TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Ilian Evtimov and Engin Atsur scored 15 points each Thursday night to help 18th-ranked North Carolina State overcome Alabama, 68-64.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Marshawn Lynch ran for 194 yards and three touchdowns Thursday night as California beat Brigham Young, 35-28, in the Las Vegas Bowl.
BOSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Alexei Zhamnov scored his first goal of the season and Brian Leetch had three assists Thursday night as Boston beat Toronto, 4-1.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Adam Morrison registered 18 points and nine rebounds Thursday night to help ninth-ranked Gonzaga slip past St. Louis, 60-57.
ATLANTA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Alexander Ovechkin had two goals, including the game-winner in a shoot-out, and added three assists to help Washington down the Atlanta Thrashers, 6-5. The loss stopped Atlanta's three-game winning streak and broke Washington's two-game slide, giving the
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Using a balanced attack Thursday night, 11th-ranked Boston College buried Harvard, 89-55. Jared Dudley led the way with 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Craig Smith added 14 points, Marquez Haynes scored 13 and Tyrese Rice had 13 and seven assi
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- New York Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet is retiring after 11 NFL seasons and numerous concussions. His most recent concussion occurred Nov. 6 against San Diego and led to him being placed on the injured reserve list.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano Thursday was given a new seven-year contract. Schiano is taking the Scarlet Knights to the second bowl game in school history against Arizona State at the Insight Bowl in Phoenix Dec. 27. His new deal runs through the 2
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ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Wide receiver Sean Bailey of Georgia is questionable for the Bulldogs' Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl contest against West Virginia because of a knee injury.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Former Argentine soccer phenom Diego Maradona was arrested Thursday for creating a disturbance at the Rio de Janeiro international airport.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- San Antonio, which has been sheltering the New Orleans Saints since Hurricane Katrina, is now making a strong bid to make the team part of their city.
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler
