SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Longtime Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine was placed on administrative leave Thursday after old child molesting allegations resurfaced, just two weeks after a child sex abuse scandal rocked Penn State.
STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach and his assistant were killed when the single-engine plane they were in during a recruiting trip crashed in steep terrain in Arkansas, the university said Friday.
<p></p> The Kings were ready to put the Ducks away in the third period Thursday night at the Honda Center. The Ducks were ready to rally from a one-goal deficit. The officials were ready to keep watch. The fans were ready to cheer.
USC wide receiver Robert Woods proclaimed himself "good to go" against Oregon on Saturday. Now he only awaits the approval of Trojans coach Lane Kiffin.
When former USC coach Pete Carroll was 41, he famously flashed a choke sign in an NFL game after an opposing kicker missed an extra point. That gives USC coach Lane Kiffin another five years to act like a jerk.
The on-again, off-again relationship between UCLA tight end Joseph Fauria and his quarterbacks once more steamed up Saturday in the Bruins' 31-6 loss at Utah.
<p></p> SAN DIEGO (AP)- Xavier Thames scored 12 points, including the winning basket with 1.8 seconds remaining, to give San Diego State a 56-54 victory over USC on Thursday night.
Maurice Jones banked in a long three-pointer to tie the score at 54-54 with 6.
WACO, Texas - When first-year UCLA coach Cori Close asked Rebekah Gardner after the game what she wanted from the rest of her team moving forward, the senior guard responded with one phrase - "box out.
IRVINE - Junior Zoe Katz gave reason to believe Campbell Hall's girls tennis team would avenge its earlier loss this season to University High of Irvine in the postseason rematch Thursday with the Trojans.
<p></p> SAN BERNARDINO - The Cajon High girls' tennis team fell one match short of its goal. It will have to settle for a season that was better than any in school history.
Maybe the Kings should have scored more than one measly goal against the Ducks on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Perhaps they should have won handily, without having to work overtime or go to a nerve-jangling shootout.