Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16
Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and threw for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to help No. 4 Alabama pull away to beat South Florida 42-16 on Saturday night.
Butler, Williamson injuries are part of story for Heat-Bulls and Kings-Pelicans play-in finales
All four teams in the finales of the NBA play-in tournament on Friday night are dealing with injury issues.
NBA, players agree to additional protocols through holidays
The NBA and its players finalized a deal Thursday night for additional protocols through the holidays, including daily testing resuming and increased use of face masks mandated again.
No. 14 South Florida on pause due to coronavirus issues
The 14th-ranked Bulls were put on pause because of COVID-19 issues on Jan. 21, 2021 when a Tier I member in the women's basketball program tested positive. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)It's been a rough few weeks for Jose Fernandez and his South Florida team. The 14th-ranked Bulls were put on pause because of COVID-19 issues within the women's basketball program on Jan. 21. Youโre risking soft tissue injuries if you come back right away.โThis pause came a few days after the Bulls were awarded a rare forfeit win over Memphis. AdSo, South Floridaโs only game in the conference standings since Jan. 13 was the forfeit win over Memphis.
Ball State contains Patterson, tops Buffalo 38-28 to win MAC
The game turned when Ball State scored three touchdowns in the final 5:55 of the first half to take a 35-21 lead. That year, the Bulls knocked off an undefeated and nationally ranked Ball State team for the championship. โI made sure our guys knew that we were underdogs," Ball State coach Mike Neu said. That left Buffalo trailing for the first time all season, and Ball State wasn't done. Their running game wasn't consistently explosive, and it took too long for their defense to slow down Ball State.
Stanford stays atop AP Top 25 as top 11 unchanged in poll
(AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)Stanford remained atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll released Monday and picked up first-place votes, too. โI just would like to say to everybody, basketball was invented as, always has been and always will be a great team sport," she said. Itโs been about great, great, great assistant coaches that have worked extremely hard for our program and itโs about having great players. Louisville, UConn, N.C. State and South Carolina followed Stanford as the first five remained unchanged in their position. ___More AP womenโs basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
AP Top 25: No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best ever
Alabama running back Najee Harris (22) leaps over LSU safety JaCoby Stevens (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third longest in the history of The Associated Press college football poll. 1 for the third straight week and the top seven teams were unchanged for a fifth consecutive poll. Buffalo is the first Mid-American Conference team to be ranked this season, giving every FBS league at least one ranked team during this pandemic-altered season. The Ducks' and Huskies' exits left the Pac-12 with two ranked teams: No.
No. 19 Florida State rallies for victory in Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
19-ranked Florida State used smothering defense to overcome a 10-point deficit in the final seven minutes and beat South Florida 66-60 Saturday in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic. Florida State forced four shot-clock violations and won despite being outrebounded by 14 and shooting only 40 percent, including 7 for 27 from 3-point range. Florida State (10-2) scored 21 points off turnovers to earn its third win in a row. South Florida (6-6) lost to a ranked team for the 27th consecutive time since 2012. Devin Vassellโs jumper with two minutes left put Florida State in front to stay.
Local10.com college football picks: Week 7 results
Clay Ferraro and Will Manso are now tied in the Local10.com college football picks. Miami held the Cavaliers without a touchdown as the Hurricanes won 19-7 for their first Atlantic Coast Conference victory. Liane also went 9-1 on the week, while Will and Ian slipped to 8-2. Ian also picked Iowa to beat Penn State. The Hawkeyes came close, but Penn State prevailed in the end to remain undefeated.