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Wildcats refocus after narrow loss in season finale
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats womens basketball team (23-5) fell short 58-56 to Northwest Nazarene …
BC coach Jim Christian frontloads schedule with tough games
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College coach Jim Christian jumped at the challenge.
No. 6 Kansas rides expectations, uncertainty into season
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self was still trying to figure out the makeup of his team the first week of November, roughly about the time the Jayhawks would have had a couple exhibition games under thei…
Keatts relying on veterans as NC State eyes NCAA return
North Carolina State made the NCAA Tournament in Kevin Keatts' first season, missed it in his second and saw it canceled in his third due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Alaska Anchorage halts hockey season; program likely done
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Alaska Anchorage will not field a men's hockey team this season, likely ending the Seawolves' status as an NCAA Division I program.
Virus upheaval strains integrity of college football season
No. 3 Ohio State and No. 13 Wisconsin, the teams favored to play for the Big Ten championship, have already had a combined three games canceled because of COVID-19.
Iowa drubs Minnesota 35-7 for 6th straight win for the pig
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa's defense clamped down hard on Minnesota all night, coming awfully close to its first shutout in the series since 2009.
No. 4 Virginia opens year in rare position: as ACC favorite
Tony Bennett was pleased how his Virginia team played in the weeks before the coronavirus pandemic abruptly shut down last season.
Kispert, Ayayi lead No. 1 Gonzaga's quest for national title
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Corey Kispert believed Gonzaga would be playing for the national title at the end of last season, before the Bulldogs' championship aspirations were derailed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Week 11: Miami-VT, Big Ten highlight stripped-down schedule
What already was set up to be a college football schedule without much sizzle has been further gutted by the pandemic this week.
No. 9 Duke hopes depth, freshman class offset big losses
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski sees plenty of depth and balance on his latest roster. He sounds like he intends to use it, too.
Brownell urging consistency for Clemson amid COVID concerns
Clemson coach Brad Brownell said he can count on effort and dedication from his players each day at practice. Other than that, the Tigers long-time leader doesn't have a clue how this season will unfold.
No. 13 Wisconsin to play at Michigan after canceling 2 games
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Wisconsin's wait is almost over.
No. 3 Villanova back again as team to beat in Big East
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay Wright apologized for running late for an interview because of a hiccup with one of his thrice-weekly COVID-19 tests. The Villanova coach’s mouth wasn’t nearly as mouth-watering as the roste…
Boise St blocks 3 kicks for scores, routs Colorado St 52-21
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Avery Williams blocked two punts that were returned for touchdowns in the first half, Boise State had three special teams touchdowns off blocked kicks, and the Broncos routed Colorado State 52-2…
Williams, No. 16 Tar Heels eager to move past 14-19 season
Roy Williams couldn’t wait to get back on the practice court with No. 16 North Carolina after the worst season of his Hall of Fame career. His players noticed, too, in the urgency Williams had in pouncing on any mi…