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Big 12 Conference stories: 79 news summaries

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Baylor Men's Basketball Back From the Dead

Bears are 12-2, led by Scott Drew, the right man for the revival

Jan 12, 08 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Scott Drew wanted to build a basketball program from the bottom up and Baylor University, torn apart by a player's murder, improper payments to athletes and a sleazy former coach, offered that opportunity, writes ESPN. The consensus opinion on Drew's move from a comfy position as a mid-major coach was... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • Baylor Bears • Big 12 Conference

No. 3 Kansas Cruises Past  Boston College

Memphis routs Pepperdine, Hoyas open Big East with win

Jan 5, 08 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - No. 3 Kansas improved to 14-0 for the sixth time in school history with an 85-60 win over Boston College today, the AP reports. Darnell Jackson led the Jayhawks with 25 points and 22 rebounds as Kansas built a 25-point lead in the second half. KU outrebounded the Eagles (10-3)... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Memphis Tigers • Kansas University Jayhawks • Boston College Eagles • ACC • Georgetown Hoyas • Big East Conference • Conference USA • Big 12 Conference

Kansas Wins Orange Bowl

Jayhawks prove they belong in BCS game by holding off  Virginia Tech

Jan 4, 08 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Kansas Jayhawks proved they belonged in a BCS Bowl game Thursday by beating No. 3 Virginia Tech 24-21 in the FedEx Orange Bowl, the Kansas City Star reports. “They gotta say we’ve played somebody now!” Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib chanted as the No. 8 team celebrated... More »

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Bowl Championship Series • Kansas University Jayhawks • Virginia Tech Hokies • ACC • Big 12 Conference

Mizzou Whips Up on Arkansas

Tigers had chip on their shoulder after BCS snub

Jan 2, 08 1:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Missouri Tigers, ranked No. 1 at one point this season, were left out of the BCS bowl picture altogether and didn't forget it Tuesday, posting a 38-7 Cotton Bowl win over Arkansas, reports the Kansas City Star. Missouri's Tony Temple had records of 281 yards rushing and four touchdowns.... More »

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NCAA football • Darren McFadden • Southeastern Conference • Arkansas Razorbacks • Missouri Tigers • Chase Daniel • Big 12 Conference

Texas Tech Wins Gator Bowl

Jan 1, 08 8:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The Red Raiders rallied from a 28-14 fourth-quarter deficit to beat Virginia 31-28 in the Gator Bowl today, the AP reports. The comeback was capped by Alex Trlica's game-winning 41-yard field goal with 7 seconds left on the clock. QB Graham Harrell broke multiple Gator Bowl records with his 407-yard,... More »

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NCAA football • Bowl Championship Series • ACC • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Virginia Cavaliers • Big 12 Conference

Penn State Knocks Off
A&M 24-17

Nittany Lions post ninth win in 11 bowl games

Dec 30, 07 5:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Penn State fell behind early to Texas A&M, 14-0, but didn't abandon the running game. It's a good thing they didn't because they ended up with 270 yards on the ground and a 24-17 Alamo Bowl victory, reports the Houston Chronicle. The Aggies put up a strong game with... More »

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NCAA football • Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten Conference • Joe Paterno • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M Aggies

Rose Bowl Party Tab: $2M

Illini, Mizzou organizers grapple with nightmare logistics

Dec 25, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The Big Ten conference has given Illinois $2.1 million to spend on its nine-day, 600-head Rose Bowl jaunt—a sign of the times, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, in an era of increasingly lavish college football bowls. The Missouri Tigers program, meanwhile, will have to make do with a... More »

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NCAA • NCAA football • Missouri Tigers • Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Conference • Rose Bowl • Cotton Bowl • Big 12 Conference

Oklahoma Upends No. 1 Missouri

Shocked Tigers' BCS hopes dashed with 38-17 Sooners victory

Dec 2, 07 5:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Missouri may have company in ranks of toppled top-5 teams (12 other Caseys have struck out this season), but that's little comfort for a team whose sights were dead set on the championship game in New Orleans. Instead, a 38-17 loss to Oklahoma leaves the Tigers uncertain of making a... More »

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NCAA football • Oklahoma Sooners • BCS • Missouri Tigers • Big 12 Conference

Wash. State Edges Baylor in Nail-Biter, 67-64

No. 6 Cougars stay perfect with help from Cowgill's shooting

Dec 1, 07 5:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The sixth-ranked Washington State Cougars fended off a Baylor threat last night, winning 67-64 on Derrick Low's consecutive three-pointers. Sharpshooter Robbie Cowgill nailed eight of 12 shots for 18 points and Aron Baynes scored 10 in just 13 minutes of play to drive the Cougars to a 7-0 season start,... More »

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NCAA basketball • Washington State Cougars • Baylor Bears • Big 12 Conference • Pac-10 Conference

Gonzaga Staves Off Upset,
Wins in OT

Oregon survives Kansas State, USC
tops Oklahoma

Nov 30, 07 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - In a game that looked nearly out of reach with No.19 Gonzaga up 17 on St. Joe's early in the first half, the final outcome turned out to be anything but certain, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. With Gonzaga shooting 1-15 in one second half stretch, St. Joseph grabbed a... More »

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NCAA basketball • Oklahoma Sooners • Oregon Ducks • USC Trojans • Gonzaga Bulldogs • Kansas State Wildcats • St. Joseph Hawks • Big 12 Conference • Pac-10 Conference

Arch-Rivalry Goes to Missouri

No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Jayhawks 36-28, thanks to Daniel

Nov 25, 07 5:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The Missouri Tigers ended Kansas' perfect season last night and added a potentially groundbreaking chapter to theirs with a 36-37 victory over the second-ranked Jayhawks, AP reports. The new Big 12 North champions will play Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game next week, where a win will likely mean... More »

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NCAA football • Kansas University Jayhawks • Missouri Tigers • Chase Daniel • Big 12 Conference

Football Rivals Still Fighting
the Civil War

Kansas, Missouri
Hold Grudges
150 Years Later

Nov 24, 07 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Kansas and Missouri play a huge football game today, one that could decide the national champion, and fans on both sides will be fighting a battle that goes back to the Civil War. Look no further than Kansas' nickname, the Jayhawks, which comes from abolitionist guerrillas who killed and raped... More »

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NCAA football • Kansas • Civil War • Bowl Championship Series • BCS • Missouri Tigers • Big 12 Conference

Franchione Quits After A&M Upsets Texas

Colorado blows by Nebraska, MSU comes back against Ole Miss

Nov 23, 07 11:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Dennis Franchione's controversial tenure as Texas A&M football coach ended on a high note with a 38-30 win over rival Texas. A somber Franchione, who resigned shortly after the game, said he felt blessed for the time spent with his players, reports the AP. Quarterback Stephen McGee had a... More »

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Texas Longhorns • NCAA football • University of Colorado • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Dennis Franchione • Southeastern Conference • Missouri Tigers • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M

Football BCS At-Large Pool Getting Larger?

Potential for problem at end of regular season spurs possible move

Nov 20, 07 12:55 AM CST
(Newser) - This twists of this college football season have the BCS on alert.  Commissioners in the six BCS conferences will expand the pool of at-large candidates for the major bowl games to 18 if final regular-season rankings make it necessary, reports ESPN.com. Currently, the top 14 teams in the... More »

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NCAA football • BCS • Big Ten • ACC • Southeastern Conference • Big 12 Conference • Pac-10 Conference

Aggies Survive Plucky Miners

Michigan State beats Louisiana-Monroe, Tennessee crushes Arkansas-Monticello

Nov 15, 07 1:36 AM CST
(Newser) - In a back and forth game decided in the final minutes of play, Texas A&M edged out a gritty UTEP team last night, 81-76. The No.15 Aggies survived a dismal first half, in which they made just 10 field goals, and were aided greatly by the efforts of... More »

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NCAA basketball • Michigan State Spartans • Big Ten • Southeastern Conference • Arkansas Razorbacks • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M Aggies

Feisty TX Tech Coach Hit With Record Fine

Leach must pay $10k for questioning ref's bias
in close calls

Nov 14, 07 3:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Big-12 has handed down its biggest-ever fine to Mike Leach, the Texas Tech coach who lashed out at game officials following a hotly contested loss last weekend. Leach got a bill for $10,000 and a public censure for suggesting that a referee favored his hometown Longhorns and calling... More »

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coach • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12 Conference

Kansas Tanks OSU 43-28 to Stay Perfect

Oklahoma, Missouri, LSU all to move up in the polls after victories

Nov 11, 07 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - In a college football season rife with upsets, Kansas University justified its No. 4 ranking with a 43-28 win over Oklahoma State, the Kansas City Star reports. Now 10-0 for the first time since 1899, the Jayhawks have a legitimate shot at a national title. Other teams moving up in... More »

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NCAA football • SEC • Oklahoma Sooners • Louisiana State Tigers • Kansas University Jayhawks • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs • Baylor Bears • Missouri Tigers • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M Aggies

No Upsets in BBall Openers

UCLA, A&M, Arkansas, Washington State, Stanford all handily take opponents down

Nov 10, 07 6:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The second-ranked UCLA men's basketball team made quick work of the Portland State Vikings last night, winning 69-48. The much-anticipated debut of Kevin Love helped the Bruins surge to a 36-17 halftime lead; Love ended up with 22 points and 13 rebounds, reports the AP. In other Top-25 openers: More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • SEC • UCLA Bruins • Stanford Cardinal • Harvard Crimson • Portland State Vikings • McNeese State Cowboys • Arkansas Razorbacks • Wofford Terriers • Washington State Cougars • Eastern Washington Eagles • Big Sky Conference • Big 12 Conference • Pac-10 Conference • Texas A&M Aggies

Can Vegas Bookies Save Sports?

Pro, college leagues hire insiders to sniff out problems

Oct 3, 07 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sports that once slammed betting are now playing ball with Vegas bookies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pro and college leagues hire advisers to spot odd bets and the players or refs who may be shaving points behind them."It's a way for them, I think, to be able... More »

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NBA • NHL • gambling • Mid American Conference • sports betting • point shaving • Big 12 Conference

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