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Stanford, Wisconsin all but lock up BCS berths
NEW YORK (AP) - Stanford was the big winner in the latest BCS standings. The Cardinal, along with Wisconsin, all but locked up bids to the Bowl Championship Series, and Oklahoma earned a spot in the Big 12 title game by outpointing Oklahoma State and Texas A&M on Sunday. Auburn and Oregon also switched places at the top of the standings, with the Tigers slipping by the Ducks into first place - but that hardly ...
Longtime powers to meet in conference game
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - No. 9 Oklahoma is headed back to the Big 12 championship game to face No. 13 Nebraska after winning a tiebreaker based on the Bowl Championship Series standings.
Chiefs pass their way to easy win over Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - Six years later, Matt Cassel got a chance to show Seattle head coach Pete Carroll firsthand how good he can be as a starter.
AP Top 25 Capsules
The Big Ten race won't officially be decided until Dec. 5 when the final BCS standings come out.
Bedlam bummer for OSU
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Landry Jones matched the school record with 468 yards passing and threw two long touchdown passes in a wild finish to the Bedlam game as No. 14 Oklahoma beat No. 10 Oklahoma State 47-41 on Saturday night to forge a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South.
Kansas State rallies past Mean Green, 49-41, as Thomas runs for 269 yards
DENTON, Texas (AP) - The final game in the college home of "Mean" Joe Greene mocked the stingy defensive legacy of the former Pittsburgh Steelers star and had Kansas State coach Bill Snyder fuming.
Razorbacks’ Mallett puts hammer down on LSU in 31-23 win
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Ryan Mallett threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns as No. 12 Arkansas made its case for the school's first BCS bowl game with a 31-23 win over No. 6 LSU on Saturday.
Tigers defense punishes Jayhawks, 35-7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri has never played better defensively in a Big 12 game - and now the Tigers might never play another Big 12 game.
Nevada unmasks Boise State as BCS imposter
Halfway through the Iron Bowl, Boise State fans had to be feeling as if the pieces were falling into place for the Broncos to finally get a shot at the national championship.
Newton rallies Auburn past Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Cam Newton can seemingly handle anything thrown his way when he's out on the field.
Friday’s College basketball
No. 6 Kansas 98, Ohio 41 LAS VEGAS (AP) - Marcus Morris led Kansas to another easy win. He scored 26 points and had eight rebounds to lead No. 6 Kansas past Ohio Friday night in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational. "I thought I played well. I got some easy shots," Morris said. "But I could have rebounded better and could have played the post better." Led by Morris, the Jayhawks are ...
Seahawks run defense gets stern test from Chiefs
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - This is not the best week for Seattle to suddenly start questioning the problems with its run defense.
Top 3 face ranked conference foes this week
The Christmas shopping can wait. Instead of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving should be called BCS Friday.
Turkey Day Treasures
No better time than the presnt for a little Turkey Day trivia as we head into the NFL's annual Thanksgiving tripleheader. See if you can name these players:
Duke bottles up Kansas State for Coach K’s 800th win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kyrie Irving didn't wait long to make his mark at Duke. The freshman guard scored 17 points and did an outstanding defensive job on preseason All-America Jacob Pullen and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No. 4 Kansas State 82-68 on Tuesday night to win the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at the Sprint Center. Irving was a heralded recruit coming out of St. Patrick's H.S. in New Jersey and there ...
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Knicks rip Pacers to tie series at 1-1
NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony hung from the rim, the helpless defender who tried to stop his dunk lying on the court below after falling down.
Bulls strike first with 93-86 win over Heat
MIAMI - Nate Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing every second for the third straight game, and the Chicago Bulls stunned the Miami Heat 93-86 on Monday night to take Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Kansas remains silent on allegations against McLemore
LAWRENCE - Kansas athletic officials are reviewing allegations that the former AAU basketball coach of Ben McLemore received cash payments aimed at steering the star freshman to a sports agent.
Danks homers to boost White Sox over Royals in 11th
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jordan Danks just had to wait a short while for a second chance.
James named as NBA MVP for fourth time
MIAMI - LeBron James is the overwhelming choice as the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
Fernandez, Marlins beat Phillies
PHILADELPHIA - Jose Fernandez pitched one-hit ball and struck out nine in seven dominant innings, getting his first major league win in the Miami Marlins' 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Guthrie throws four-hitter as Royals ease by White Sox
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jeremy Guthrie ran his unbeaten streak to a club record 17 consecutive starts with a four-hitter in the Kansas City Royals' 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Bulls move on with 99-93 win in Game 7
NEW YORK - Joakim Noah had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Marco Belinelli also scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-93 on Saturday night in Game 7 of their first-round series.
Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby on muddy track
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Orb was so far behind a wall of horses at the Kentucky Derby that even his jockey wasn't sure he could master the muddy track and make a run for the roses.
