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O’Brien needs more than goodwill at Penn State

By MIKE BIRES Beaver County (Pa.) Times | Sunday, May 20, 2012

As the Penn State public relations blitz nears its end, Bill O’Brien keeps winning over alumni and fans of Nittany Lions football. But what he …

BC, Ferris St. skating for Frozen Four title

Saturday, April 7, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Boston College is accustomed to playing for a national championship. Ferris State is not. That’s the backdrop for Saturday night’s Frozen …

Perfect! Baylor beats Notre Dame 80-61 for women’s title

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

DENVER (AP) – Brittney Griner and Baylor left no doubt they’re head and shoulders above any team in the country. In fact, they’re perfect. Griner …

Fans out in force to cheer on ’Cats

By BRUCE SCHREINER The Associated Press | Wednesday, April 4, 2012

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Another championship banner has been unfurled at Rupp Arena. Kentucky’s basketball team returned home to its adoring fans Tuesday, after defeating Kansas …

Ohio State regroups in time to beat Cincinnati

By JOE MARCHILENA Staff Writer | Friday, March 23, 2012

BOSTON – There are two different Ohio State basketball teams, according to Jared Sullinger. There’s the team that grinded its way to a 12-point halftime …

Four teams dancing at Garden party

By JOE MARCHILENA Staff Writer | Thursday, March 22, 2012

BOSTON – The sign says this is the NCAA East Regional, but it could pass for a Big East-Big Ten Challenge. The Sweet 16 will …

Spartans benefit from exposure

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch | Wednesday, March 21, 2012

First came the winning, then the attention. For Norfolk State, the goal now is to capitalize on the national exposure that the school received when …

Mizzou, Duke KOed by 15 seeds

From news sources | Saturday, March 17, 2012

History was on Missouri’s side. The Tigers trailed Norfolk State by four points deep into the second half, but given the odds – only four …

This Harvard alum has special interest in NCAAs

By DAN DUGGAN Boston Herald | Thursday, March 15, 2012

Jeremy Lin doesn’t know what it will be like to watch Harvard play in the NCAA tournament Thursday. The former Crimson star and current New …

As Madness looms, still no easy way to pick Final Four

By DAN DUGGAN Boston Herald | Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The debate is the same every March. Do you play it safely and go with the top seeds? Do you give in to the madness …

Garciaparra, Brock headline Class of 2012

By GEORGE WATSON McClatchy-Tribune | Saturday, March 3, 2012

Former Major League Baseball all-stars Nomar Garciaparra and Lou Brock headline the 2012 College Baseball Hall of Fame Class, the College Baseball Foundation announced on …

UK knocks of Vandy, wins SEC

From New Servcies | Sunday, February 26, 2012

Freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kentucky to an 83-74 win over Vanderbilt. With the …

BSC may becloser to playoff

By CHUCK CARLTON Dallas Morning News | Tuesday, February 21, 2012

DALLAS – The future of college football beyond the 2013 season almost certainly won’t emerge at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday. But after two …

Paterno succumbs to lung cancer at 85

By MARK WOGENRICH The Morning Call | Monday, January 23, 2012

Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach whose Hall of Fame career ended amid scandal, died Sunday after a bout with lung cancer. He …

Merrimack edges UNH hockey in overtime

Saturday, January 21, 2012

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At Fenway Park, UNH falls to Maine in OT

By PHIL KINCADE Staff Writer | Sunday, January 8, 2012

What else would you expect from one of the nation’s legendary collegiate hockey rivalries staged outdoors in one of America’s legendary baseball parks?The University of …

SEC title game promises smash-mouth football

By MIKE BIANCHI The Orlando Sentinel | Sunday, January 8, 2012

ORLANDO, Fla. – Finally, we get to watch some real college football. The kind of hard-nosed, rock-ribbed, slobber-knocking football they play in the Southeastern Conference. …

Tide’s Williams ready to go

By DAVID PASCHALL Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press | Sunday, January 8, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – From a Southeastern Conference standpoint, it was the biggest play of LSU’s championship season. From a national perspective, however, Tigers safety Eric …

Ducks prevailin Rose Bowl

From news services | Tuesday, January 3, 2012

De’Anthony Thomas rushed twice – both for touchdowns totaling 155 yards – and Darron Thomas passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns as Oregon outlasted …

Meyer hiring clearly best this offseason

By JAY GREESON Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press | Sunday, December 18, 2011

Most of the big college football head coaching jobs outside the state of Pennsylvania have been filled. Penn State continues to deal with the fallout …