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Column: Bay Area no place for college football championship

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The downtown streets were soaked and largely empty. Extra police officers loitered at the intersections, but they mostly just...

Top 25 Rewind: No. 6 Nevada unbeaten no more with loss at New Mexico

The number of unbeaten teams in college basketball is down to three.No. 6 Nevada dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten with an 85-58...

Alabama-Clemson IV: Can Saban’s dynasty reach new heights?

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney went through the familiar routine Sunday.Joint news conference, during which...

Cunningham, Dayton roll past Richmond in Atlantic 10 opener

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Josh Cunningham scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Dayton rolled past Richmond 72-48 on Sunday in an Atlantic...

Howard helps No. 16 Marquette past Xavier 70-52

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sacar Anim made the most of Markus Howard’s presence for Marquette.Anim scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half,...

East Carolina shot block holds off Cincinnati 73-71

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — KJ Davis scored 17 points, Shawn Williams 16 and Jayden Gardner scored seven of his 13 points down the stretch...

Falcons shred Warriors for SBAAC victory 71-53

ADAMS TOWNSHIP - First quarter three-pointers by Griffin Laake and Daulton Wolfe and a staunch defense led Clinton-Massie to a 71-53 win Friday over...

Hurricane rallies to cage Lions 57-48

WILMINGTON - There’s a saying coaches use, “It’s not how you start that matters, it’s how you finish.”That axiom applies to Friday night’s Wilmington...

Strong Georgetown squad dumps East Clinton 67-35

GEORGETOWN - Dominating play in the first three periods, Georgetown cruised to a 67-35 win over East Clinton Friday night in SBAAC National Division...

No. 1 UConn’s 126-game win streak ends 68-57 at No. 8 Baylor

WACO, Texas (AP) — Geno Auriemma knew that top-ranked UConn couldn’t keep winning every regular-season game it played, even though the Huskies had won...