Corey Raji scored 13 points and Tyrelle Blair 11 to lead Boston College to a 61-39 victory over Saint Louis on Tuesday night in the schools’ first-ever meeting. BC (6-1) also got 10 points apiece from Tyrese Rice and Shamari Spears. The Eagles open what is expected to be a tough Atlantic Coast Conference schedule at Maryland on Sunday.
Corey Raji scored 13 points and Tyrelle Blair 11 to lead Boston College to a 61-39 victory over Saint Louis on Tuesday night in the schools’ first-ever meeting. BC (6-1) also got 10 points apiece from Tyrese Rice and Shamari Spears. The Eagles open what is expected to be a tough Atlantic Coast Conference schedule…
The Western Athletic Conference will send one team to the Great Alaska Shootout each year under an agreement with the University of Alaska Anchorage. WAC commissioner Karl Benson said Tuesday the tournament “has a national tradition that attracts top-caliber teams that we are excited to be a part of.” The annual college basketball tournament is…
The Southeastern Conference billed the SEC/Big East Invitational as a chance to shine the spotlight onto the hardcourt, something that seldom happens so early in a league where football reigns. Instead, it could highlight a relatively slow start for the SEC. Of the eight teams involved in the inaugural event, only No.
Ask Texas coach Rick Barnes if his Longhorns are better without Kevin Durant, he’ll say that’s the stupidest question he’s heard. “If we had 25 points and 11 rebounds (per game) right now, we’d be a better team,” Barnes said Tuesday. Agreed. But they couldn’t be any more undefeated. The Durant-less Longhorns (7-0) are No.
Duke’s Martynas Pocius will have season-ending surgery on his left ankle. The junior reserve averaged four points and 2.5 rebounds in four games this season for the sixth-ranked Blue Devils (8-0). Pocius originally injured the ankle while playing in Lithuania over the summer and re-injured it in the Blue Devils’ win against Eastern Kentucky on…
The 17-year-old suspect in the death of Sean Taylor is scheduled to make his first appearance in court one day after he was accused of firing the shot that killed the Washington Redskins safety. Eric Rivera is expected to make his first appearance in a Miami-Dade court Wednesday. A grand jury here identified him as…
After as tough and trying a week as could be, the Washington Redskins finally felt ready to focus on football. “I kind of sensed a deep breath was taken, a sigh was taken,” assistant coach Gregg Williams said. “And now: Let’s move on.” Even with a less-than-ideal amount of time to prepare for the next…
If the Miami Dolphins are to win a game this year, they’ll have to do it without Zach Thomas. The seven-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker was placed on injured reserve against his wishes Tuesday, meaning he’ll miss the rest of the season. He has been sidelined the past five games because of nagging migraines.
Broncos running back Travis Henry won his appeal of a one-year suspension over a failed drug test Tuesday. The NFL informed Henry in September he had failed a test for marijuana. He disputed the results and sued the NFL to avoid a suspension. He contended the league violated its substance abuse policy by not allowing…
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is reviewing the players’ union appeal of his decision last month not to ease the season-long suspension of Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones. That doesn’t mean he’s in any hurry. The NFL Players Association needed only two days to announce its appeal of Goodell’s decision Nov.
This game has been on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ minds for weeks and, finally, they can talk about it. The Steelers (9-3) are convinced they can ruin New England’s perfect season, and they were secretly rooting for the Patriots (12-0) to stay unbeaten so they would have the chance to do exactly that Sunday in Foxborough.
Brett Favre’s standout season for the resurgent Green Bay Packers has earned him the title of 2007 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, making him the fourth quarterback to win the award in its 53-year history. The 38-year-old Favre joins fellow quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw (1979), Joe Montana (1990) and Tom Brady (2005) as recipients of…