Cincinnati AD apologizes for fans' derogatory chants aimed at Mormons during BYU's win over Bearcats
Read full article: Cincinnati AD apologizes for fans' derogatory chants aimed at Mormons during BYU's win over BearcatsCincinnati athletic director John Cunningham has apologized to BYU and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. suspended indefinitely for rules violation following arrest
Read full article: BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. suspended indefinitely for rules violation following arrestBYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. has been suspended for violating team rules after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Silas Demary Jr. scores 21 to help No. 3 UConn hold off AJ Dybantsa and No. 7 BYU 86-84 in Boston
Read full article: Silas Demary Jr. scores 21 to help No. 3 UConn hold off AJ Dybantsa and No. 7 BYU 86-84 in BostonSilas Demary Jr. scored 21 points and made a crucial steal to help third-ranked UConn hold off a late rally by No. 7 BYU for an 86-84 victory.
Strike a pose: Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez has another big game and could be in Heisman talk
Read full article: Strike a pose: Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez has another big game and could be in Heisman talkTexas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez indicated he was somewhat coerced by teammates into striking a Heisman Trophy pose in another dominating defensive performance by the ninth-ranked Red Raiders.
Harrington's 5 field goals, Rodriguez's takeaways lead No. 9 Texas Tech past No. 8 BYU 29-7
Read full article: Harrington's 5 field goals, Rodriguez's takeaways lead No. 9 Texas Tech past No. 8 BYU 29-7Stone Harrington kicked a school-record five field goals and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez had two takeaways as the No. 9 Red Red Raiders beat eighth-ranked BYU 29-7.
BYU, Texas Tech give Big 12 two top 10 teams for 1st time in 2 years ahead of their Top 25 showdown
Read full article: BYU, Texas Tech give Big 12 two top 10 teams for 1st time in 2 years ahead of their Top 25 showdownThe Big 12 has two teams in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years.
Purdue's Smith earns unanimous AP preseason All-America honors, joined by Texas Tech's Toppin
Read full article: Purdue's Smith earns unanimous AP preseason All-America honors, joined by Texas Tech's ToppinPurdue guard Braden Smith has been named a unanimous preseason All-American by The Associated Press.
No. 15 BYU edges No. 23 Utah 24-21 for third straight Holy War victory
Read full article: No. 15 BYU edges No. 23 Utah 24-21 for third straight Holy War victoryBear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night.
Colorado fans storm field after win over No. 22 Iowa State, Deion Sanders loves it but fine may loom
Read full article: Colorado fans storm field after win over No. 22 Iowa State, Deion Sanders loves it but fine may loomColorado fans rushed the field after a 24-17 win over No. 22 Iowa State on Saturday.
Bear Bachmeier throws for career-high 351 yards to lead No. 23 BYU past West Virginia, 38-24
Read full article: Bear Bachmeier throws for career-high 351 yards to lead No. 23 BYU past West Virginia, 38-24Bear Bachmeier threw for a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 23 BYU to a 38-24 victory over West Virginia on Friday night.
Big 12 fines Colorado $50K for derogatory chants from fans directed at BYU, Deion Sanders apologizes
Read full article: Big 12 fines Colorado $50K for derogatory chants from fans directed at BYU, Deion Sanders apologizesColorado coach Deion Sanders has apologized to BYU after derogatory chants by fans during a game over the weekend.
The Latest: AP Top 25 college football rankings see Oregon jump to No. 2 as top five shuffles
Read full article: The Latest: AP Top 25 college football rankings see Oregon jump to No. 2 as top five shufflesOregon has claimed the No. 2 spot in the AP Top 25 college football rankings after a double-overtime win against Penn State.
Jimmer Fredette, AP college player of the year in 2011 and 2024 US Olympian, retires from basketball
Read full article: Jimmer Fredette, AP college player of the year in 2011 and 2024 US Olympian, retires from basketballJimmer Fredette, the 2011 Associated Press menโs college basketball player of the year who went on to become an NBA lottery pick and then played for the U.S. in 3x3 at last yearโs Paris Olympics, has announced his retirement.
Gosh! 'Napoleon Dynamite' star Jon Heder dishes out tater tots ahead of BYU's Sweet 16 game
Read full article: Gosh! 'Napoleon Dynamite' star Jon Heder dishes out tater tots ahead of BYU's Sweet 16 gameNapoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket โ and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind BYU.
Auburn atop AP Top 25 for 7th straight week; preseason No. 1 KU out, ending ranked run at 80 weeks
Read full article: Auburn atop AP Top 25 for 7th straight week; preseason No. 1 KU out, ending ranked run at 80 weeksAuburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week Monday while preseason No. 1 Kansas fell out of the menโs basketball poll for the first time since February 2021.
Arizona apologizes for 'unacceptable chant' from fans at end of basketball loss to BYU
Read full article: Arizona apologizes for 'unacceptable chant' from fans at end of basketball loss to BYUArizona has apologized after the school says some fans participated in an โunacceptable chantโ following the basketball teamโs 96-95 loss to BYU on Saturday night.
No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, will play Sun Devils for Big 12 title
Read full article: No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, will play Sun Devils for Big 12 titleRocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 Iowa Stateโs defense came up with big stops in the second half to help the Cyclones beat Kansas State 29-21 for the first 10-win season in program history.
AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
Read full article: AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC.
It's Boise St, not BYU, with a bye in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon at No. 1
Read full article: It's Boise St, not BYU, with a bye in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon at No. 1Boise State received the fourth and final bye in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and the Big 12 on the list of power conferences with a gripe.
AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again; Georgia is back in top 10 and LSU out of Top 25
Read full article: AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again; Georgia is back in top 10 and LSU out of Top 25Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin.
Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket
Read full article: Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracketOregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while the new poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi.
In 12-team College Football Playoff, strength of schedule will go a long way in deciding bracket
Read full article: In 12-team College Football Playoff, strength of schedule will go a long way in deciding bracketThe executive director of the new 12-team College Football Playoff suggested that while wins and the age-old โeye testโ will play a role in determining who makes the bracket, strength of schedule also will be a major factor in the selection committeeโs deliberations.
CFP Bracket Watch: BYU claims No. 4 seed with top 3 the same; A&M at Texas penciled in for 1st round
Read full article: CFP Bracket Watch: BYU claims No. 4 seed with top 3 the same; A&M at Texas penciled in for 1st roundOregon, Georgia and Miami remained the top three seeds in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection with BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4.
AP Top 25: Miami cracks top 5 for 1st time since 2017; Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M enter top 10
Read full article: AP Top 25: Miami cracks top 5 for 1st time since 2017; Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M enter top 10Miami has climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, its highest ranking since 2017.
Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair lead Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Read full article: Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair lead Zurich Classic of New OrleansFormer BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tourโs only team event.
Kentucky hires BYU's Mark Pope as men's basketball coach to replace John Calipari
Read full article: Kentucky hires BYU's Mark Pope as men's basketball coach to replace John CalipariKentucky has hired BYUโs Mark Pope as menโs basketball coach, bringing home a captain of the Wildcatsโ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari.
BYU's Aly Khalifa heads into March Madness without food or water while observing Ramadan
Read full article: BYU's Aly Khalifa heads into March Madness without food or water while observing RamadanBYU forward Aly Khalifa will play against Duquesne on Thursday without having any food or drink after sunrise as he observes Ramadan during the NCAA Tournament.
BYU ends No. 7 Kansas' 19-game home win streak, 76-68
Read full article: BYU ends No. 7 Kansas' 19-game home win streak, 76-68Dallin Hall and Jaxson Robinson scored 18 points apiece as BYU rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat seventh-ranked Kansas 76-68, ending the Jayhawksโ 19-game home winning streak in their first matchup as Big 12 foes.
Former Cowboys receiver Golden Richards, known for famous Super Bowl catch, dies at 73
Read full article: Former Cowboys receiver Golden Richards, known for famous Super Bowl catch, dies at 73Golden Richards, the former Dallas Cowboys receiver known for his flowing blond hair who famously caught a touchdown pass off a gadget play in the 1978 Super Bowl, died Friday of congestive heart failure at his home in Murray, Utah.
UConn, Purdue stay atop AP Top 25 while chaos ensues as Duke, Wisconsin, Iowa State make big jumps
Read full article: UConn, Purdue stay atop AP Top 25 while chaos ensues as Duke, Wisconsin, Iowa State make big jumpsUConn remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll as the top five stayed the same from last week.
Big 12's new members see evidence of excitement in ticket and merchandise sales and rising donations
Read full article: Big 12's new members see evidence of excitement in ticket and merchandise sales and rising donationsThe Big 12's four new schools are seeing the positive effects of membership in a Power Five conference.
Stanford hires Sac State's Troy Taylor to replace David Shaw
Read full article: Stanford hires Sac State's Troy Taylor to replace David ShawStanford has hired Sacramento State coach Troy Taylor to replace David Shaw and lead a football program that has had three losing seasons in the last four years.
AP Top 25: Washington moves in; Penn State, Oregon move up
Read full article: AP Top 25: Washington moves in; Penn State, Oregon move upWashington made its season debut in The Associated Press college football at No. 18 and Penn State and Oregon moved into the top 15 after all three had decisive nonconference victories.
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BYU beats Washington State in 1st game since Rolovich fired
Read full article: BYU beats Washington State in 1st game since Rolovich firedTyler Allgeier ran for 191 yards and two touchdowns and BYU beat Washington State 21-19 on Saturday in Washington Stateโs first game since head coach Nick Rolovich was fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
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AP sources: Big 12 moving quickly to add 4 new members
Read full article: AP sources: Big 12 moving quickly to add 4 new membersThe Big 12 is moving quickly on an expansion plan that could have the conference at 12 schools after Texas and Oklahoma leave, with BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston as the โmost intriguingโ candidates.
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Gonzaga completes season-long run at No. 1 in AP Top 25
Read full article: Gonzaga completes season-long run at No. 1 in AP Top 251 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, will try to become the first unbeaten national champion since Indiana in 1976. Two of the last three โ UNLV in 1990-91 and the 2015 Kentucky team โ carried unbeaten records into the NCAA Tournament but lost in the Final Four. 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. 13 after winning the program's first Big 12 Tournament title. AdCONFERENCE WATCHThe Big 12 had a national-best six teams in the poll, with No.
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Gonzaga's bid for perfection begins with No. 1 overall seed
Read full article: Gonzaga's bid for perfection begins with No. 1 overall seed1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament bracket announced Sunday as they try to become the first team in 35 years to complete a perfect season. 4 seed Virginia 98-75 in late December. Grand Canyon lost to New Mexico State in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament title game for two straight years under previous coach Dan Majerle. Drew knows a little something about NCAA Tournament drama, hitting a game-winning 3-pointer for Valparaiso against Mississippi 23 years ago, so you never know. 5 Creighton had a 20-win season that included victories over NCAA Tournament teams Georgetown, Villanova and two over Connecticut.
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Shirts or skins? Teams need only 5 to be eligible for NCAAs
Read full article: Shirts or skins? Teams need only 5 to be eligible for NCAAs(AP Photo/David Becker)All a team needs to play in this yearโs NCAA Tournament is five healthy players. AdPlayers will have their own rooms and teams will have their own floors at designated hotels throughout their stay in Indiana. But Gavitt acknowledged that as long as a team has five players, it can stick around for as long as it keeps winning. AdโWe decided if they had five players eligible and healthy," they could play, he said. โWe're looking at who's played games and missed games.
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AP Top 25: No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best ever
Read full article: AP Top 25: No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best everAlabama running back Najee Harris (22) leaps over LSU safety JaCoby Stevens (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third longest in the history of The Associated Press college football poll. 1 for the third straight week and the top seven teams were unchanged for a fifth consecutive poll. Buffalo is the first Mid-American Conference team to be ranked this season, giving every FBS league at least one ranked team during this pandemic-altered season. The Ducks' and Huskies' exits left the Pac-12 with two ranked teams: No.
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Liberty, Coastal Carolina football game canceled due to Flamesโ coronavirus cases
Read full article: Liberty, Coastal Carolina football game canceled due to Flamesโ coronavirus casesLiberty on canceled football game Hear from Liberty Football Head Coach Hugh Freeze after the team was forced to cancel Saturday's game against Coastal Carolina. Posted by WSLS 10 / WSLS.com on Thursday, December 3, 2020The university announced Thursday that the Flamesโ game against No. ESPN is reporting that Coastal Carolina will now host BYU in a battle of two unbeaten teams. There are some COVID-19 concerns within the Liberty Flames football program, according to a university athletic department official. Liberty, which is scheduled to conclude its regular season in Conway, South Carolina, against Coastal Carolina, has been in communication with its opponent.
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AP Top 25: Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up; Iowa State back in
Read full article: AP Top 25: Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up; Iowa State back inIowa State won 37-30. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of upsets. Overall, though, five teams dropped out of the Top 25 after eight ranked teams lost Saturday, six to unranked opponents. The Sooners were involved in one of those upsets, losing at Iowa State for the first time since 1960. 10 Oklahoma State took advantage of the the eight ranked teams losing to jump seven spots after beating Kansas.

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