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Tharp homers, Kansas topples Oklahoma State 5-3

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:30:04 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Tucker Tharp hit his first home run of the season, Michael Suiter delivered the go-ahead run later in the seventh inning and seventh-seeded Kansas moved within one win of reaching the Big 12 championship game, beating Oklahoma State 5-3 on Friday night.

UNC scores 5 in 14th, beats Clemson 12-7

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:42:04 -0400

DURHAM, North Carolina - Chaz Frank's three-run triple highlighted a five-run 14th inning and lifted North Carolina past Clemson 12-7 late Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.

North Carolina, Maryland advance to lacrosse final

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:32 -0400

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania - Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight goals in a 7:20 span in the second half to help third-seeded North Carolina beat two-time defending national champion Northwestern 11-4 on Friday in the NCAA women's lacrosse semifinals.

Beede pitches Vanderbilt past Texas A&M, 3-0

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:04 -0400

HOOVER, Alabama - Tyler Beede allowed two hits in 7-1/3 innings and Vanderbilt advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament with a 3-0 victory over Texas A&M Friday night in an elimination game.

Oklahoma City wins 6th NAIA women's golf title

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:37 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - Oklahoma City University won the NAIA women's golf championship Friday behind a 1-2 finish from Jessica Schiele and Elia Folch.

West Virginia rips TCU 10-3 at Big 12 tournament

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:44:25 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Ryan McBroom drove in three runs, Billy Fleming and Ryan Tuntland had two RBIs apiece and West Virginia routed TCU 10-3 on Friday night at the Big 12 tournament.

Park leads Southern California to national title

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:19 -0400

ATHENS, Georgia - Annie Park brought more than great skills to Southern California's women's golf team.

AP Source: NCAA looking to talk to Dye again

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:49 -0400

CORAL GABLES, Florida - NCAA investigators are planning to interview Miami football player Dyron Dye with the belief that there are discrepancies between what he told them previously and what he wrote in an affidavit in support of a former Hurricanes assistant coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Virginia Tech tops Georgia Tech 3-2 in ACC tourney

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:41:17 -0400

DURHAM, North Carolina - Chad Pinder drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to help Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 3-2 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, clinching an appearance in Sunday's final.

Kansas State scores 5 in 9th, beats Baylor 13-9

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:03:23 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Jon Davis and Lance Miles each had two hits and three RBIs as top-seeded Kansas State scored five runs in the ninth inning to beat Baylor 13-9 Friday at the Big 12 tournament.

Neb. football player's indecency trial gets set

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:43:15 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - A trial date has been set for a Nebraska defensive end accused of exposing his genitals to a female student.

LSU rallies for 3-2 win over Alabama in SEC

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:05 -0400

HOOVER, Alabama - Tyler Moore and Ty Ross had run-scoring hits with two outs in the ninth to lead LSU to a 3-2 victory over Alabama Friday in a Southeastern Conference tournament elimination game.

Bengals sign RB Bernard, only 1 pick left unsigned

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:04 -0400

CINCINNATI - The Bengals have signed running back Giovani Bernard of North Carolina, leaving only one of their 10 draft picks without a deal.

NC State beats Miami 7-1 in ACC tournament

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:18 -0400

DURHAM, North Carolina - Trea Turner and Bryan Adametz each drove in two runs to help North Carolina State beat Miami 7-1 on Friday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Iowa at Ohio State game to kick off at 3:30 p.m.

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:06 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State announced on Friday that its homecoming game will be Oct. 19 against Iowa and will kick off at 3:30 p.m.

Former Wyoming great Flynn Robinson dies

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:09:40 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - Former University of Wyoming basketball great and school Hall of Famer Flynn Robinson died Thursday in Los Angeles following a lengthy battle with cancer.

DePaul grants Kirk permission to seek transfer

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:32 -0400

CHICAGO - DePaul says it has granted forward Donnavan Kirk permission to seek a transfer.

2 Mich. men charged with making Molotov cocktails

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:25:35 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Michigan - Authorities say two University of Michigan wrestlers possessed Molotov cocktails the night the school's basketball team lost in the NCAA championship game to Louisville.

Iowa-Nebraska game kicks off at 11 a.m. in Lincoln

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:52 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - Kickoff for Nebraska's game against Iowa on the day after Thanksgiving has been set for 11 a.m. Central time.

Surging Syracuse set to shoot for national title

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:26 -0400

Syracuse star midfielder JoJo Marasco couldn't dodge the question as the one-goal games during the regular season began to mount, and neither could his fellow seniors.

Legendary Iowa broadcaster Jim Zabel dies at 91

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:54 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Jim Zabel, a legendary broadcaster who was the colorful voice of University of Iowa sports for more than a half-century, has died. He was 91.

Green Bay coach mostly cleared of allegations

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:57:42 -0400

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin - The men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will keep his job following an investigation into allegations that he mistreated his players.

Sooners get 2nd straight shutout, beat Tech 8-0

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:48 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Max White had three hits and scored twice and Oklahoma got its second straight shutout at the Big 12 tournament, beating Texas Tech 8-0 Friday.

SEC hires Herb Vincent as associate commissioner

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:20 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The Southeastern Conference has hired LSU administrator Herb Vincent as associate commissioner for communications.

UI says Akey got everything he's owed from school

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:14 -0400

MOSCOW, Idaho - The University of Idaho says fired football coach Robb Akey doesn't deserve more money than he's already gotten from the Moscow school.