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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 …
Kentucky women's coach Mitchell retires after 13 seasons
Kentucky women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell announced his retirement Thursday, effective immediately.
Top rebounding tandem Tshiebwe, Culver back for No. 15 WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has one of the nation's top rebounding tandems back, and if the team shooting accuracy and ball handling can improve, the 15th-ranked Mountaineers could be p…
Posey's 3 TDs, 140 yards rushing leads FAU over FIU 38-19
MIAMI (AP) — Javion Posey ran for 140 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead Florida Atlantic to a 38-19 victory over Florida International on Friday night.
Pig out: Ground-heavy Gophers try to regain Floyd from Hawks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With practices limited and the offseason extended by the virus outbreak, Mohamed Ibrahim and the rest of the Minnesota offense settled in for some extra screen time.
ACC favorite Virginia to display more firepower this season
Virginia coach Tony Bennett loves it when he knows he can rely on the Cavaliers’ defense to win games.
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Brey schedules tough pre-ACC contests for unranked Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Mike Brey doesn’t know what to expect from playing a season in the midst of a pandemic, but he figures Notre Dame might as well have fun playing it.
Rutgers tries to end 2-game skid against winless Illinois
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers coach Greg Schiano recalls the first time he met Illinois coach Lovie Smith.
Stanford prepares for Colorado with players set to return
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford began the week still reeling from having four players held out because of coronavirus concerns, including quarterback Davis Mills, who missed the season opener.
Pitt looks to take another step forward under Capel
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maybe it's fitting a sizable portion of Pittsburgh's basketball schedule remains nebulous two weeks before the Panthers begin their third season under Jeff Capel.
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.
Ridder, No. 7 Cincinnati roll over East Carolina, 55-17
CINCINNATI (AP) — Desmond Ridder had another big game, and Cincinnati’s defense got some revenge.
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.
Posey's 3 TDs, 140 yards rushing leads FAU over FIU 38-19
MIAMI (AP) — Javion Posey ran for 140 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead Florida Atlantic to a 38-19 victory over Florida International on Friday night.
Forbes begins work trying to turn around Wake Forest program
Steve Forbes inherited a big challenge at Wake Forest.