Six years later, another chance for Mizzou
ATLANTA • Six years ago Gary Pinkel’s Missouri Tigers came to San Antonio as the No. 1 team in the country, one step away from playing in the BCS national championship game. But that final step proved...
View ArticleStephen F. Austin surges past Towson 79-69
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Thomas Walkup scored 20 points and Desmond Haymon added 18 to help Stephen F. Austin prevail over Towson 79-69 Friday night in an E-Tech Lumberjack Classic...
View ArticleSt. John's hits century mark for first time since 1999 in rout of Fordham
It was a rout, precisely as it should have been. In the first month of the season, St. John’s has played like everything except the...
View ArticleSaturday could get interesting if key teams lose . . .
The coach of an SEC team that finished the regular season with one loss despite a tough schedule made a passionate argument for why he felt his squad deserved a place in the national championship...
View ArticleNorthwest Missouri routs St. Cloud State 59-21, reaches NCAA Division II...
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State dominated to such a degree in the first half that it did not matter that St. Cloud State (Minn.) put together a six-minute scoring drive to start the third...
View ArticleOklahoma State football: Special teams gaffes costly for Oklahoma State
BEDLAM 2013 — Oklahoma scored twice out of the kicking game. On the first, OU's Jalen Saunders returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown. On the second, kicker Michael Hunnicutt caught an 8-yard pass...
View ArticleFSU rolls, OSU upset, Auburn heads to title game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The last steps to the BCS championship game summed up their seasons. For No. 1 Florida State, it was a breeze. For Auburn, it took the unexpected. The Seminoles will play the...
View ArticleFROM THE PREP ZONE BLOGS AT AJC.COM
Here’s what to look for during the semifinals of the high school football playoffs. Class AAAAAA It’s rare for a No. 3 seed to make the championship game in the highest classification, but it’s a...
View ArticleFSU rolls, OSU upset , Auburn heads to title game
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The last steps to the BCS championship game summed up their seasons. For No. 1 Florida State, it was a breeze. For Auburn, it took...
View ArticleCollege Cup Awaits Surging Cavalier Men’s Soccer Team (University of Virginia)
(Source: University of Virginia) For the 11th time in the history of a storied program - and the fourth time in George Gelnovatch's 18 seasons as head coach - the University of Virginia men's soccer...
View ArticleGW women’s basketball squanders 10-point lead, falls to Towson
The George Washington women’s basketball team began a season-long seven-game homestand with a 68-67 loss to Towson, in which the Colonials were unable to preserve a 10-point halftime lead and a...
View ArticleMalzahn: Auburn’s Marshall belongs in Heisman mix
AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers believe their quarterback merits some Heisman Trophy consideration. Nick Marshall has made clutch plays and maneuvered the third-ranked Tigers’ offense with increasing...
View ArticleCoach Mark Turgeon changes things up for Maryland as it gets ready to face GW
Every so often, when the Maryland men’s basketball players require a refresher course in team principles, Dez Wells will address everyone in the locker room. After an embarrassing display at Ohio...
View ArticleSEC title game: Auburn holds off Missouri in a shootout, 59-42; awaits BCS...
ATLANTA – There was no miracle needed at the end. No deep, desperation pass or a still-hard-to-believe missed field goal returned for a touchdown. Auburn, which reached the Southeastern Conference...
View ArticleFordham (4-2) at St. John's (5-2) (ET)
GAME NOTES: Madison Square Garden will host a pair of local programs on Saturday afternoon, as the Fordham Rams and St. John's Red Storm meet in the famed arena. This longtime series dates back to...
View ArticleSam Houston State rolls past Towson 67-55
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Terrance Motley scored 14 points and Jabari Peters added 13 as Sam Houston State cruised past Towson 67-55 on Saturday in a four-team tournament here. Sam Houston State...
View ArticleSouthwest Wake Athletic all-conference football team, 2013
Southwest Wake Athletic champ Middle Creek won three of the four all-conference awards, as voted on by head coaches. Linebacker Tom Hartshorn was defensive player of the year, kicker/punter Michael...
View ArticleFordham’s Michael Nebrich makes most of second chance
Things had gone so smoothly before college for Michael Nebrich. He shattered state football records at Lake Braddock and was named 2010 All-Met Offensive Player of the Year. He earned a scholarship to...
View Article‘Win’ Returns, With a Vengeance, to Towson’s Vocabulary
TOWSON, Md. — When Coach Rob Ambrose arrived at Towson University in 2009, he had one goal for the Tigers’ moribund football program that he would not mention. “For two years, I never said the word...
View ArticleFordham firepower is key against Towson
TOWSON, Md. — Last Saturday against Sacred Heart, the Fordham football team’s potent offense was stuck in neutral. The Rams could muster only two field goals in the second half of their 37-27 victory,...
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