Men's basketball
Perkins, Reed pace Virginia in rout of William & Mary, 52-17
By Hank Kurz Jr. Sep. 06, 2019 11:12 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
Compiled By Paul Montella Sep. 06, 2019 07:50 PM EDT
Sept. 8
1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men's singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown.
1957 — Althea Gibson becomes...
Tennessee State QB pleads not guilty to rape charges
Sep. 05, 2019 10:26 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has pleaded not guilty to rape charges.
News outlets report Croft entered the plea...
Freshman Myers leads Buffalo over Robert Morris 38-10
Aug. 29, 2019 11:13 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Myers, the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Buffalo in 28 years, accounted for three touchdowns and the Bulls beat...
K-State to lean on transfer backfield under new head coach
By Dave Skretta Aug. 27, 2019 04:22 PM EDT
Friday Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2019 03:50 AM EDT
NBA
NEW YORK (AP) — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets...
Memphis hires Florida's Laird Veatch as athletic director
Aug. 09, 2019 12:11 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has hired Laird Veatch to fill its athletic director vacancy.
Veatch has spent the last two years as Florida's executive...
After strong year, new Wake AD's mission: 'Don't mess it up'
By Joedy Mccreary Aug. 08, 2019 12:39 PM EDT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — During his first year on the job, new Wake Forest athletic director John Currie wants to keep the momentum going with the Demon Deacons on...
Clemson football flagged for 8 secondary NCAA violations
By Pete Iacobelli Aug. 07, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson's national championship football program was flagged for eight secondary NCAA violations during a yearlong period from July 2018...
NCAA unveils new enforcement arm with outside investigators
By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 01, 2019 03:55 PM EDT
Lawmaker wants donors to pay for UConn's exit from AAC
By Pat Eaton-Robb Aug. 01, 2019 03:30 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic...
UConn will pay $17M to leave the AAC for Big East
Jul. 26, 2019 03:28 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has agreed to pay a $17 million exit fee to the American Athletic Conference, so the school can rejoin the Big...
