NCAA Rumors & News
ASU softball rolls up 2 wins
East Valley Tribune — No. 8 Arizona State softball capped a busy evening at Farrington Stadium in Tempe with wins over No. 23 BYU, 11-6, and Nebraska, 1-0.
Arizona State Sun Devils 8 mins agoASU again rallies for win vs. Auburn
East Valley Tribune — Arizona State baseball team improved their record to 14-0 on the season by topping Auburn 16-7 on Saturday at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium in Tempe.
Arizona State Sun Devils 8 mins agoBasketball: One of the last mock NCAA Tournament brackets — I promise
BearTalk | Oakland Tribune — Here’s ESPN.com’s latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection, posted at 5:30 p.m. PST. It has Cal as a No. 7 and shows Washington in all CAPS, signifying it’s the automatic bid. So I am assuming, despite the fact that their records are not updated, that this may have been posted after the Pac-10 finale. But not [...]
California Golden Bears 17 mins agoPitcher who spurned the Texas Rangers throws complete game, defeats Texas Tech
Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News — Texas Tech baseball dropped its Saturday contest with No. 7 TCU at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, 9-1. TCU's freshman lefty Matt Purke (2-0) allowed one run and just four hits against the Red Raiders through his nine innings of work. Purke was drafted by the Rangers in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft, but declined the Rangers' offer to play collegiate baseball at TCU. The Horned Frogs improved their record to 11-2 while the Red Raiders dropped to 8-8 -- losing six of their last seven games. TCU also clinched the season series with the Red Raiders with the win Saturday. TCU has won all thr...
Texas Tech Red Raiders 18 mins agoOregon State 6, Portland 5: Beavers rally for second time Saturday, improve to 9-3
Behind The Beavers Beat | Oregonian — The Beavers rally twice in the same day, first defeating Utah 5-4 and then sneaking past Portland 6-5 behind an offense that went from hitting .241 when the day started to .236 after all was said and done Saturday at Goss Stadium.
Oregon State Beavers 18 mins agoFour things Doug Lesmerises thinks before the Big Ten title game
Plain Dealer — Ohio State is either perfecting its luck or running out of it as the NCAA dance looms.
Ohio State Buckeyes 28 mins agoIllini await NCAA fate after 2 OT loss | Turner's mouth irks team
Chicago Tribune — Illini await NCAA fate to see if they can get off tournament bubble Now, the wait for Selection Sunday.
Illinois Fighting Illini 28 mins agoMichigan hockey team finishes off CCHA sweep of Michigan State with 4-3 win
Grand Rapids Press — EAST LANSING - Killing penalties was problematic all night. Here was the Michigan hockey team, trying to pull off an improbable two-game sweep of heavily favored Michigan State on its own ice, clinging to a one-goal lead. But after surrendering......
Michigan Wolverines 28 mins agoInstant analysis: Thanks, Miami
ACC Now | News & Observer — GREENSBORO -- Duke can thank Miami for a very valuable object lesson in tournament play. Mired in a first half of sluggish offense, surprisingly slack defense and obsessed with the officiating, the Blue Devils were doing just about everything in their power to keep the Hurricanes in the game. So what’s there for Duke to thank Miami about after the 77-74 semifinal win? The Hurricanes’ first-half prowess gave Duke a chance to hone its halftime adjustments, and the Blue Devils showed some real aptitude for tweaking their system. The results were spectacular. Down three at the half after Mike...
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- Rockets 116, Nets 108: Scola with a "Dream" of a game NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle Luis Scola sat on the Rockets bench, as he does before every game, chatting while waiting to begin his pregame warm ups. Scola has been holding out hope that the Rockets could still find their way to a playoff spot,...
- M's set the bar for a field-good season Chicago Sun-Times GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Baseball's a copycat sport, and this offseason has been about mimicking the Seattle Mariners.
- Another stirring rendition for Buehrle Chicago Sun-Times It's Thursday, and White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle has just admitted that contrary to what he said the last two seasons, he now wants to finish his career playing for his beloved St. Louis Cardinals. ''Cardinal red,'' the native Missourian says proudly, pulling out the sweatshirt that's about to go over his head and drape his back. He isn't smirking.
- Wild-St. Louis gameday Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Joe Soucheray: At Randolph and Hamline, it's the same story: Waiting for Joe St. Paul Pioneer Press There was one guy in a chair at Schmidty's Sports Barbers at the corner of Randolph and Hamline in St. Paul. This was the other morning. It was raining and gloomy, and a wispy curtain of fog drifted over the ball field across the street where Joe Mauer played for Cretin-Derham Hall.
- Questions from the studio audience Matt Maiocco's Instant 49ers | Santa Rosa Press Democrat While watching a little college hoops tonight, I solicited some questions for an impromptu chat session. Click here to read the topics we covered.