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Kalel Mullings runs for career-high 3 TDs, Michigan beats Northwestern 50-6 to become bowl eligible

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullings ran for 92 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading Michigan to a 50-6 win over Northwestern on Saturday to make the defending national champions eligible for a bowl. “They couldn’t get the run game going and there was very little they could do in the pass game,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. “It …

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1 month ago

Kalel Mullings runs for career-high 3 TDs, Michigan beats Northwestern 50-6 to become bowl eligible

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullings ran for 92 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading Michigan to a 50-6 win over Northwestern on Saturday to make the defending national champions eligible for a bowl. “They couldn’t get the run game going and there was very …

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1 month ago

Michigan hosts Northwestern, needing a win to be bowl eligible before closing season at Ohio State

Associated Press

Northwestern at Michigan Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BetMGM College Football Odds: Michigan by 11 1/2. The defending national champion Wolverines need a win to be bowl eligible under first-year coach Sherrone Moore because they will be heavy underdogs next week on the road against rival and second-ranked Ohio State. If the Wildcats pull off an upset at the Big House …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Big 12 newcomer Arizona makes 1st trip to K-State for matchup of ranked Wildcats

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Big 12 newcomer Arizona’s nine-game winning streak is the longest for any FBS team after defending national champion Michigan lost to Texas last week. Wildcats safety Jack Fabris returned a fumble 60 yards for K-State’s FBS-best 133rd non-offensive touchdowns since 1999. Impact players Utah senior defensive …

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5 months ago

Defending national champ Michigan, Ohio State dominate Big Ten’s top preseason position honors

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! INDIANAPOLIS — Players from defending national champion Michigan and Ohio State claimed seven of the Big Ten’s 12 positional honors on Tuesday. Staying Put In the quickly evolving world of college football, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti brought some stability to media day by announcing the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series

Associated Press

A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. The Cavaliers’.336 season batting average is the best among teams in Omaha.. Their 116 homers are 33 more than the previous program record of 83, set last year. They scored the winning run or runs on their last at-bat in three …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wins by Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and A&M mean it’ll be only SEC and ACC at College World Series

Associated Press

Kentucky finally made it to a College World Series, and the Wildcats will be joined by at least three other Southeastern Conference teams on college baseball’s biggest stage. The last spot will be filled Monday when the SEC’s Georgia and ACC’s North Carolina State meet in Game 3 of their NCAA super regional in Athens, Georgia. “It’s been the best …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 2 national seed Kentucky dispatches Illinois 6-1 at Lexington Regional

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ryan Nicholson put Kentucky ahead to stay with a two-run home run in the second inning, Ryan Walkschmidt added a two-run shot and an RBI double, and Trey Pooser tossed seven stellar innings to lead the No. 2 national seed to a 6-1 victory over Illinois on Saturday night at the Lexington Regional. Kentucky to a 2-0 …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

UCLA softball closes epic Pac-12 rivalry with thrilling win over Arizona on Senior Day

LA Times

Sharlize Palacios was among the UCLA softball players who contributed to the team’s rally for a win over rival Arizona on Sunday. UCLA and Arizona, two of the nation’s powerhouses, two blue bloods in softball, meeting one last time as Pac-12 Conference rivals on Senior Day with Glendale, Ariz.,-born freshman pitcher Kaitlin Terry in the circle for the Bruins and …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially off the radar among Kentucky’s coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program’s gold standard. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. Saint John’s coach Rick Pitino, a Hall of Famer who led Kentucky …

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9 months ago

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?

Slate

Kentucky basketball’s latest NCAA Tournament humiliation is enormous, but it’s not the worst the program has endured in the past three seasons. It includes a national championship in 2012, when Calipari didn’t just assemble one of the best rosters in the country but got it to play well at the right time. Kentucky is the bluest of bluebloods, and three …

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9 months, 1 week ago

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?

New York Times

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The East Region of the Men’s Tournament can best be described as quirky — it features overall No. —Jeff Goodman Team in 16 words: Bruce Pearl’s teams defend, play hard and if they make enough shots from deep, are dangerous. Record: 27-7 Coach: Bruce …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Reed Sheppard has won Kentucky fans’ hearts. ‘The whole state is connected to him’

New York Times

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Some days, he pretended to be Rex Chapman in the 1990 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, recreating all those aerial assaults on an 8-foot goal. “To hit a game-winning shot for Kentucky,” Sheppard says, “was really special for me.” REED SHEPPARD WINS IT FOR KENTUCKY 🚨 @KentuckyMBB pic.twitter.com/1pevWzZwfu — SEC Network February 28, 2024 During ESPN’s broadcast, Jimmy …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

College basketball power rankings: Houston leaps to No. 1

New York Times

Thanks, Leap Year, for ruining our boilerplate “Welcome to March!” lede. — Brian Bennett Last week: 2 One number to know: 37.9 For as much as we’ve talked about Purdue’s supporting cast this season — TL;DR: it is much better, especially when Southern Illinois transfer Lance Jones is on — if the Boilermakers are going to make their first Final …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Spencer scores 25 points, Newton has a triple-double and top-ranked UConn beats Villanova 78-54

Associated Press

STORRS, Conn. — UConn coach Dan Hurley believes he has the best backcourt in the Big East and was confident his guards would not let the Huskies lose two games in a row. Cam Spencer tied his season high with 25 points, Tristen Newton recorded his fourth career triple-double and top-ranked Connecticut bounced back from its first defeat since December …

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11 months ago

Recruiting mailbag: Will Ohio State’s culture be tested in 2024? Can Arizona keep its momentum?

New York Times

Neither do your questions. — Braden R. Be honest, you think Ohio State is the national title favorite right now, don’t you? — Mike M. If you were living under a rock this weekend — or spending time with your family after the college football season ended — Ohio State added two Alabama transfers in safety Caleb Downs and true …

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11 months ago

Midseason college basketball awards: UConn’s Dan Hurley for coach of the year?

New York Times

Hello again, friends and fellow walking popsicles, and welcome out of the cold and into the red-hot midseason awards edition of Shot Takers. GO DEEPER This Wisconsin team is different — and feels built to last But I’m going with Tommy Lloyd at Arizona, even if the first half of that UCLA game had me teetering. Didn’t have the grades …

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11 months ago

Arizona QB Noah Fifita, WR Tetairoa McMillan returning for 2024: Will the Wildcats contend in the Big 12?

New York Times

Arizona football may not have coach Jedd Fisch next season, but it will have its top offensive playmakers. Quarterback Noah Fifita and receiver Tetairoa McMillan announced during Saturday’s Arizona-UCLA basketball game that they will continue their college careers in Tucson. With Fisch recently hired as head coach at Washington, Fifita’s and McMillan’s college futures had been uncertain. A backup to …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Washington hires Arizona’s Jedd Fisch to be Huskies head coach, quickly replacing Kalen DeBoer

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Washington hired Arizona’s Jedd Fisch to succeed Kalen DeBoer as the next coach of the Huskies on Sunday. DeBoer’s contract called for a $12 million buyout paid to Washington if he left, and it will cost the school $5.5 million to hire Fisch, the person said. …

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11 months, 1 week ago

In the 1950s, it was Adolph Rupp and Kentucky that ruled college basketball

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The college basketball landscape in the 1950s was dominated by the Baron of the Bluegrass, Adolph Rupp, who led Kentucky to the last two of his four national championships while putting the finishing touches on a dynasty that remains to this day. The school was …

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1 year ago

UCLA fades in loss to Villanova, spoiling chance to bolster its March resume

LA Times

Villanova’s Nnanna Njoku, left, and UCLA’s Lazar Stefanovic battle for the ball in the first half of the Bruins’ 65-56 loss Saturday. “You can’t have that kind of breakdown and let him shoot two open shots late in the game like that; if you do, you should lose,” Cronin said. We got exactly what we deserved.” Junior guard Lazar Stefanovic …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Longtime K-State coach, administrator Barrett dies at 93

Associated Press

Former Boston Celtics forward Ernie Barrett, who starred at Kansas State and spent 75 years at the school as an athlete, coach and administrator, died Friday in Manhattan, Kansas. “He came to visit me before every home game and was incredibly welcoming to me and my staff in our first year,” said Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang, who …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nowell’s heroics not enough to get K-State to Final Four

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Playing in front of a Madison Square Garden crowd that was riveted every time he touched the ball, Markquis Nowell did everything he could to carry Kansas State to its first Final Four since 1964. “I feel like I gave my heart and soul to this game for these past couple games because I wanted to see …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket picks from Seth Davis: Why Alabama will win it all

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of the NCAA Tournament National Championship game. GO DEEPER NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Alabama, Arizona and more • Virginia is also missing a key piece in Ben Vander Plas, the 6-foot-8 senior transfer who is the team’s fifth-leading scorer and is out with a broken hand. The big question with Houston, of course, is …

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Kalel Mullings runs for career-high 3 TDs, Michigan beats Northwestern 50-6 to become bowl eligible

Kalel Mullings runs for career-high 3 TDs, Michigan beats Northwestern 50-6 to become bowl eligible

Michigan hosts Northwestern, needing a win to be bowl eligible before closing season at Ohio State

Big 12 newcomer Arizona makes 1st trip to K-State for matchup of ranked Wildcats

Defending national champ Michigan, Ohio State dominate Big Ten’s top preseason position honors

Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series

Wins by Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and A&M mean it’ll be only SEC and ACC at College World Series

No. 2 national seed Kentucky dispatches Illinois 6-1 at Lexington Regional

UCLA softball closes epic Pac-12 rivalry with thrilling win over Arizona on Senior Day

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?

Reed Sheppard has won Kentucky fans’ hearts. ‘The whole state is connected to him’

College basketball power rankings: Houston leaps to No. 1

Spencer scores 25 points, Newton has a triple-double and top-ranked UConn beats Villanova 78-54

Recruiting mailbag: Will Ohio State’s culture be tested in 2024? Can Arizona keep its momentum?

Midseason college basketball awards: UConn’s Dan Hurley for coach of the year?

Arizona QB Noah Fifita, WR Tetairoa McMillan returning for 2024: Will the Wildcats contend in the Big 12?

Washington hires Arizona’s Jedd Fisch to be Huskies head coach, quickly replacing Kalen DeBoer

In the 1950s, it was Adolph Rupp and Kentucky that ruled college basketball

UCLA fades in loss to Villanova, spoiling chance to bolster its March resume

Longtime K-State coach, administrator Barrett dies at 93

Nowell’s heroics not enough to get K-State to Final Four

NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket picks from Seth Davis: Why Alabama will win it all