Tag: College Sports

Top 25 Roundup: No. 3 Zags Struggle to Top Tarleton State

Chet Holmgren recorded 15 points, nine rebounds, and four blocked shots and No. 3 Gonzaga survived a major scare before escaping with a 64–55 victory over Tarleton State on Monday night at Spokane, Wash. Rasir Bolton scored a team-best 17 points for the Bulldogs (7–1), who led by just two points with under six minutes…


Top College Football Scoreboard: Rivalry Week

#1 Georgia Bulldogs (12–0) 45 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (3–9) 0 The Georgia Bulldogs confirmed again that they are the highest rated team in college football as they shut out their rival Georgia Tech Yellowjackets 45–0. The Bulldogs gained a total of 463 yards, with 255 yards passing on 14–20 completions, from QB Stetson Bennett. Stetson…


College Football Highlight: Wild Finish as Wolfpack Beat Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels (6–6) 30 | #20 NC State Wolfpack (9–3) 34 One of the wildest college football finishes happened Friday night between in-state rivals North Carolina Tar Heels and North Carolina State Wolfpack; bizarre plays one after another allowed the Wolfpack to obtain a late come-from-behind victory, keeping their ACC Atlantic Division championship…


College Basketball Highlight; #5 Duke Holds Off #1 Gonzaga

#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (6–1) 81 | #5 Duke Blue Devils (7–0) 84 An incredibly entertaining game was played between two top-five programs Friday night in Las Vegas. It resulted in fifth-ranked Duke holding off #1 ranked Gonzaga for a three-point win in front of the largest basketball crowd ever in Nevada of 20,389. The loud and…


Harvey, No. 18 South Florida Top No. 7 Stanford 57–54

NASSAU, Bahamas—South Florida coach Jose Fernandez had total faith that Sydni Harvey would hit the game-winning shot when he drew up the final play in a timeout. The junior guard hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left, sending No. 18 South Florida to a 57–54 win over seventh-ranked Stanford in the Baha…


Schools Reap Benefits of Hiring Coach Prime, Eddie George

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Deion Sanders has been all over national TV, putting Jackson State in the spotlight every time his insurance commercials air. Hiring Eddie George has had a similar effect at Tennessee State. Thanks to their high-profile coaches, Jackson State and Tennessee State are reaping benefits from bigger crowds and more interest from top recruits to companies wanting to…


Florida Gators Fires Football Coach Dan Mullen

One bad season at Florida was one too many for Dan Mullen. The standard for success when it comes to coaching the Gators is about as high as it can get in college football. Florida fired Mullen on Sunday, a day after his sixth loss in nine games, two months after the Gators went toe-to-toe…


Lenoir-Rhyne Football Player Omari Alexander Shot, Killed

Multiple media outlets are reporting that Lenoir-Rhyne football player Omari Alexander was found shot to death early Saturday morning in Hickory, N.C. The 19-year-old was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a car parked outside an apartment complex, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene after police officers responded…


Louisville Thumps Duke 62–22 as Cunningham Ties Record

In a must-win game at Duke for a potential Bowl bid, Louisville QB Malik Cunningham gained a combined 527 total yards as the Cardinals were unstoppable defeating the Blue Devils in college football Thursday night. Since the beginning of the Football Bowl Subdivision, Cunningham is only the second player with over 300 yards passing and…


AP Top 25: Alabama Jumps Cincinnati to No. 2; Oklahoma Falls to 12th

Alabama jumped Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday and Oklahoma dropped eight spots to No. 12 after losing for the first time this season. Georgia is an unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the sixth consecutive week and the…