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IU Plans Report Next Week on Sampson

Hoosiers' coach on hot seat for alleged NCAA phone violations

Feb 15, 08 10:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Kelvin Sampson's fate at Indiana will become more clear in seven days, reports the Indianapolis Star. IU President Michael McRobbie said Friday that Athletic Director Rick Greenspan has a week to investigate allegations against Sampson. If Greenspan recommends Sampson be fired, the coach has 10 days to appeal the ruling.... More »

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NCAA • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Conference • Kelvin Sampson • athletic recruiting

Badgers Beat Hoosiers on Late 3

No. 15 Wisconsin defeats Big Ten rival No. 13 Indiana in Bloomington

Feb 13, 08 10:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers got a three-pointer from 6-foot-11-inch center Brian Butch with four seconds remaining to defeat No. 13 Indiana 68-66. The win moves Wisconsin past the Hoosiers into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten behind Purdue. Jason Bohannon led Wisconsin with 18 points, all... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • Wisconsin Badgers • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Conference

Purdue Steals Another From Wisconsin

Stanford keeps winning against OSU, Butler fends off Wisconsin-GB

Feb 10, 08 4:48 AM CST
(Newser) - For the second time this season, Purdue shocked Wisconsin, this time downing the No. 8 Badgers 72-67 for their ninth straight win. Freshman Robbie Hummel put up a career-best 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and fellow first-year JaJuan Johnson scored six points in the game's critical final minutes, reports the... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Oregon State Beavers • Stanford Cardinal • Wisconsin Badgers • Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix • Butler Bulldogs • Big Ten Conference • Pac-10 Conference • Purdue Boilermakers

Hoosiers Frustrate Illini in 2 OTs

No. 14 Indiana take advantage of poor free-throw shooting by Illinois

Feb 8, 08 4:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Last year Eric Gordan angered Illinois fans by backing out of a verbal commitment and going to hated Indiana. Last night, the freshman sensation showed them what they have been missing by leading a second-half surge with 19 points in an 83-79 double-overtime Big Ten win, reports the Chicago Tribune.... More »

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NCAA • Indiana Hoosiers • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Conference

No. 1 Memphis' Troubles Are Only Off Court

Wisconsin sneaks past Iowa, Notre Dame inundates Seton Hall

Feb 7, 08 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - The Memphis Tigers' 77-48 win over Southern Methodist seemed to come easily, but the top team's perfect record conceals some problems, reports the Commercial Appeal. Robert Dozier found himself suspended last night due to an assault accusation, Joey Dorsey got punished for last game's lack of effort, and leading... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Memphis Tigers • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten Conference • Big East Conference • Iowa Hawkeyes • Seton Hall Pirates • Southern Methodist Mustangs

Stingy Badgers Still Tied for Lead in Big Ten

Wisconsin wins for 12th time in 13 games vs. Minnesota

Feb 4, 08 12:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota might be improving under new coach Tubby Smith, but today proved it still has a ways to go as Wisconsin used the nation's second-best scoring defense to stifle the Gophers 63-47 in Minneapolis. Trevon Hughes scored 20 points to lead the Badgers, who remained tied for first place in... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • University of Minnesota • Wisconsin Badgers • Big Ten Conference

Hoosiers Hang on Versus Pesky Northwestern

No. 11 IU tightens defense in second half, breaks losing streak

Feb 4, 08 12:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Indiana used a 2-3 zone defense and dominance on the boards to slow pesky Northwestern, winning 75-63 at Assembly Hall to break a two-game losing streak and improve to 18-3 overall. The Wildcats apparently didn't have an answer for Indiana's Eric Gordon and DJ White, who scored 29 and 26... More »

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Penn State Shocks No. 8 Michigan State

Arkansas crushes Florida, South Carolina upsets Ole Miss

Feb 3, 08 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Penn State was hitting 59% of its free throws, had lost six straight and hadn't beaten a ranked team in two years. So of course the Nittany Lions went out yesterday and made 16-of-20 free throws to shock No. 8 Michigan State 85-76 in a Big Ten upset, reports the... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Florida Gators • SEC • Michigan State Spartans • Penn State Nittany Lions • Arkansas Razorbacks • Big Ten Conference • Mississippi Rebels • South Carolina Gamecocks

No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77

Elsewhere in Top 25, Mich. St. downs Illinois, Drake clips Creighton

Jan 30, 08 11:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The No. 1 Memphis Tigers beat the Houston Cougars 89-77 and at 20-0 matched the best start in school history. Chris Douglas-Roberts had 30 points and Joey Dorsey snared 22 rebounds. Memphis dominated the smaller Houston squad down low; the Tigers outrebounded the Cougars 49-29 and had 44 points in... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • Memphis Tigers • Michigan State Spartans • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Conference • Houston Cougars • Drake Bulldogs • Creighton Bluejays

Florida Starts Fast, Whips
No. 14 Vandy

Spartans win 15th of 18 vs. Wolverines; No. 23 Xavier tops UMass

Jan 27, 08 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A run of 23 consecutive points and a balanced scoring attack propelled defending national champion Florida (18-3) to an 86-64 win over No. 14 Vanderbilt. Florida led 34-6 after 12 minutes and the Commodores could not recover. Their star scorer, Shan Foster, was held to only seven points, 13 below... More »

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NCAA basketball • Florida Gators • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Southeastern Conference • Big Ten Conference • Xavier Musketeers • UMass Minutemen • Vanderbilt Commodores • Atlantic 10 Conference

Purdue Upsets No. 11 Wisconsin

Hummel blocks last-second shot as Boilermakers roll past Badgers

Jan 26, 08 8:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Robbie Hummel had 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Purdue, but his day wasn't done until the final seconds. Hummel blocked a driving layup by Michael Flowers to preserve a 60-56 Big Ten upset of No. 11 Wisconsin, reports the Associated Press. The Boilermakers, who have won five... More »

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Arizona's Offense Smokes No. 6 WSU

UCLA Loves beating Oregon, Michigan State hammers Northwestern

Jan 25, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Chase Budinger had 22 points as Arizona beat red-hot No. 6 Washington State 76-64 last night in a Pac-10 game, the Arizona Republic reports. The Wildcats hadn't beaten an opponent ranked this high since beating Oklahoma State in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The Cougars, 16-2, were holding opponents to 52.... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Oregon Ducks • UCLA Bruins • Michigan State Spartans • Washington State Cougars • Arizona Wildcats • Big Ten Conference • Northwestern Wildcats • Pac-10 Conference

Baylor Takes Marathon 5-OT Win vs. A&M

North Carolina holds off Miami (FL), Indianapolis easily dispatches Iowa

Jan 24, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The 25th-ranked Baylor Bears managed to upset the No. 18 Aggies last night—eventually. The longest game in either team's history went for 3½ hours and five overtime periods before Baylor took it, 116-110, reports the Dallas Morning News. "Everyone's going to have great stats after this one,... More »

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Michigan State Wins as Neitzel Busts Slump

No. 11 Spartans' star has big second half vs. Tubby Smith's crew

Jan 20, 08 9:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota hoped to make a move in the Big 10 with consecutive home games against Indiana and Michigan State. That didn't quite work out as the Gophers dropped both, including today, 78-73, to the Spartans, writes AP. Drew Neitzel broke out of a shooting slump and lived up to his... More »

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NCAA basketball • University of Minnesota • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten Conference • Drew Neitzel

Hoosiers Beat PSU, Extend Streak to 12

Nittany Lions put up game effort despite top player's injury

Jan 20, 08 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Penn State pushed Indiana as best it could, leading 52-51 at one point in the second half, but the stronger Hoosiers compiled a 27-6 run to put away the Nittany Lions 81-65. Ninth-ranked Indiana, now 16-1, won its 12th consecutive game for the first time since the well-chronicled Bobby Knight... More »

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NCAA basketball • Penn State Nittany Lions • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Conference • Eric Gordon

No. 9 Indiana Holds Off Minnesota

St. Louis upsets Rhode Island, Washington St. hammers Oregon St.

Jan 18, 08 1:13 AM CST
(Newser) - D.J. White scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 9 Indiana beat Minnesota 65-60 Thursday, denying Gophers coach Tubby Smith his 400th NCAA win, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Lance Stemler also hit a clutch 3-pointer for Indiana (15-1, 4-0 in Big Ten). Minnesota (12-4, 2-2) led... More »

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Flowers' Power Too Much
for Lions

BC upsets Miami, Oklahoma State
falls to Baylor

Jan 16, 08 2:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Senior Michael Flowers had a collegiate-high 23 points, leading the Badgers to a 80-55 rout of Penn State, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. "I don't know if he missed at all tonight," said teammate Greg Stiemsma after the game. Wisconsin posted an intimidating 59.6% shooting, including 10... More »

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NCAA basketball • Boston College Eagles • ACC • Penn State Nittany Lions • Wisconsin Badgers • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Baylor Bears • Big Ten Conference • Big 12 Conference

Rodriguez Implicated in Gutting WVU Football Files

WVU offices found emptied upon staff's return from Fiesta Bowl

Jan 16, 08 12:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Seven years of football documents have gone missing from WVU's Puskar Center - from player's personal files to conditioning charts - and former head coach Rich Rodriguez is the prime suspect, the Charleston Gazette reports. Rodriguez and an assistant were spotted shredding papers in his office on the 18th of... More »

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NCAA football • West Virginia Mountaineers • Michigan Wolverines • Rich Rodriguez • Big Ten Conference • Big East Conference

LSU Roars Past Ohio State for National Title

Coach Les Miles' squad scores 31 unanswered points after trailing early

Jan 8, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel must have felt a sense of deja vu last night: his team played poorly and lost to a Southeastern Conference team in the BCS title game—just as it did in January 2007. This year's opponent, LSU, beat the Buckeyes, 38-24, backed by four TD... More »

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Vols Edge Out Badgers
in Outback Bowl

Beat Wisconsin 21-17

Jan 1, 08 8:18 PM CST
(Newser) - A big first half proved decisive for Tennessee today, as the Vols bested Wisconsin 21-17 in the Outback Bowl, the Tennessean reports. Though UT was kept off the scoreboard in the second half, they likewise held the Badgers to a mere three points. With the win came redemption for a... More »

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Bowl Championship Series • Wisconsin Badgers • Southeastern Conference • Tennessee Volunteers • Big Ten Conference

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