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Williams lifts No. 16 Hokies past Wolfpack, 38-10

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:04:08 -0500

All week long, the Virginia Tech seniors reminded Ryan Williams how important their final game at Lane Stadium was to them.

Carolina D leads Heels to 31-13 win over BC

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:01:44 -0500

Deunta Williams grabbed his third interception of the game and headed for the end zone, weaving 39 yards through the Boston College offense to the 6 inch-line.

Hurricanes beat Lightning 3-1

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:26:46 -0500

There haven't been too many choices for the Carolina Hurricanes' best overall game of the season.

No. 9 Duke hits 18 3s in 104-67 rout of Radford

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:45:32 -0500

Freshman Andre Dawkins scored a season-high 20 points and No. 9 Duke matched a school record with 18 3-pointers in a 104-67 romp against Radford on Saturday.

State holds off Austin Peay, 66-59

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:57:05 -0500

N.C. State, the only team with a perfect record at the Glenn Wilkes Classic, will face Auburn tomorrow night at 8:15 p.m.

Harris' 3 scores lead East Carolina past UAB 37-21

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:25:17 -0500

Dwayne Harris showed again that he can score from anywhere on the field. Fellow wide receiver Darryl Freeney was more than willing to assist him.

No. 21 Miami rallies late to beat Duke 34-16

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:54:16 -0500

Jacory Harris had his aching right thumb heavily taped for the game, and his arm was in a sling afterward.

Cal beats No. 14 Stanford 34-28 in Big Game

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:16:11 -0500

The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.

Clock runs out on LSU in 25-23 Ole Miss win

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:28:18 -0500

So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.

Dixon's 4-yard TD gives UConn 33-30 win over ND

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:30:23 -0500

After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.

Busch clinches Nationwide title with start

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:33:39 -0500

Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide Series championship.

No. 4 TCU moves to 11-0 for first time in 71 years

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:20:18 -0500

Andy Dalton made a bet over the summer with his TCU teammates that he was hoping to lose. Win 10 straight and the junior quarterback vowed to shave his flame-red hair.

Forcier's 5 TOs help No. 9 OSU beat Michigan 21-10

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:30:11 -0500

Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage to beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series.

Wall, Patterson lead No. 4 Kentucky by Rider 92-63

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:52:16 -0500

Freshman John Wall had 21 points and 11 assists as No. 4 Kentucky dominated Rider 92-63 on Saturday in the Cancun Challenge.

Gators rout FIU 62-3, extend winning streak to 21

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:49:23 -0500

Top-ranked Florida moved another step closer to perfection with a 62-3 rout of Florida International.

No. 15 Iowa blanks Minnesota 12-0

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:09 -0500

With a bronze pig on the line, No. 15 Iowa put a new twist on winning ugly - this time by taking a game that featured more punts than points.

Ingram, Tide roll over Chattanooga 45-0

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:04:11 -0500

No. 2 Alabama was still celebrating Mark Ingram's second long touchdown run when coach Nick Saban told his star tailback to take the rest of the day off.

ECU can take control of C-USA East vs UAB

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:55 -0500

East Carolina is looking to once again take control of Conference USA's East Division.

Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:38:07 -0500

The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

No. 16 Hokies 'feeling good' for NC State visit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:06 -0500

Virginia Tech is focusing on what it can do, not what it can't.

Westwood has 2-shot lead after 3rd round in Dubai

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:56 -0500

Lee Westwood held on to his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Saturday in the third round.

UNC threatens Boston College's title hopes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:10 -0500

Thirty-seven wins, and counting. Three bowl games, soon to be four. Two Atlantic Coast Conference title game appearances. And three different head coaches.

Miami, Duke QBs have some personal history

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:27 -0500

Growing up on the same football fields in South Florida, Thaddeus Lewis was the mentor, Jacory Harris the pupil.

Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:25:31 -0500

Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.

Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:30:06 -0500

Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.