Syracuse moved into the Top 25 on Monday, giving the Big East Conference a record eight teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll. North Carolina (7-0) remained the unanimous No. 1 selection of the 72-member national media panel, while No. 2 Connecticut and No. 3 Pittsburgh started the Big East’s collection of ranked teams.
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was recovering Monday from surgery to repair nine breaks in two fingers of his non-throwing hand, but he won’t miss any playing time. Texas Tech spokesman Chris Cook confirmed details of Harrell’s injury and Sunday surgery. He didn’t have specifics on whether Harrell’s fingers got caught in a facemask or slammed against a helmet in Saturday’s 35-28 win over…
The New England Patriots will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next season at Wembley Stadium, the third straight year the NFL will stage a regular-season game in the British capital. The game will be played Oct. 25. The Bucs will be listed as the home team, giving up a game in Tampa. “Over the past two years, we have seen firsthand the excitement that exists for our sport in the UK,” NFL commissioner…
Plaxico Burress has appeared in court on weapons possession charges stemming from an accidental shooting at a Manhattan nightclub. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Felicia Mennin set bail at $100,000 and ordered Burress to return March 31. Defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman argued for no bail, saying: “He has 35 million reasons to come back to court” — referring to his $35 million contract with the…
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was recovering Monday from surgery to repair nine breaks in two fingers of his non-throwing hand, but he won’t miss any playing time. Texas Tech spokesman Chris Cook confirmed details of Harrell’s injury and Sunday surgery. He didn’t have specifics on whether Harrell’s fingers got caught in a facemask or slammed against a helmet in Saturday’s 35-28 win over…
Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d’Italia in the same year. “I’m committed to riding for the best guy,” Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the taxing schedule could leave him riding in a supporting role in France.
With his career in New York seemingly finished, Knicks guard Stephon Marbury lashed out at teammates and coach Mike D’Antoni a day before he was to meet with team president Donnie Walsh about a possible buyout, the New York Post reported in Monday’s edition. Marbury and his representation from the players’ association planned to meet with Walsh after the Knicks’ workout at their practice facility,…
Lane Kiffin, the former coach of the NFL Oakland Raiders, is the new coach of Tennessee. Kiffin becomes the school’s 21st coach, but only the third in the last 32 years. His selection comes after “the first national search for a football coach in University of Tennessee history,” athletic director Mike Hamilton said.
The New England Patriots will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next season at Wembley Stadium, the third straight year the NFL will stage a regular-season game in the British capital. The game will be played Oct. 25. The Bucs will be listed as the home team, giving up a game in Tampa. “Over the past two years, we have seen firsthand the excitement that exists for our sport in the UK,” NFL commissioner…
The architect of the offense that vaulted Missouri back to national prominence and helped make quarterback Chase Daniel the school’s first Heisman Trophy finalist is moving on to become the next head coach at Wyoming. Missouri coach Gary Pinkel confirmed Monday that his offensive coordinator, Dave Christensen, would take the Wyoming job vacated when Joe Glenn was fired Nov.