Frank Haith mum on Missouri case after Tulsa's big win over UConn One day after the program he used to head announced self-imposed penalties from NCAA rules violations that occurred under his watch, Frank Haith coached his current team to a big win in the American Conference. Tulsa trailed Connecticut for most of the night Thursday but overtook the Huskies with less than five minutes … [Read more...]

Freshman's 3-pointer, senior's two blocks help BYU upset Gonzaga No. 25 Gonzaga has lost only twice on its home court in West Coast Conference play in the past five years with both losses coming against BYU. The second loss occured Thursday night with the Cougars stealing a victory 69-68 thanks to a 3-pointer from freshman Nick Emery, his only field goal of the game, and two big blocks in … [Read more...]

West Virginia hires Joe Wickline as offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen and Joe Wickline are reuniting. Holgorsen announced Thursday that he has added Wickline to his West Virginia staff as offensive coordinator. Wickline spent the last two seasons as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Texas and previously worked with Holgorsen at Oklahoma State. Wickline was fired by … [Read more...]

Iowa rolls again, and this time Michigan State has no excuse In its 16 games against opponents other than Iowa this season, fourth-ranked Michigan State has won every game by an average of 21.2 points. That's what makes it so impressive how bad the Hawkeyes keep making the Spartans look.  Peter Jok erupted for 23 points on Thursday night as sixteenth-ranked Iowa halted an 18-game losing … [Read more...]

Colorado State WR Rashard Higgins anounces he's going pro Colorado State wide receiver Rashard Higgins is entering the NFL draft. Higgins, the Rams’ top receiver who is nicknamed “Hollywood,” announced his decision via Twitter late Wednesday evening. SincerelyYours pic.twitter.com/hNO7sEMICK — HollyWood (@CALLME_WOOD) January 14, 2016 Higgins leaves as the school’s all-time leader in … [Read more...]

Alabama upsets No. 19 South Carolina leaving SMU as lone unbeaten The good times are rolling at Alabama. Not so much in the state of South Carolina. Two nights after the Crimson Tide won a fourth national title on the football field in seven years beating Clemson, the basketball team absolutely clobbered previously undefeated but lethargic South Carolina 73-50. What a way for first-year … [Read more...]

New athlete-friendly NBA draft withdrawal deadline is long overdue When guard Vander Blue entered the NBA draft after his junior year at Marquette in 2013, he thought he had an outside chance to be a late first-round pick. He instead went unselected and has bounced around the D-League.  When forward Khem Birch entered the NBA draft after his junior season at UNLV in 2014, he expected to be … [Read more...]

Clemson claims consecutive top-25 wins for first time in 27 years Two weeks ago Clemson lost a third consecutive basketball game and appeared to be spinning its wheels on the hardwood once again as the school waited to play for a national title on the gridiron. But the Tigers appear to have turned things around after earning a third straight victory Wednesday night beating No. 9 Duke 68-63 … [Read more...]

Clemson DE Kevin Dodd, DB Jayron Kearse heading to the NFL Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game was Clemson defensive end Kevin Dodd's last in a Tiger uniform. Dodd announced Wednesday that he was heading to the NFL. He had three sacks of Alabama quarterback Jake Coker in the Tigers' 45-40 loss. “After speaking with my family, I have decided to apply for early entry … [Read more...]

Ugly game ends with a shot only Providence could find beautiful A hard-to-watch game between Providence and Creighton ended with a game winner that was fittingly ugly. Kris Dunn beat the Bluejays at the buzzer with a shot that didn't appear to have much chance to fall until it somehow did. KRIS DUNN CALLED GAME! @PCFriarsmbb get the win! #BIGEAST https://t.co/dwop6eNmoc — FS1 (@FS1) January … [Read more...]