College Sports News

A study by two professors has found that college basketball referees favor the home team and tend to do what they can to keep foul counts close.

San Diego State cracked the AP women's basketball Top 25 for the first time in 14 years, while Connecticut remained a unanimous No. 1 for the 18th consecutive poll.

CINCINNATI - Quarterback Tony Pike is still on target to start for No. 5 Cincinnati against Illinois on Friday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida coach Urban Meyer says he plans to coach the Gators "as long as they'll have me."

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Prosecutors have dropped attempted aggravated robbery charges against Tennessee freshman safety Janzen Jackson.

BOSTON - Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.

St. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Purdue to an 85-60 win over St. Joseph's on Sunday night in the Paradise Jam.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No. 5 Villanova beat Mississippi 79-67 on Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

MIAMI - B.J. Jenkins scored 16 points, leading five Murray State players in double figures, as the Racers routed North Carolina Central 84-61 on Sunday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Larry Bird finished his speech, walked back to his seat and received a fist bump from the man sitting next to him on the dais.

NEW YORK - Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.

SALT LAKE CITY - Eddie Wide rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns and No. 23 Utah scored all its points in the first half and coasted to a 38-7 win over San Diego State Saturday.

CLEMSON, S.C. - C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown Saturday in his final game at Death Valley and No. 18 Clemson beat Virginia 34-21 on the day the Tigers wrapped up their first trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.

OXFORD, Miss. - About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - No. 2 Alabama's Javier Arenas set a Southeastern Conference record with his seventh punt return for a touchdown.

ROCKVILLE, Conn. - A man who allegedly was with the man charged with killing University of Connecticut football Jasper Howard, has pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Game has lost a lot of luster.

CHICAGO - Alabama's Rolando McClain, Florida's Brandon Spikes and Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Rose Bowl is out of reach for Penn State and Michigan State.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - James Webster Jr. has resigned as Tennessee State's football coach after five seasons.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman did not make herself available to answer questions following a Board of Regents meeting Thursday in which an internal audit of the school's football program practice time was on the agenda.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

MINNEAPOLIS - Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday.

STILLWATER, Okla. - Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen has returned after leaving the Buffaloes' game at No. 12 Oklahoma State with a right thumb injury.

NEW YORK - Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No. 13 California 95-73 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - University of Kansas officials are willing to talk with former players about allegations of abusive behavior by football coach Mark Mangino — and two former players had plenty to say on Thursday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the season's end.

ATLANTA - Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia's football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog's owner said.