Tennessee's Smith Steals One From LSU

Arkansas shocks No. 4 Tennessee, Georgia wins twice in one day

(NEWSER) - No. 5 Kansas knew it would need a big Rush to beat Texas A&M today, and luckily for the Jayhawks, they had it. Brandon Rush scored a career-high 28 points to lead Kansas to a 77-71 win in the Big 12 semifinals, reports the Kansas City Star. The Jayhawks will play Texas in the conference final today. In other NCAA action: More»

Vanderbilt whips Georgia, Nebraska upsets Texas A&M

(NEWSER) - No. 5 Duke used a 32-9 run at the end of the first half to cruise past St. John's 86-56 today in a non-conference game, reports the Associated Press. The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Blue Devils, who have won an NCAA-best 59 straight non-conference games at home. The Red Storm was the last non-ACC school to win at Duke, in 2000. In other Top 25 action: More»

No. 4 Volunteers stave off pesky Georgia for seventh straight win

(NEWSER) - When Georgia took a lead early in the second half yesterday, Chris Lofton knew it was time to take control for Tennessee. Lofton scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half, allowing the Volunteers to escape with a 74-71 SEC win, the AP reports. Lofton hit only one 3-pointer in the first half—but nailed three in the second to raise his SEC record total to 398. More»

(NEWSER) - College football season is just a few yards away, so Fox Sports scans the schedule for must-see affairs. The picks:

5. Ohio State at Penn State, Nov. 7: With Michigan in its present state, this is the Big 10’s showcase game, and the winner is a good bet to go to the Rose Bowl.

4. USC at Ohio State, Sept. 12: An early look at two new quarterbacks at two very big programs.

North Carolina junior sweeps MVP awards; Parker takes women's honor

(NEWSER) - He already earned an armful, but Tyler Hansbrough took one last bit of brass Friday night. The North Carolina junior won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's top player, giving him essentially a sweep of the season's individual honors, including The Associated Press college basketball player of the year award. "It means a lot," said Hansbrough, who finished fifth in the voting for the award last year. More»