Coaching
Tuesday’s Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Dec. 04, 2019 02:34 AM EST
NFL
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers fired coach Ron Rivera with four games left in the NFL season.
Secondary coach...
Xavier Johnson's 20 Points Lead Pitt Over Rutgers, 71-60
By Alan Saunders Dec. 03, 2019 11:24 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — For Pittsburgh’s Xavier Johnson, defense turned into offense on Tuesday night in a big way.
The sophomore point guard...
Florida State beats Purdue in OT, wins Emerald Coast Classic
By Bill Kaczor Nov. 30, 2019 10:14 PM EST
Ohio State withstands Kent State rally before winning 71-52
By Steve Helwagen Nov. 25, 2019 08:58 PM EST
D-II lifer Magee joins Coach K as members of 1,100-win club
By Dan Gelston Nov. 23, 2019 03:39 AM EST
Krzyzewski gets milestone, Duke tops tough Georgetown in NYC
By Dan Gelston Nov. 22, 2019 09:54 PM EST
Ford has 21 points, No. 18 Saint Mary’s tops Cal Poly 79-48
By Gideon Rubin Nov. 17, 2019 10:24 PM EST
Young score 24, Charlotte tops Wake Forest 67-65 in overtime
By Richard Walker Nov. 17, 2019 08:59 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte campus is right in the heart of ACC country.
On Sunday night, the 49ers took their first win over an...
Martin, House score 20 each, Sun Devils smother Rider
By Jose M. Romero Nov. 17, 2019 08:14 PM EST
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State Sun Devils forced the most turnovers in a game in almost 23 years, and had plenty of offense for an easy win.
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Rakocevic scores 24, grabs 11 boards; USC beats Nevada 76-66
By Emerson Marcus Nov. 17, 2019 01:20 AM EST
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Southern California passed its most challenging test so far this season with a 76-66 win over Nevada on Saturday night.
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UCLA cruises past UNLV 71-54 for 3rd straight win
By Beth Harris Nov. 16, 2019 01:03 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA had its best half of the season, led by a newly aggressive Chris Smith.
The junior guard scored 14 of his 16 points...
Marquette uses big 2nd half to drop Purdue at home 65-55
By Keith Jenkins Nov. 14, 2019 12:53 AM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski’s message to his club at halftime Wednesday night was that it needed to be tougher. It needed to be more...
Michigan State’s Izzo signs 2 top-100 recruits
Nov. 13, 2019 07:31 PM EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has signed center Mady Sissoko and point guard AJ Hoggard.
Izzo said Wednesday he...
Cincinnati gets 1st win under John Brannen, 81-59 over Drake
By Joe Kay Nov. 11, 2019 09:14 PM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) — John Brannen's first win at Cincinnati was no big deal.
The Bearcats had a low-key celebration in the locker room after...