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S.C. tops Maryland 75-67 in NIT semifinals
Mar 29 2005 11:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Powell scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead South Carolina to a 75-67 victory over Maryland in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night.
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Tenn. tops Rutgers for Final Four berth
Mar 29 2005 11:05PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tennessee already gave coach Pat Summitt the record for career wins in this tournament. On Tuesday night, the Lady Vols gave her something even more meaningful _ a trip to the Final Four.
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Michigan St. women also gain Final Four
Mar 29 2005 10:44PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Make some room, Michigan State men. You've got company. Liz Shimek and the Michigan State women also are going to the Final Four _ a first for the program.
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Saint Joseph's tops Memphis in NIT semis
Mar 29 2005 8:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Pat Carroll scored 13 of his 24 points in the second half, and Saint Joseph's won for the 21st time in 2005 by beating Memphis 70-58 in the NIT semifinals on Tuesday night.
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Former star ASU back charged with murder
Mar 29 2005 8:00PM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Former Arizona State running back Loren Wade was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the shooting of another former Sun Devils player.
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Fullerton coach gets contract extension
Mar 29 2005 7:55PM (CT)
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Cal State-Fullerton coach Bob Burton signed a contract extension Tuesday, keeping him with the Titans through the 2009-10 season.
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Spartans striving for elite status
Mar 29 2005 7:53PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State wants to be considered an elite program, worthy of being mentioned with the two teams the Spartans beat to get to the Final Four and the one they'll face in St. Louis.
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UConn's Villanueva declares for NBA draft
Mar 29 2005 6:50PM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Two years ago, Charlie Villanueva thought he was ready for the NBA. Now, he says he's sure. UConn's 6-foot-11, 240-pound sophomore forward said Tuesday he will skip his final two years of college eligibility to enter the NBA draft.
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Five finalists named for Wooden Award
Mar 29 2005 6:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Utah's Andrew Bogut, Dee Brown of Illinois, Sean May of North Carolina, Duke's J.J. Redick and Wayne Simien of Kansas were named finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's player of the year Tuesday.
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O'Bannon becomes star for Cardinals
Mar 29 2005 6:09PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - When Rick Pitino started recruiting for Louisville, he was looking for more than talent and size. He wanted players who worked hard in school, were attentive and respectful.
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Fast-paced play nothing new for Tar Heels
Mar 29 2005 5:54PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - One of the lasting images of Dean Smith's Hall of Fame career at North Carolina is point guard Phil Ford standing near midcourt, the ball held against his hip while he ran the famed Four Corners offense.
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Glanville participates in Hawaii practice
Mar 29 2005 4:50PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Former NFL coach Jerry Glanville participated in Hawaii's first spring practice Tuesday, though neither he nor the school would say if he has officially joined June Jones' staff as the Warriors' associate coach.
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Ohio State's Smith must make restitution
Mar 29 2005 3:58PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State starting quarterback Troy Smith can return to the team if he pays back the money he took from a booster and is held out of the Buckeyes' season opener against Miami of Ohio.
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Tennessee names Pearl basketball coach
Mar 29 2005 7:58AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bruce Pearl, who led Wisconsin-Milwaukee on a surprising run through the NCAA tournament, was introduced Monday as Tennessee's new basketball coach. "This is a dream come true," the 45-year-old Pearl said after becoming Tennessee's sixth coach in 16 years. "I feel like I am prepared."
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Maryland in 'new' Final Four at NIT
Mar 29 2005 7:58AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gary Williams and Maryland know all about the Final Four _ just not the one they find themselves in now.
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Utah's Andrew Bogut to enter NBA draft
Mar 29 2005 7:57AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Andrew Bogut couldn't pass up the opportunity to be the top pick in the NBA draft. The Utah center announced Monday that he would forgo his final two years of eligibility to enter the draft, confirming what his coach, teammates and Utes fans have known was coming.
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Top-seeded LSU mows down Duke 59-49
Mar 29 2005 7:56AM (CT)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - LSU was finally picking on someone its own size, and it looked at first like the top-seeded Lady Tigers had gone soft from feasting on lesser opponents.
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Baylor upends top-seed N. Carolina 72-63
Mar 29 2005 7:56AM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The red hot Lady Bears are headed to the Final Four, a feel-good story for a Texas school usually on the sidelines when titles are passed around. Sophia Young scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and No. 2 seed Baylor beat top-seeded North Carolina 72-63 Monday night in the finals of the Tempe Regional. Young, whose mother came from the West Indies to see her play for the first time, was named the regional's MVP.
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Pitino right on schedule with Louisville
Mar 29 2005 7:22AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rick Pitino is right on schedule. College basketball's great rebuilder needed four seasons to guide Louisville from crumbling program to the Final Four, just like he did at Kentucky in the early 1990s. He got Providence there in two years in the mid-1980s and is the first coach to take three teams this far in the NCAA tournament.
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Big Ten puts two teams in Final Four
Mar 29 2005 7:21AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Excuse the Big Ten if it gloats a bit these days. Dissed and dismissed all year as being weaker than the other power conferences, the Big Ten is showing its mettle when it counts. After putting three teams in the regional finals of the NCAA tournament, the Big Ten is sending Illinois and Michigan State to the Final Four this weekend.
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