Big 12 race tightens up
Kansas coach Bill Self is sticking by the prediction he made back in October, before the season began and long before the Big 12 race started heating up.
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Iowa State is looking more and more like a NCAA Tournament team.
Kansas coach Bill Self is sticking by the prediction he made back in October, before the season began and long before the Big 12 race started heating up.
Given Billy Gillispie’s history, it’s easy to see how the man in charge of the Texas Tech basketball program could be frustrated with the way things are going.
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Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the Pinstripe Bowl on Friday in New York.
Marcus Denmon scored 17 of his 19 points after halftime and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 61 seconds to play Friday night as No. 8 Missouri survived a scare against Old Dominion with a 75-68 victory at Norfolk, Va.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —Even sitting behind a table, Justin Blackmon looks the part of the nation's best receiver.
TEMPE, Ariz. —As Oklahoma's defensive captain and one of the most eloquent players on either side of the ball, Travis Lewis had become a go-to guy for reporters, someone who could provide a non-slanted assessment of the team.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —The banquet before bowl games can be an awkward dance, the coaching staffs of two teams about to play each other forced to mingle in a semi-public setting.
SHREVEPORT, La. —James Franklin's hard running and timely passing led Missouri to an easy win in its final game as a member of the Big 12. It also gives the Tigers plenty of hope heading into their new home in the Southeastern Conference.
SAN ANTONIO — Hotel guests in Orlando and New York City earlier this month might've had the rare opportunity to pump iron with an imminent Heisman Trophy winner if they hit the gym while Baylor 's Robert Griffin III was working out during the college football awards circuit.
SHREVEPORT, La. —Big changes are coming for the football programs at Missouri and North Carolina. Before they happen, there's one more football game to play.
SAN DIEGO — Casey Pachall highlighted a record-setting game with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left to lift No. 16 TCU to a 31-24 victory against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night.
Perry Jones III scored a career-high 28 points, Brady Heslip hit six three-pointers and No. 6 Baylor edged Brigham Young 86-83 on Saturday at Provo, Utah.
Oklahoma State overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Missouri State 72-67 on Wednesday night in Springfield, Mo.
STILLWATER, Okla. —In more than a century's worth of Bedlam games, the stakes have never been higher for Oklahoma State.
Even though the Big 12 championship game is no more, the conference will end the football regular season with a bang this weekend.
With an assist from Mother Nature, No. 12 Oklahoma got its defense back in order and set up a Bedlam showdown for the Big 12 championship.