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Freshmen lead No. 24 UConn past SJU
Jan 13 2007 11:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Freshmen Stanley Robinson, A.J. Price and Hasheem Thabeet combined for 40 points and No. 24 Connecticut snapped a two-game losing streak with a 68-59 victory over St. John's on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
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Pain is Memphis' gain; top Southern Miss
Jan 13 2007 11:42PM (CT)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - After watching Chris Douglas-Roberts hobble around on a sprained ankle in the first half Saturday night, his Memphis teammates asked him to ignore the pain and take over the game. He answered the plea, scoring 23 points, including nine during a decisive 12-3 run, and No. 20 Memphis beat Southern Miss 75-62.
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Jones, No. 8 Texas A&M win 8th straight
Jan 13 2007 11:00PM (CT)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Acie Law's father drove all the way up from Dallas _ in an ice and snow storm no less _ and arrived with a minute left to play in Texas A&M's victory over Colorado. He thought the Aggies played pretty well in his brief glimpse.
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Cortijo, No. 23 Texas beat Colorado
Jan 13 2007 10:31PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Carla Cortijo had 11 points and seven assists to lead No. 23 Texas to a 68-49 victory over Colorado on Saturday night.
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Ellis clutch as No. 16 Marquette wins
Jan 13 2007 10:28PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Krystal Ellis scored eight of her 21 points down the stretch to help No. 16 Marquette hold off Villanova for a 76-70 victory Saturday night.
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Stanford has Goods; beats No. 22 Cougars
Jan 13 2007 10:26PM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Washington State had its defense aligned the way it wanted. Stanford had the ball in the hands of its hottest shooter, Anthony Goods.
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Aggies get rare win over Top 10 team
Jan 13 2007 8:39PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M coach Gary Blair hopes Saturday's win over ninth-ranked Baylor is just the beginning of big things to come for the Aggies.
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VanDerVeer has high bar for Stanford
Jan 13 2007 8:38PM (CT)
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Winning isn't all that matters to Stanford coach Tara VanDerVeer. In her quest for perfection, it's how her players perform that counts.
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Martin shakes off rust; No. 13 LSU wins
Jan 13 2007 7:53PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Terry Martin made up for an ineffective first half by hitting huge shots down the stretch. Martin scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the second half, helping No. 13 LSU hold off Auburn 65-63 on Saturday.
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Burtschi's buzzer-beater lifts Falcons
Jan 13 2007 7:49PM (CT)
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Game tied, inbounds play with 1.2 seconds left _ and Wyoming switching on every screen. It was the perfect opportunity to run a bit of misdirection. And it worked to perfection.
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Hokies turning into elite teams killer
Jan 13 2007 7:48PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - First Duke, now North Carolina. Virginia Tech beat them both in eight days, riding the play of senior guards Zabian Dowdell and Jamon Gordon and an unheralded cast of role players.
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Terps end No. 17 Clemson's unbeaten run
Jan 13 2007 7:18PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Ekene Ibekwe couldn't do anything right in a miserable loss to Miami on Wednesday. To redeem himself Saturday, the Maryland forward helped knock off the last unbeaten team in Division I.
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Dell impressed with Durant as Texas wins
Jan 13 2007 7:00PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Computer billionaire Michael Dell came to watch the kid whose game looks like a million bucks. Like everyone else, he left impressed with Kevin Durant.
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No. 3 Badgers win 13th straight
Jan 13 2007 6:49PM (CT)
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Alando Tucker figures Wisconsin would have lost a game like this in the past. With higher expectations and more poise, however, this Badgers team isn't like the others.
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Horne, No. 18 Bowling Green beat Ohio
Jan 13 2007 6:46PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Carin Horne scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer during a key run to open the second half, and 18th-ranked Bowling Green beat Ohio 64-55 Saturday.
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Rush steps up as No. 6 Kansas wins in OT
Jan 13 2007 6:42PM (CT)
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Kansas coach Bill Self asked Brandon Rush to guard Iowa State's top scorer late in regulation, hoping the move would swing momentum back in the Jayhawks' favor. Rush came through _ on both ends of the floor _ and saved No. 6 Kansas from yet another loss to an unranked team.
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Hampton leads No. 22 Cal over Washington
Jan 13 2007 6:38PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Devanei Hampton scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half and No. 22 California took advantage of cold shooting by Washington for a 72-49 win over the Huskies on Saturday.
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UConn coach puts wins in perspective
Jan 13 2007 6:16PM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma bristled after the Huskies' 76-45 win Saturday over Syracuse was referred to as a tuneup for Monday's showdown with second-ranked North Carolina.
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Gators celebrate second national title
Jan 13 2007 6:07PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Former Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, Bowl Championship Series chairman Mike Slive and more than 50,000 fans were on hand Saturday to celebrate Florida's second national championship.
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No Graves, no problem for No. 12 Butler
Jan 13 2007 5:07PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Butler hardly missed its ailing scoring leader. A.J. Graves sat out the first game of his career after having oral surgery earlier in the week, but Brandon Crone scored 14 points and Pete Campbell came off the bench with 11 to lead the No. 12 Bulldogs over South Dakota State 62-47 on Saturday.
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Colorado St. players suspended for prank
Jan 13 2007 5:00PM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Four Colorado State women's basketball players were suspended for setting off a chemical bomb in a prank outside a teammate's apartment.
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Buckeyes finally beat SEC team in Vols
Jan 13 2007 4:43PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ron Lewis finally gave Ohio State's fans something to smile about. Lewis hit a 3-pointer with 11.2 seconds left to help the fifth-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 16 Tennessee 68-66 on Saturday.
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Florida All-American Nelson going pro
Jan 13 2007 4:24PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida All-American safety Reggie Nelson and defensive end Jarvis Moss confirmed Saturday they will leave school early and enter the NFL draft.
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Old footage spurs Marquette to upset
Jan 13 2007 4:21PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - In preparation for his team's game against West Virginia, Marquette coach Tom Crean spliced together footage of all 20 of the 3-point shots the Mountaineers made in a blowout victory over the Golden Eagles last season.
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With 'Humpty' on target, Gators roll
Jan 13 2007 4:10PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - With "Humpty" on target, Florida is tough to beat. Lee Humphrey set career highs with 27 points and seven 3-pointers, and the second-ranked Gators won their ninth straight game by beating South Carolina 84-50 on Saturday.
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Duke makes statement by routing Terps
Jan 13 2007 4:07PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Lindsey Harding drove the lane, Alison Bales did the dirty work and Duke pounced on top-ranked Maryland as if a championship were on the line. The Blue Devils were convinced one was. Not the national title the Terrapins claimed against Duke a season ago, but possibly the one up for grabs in the next few months.
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Ice storm postpones Oklahoma St-Nebraska
Jan 13 2007 3:34PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An ice storm kept No. 9 Oklahoma State from heading north to Nebraska, forcing postponement of Saturday's game against the Huskers.
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Givens, No. 21 Middle Tennessee win
Jan 13 2007 3:32PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Chrissy Givens had 17 points and 11 steals to lead No. 21 Middle Tennessee past New Orleans 78-50 on Saturday.
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USC kicker remembered at memorial
Jan 13 2007 7:56AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mario Danelo was remembered Friday as an upbeat person who enjoyed life to the fullest and left an indelible impression on those around him. An estimated 2,000 mourners gathered at Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in suburban San Pedro to remember the Southern California kicker, whose body was found last weekend about 120 feet down a rocky cliff not far from his family's home.
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USC kicker remembered at memorial
Jan 13 2007 7:56AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mario Danelo was remembered Friday as an upbeat person who enjoyed life to the fullest and left an indelible impression on those around him. An estimated 2,000 mourners gathered at Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in suburban San Pedro to remember the Southern California kicker, whose body was found last weekend about 120 feet down a rocky cliff not far from his family's home.
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Duke lacrosse prosecutor asks off case
Jan 13 2007 4:00AM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - As he aggressively pursued sexual assault charges against three Duke lacrosse players for nearly 10 months, Mike Nifong never wavered publicly in his commitment to take the oft-sensationalized case to trial. But facing ethics charges that could lead to his disbarment, the Durham County district attorney quietly asked to be removed from the case Friday _ faxing a letter to the state attorney general asking for a special prosecutor to take over the case that is sure to define
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Duke lacrosse prosecutor asks off case
Jan 13 2007 4:00AM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - As he aggressively pursued sexual assault charges against three Duke lacrosse players for nearly 10 months, Mike Nifong never wavered publicly in his commitment to take the oft-sensationalized case to trial. But facing ethics charges that could lead to his disbarment, the Durham County district attorney quietly asked to be removed from the case Friday _ faxing a letter to the state attorney general asking for a special prosecutor to take over the case that is sure to define
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