UMKC over UT Martin 79-67
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - Fred Chatmon scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the University of Missouri-Kansas City to its first season win, a 79-67 victory over UT Martin on Wednesday night. Chatmon was 9 of 12 from…
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Belmont handles Lipscomb 94-64
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Evan Bradds scored a career-high 19 points to lead five Belmont layers in double figures as the Bruins extended their NCAA-best home-court win streak to 22 games with a 94-64 victory over Lipscomb on Wednesday night.…
Coach just hopes special teams stop hurting Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have struggled so much on special teams this season that coach Mike Munchak just hopes they just break even down the stretch. The Titans lost a fumble off a kickoff return in last…
Several talented QBs wrapping up careers in SEC
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - SEC fans should enjoy all the top-notch quarterbacks while they can because many of the great signal callers in the league won't be around for long. A.J. McCarron, James Franklin, Aaron Murray, Connor Shaw and…
McGloin to start again for Raiders at QB
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Matt McGloin will start at quarterback for the second straight week for the Oakland Raiders after throwing three touchdown passes in his debut performance. Coach Dennis Allen announced Wednesday that he was going with McGloin over…
Winthrop tops East Tennessee State 76-66
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Joab Jerome scored 18 points and Winthrop pulled away from East Tennessee State in a 76-66 victory on Tuesday night. With a double digit lead in the second half, Winthrop (3-1) allowed 15 unanswered points…
Murray State routs Bethel (TN) 91-64
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Dexter Fields scored a career-best 21 points and Jarvis Williams had his third-straight double-double Tuesday night as Murray State defeated NAIA Bethel (TN) 91-64. Williams' 25 points and 13 rebounds were game-highs for Murray State. The…
Predators beat slumping Red Wings 2-0
DETROIT (AP) - Rookie Marek Mazanec made 27 saves to earn his first shutout and the Nashville Predators extended the Detroit Red Wings' skid to seven games with a 2-0 victory on Monday night. Shea Weber and Gabriel Bourque scored…
Smart's career night paces OSU over Memphis 101-80
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Marcus Smart scored a career-high 39 points and No. 7 Oklahoma State raced past No. 11 Memphis for a 101-80 win on Tuesday night in a one-sided matchup of top teams. Smart, who bypassed the NBA…
Kennesaw State beats Chattanooga 73-69
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Yonel Brown scored 21 points on Tuesday and Kennesaw State beat Chattanooga 73-69 in a game that came down to the final 20 seconds. Willy Kouassi gave the Kennesaw State (2-4) a 71-69 lead with 20…
Red Wings' DeKeyser hurts shoulder and leaves game
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser left Tuesday night's game against the Nashville Predators with an injured left shoulder and the team said he wouldn't return. He was checked into the boards on his second shift early…
Marshall plan sends Butler past Vandy 85-77
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Khyle Marshall scored 16 of his career-high 26 points in the final seven minutes Tuesday night, leading Butler past Vanderbilt 85-77 in overtime. Kellen Dunham added 16 points for the Bulldogs, who won for the 22nd time…
Tennessee to wear 'Smokey gray' for Vandy game
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is bringing back its gray alternate uniforms for Saturday's game with Vanderbilt. Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Tuesday that the team's seniors voted to wear the alternate uniforms for their home finale. The uniform features…
Florida PG Hill has no additional ankle damage
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tests showed no further damage to Florida point guard Kasey Hill's badly sprained left ankle. A highly touted freshman averaging 10 points a game, Hill suffered a high-ankle sprain early in the second half against Southern…
Former football players sue NCAA over concussions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Three former college football players have filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota alleging that NCAA did not inform former players about the risks of concussions inherent in the sport. The lawsuit filed Tuesday also says the NCAA…
Randolph, Conley lead Grizzlies over Clippers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Zach Randolph had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Mike Conley scored eight of his 15 points during a 4-minute span of the fourth quarter, and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame the first-quarter ejection of shooting guard Tony…
Vanderbilt WR needs 4 catches for another SEC mark
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Teams have used two and three players to defend Jordan Matthews, trying to slow down the Vanderbilt senior wide receiver who is rewriting the Southeastern Conference's record book. And the extra coverage still isn't working. Matthews…
Ex-NFL player Frank Chamberlin, 35, dies of cancer
WYCKOFF, N.J. (AP) - Frank Chamberlin, an NFL linebacker who played with three teams from 2000 to 2005, has died from a rare form of brain cancer. He was 35. The Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey says he died…
