Rutgers beats Ohio State, gets first Big 10 Tournament win
WASHINGTON — Rutgers players saw the message loud and clear on the whiteboard in their locker room that read, "New Season," and they heard their first-year coach harp about never before winning a game...
View ArticleBluiett's 17 pts in 2nd half leads Xavier past DePaul 75-64
NEW YORK — Even when his shots were clanging off the rim in the first half, Trevon Bluiett never lost confidence, and that's a major reason Xavier still has a shot at the NCAA Tournament.
View ArticleThomas, Celtics overcome Cavs, James' triple-double
BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas scored 31 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws, as the Boston Celtics outlasted LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-99 on Wednesday night.
View ArticleNorthwestern's next test is matchup with Big Ten champs
A look at things to watch this week in the Big Ten:
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BLUFFTON — Bluffton University in northwestern Ohio has marked the 10th anniversary of an Atlanta bus crash that killed five baseball team members, a bus driver and his wife, and injured 28 others.
View ArticleCenter of attention: Cavaliers sign center Andrew Bogut
CLEVELAND — Andrew Bogut has changed jerseys — and perhaps sides in the NBA Finals.
View ArticleIndians hoping deep rotation brings championship
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cleveland's entire starting rotation is healthy this spring training — unlike late last season.
View ArticleKeene may be college basketball's highest scorer in 20 years
TOLEDO — Marcus Keene attracts a crowd on the court and in the stands.
View ArticleSaad scores in third period as Blue Jackets beat Wild 1-0
COLUMBUS — Brandon Saad broke a scoreless tie in the third period and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 38 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 1-0 on Thursday night.
View ArticleCavs make NBA regular-season record 25 3s, top Hawks 135-130
ATLANTA — On a record-breaking night when Kyrie Irving and LeBron James combined for 81 points, it was fitting that the biggest shot belonged to Kyle Korver.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Indians will be without their top two catchers for at least four days next week.
View ArticleNo. 9 Ohio State overpowers Northwestern women 99-68
INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell is justifying her standing as the Big Ten's top player.
View ArticleTracking tech helps teams know when to practice, rest, sub
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It is no longer enough for a basketball team to know how many shots a player makes, or even where he was standing when he made it.
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ATHENS — Jason Carter scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Ohio defeated Miami (Ohio) 69-55 on Friday night in a regular-season finale.
View ArticleClark, No. 18 Cincinnati beat struggling Connecticut 67-47
STORRS, Conn. — Sure, No. 18 Cincinnati pulled down a season-high 44 rebounds. Coach Mick Cronin had a good reason why the Bearcats excelled on the boards.
View ArticleJackets' Bobrovsky makes 20 saves in second straight shutout
NEWARK, N.J. — Sergei Bobrovsky is having one of those years goaltenders dream about, and it is making the Columbus Blue Jackets a team to fear when the playoffs start next month.
View ArticleBogut's broken leg leaves Cavaliers cracked, incomplete
CLEVELAND — Andrew Bogut went from being perhaps the final puzzle piece to another missing one for the Cavaliers.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Richmond forward T.J. Cline has been voted the Atlantic 10's player of the year and Dayton coach Archie Miller is the coach of the year.
View ArticlePurdue's Swanigan, Gophers' Pitino AP Big Ten top honorees
Purdue's Caleb Swanigan is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and Minnesota's Richard Pitino is its coach of the year.
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