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No. 24 LSU gets division title with win
Feb 22 2006 11:52PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The LSU Tigers are setting their sights a little higher this season. Darrel Mitchell scored 21 points and the 24th-ranked Tigers beat Vanderbilt 77-66 Wednesday night to clinch a second straight Southeastern Conference Western Division title. Now they want their first SEC regular season title since 1999-2000 and a high seeding in the NCAA tournament.
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UTEP leading scorer sprains right knee
Feb 22 2006 11:35PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - John Tofi, UTEP's leading scorer and rebounder, injured his right knee in the first half of Wednesday night's game against No. 4 Memphis and was taken from the court on a stretcher.
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No. 23 New Mexico crushes Air Force 79-53
Feb 22 2006 11:21PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Abbie Letz had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dionne Marsh set two New Mexico free-throw shooting records in the No. 23 Lobos' 79-53 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night.
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No. 21 North Carolina tops N.C. State
Feb 22 2006 11:17PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - David Noel had a career-high 25 points and added 11 rebounds, Reyshawn Terry scored 20 points and No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 15 North Carolina State 95-71 Wednesday night to hand the Wolfpack their first home loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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No. 25 Texas A&M defeats Texas 79-67
Feb 22 2006 11:14PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Morenike Atunrase scored 27 points and had nine rebounds to help lead No. 25 Texas A&M to a 79-67 win over Texas on Wednesday night.
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No. 8 Connecticut crushes Syracuse 65-36
Feb 22 2006 11:11PM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Senior star Ann Strother gave Connecticut the spark it needed, and freshman guard Renee Montgomery did the rest.
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No. 23 Georgetown beats Rutgers 66-50
Feb 22 2006 11:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Georgetown coach John Thompson III stood at the podium and spoke like a man who was relieved to have last week and, perhaps, the doubts of last season behind him.
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No. 6 George Washington extends win streak
Feb 22 2006 10:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - George Washington was going to have extend the nation's longest winning streak without center Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Regis Koundjia stepped right in and the sixth-ranked Colonials didn't miss a beat.
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Redick lifts No. 1 Duke over Georgia Tech
Feb 22 2006 10:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - As he watched J.J. Redick struggle to find his jump shot, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski could still see everything falling into place.
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Bradley defeats No. 25 Northern Iowa
Feb 22 2006 10:46PM (CT)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Patrick O'Bryant scored 18 points and Bradley won its fourth straight game with a 71-49 victory over No. 25 Northern Iowa on Wednesday night.
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Junior college coach gets 1,000th win
Feb 22 2006 10:44PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Gene Bess became the first college basketball coach to win 1,000 games when Three Rivers Community College beat Forest Park 77-60 Wednesday night.
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No. 13 Ohio St. beats No. 18 Michigan St.
Feb 22 2006 10:40PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Terence Dials scored 19 points inside and No. 13 Ohio State hit 11 3-pointers in a 79-68 victory over No. 18 Michigan State on Wednesday night, snapping the Spartans' 15-game home winning streak.
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No. 7 Texas nips Kansas St. 65-64
Feb 22 2006 10:27PM (CT)
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Kenton Paulino went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final 16 seconds, and No. 7 Texas narrowly avoided its second straight loss with a 65-64 victory over Kansas State on Wednesday night.
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No. 1 Duke routs Virginia Tech 93-51
Feb 22 2006 10:17PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Mistie Williams and Monique Currie scored 14 points apiece in their final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, leading No. 1 Duke to a 93-51 rout of Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
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Switzer joins Osborne's team in gov.'s race
Feb 22 2006 9:22PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Barry Switzer and Tom Osborne were fierce college football coaching rivals in the 1970s and '80s. Now they're playing on the same team, trying to get Osborne elected governor of Nebraska.
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Temple routs Richmond 69-30
Feb 22 2006 9:05PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mardy Collins scored 22 points and Temple held Richmond to its lowest point total in more than 60 years in a 69-30 victory on Wednesday night.
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Ex-athletes sue NCAA over scholarship cap
Feb 22 2006 8:21PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three former college athletes sued to lift the NCAA's cap on financial aid and allow schools to pay for such items as laundry, health insurance and travel.
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Scheduling to give headaches to NCAA panel
Feb 22 2006 8:03PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When the NCAA tournament selection committee selects and seeds the field of 65 each March, committee members usually rely on schedule strength to make the tough decisions.
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Oklahoma State's Sutton to have surgery
Feb 22 2006 7:46PM (CT)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton, who was involved in a car accident earlier this month and took a medical leave of absence, will undergo surgery to correct chronic hip and back problems before he enters an alcohol treatment center.
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Resurgent Bearcats looking for NCAA berth
Feb 22 2006 7:39PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - When senior forward Armein Kirkland tore a knee ligament last month, it looked like the Cincinnati Bearcats had finally hit the wall.
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Georgia Tech hires AD from LSU
Feb 22 2006 7:36PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Dan Radakovich was hired as Georgia Tech's athletic director Wednesday after spending the last four years as the top aide to LSU's athletic director.
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Xavier dismisses Finn from team
Feb 22 2006 7:34PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Senior guard Dedrick Finn was dismissed from Xavier's team on Wednesday for an unspecified rules violation.
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UConn suspends coach after arrest
Feb 22 2006 6:26PM (CT)
WINDHAM, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut suspended assistant football coach Terry Richardson on Wednesday after he was arrested on domestic violence charges.
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Auburn suspends Dollard indefinitely
Feb 22 2006 6:18PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Freshman forward Josh Dollard was suspended indefinitely by Auburn on Wednesday for violating team rules.
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Auburn suspends Dollard indefinitely
Feb 22 2006 6:00PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Freshman forward Josh Dollard was suspended indefinitely by Auburn on Wednesday for violating team rules.
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Hurricanes hire Pannunzio as assistant
Feb 22 2006 5:52PM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Former Murray State head coach Joe Pannunzio was hired Wednesday as tight ends and special teams coach by the Miami Hurricanes.
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Clarett pleads not guilty to charges
Feb 22 2006 5:30PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett pleaded not guilty to charges that he flashed a gun at two people behind a bar on New Year's Day and took a cell phone.
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Battered Cardinals still hopeful
Feb 22 2006 7:14AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Brandon Jenkins thought the look on Taquan Dean's face said it all. For three years, Jenkins had watched his Louisville teammate never get rattled, never get angry. But during halftime of Louisville's 79-66 loss to Syracuse on Saturday night, Jenkins saw the normally laid-back Dean react with the kind of fury that comes out of frustration _ if not desperation.
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No. 16 Kansas beats Baylor 76-61
Feb 22 2006 1:18AM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas coach Bill Self said he saw it coming. Freshman Julian Wright scored 20 points and the 16th-ranked Jayhawks beat Baylor 76-61 Tuesday night for their 10th straight victory.
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