College Sports
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Remembering those we’ve lost: Notable sports deaths in 2024Dec 28, 2024 6:00 am - Willie Mays. Pete Rose. Fernando Valenzuela. Carl Erskine. And last week, Rickey Henderson. The sports world lost so many legends in 2024, but it felt like baseball suff...
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Depleted Notre Dame defense hopes to make an impact against Georgia in CFP quarterfinalsDec 27, 2024 5:10 pm - Seventh-seeded Notre Dame faces the task of replacing another key defensive player as it prepares for second-seeded Georgia and a Bulldogs' quarterback the Fighting Irish know little about. Notre Dame (12-1) takes on Georgia (11-2) in the CFP quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl.
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Gleason runs and passes for 5 OT scores as Toledo beats Pitt 48-46 in bowl-record 6 overtimesDec 26, 2024 8:45 pm - Tucker Gleason ran for one overtime score and threw for four more as Toledo beat Pittsburgh 48-46 in a bowl-record six overtimes at the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Fiel...
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In sign of the times in college sports, Larrañaga steps down at Miami, Courtney to finish seasonDec 26, 2024 5:45 pm - Jim Larrañaga has stepped down as Miami's men's basketball coach effective immediately. Larrañaga will be replaced by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga's best friends for the past three decades or so — for the remainder of the season.
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Penn State offensive coordinator Kotelnicki’s creativity has the Nittany Lions humming in the CFPDec 26, 2024 3:55 pm - Penn State's offense is thriving under first-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. The Nittany Lions are one of a handful of Power Four schools averaging 200 yards per game rushing and receiving heading into their College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State.
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Murray State beats Loyola Chicago 71-68 for 7th place at the Diamond Head ClassicDec 25, 2024 5:40 pm - Led by KyeRon Lindsay's 16 points, the Murray State Racers defeated the Loyola Ramblers 71-68 on Wednesday. The Racers improved to 7-6 with the victory and the Ramblers fell to 9-4.
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Building brackets: Forget the playoff blowouts, college football is moving in a good directionDec 25, 2024 4:44 pm - Opening weekend of the expanded college football playoffs didn’t produce any exciting games. But Mike McGraw thinks the playoff system, NIL and transfer portal can thrive with some simple changes.
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Amid cancer treatment, Penn State women’s volleyball coach makes historyDec 25, 2024 10:00 am - Katie Schumacher-Cawley could have taken a leave of absence when she was told last fall that she would have to begin treatment for breast cancer immediately. Instead, sh...
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Penn State preparing for hard-charging Jeanty and Boise State in CFP quarterfinalsDec 24, 2024 2:46 pm - Penn State players have watched Ashton Jeanty make opponents look silly all season. They don't want to be the next defenders Boise State's star posterizes with jukes, spin moves, stiff arms and heavy shoulders.
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‘It’s a different type of popularity’: Caitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the YearDec 24, 2024 10:35 am - Caitlin Clark has been named the AP Female Athlete of the Year after raising the profile of women's basketball to unprecedented levels in both college and the WNBA.