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No. 8 Xavier tops Cincinnati 76-53 after brawl

Kenny Frease
Xavier center Kenny Frease used a white cloth to soak up the blood streaming from a gash below his eye. Coaches from both teams bear-hugged their players and tried to yank them away from the bedlam. The latest crosstown shootout got out of control Saturday and ended in bedlam, a few seconds early. The repercussions haven't even started. Read More

Young shines as No. 12 Florida beats Arizona 78-72

Erick Murphy, Jordin Mayes
Patric Young scored a career-high 25 points, Erving Walker made some huge free throws down the stretch, and No. 12 Florida rallied to beat Arizona 78-72 in overtime Wednesday night. Walker finished with 14 points, including seven in the extra frame. He overcame a poor shooting night from the field (3 of 16) and a miserable performance from 3-point range (1 of 9). Read More

LSU locks up its title spot, Houston loses BCS bid

Case Keenum, Cordano Law
LSU did its part to make sure both the Tigers and Alabama get into the BCS national title game. Houston, however, botched its chance to become this year's BCS buster. The top-ranked Tigers locked up a spot in the championship on Jan. 9 in New Orleans with a 42-10 victory against No. 12 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference title game on Saturday. Read More

No. 10 USC blasts UCLA 50-0 in season finale

After hanging half a hundred points on their crosstown rivals, Matt Barkley and his Southern California teammates returned to the Coliseum locker room to find T-shirts on their chairs proclaiming the Trojans to be the Pac-12 South champions. Sanctions will keep USC out of the conference title game. These resilient Trojans still believed they proved which team should be on a flight from Los Angeles to Eugene, Ore., next week. Read More

No. 9 Oregon defeats Oregon State 49-21

Kenjon Barner, Anthony Watkins
LaMichael James ran for 142 yards before leaving with what appeared to be a left elbow injury, and No. 9 Oregon beat Oregon State 49-21 Saturday to clinch the Pac-12 North and a spot in the conference's first championship game. The Ducks (10-2, 8-1 Pac-12) will host UCLA on Friday night with a chance to win their third straight conference title and a spot in the Rose Bowl. Read More

Cutler, Peterson among stars hurt in games

Jay Cutler,  Philip Rivers
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has a broken thumb, Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck is dealing with an injured right arm, and Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has a high left ankle sprain. Those three stars were injured in games Sunday, placing their status in doubt not only for next weekend's games, but for a longer term. Read More

Okla. St. holds memorial for 4 who died in crash

Jeff Sweeden
Thousands of mourners clad in orange and black are gathered in Oklahoma State University's basketball arena to honor two of the school's women's basketball coaches and two others who died when their plane crashed in Arkansas. Read More

Baylor delivers stunning blow to No. 5 OU, 45-38

Robert Griffin III
Robert Griffin and Baylor created even more chaos in the national championship race with a stunning blow against fifth-ranked Oklahoma. Griffin threw for 479 yards and four touchdowns, including a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left and 25th-ranked Baylor beat the Sooners for the first time, 45-38 on Saturday night. Read More

Penn State sets up division title game v Wisconsin

Trent Richardson rushed for 175 yards and scored three touchdowns to power Alabama. The Crimson Tide (10-1) didn't win many style points in giving up a season-high 21 points, but the team's biggest national title boost came the previous night when No. 2 Oklahoma State fell 37-31 at Iowa State in two overtimes. Read More

No. 5 Syracuse romps over Colgate 92-47

Jim Boeheim
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