 to lead No. 10 Ohio State to an 82-54 victory over Northwestern on Thursday night.
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Sharp-shooting Ohio St. downs Penn St.
Jan 5 2006 10:13PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ron Lewis scored 26 points and J.J. Sullinger added 18 _ combining to hit all but one of their 19 shots from the field _ to lead No. 18 Ohio State to a 104-69 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
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Minnesota forward Jamie Broback injured
Jan 5 2006 9:45PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota forward Jamie Broback returned during the second half of the 15th-ranked Gophers' game against Wisconsin on Thursday after hurting her knee in the first half.
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Rude Big East welcome for Louisville
Jan 5 2006 9:35PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Villanova didn't exactly welcome Louisville to the Big East with open arms. Randy Foye scored 24 points and the third-ranked Wildcats pulled away late to beat No. 9 Louisville 76-67 on Thursday night.
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Maryland ousts Boston College in overtime
Jan 5 2006 9:28PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Crystal Langhorne scored 24 points and Shay Doron nailed a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the final minute of overtime to lift No. 6 Maryland to a 67-64 win over Boston College, spoiling the Eagles' inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference game.
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Currie's triple-double lifts No. 2 Duke
Jan 5 2006 9:20PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Monique Currie had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to become the second player in school history with a triple-double, leading second-ranked Duke past Florida State 87-68 on Thursday night.
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No. 24 W. Virginia nips S. Florida
Jan 5 2006 9:17PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mike Gansey scored 18 points and Kevin Pittsnogle had 16 to lead No. 24 West Virginia to a 57-53 victory over South Florida in the Big East opener for both teams on Thursday night.
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USC coach turns thoughts to next season
Jan 5 2006 8:56PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - With Southern California's 34-game winning streak snapped and the chance for an unprecedented third straight national title denied, coach Pete Carroll is already looking to the future.
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Thirty-six arrested at Rose Bowl game
Jan 5 2006 8:42PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Police arrested 36 people for misdemeanor offenses at the Rose Bowl during the national championship game between Texas and USC.
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Column: Should Young stay or should he go?
Jan 5 2006 7:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Every weekend, it seemed, brought a reason to write about somebody else. Meanwhile, Vince Young kept mowing down opponents, 20 in a row now.
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Texas-USC Rose Bowl earns huge ratings
Jan 5 2006 7:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Texas' last-minute victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl drew the highest rating for a college football game in 19 years.
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Washington State's Low to miss six weeks
Jan 5 2006 7:29PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Sophomore point guard Derrick Low, Washington State's leading scorer, has a broken foot and will be out at least six weeks, starting with Saturday's game at No. 10 Washington.
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Column: Playing it safe not the Trojan way
Jan 5 2006 6:59PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The choice was so clear. Those who second-guess Pete Carroll do not understand what had made Southern California unbeatable for three seasons.
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Auburn's McClover to enter NFL draft
Jan 5 2006 6:08PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn defensive end Stanley McClover said Thursday he will forgo his senior season and make himself eligible for the NFL draft.
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Bearcats have gone from sad to scary
Jan 5 2006 6:08PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - An assistant coach resigned because of a drunken driving arrest. One player left the team, another was kicked off. Thousands of seats were empty for home games. Fans chanted for the school president's firing. For a while there, it sure looked like the Cincinnati Bearcats were falling apart.
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Fisher, Nolan to coach Senior Bowl teams
Jan 5 2006 5:26PM (CT)
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher and Mike Nolan of the San Francisco 49ers will coach in the Senior Bowl along with their staffs.
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LSU DE Wroten arrested on drug charges
Jan 5 2006 5:03PM (CT)
STERLINGTON, La. (AP) - LSU defensive end Claude Wroten Jr. was arrested on a drug charge after police stopped him for speeding and found marijuana in his car, authorities said Thursday.
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Lobo forward Joel Box to return to team
Jan 5 2006 4:40PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico forward Joel Box is returning to the team, just days after quitting because he was unhappy with his lack of playing time.
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Bush calls coach to congratulate Longhorns
Jan 5 2006 1:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush called Texas coach Mack Brown on Thursday morning to congratulate the Longhorns on their dramatic Rose Bowl victory over Southern California.
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Texas grabs No. 1 rank after Rose Bowl win
Jan 5 2006 12:31PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - All season long, the No. 1 ranking belonged to Southern California _ before Texas swiped it away at the end. The Longhorns finished first, a unanimous choice, in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 1969 after beating the Trojans 41-38 in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday night.
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Texas' Brown sheds critics
Jan 5 2006 6:15AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - For all the critics who poked fun at Mack Brown by calling him "Coach February," it's time to show a bit more respect. Calling him "National Champion" will do just fine.
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Baylor's 30-game winning streak ends
Jan 5 2006 6:00AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Sophia Young tried everything she could to extend Baylor's winning streak. The All-American forward fell just short for the defending NCAA champions.
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No. 22 Pitt men stay unbeaten
Jan 5 2006 5:53AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - There may not be many comebacks all season in college basketball better than Notre Dame's recovery from a nine-point deficit in the final 45 seconds of regulation on the road against Pittsburgh.
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Texas stuns USC to win national title
Jan 5 2006 3:55AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Vince Young and Texas are second no more to Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and Southern California. With the national championship down to a final play, fourth down and 5 yards to go, Young scrambled untouched for an 8-yard touchdown with 19 seconds left and the No. 2 Longhorns stunned the top-ranked Trojans 41-38 in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday night.
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Bush, White run into history - together
Jan 5 2006 3:26AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Reggie Bush somersaulted into the end zone, his future as the likely No. 1 NFL draft pick ahead of him and his bid for a record third consecutive national championship yet to be dashed.
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Texas' Young is magnificent Lone Star
Jan 5 2006 2:58AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Finally, Texas' lone star shined brighter than all the glitter and glamour Southern California could muster. Vince Young, back in the Rose Bowl and at his best, lifted the Longhorns to a 41-38 Rose Bowl victory over top-ranked Southern California on Wednesday with his 8-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 19 seconds left.
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