MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger spent his college days playing for Kansas State and as a head coach has yet to pick up a win at his alma mater.Kruger lost his eighth straight game at Kansas State as the Wildcats held off the Sooners...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — It was a topsy-turvy night for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.Freshman center Vernon Carey Jr. had 26 points and 13 rebounds in the ninth-ranked Blue Devils' 79-67 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, a game that included tributes to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control...

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge flatly rejected Jerry Sandusky's latest request to have his 30- to 60-year child molestation sentence reduced during a brief hearing Tuesday.Judge Maureen Skerda said she purposely fashioned the prison term to have an...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant (all times local):8:30 p.m.Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says his department's helicopters were grounded due to weather in the area where a helicopter carrying...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jessika Carter was a big reason that Mississippi State routed its rival again.She had 24 points and 11 rebounds in the No. 9 Bulldogs' 80-39 win over Ole Miss on Sunday.“Without an inside game we can’t win and we didn’t...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu played with a heavy heart Sunday against No. 7 Oregon State.The Ducks’ All-American senior guard learned that her close friend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday morning, a few hours before...

With 39 athletes on the track and field team and only three full-time coaches to help manage sprinting, distance running and field events, the coaching staff needs all the help they can get. One student, junior Adam Lotito, is helping the program with...

Being able to perform something does not guarantee you can successfully explain to someone how to do it. For four of NIU baseball’s seniors, Jake Hermsen, Alex Jones, Alex Beckmann and Brett Frantini are all majoring in physical education. While Frantini...

What drills should I run? Which players should sit on the bench? What are the different positions called? These concerns, which can be abundant for new soccer coaches, can be answered in Michael B.J. Farley's Win the Ball. Win the Ball is a guide for...

Pat Summitt is a legend in women's college basketball. She's won eight national championships, accumulated the NCAA record for all-time victories, both men and women's basketball, and is a hall-of-famer. Tennessee's head coach has done it all, but her...