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King’s downs E-town, Wilkes edges Ramapo - 01/05/2009
WILKES-BARRE – Sophomore forward Kevin Conroy posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds as the King’s College men’s basketball team downed Elizabethtown College, 72-54, for their second win in as many days during the Wilkes-Barre Challenge hosted by Wilkes University on Sunday.

Richard Stockton’s press wears on U of S - 01/05/2009
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton stuck with nationally ranked Richard Stockton College for most of the first half and came charging back at the Ospreys in the second half.

Top-ranked Heels stumble vs. B.C. - 01/05/2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tyrese Rice and Boston College put an end to all that talk of whether No. 1 North Carolina could go unbeaten.

Penn State has lion’s share of holes to fill - 01/04/2009
Now officially gone are 13 senior starters. With them go some of the best and worst memories in Penn State football history – two Big Ten titles, but also a 4-7 campaign in 2004.

Grueling, pleasing ’08 ends for JoePa - 01/03/2009
LOS ANGELES — Joe Paterno’s brow furrowed as some voices from outside the room interrupted his final press gathering of the 2008 season on Friday.

PSU’s ego wasn’t the only thing left bruised NOTEBOOK - 01/02/2009
PASADENA, Calif. — More damaged than even their egos were their bodies.

Trojans trample Penn State - 01/02/2009
PASADENA, Calif. — Exhausted, beaten and embarrassed, the members of the Penn State secondary could only stare at each other as another player in Cardinal and Gold celebrated in the end zone behind them.

Paterno the toast of the town - 01/01/2009
LOS ANGELES – Joe Paterno will not be back on the sideline coaching in today’s Rose Bowl. But he was trying to negotiate with USC counterpart Pete Carroll to pull it off.

Lions hoping for another Fiesta - 01/01/2009
LOS ANGELES – USC didn’t enter the week wearing fatigues. There was no trash talking or walking out of a group meal for both teams.

Speed vs. brawn debate rages on - 01/01/2009
TAMPA, Fla. — Iowa defensive back and Louisiana native Lance Tillison attended camp at LSU, finished his prep career in Florida after his family was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and moved to the Midwest to play football.

They seemed to have it all going into th - 01/01/2009
They seemed to have it all going into this season — a No. 1 ranking, one of the best quarterback-running back tandems in the country, and 16 returning starters to a team that closed 2007 as one of the hottest in the nation.

Oregon State tops Pittsburgh, 3-0 - 01/01/2009
EL PASO, Texas — Justin Kahut kicked a 44-yard field goal late in the first half and No. 24 Oregon State beat No. 18 Pittsburgh 3-0 Wednesday in a defensive struggle at the Sun Bowl.

Seniors led charge to Pasadena - 12/31/2008
The last place they wanted to be was inside this trailer.

Upset could have lasting impact - 12/31/2008
For now, his mind is still wired to worry about the present.

Texas eyes proving No. 1 merit - 01/05/2009
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Texas coach Mack Brown has a theory about bowl games.

BCS title game has real quarterback star power - 01/05/2009

Masoli leads Oregon to victory - 01/01/2009
SAN DIEGO — Jeremiah Masoli made running fashionable again in the Holiday Bowl.

Keenum, Houston shoot down Air Force - 01/01/2009
FORT WORTH, Texas — Houston coach Kevin Sumlin doesn’t have to hear any more about that nearly three-decade postseason winless drought for the Cougars.

Cincinnati, Virginia Tech mirror images - 01/01/2009
MIAMI — When Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer looks at Cincinnati, he might as well be seeing a years-old reflection in a mirror.