Tag: College Sports

Georgia: SUV in Crash Was for Recruiting, Not Personal Use

Georgia athletic department officials say the vehicle involved in a crash that killed a football player and employee on Jan. 15 was to be used only for recruiting activities, not personal use. The University of Georgia athletic association provided that information in a statement to The Associated Press on Saturday, saying personal use of the…


College Basketball Broadcaster Billy Packer Dies at 82

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Billy Packer, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday. He was 82. Packer’s son, Mark, told The Associated Press that his father had been hospitalized in Charlotte for the past three weeks and had several medical issues, and ultimately succumbed to kidney failure. Packer’s…


Boogie Ellis’ Career Night Lifts USC Past No. 8 UCLA

Boogie Ellis scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the second half, including a 3-point dagger with 1:25 remaining, and Southern California handed visiting crosstown rival and No. 8-ranked UCLA its second consecutive loss in a 77–64 decision, Thursday night, Jan. 26, in Los Angeles. The Trojans (15–6, 7–3 Pac-12 Conference) trailed by 12…


USC Builds 24-point Lead, More Than Enough to Outlast Arizona St.

Drew Peterson scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half and visiting Southern California held Arizona State to 25–of–65 shooting from the floor to roll to a 77–69 win on Saturday, Jan. 21, in Tempe, Arizona. The Trojans (14–6, 6-3 Pac-12) trailed for just 44 seconds and pushed their lead to as…


Excessive Speed Listed as Cause of Fatal University of Georgia Crash

Georgia football player Devin Willock was not wearing a seat belt when he was ejected from the vehicle in a weekend crash that killed him and a recruiting staff member, police said. A police report released Tuesday listed excessive speed on a road with a 40 mph limit as one of the primary causes of…


Kentucky Halts No. 5 Tennessee’s 25-Game Home Win Streak

Antonio Reeves scored a team-high 18 points off the bench and Oscar Tshiebwe recorded his 50th career double-double as visiting Kentucky stunned No. 5 Tennessee 63–56 Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. Tshiebwe scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the unranked Wildcats (11–6, 2–4 Southeastern Conference), who came into the game as significant underdogs…


University of Georgia Football Player and Staff Member Killed in Car Crash After Title Celebration

Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed early Sunday in a car crash, the school said, just hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship with a parade and ceremony. Two other members of the football program were injured in the crash, which occurred in Athens, south of…


Southern Cal Stifles Utah, 71–56

Boogie Ellis led host Southern California with 17 points and the Trojans held visiting Utah to 34.4 percent shooting en route to a 71–56 win in Pac-12 Conference action on Saturday, Jan. 14, in Los Angeles. USC (13–5, 5–2 Pac-12) got at least eight points from all five of its starters, including 13 from Tre…


No. 7 UCLA’s Second-Half Charge Dunks Colorado

Jaime Jaquez Jr. did it all with 23 points, 13 rebounds, five blocked shots and four steals to help No. 7 UCLA rally for a 68–54 victory over Colorado in Pac-12 play on Saturday in Los Angeles. Jaylen Clark recorded 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals for UCLA (16–2, 7–0 Pac-12), which won its…


Army Hockey Trainer Credited With Saving Life of Player Whose Neck Got Cut by Skate

Army hockey coach Brian Riley credited a team trainer with saving the life of forward Eric Huss, who suffered a severe neck injury caused by a skate during a game at Sacred Heart University. Huss, a junior from Dallas, Texas, caught an inadvertent skate to the neck in the second period of Army’s 5–0 loss…