College Sports
Nik Raivio scored 24 points to lead a big second-half turnaround as Portland registered an 88-81 victory over Oregon on Saturday.
Zac Lee passed for 166 yards and a touchdown to help the Nebraska Cornhuskers capture the Big 12 North Division title with a 17-3 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats.
Jeremiah Masoli accounted for six total touchdowns -- three throwing and three rushing -- and his one-yard run on third down in the second overtime lifted 11th-ranked Oregon to a critical 44-41 win over Arizona to remain in control of the Pac-10.
Kyle Weems scored 23 points to lead the Missouri State Bears to a 72-55 victory over The Citadel Bulldogs as part of the Hispanic College Fund Classic.
Jeremiah Masoli tied it with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with six seconds left, then won it with a 1-yard run in the second overtime as No. 11 Oregon defeated Arizona 44-41 on Saturday night and took a big step toward the Pac-10 title.
Gary Flowers scored 18 points to lift the Southern Miss Golden Eagles over the Montana State Bobcats by a 66-62 final in a non-conference tilt.
Colt McCoy set an NCAA record with his 43rd career victory as a starter, passing for 396 yards as No. 3 Texas wrapped up the Big 12 South title with a 51-20 victory Saturday night over a Kansas and embattled coach Mark Mangino.
Kentucky scored 14 points off four Georgia second-half turnovers and the Wildcats rallied to beat the Bulldogs 34-27 on Saturday night for their first win in Athens in 32 years.
Ryan Brimley had 21 points and Davis Baker had 18 to lead Utah in a 79-61 victory over Wayland Baptist Saturday night.
Justin Dobbins scored 19 points and Brandon Bowdry added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Eastern Michigan Eagles bested the Maryland-Eastern Shore Fighting Hawks, 75-61, in the second phase of the Hispanic College Fund Classic.
Jonathan Crompton threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tennessee Volunteers to a 31-16 triumph over the Vanderbilt Commodores in SEC action.
Jarred DuBois scored 17 points to power the Loyola Marymount Lions to a 67-59 victory over the USC Trojans in a non- conference affair.
Keaton Belcher scored a career-high 17 points and Belmont defeated Alabama State 78-42 on Saturday night.
A month ago, in the wake of back-to-back home losses, Nebraska's season looked to be going south.
Casey Cantey scored 22 points to lead Alabama A&M in a 76-55 win over Martin Methodist on Saturday night.
Shane Vereen, playing in place of the injured Jahvid Best, ran 42 times for a career-high 193 yards with three touchdowns, leading the California Golden Bears to a crucial 34-28 win over 14th-ranked Stanford in the annual "Big Game" to shake up the Pac-10 standings.
Tracy Smith scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the NC State Wolfpack to a 66-59 victory over the Austin Peay Governors as part of the Glenn Wilkes Classic at the Ocean Center.
Xavier Keeling scored 21 points to lead three players in double figures and Detroit beat Albany (N.Y.) 66-54 on Saturday night.
Deirdre Naughton scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 17 DePaul to 84-64 victory over San Diego and help the Blue Demons capture the Maggie Dixon Classic title Saturday night.
DeWayne Reed scored 24 points and Frankie Sullivan added 20 as the Auburn Tigers downed the IUPUI Jaguars, 80-65, in the third round of the Glenn Wilkes Classic.
