FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida Gators meet tonight for the BCS championship. It's a matchup that includes a pair of Heisman Trophy winners, an SEC vs. Big 12 debate and more than its share of trash talk.
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INDIANAPOLIS Last year, IUPUI's Ron Hunter was the sole coach to go barefoot on the sideline to raise shoes for needy children around the world.
MIAMI They are two of college football's superstar coaches. Salaries that top $3 million per year. Teams that have won more than 80 percent of their games. National championship rings to flash at blue-chip recruits.
LOS ANGELES Southern California secondary coach Rocky Seto was promoted to defensive coordinator Wednesday.
Matt Bouldin scored 26 points, as Gonzaga dominated overtime to record an 89-79 win over 15th-ranked Tennessee, snapping the Volunteers' 37-game home winning streak.
Jerome Jordan recorded a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds to led the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to a 67-58 victory over the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a Conference USA bout at Reed Green Coliseum.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Matt Bouldin tied a career high with 26 points to help Gonzaga upset No. 15 Tennessee 89-79 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Antonio Anderson tallied a game-high 17 points and dished out five assists, as the Memphis Tigers rolled past the Marshall Thundering Herd, 80-57, in the Conference USA opener for both teams at the FedExForum.
Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and seven rebounds in a balanced attack, and the third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels bounced back from their first loss with a 108-70 rout of the College of Charleston Cougars.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Antonio Anderson scored 17 points and Roburt Sallie added 13 as Memphis pulled away in the second half for an 80-57 victory over Marshall on Wednesday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. Jerome Jordan scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift Tulsa over Southern Mississippi 67-58 on Wednesday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams.
LAKE CHARLES, La. P.J. Alawoya scored 32 points and John Pichon posted the second triple-double in McNeese State history as the Cowboys took an 84-75 win over Wiley College on Wednesday night.
Wesley Matthews posted a game-high 23 points thanks to perfect 10-for-10 shooting from the floor, with a team-best six rebounds as 18th-ranked Marquette slipped by Rutgers, 81-76, at the RAC.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and third-ranked North Carolina bounced back from its first loss by beating College of Charleston 108-70 on Wednesday night.
Jason Bohannon turned in 20 points and six rebounds, as the Wisconsin Badgers cruised past the Northwestern Wildcats, 74-45, in Big Ten play at the Kohl Center.
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. Matt Dickey scored 18 points and Reid Augst added 17 to lead North Carolina-Asheville to a 86-76 win over Gardner-Webb on Wednesday night.
DURHAM, NH Tyrece Gibbs hit two key 3-pointers in the second half and New Hampshire held off Hartford 55-47 Wednesday night in America East play.
WILMINGTON, N.C. David Schneider scored 17 points and Quinn McDowell added 12 off the bench as William & Mary defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 73-59 Wednesday night.
James Legan rode a big second half to a team-high 15 points, as the East Carolina Pirates opened their Conference USA schedule with a 69-66 win over the Tulane Green Wave at Minges Coliseum.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. Reggie Holmes scored 25 points, and Morgan State rallied from a 14-point deficit in the final 12 minutes to shock Maryland 66-65 Wednesday night, ending the Terrapins' seven-game winning streak.
Weyinmi Efejuku scored 18 points and dished out seven assists, leading the Providence Friars to an 87-79 Big East Conference victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats at Fifth Third Arena.
ROCK HILL, S.C. Cruz Daniels' putback with 2.4 seconds on the clock lifted High Point to a 42-40 win over Winthrop on Wednesday night.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. Wesley Matthews scored 23 points, hitting all 10 of his shots, to help No. 18 Marquette beat Rutgers 81-76 on Wednesday night.
NEW YORK Kyle Johnson scored 19 points to lead Long Island University to a 76-61 victory over Bryant on Wednesday night.
Jeremy Lin posted a game-high 27 points with eight assists, as Harvard shocked 17th-ranked Boston College, 82-70, at Conte Forum.
ATLANTA Chaisson Allen scored 14 points to lead four Northeastern players in double figures as the Huskies defeated Georgia State 68-54 on Wednesday night.
Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler each logged 22 points, as the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils fended off a late Davidson rally to top the Wildcats, 79-67, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Andy Rautins scored 17 points and added six assists, leading 11th-ranked Syracuse to an 85-68 win over DePaul at the Carrier Dome.
GREENVILLE, N.C. James Legan scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half and East Carolina held off Tulane 69-66 Wednesday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams.
Earl Clark finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, as 23rd-ranked Louisville opened its Big East slate with a 71-57 win over South Florida.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. C.J. Reed scored 18 points and Bethune-Cookman defeated Carver Bible College 87-52 on Wednesday night.
TAMPA, Fla. Earl Clark scored 22 points and No. 23 Louisville shut down South Florida during a crcuial eight-minute stretch of the second half to pull away to a 71-57 victory in the Cardinals' Big East opener on Wednesday night.
DURHAM, N.C. Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler scored 22 points apiece and No. 2 Duke held off a late Stephen Curry-led charge to beat Davidson 79-67 on Wednesday night.
CINCINNATI Weyinmi Efejuku led a balanced Providence scoring attack with 18 points as the Friars extended their solid start in Big East play by holding off Cincinnati for an 87-79 win Wednesday night.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Andy Rautins scored 17 points and Paul Harris added 14 to lead six Syracuse players in double figures in the No. 11 Orange's 85-68 win over DePaul on Wednesday night.
TOWSON, Md. Darryl Monroe had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Cam Long added 13 points and George Mason beat Towson 71-59 on Wednesday night.
BOSTON Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard to an 82-70 upset over No. 17 Boston College on Wednesday night, three days after the Eagles upset previously top-ranked North Carolina.
MIAMI Frank Alexander's career at Oklahoma nearly ended before it got started.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Penn State police are looking out for Joe Paterno's Coke bottle-thick glasses - the bronzed ones that were perched on the statue of the iconic football coach that stands outside Beaver Stadium.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Candace Parker is expecting her first child this spring, and the WNBA star will keep working out leading to the 2009 season.
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