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Davidson reaches 1,000 points for Tide
Dec 29 2006 11:38PM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's Jermareo Davidson reached 1,000 career points during the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide's 80-58 victory Friday night against Lipscomb. Davidson's 1,000th point came on a free throw, one of his 16 points. Alabama's Mykal Riley led all scorers with 21, and teammate Richard Hendrix added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
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No. 17 LSU cruises past Samford 60-45
Dec 29 2006 11:35PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU coach John Brady didn't expect to have an easy time against Samford in the final game of the Hispanic College Fund Classic on Friday. Brady's assessment was correct as it took the 17th-ranked Tigers about 30 minutes to pull away in a 60-45 victory.
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No. 5 Huskies roll past Hartford 62-36
Dec 29 2006 11:19PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Geno Auriemma figured Connecticut would have to play ugly to win Friday night. After all, his Huskies were playing Hartford, coached by his former UConn All-American Jennifer Rizzotti, a scrappy, tenacious point guard.
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No. 20 Marquette off to best ever start
Dec 29 2006 11:02PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Krystal Ellis scored 14 points to lead No. 20 Marquette past Navy 67-40 Friday night for its 11th consecutive victory and best start in school history.
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No. 16 Aggies demolish Sam Houston 93-43
Dec 29 2006 11:00PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Takia Starks scored 28 points to lead No. 16 Texas A&M to a 93-43 win over Sam Houston State on Friday night. La Toya Micheaux scored 13 points for the Aggies (9-2). Danielle Gant scored 11 and A'Quonesia Franklin added 11.
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No. 3 Duke stifles Dartmouth 77-40
Dec 29 2006 10:48PM (CT)
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Undefeated and third-ranked Duke raced to a 30-9 lead Friday night as Abby Waner scored 18 points in a 77-40 rout of Dartmouth in the opening round of the Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic.
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Seminoles linebacker entering NFL draft
Dec 29 2006 10:27PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State linebacker Lawrence Timmons will give up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft after finishing second on the team in tackles this season.
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No. 1 Terps rout UNC Greensboro 92-57
Dec 29 2006 10:03PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland showed few signs of being rusty despite playing for only the second time in 19 days. The top-ranked Terrapins set a school record with 12 three-pointers and Kristi Toliver scored 16 points in a 92-57 rout of UNC Greensboro in the first round of the Terrapin Classic on Friday.
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McCoughtry scores 41 as Louisville wins
Dec 29 2006 9:54PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Angel McCoughtry scored a school-record 41 points and had 12 rebounds in No. 15 Louisville's 93-75 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday night.
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No. 25 Bowling Green dispatches Delaware
Dec 29 2006 9:32PM (CT)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) - Liz Honegger scored 24 points to lead No. 25 Bowling Green to a 70-59 victory over Delaware on Friday night that snapped the Hens' nine-game winning streak.
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Irish guard arrested on drug charge
Dec 29 2006 8:28PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame starting guard Kyle McAlarney was arrested on a marijuana possession charge early Friday, police said.
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Oregon St. tops Mizzou 39-38 in Sun Bowl
Dec 29 2006 7:53PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Oregon State coach Mike Riley was set to take his chances in overtime at the Sun Bowl. Then Missouri called timeout to have Joe Newton's 14-yard touchdown catch with 22.1 seconds to go reviewed, believing he may have bobbled the ball. During that break, Riley decided to go for the win.
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Weis ponders mystique of Irish football
Dec 29 2006 6:47PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Charlie Weis rubbed his chin with his right hand, making sure that everyone could see his glittering, gaudy Super Bowl ring. It's a familiar pose for the Notre Dame coach when he's out recruiting, a sure way to drive home the point that this former NFL assistant knows a thing or two about what it takes to eventually play on Sundays.
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Hart, Henne hope to end big game skid
Dec 29 2006 5:58PM (CT)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - For three seasons, Mike Hart and Chad Henne have been the focal points of Michigan's offense and two of the best players in the Big Ten. Hart and Henne will return for their senior seasons next year and if they stay healthy, both will likely break a slew of school records.
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Booty excels in 1st year as Trojans QB
Dec 29 2006 5:26PM (CT)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - As a kid growing up in the south, John David Booty always wanted to live in Los Angeles. Because of football, he got his wish. And he's learned a few important lessons since arriving from Shreveport, La., nearly 3 1/2 years ago _ like dealing with traffic.
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Former Hoyas football coach Glacken dies
Dec 29 2006 5:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scotty Glacken, Georgetown's football coach for 23 seasons and a standout quarterback for Duke in the 1960s, has died.
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Moore's interceptions-free streak ends
Dec 29 2006 5:08PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Oregon State quarterback Matt Moore's streak of 183 consecutive passes without an interception, a school record and the longest active run in the NCAA, ended in the third quarter of the Sun Bowl.
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UNLV denies Knight a record 880th win
Dec 29 2006 3:20PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Bob Knight won't be making any more history in 2006. Having started this season third on the men's Division I wins list, Knight was ready to take over the top spot all by his sweater-wearing self Thursday night _ except his Texas Tech Red Raiders hardly gave him a chance. Tech got behind early and never recovered, losing 74-66 to UNLV and leaving Knight tied with Dean Smith at 879 career wins.
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Cal pummels A&M 45-21 in Holiday Bowl
Dec 29 2006 4:43AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - What a difference it made when California actually wanted to be in the Holiday Bowl. Two years after a BCS snub led to an uninspired trip to San Diego, the No. 21 Golden Bears dominated the No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies 45-10 behind Marshawn Lynch, who ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
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No. 1 Bruins overcome Cougars 55-52
Dec 29 2006 4:40AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - As Darren Collison goes, so goes UCLA. And the top-ranked Bruins were as bad as their point guard in the first half against Washington State. He had zero points, three turnovers, three fouls and his team trailed by 10.
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Young gives USC 86-79 win over Wash.
Dec 29 2006 3:24AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California is loving its new home. And No. 14 Washington just can't seem to handle the road.
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No. 23 Air Force overcomes G.W. 66-52
Dec 29 2006 2:04AM (CT)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Jacob Burtschi loves playing at sea level. Away from Colorado Springs, he feels like he could play forever. Burtschi scored 21 points and Dan Nwaelele scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to help No. 23 Air Force beat George Washington 66-52 in the first round of the Cable Car Classic on Thursday night.
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Ducks have first 12-0 start in 60 years
Dec 29 2006 1:54AM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon guard Aaron Brooks enjoyed watching teammate Maarty Leunen operate on the offensive end Thursday night against Portland. Leunen scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 20 Oregon to a 76-49 win.
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No. 18 Sun Devils top No. 18 Cal
Dec 29 2006 12:47AM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - For years now, Charli Turner Thorne's teams at Arizona State have won by wearing down opponents with an up-tempo offense and swarming defense all over the floor. It took a half for the Sun Devils to finally show that signature style against California.
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UNLV pulls off upset of No. 19 DePaul
Dec 29 2006 12:46AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brittany Halberg had 21 points and eight assists, and Faye Muller added 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead UNLV to an 89-71 victory over No. 19 DePaul on Thursday night.
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No. 17 LSU routs MVSU 92-58
Dec 29 2006 12:19AM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU coach John Brady was pleased with the Tigers' 92-58 victory against Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night _ at least the portion of the game that he got to watch.
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Wiggins makes OK return for Stanford
Dec 29 2006 12:16AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Jayne Appel scored 15 points and Kristen Newlin had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 14 Stanford to an 86-58 win over Arizona on Thursday night.
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