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NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft

2013-04-20 14:05:00

Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...

Otto Porter Jr., Nerlens Noel declare for NBA draft

2013-04-15 18:35:00

All-American Otto Porter Jr. announced Monday he is leaving Georgetown after his sophomore season and declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft. Porter, a 6-foot-8 forward, was the Big East player of the year and finished second in the voting...

Louisville-Syracuse final would make fitting Big East swan song

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Ask Louisville Coach Rick Pitino or Syracuse's Jim Boeheim about Madison Square Garden or Big East Conference founder Dave Gavitt. Even the tight-lipped Boeheim becomes sentimental and is apt to weave a story about a Big East classic. "I would have been...

Amaker, Hopkins the names that don't go away for USC basketball job

2013-03-29 12:07:00

There has been some unending traction to the name "Tommy Amaker" and the USC basketball head coaching job that is still open and being taken care of by interim head coach Bob Cantu (who must be tired of that word. "Interim."). Also, according to a...

Gregg Marshall's success at Wichita State isn't a Shocker to him

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Wichita State Coach Gregg Marshall can't wait to get the Shockers to Los Angeles for the West Regional at Staples Center. His ninth-seeded team meets No. 13 La Salle in Thursday night's battle of NCAA overlooked underdogs. Two wins in the West earns one...

Jamie Dixon signs 10-year extension at Pitt

2013-03-23 15:54:00

COLUMBUS, Ohio —�Pittsburgh basketball�Coach Jamie Dixon has signed a 10-year contract extension with the Panthers.�According to a Pittsburgh�radio report, the extension was in response to job feelers from USC, which is searching for a head coach to...

Pitt's blowout loss to Wichita State a real shocker to Jamie Dixon

2013-03-21 15:19:00

SALT LAKE CITY -- Wow, that was one lousy job audition for Pittsburgh Coach Jamie Dixon. Dixon, a potential candidate for the USC basketball opening for what seems like years now, left it all over�the floor Thursday at EnergySolutions Arena. No. 9...

NCAA Tournament: Wichita State upsets Pittsburgh, 73-55

2013-03-21 13:44:00

SALT LAKE CITY — Malcolm Armstead scored 22 points, Cleanthony Early added 21 and ninth-seeded Wichita State defeated eighth-seeded Pittsburgh 73-55 Thursday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Freshman Steven Adams led Pitt (24-9) with 13...

Alabama crushes Notre Dame, 42-14, for second straight BCS title

2013-01-07 20:51:00

Alabama has won its third Bowl Championship Series title in four years, overwhelming top-ranked Notre Dame, 42-14, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Coach Nick Saban's teams have won four national championships. He won his first as coach at...

U.S. defeats Sweden, 3-1, to capture world junior hockey title

2013-01-05 09:11:00

Team USA won the gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championships on Saturday, riding two goals by Southern California native Rocco Grimaldi and another strong goaltending effort by Ducks prospect John Gibson to a 3-1 victory over defending champion...

Seven Big East schools considering leaving conference

2012-12-13 17:26:00

The exact timing of the Big East's imminent implosion is not particularly important. One outlet reported the news would hit Thursday. Another outlet reported it would not. The "big" news did not break, as it turned out, but it is breaking. College...

Mississippi pulls away from Pittsburgh to win BBVA Compass Bowl

2013-01-05 15:20:00

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Bo Wallace threw three touchdown passes to lead Mississippi to a 38-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday, completing an impressive turnaround under first-year Coach Hugh Freeze. Ole Miss (7-6) made a five-...

Cleanthony Early of the Wichita State Shockers goes up for the shot in the lane against Tray Woodall of the Pittsburgh Panthers.

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams, left, and Pittsburgh's J.J. Moore fight for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big East Conference tournament Thursday in New York.

2013-03-14 20:11:00

Record: 24-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: Pitt shares the ball, entering the Big East tournament ninth nationally with 16.5 assists per game.

2013-03-14 00:00:00