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Griffin's 35 points, 21 rebounds helps Sooners win

Blake Griffin had career highs of 35 points and 21 rebounds, and No. 12 Oklahoma needed just about all of them in holding off Gardner-Webb 80-76 on Saturday.

Penn beats Cornell 23-6

Brendan McNally ran for 80 yards, and Michael DiMaggio and Luke DeLuca added rushing touchdowns to lead Penn to a 23-6 win over Cornell on Saturday.

Hampton edges Morgan State 17-13

Dennis Mathis rushed for 137 yards and Hampton forced two turnovers, returning one for a touchdown, in a 17-13 victory over Morgan State in the season final for both teams Saturday.

Georgia Tech recovers to beat Mercer in OT, 82-76

Alade Aminu scored the first four points in overtime and Georgia Tech, which never led in regulation, recovered to beat Mercer 82-76 on Saturday.

Princeton tops Dartmouth 28-10

Jordan Culbreath rushed for a career-high 276 yards and two touchdowns as Princeton ended its season with a 28-10 win over Dartmouth on Saturday.

Jacksonville beats Dayton 19-14

Geavon Tribble scored on a 7-yard touchdown run with five minutes remaining to lift Jacksonville to a 19-14 win over Dayton on Saturday.

Davidson beats Butler 46-34

Ryan Alexander threw for 244 yards and two touchdown to help Davidson beat Butler 46-34 on Saturday.

White sets NCAA mark, WVa tops Louisville, 35-21

West Virginia's Pat White broke the NCAA record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback in leading the Mountaineers to a 35-21 win over Louisville on Saturday.

Wolfpack get easy win against No. 25 Tar Heels

Russell Wilson threw for two touchdowns and had a key run in the third quarter to set up another score that helped North Carolina State beat No. 25 North Carolina 41-10 on Saturday.

Rutgers beats Army 30-3, becomes bowl eligible

Mike Teel threw for 359 yards and once-downtrodden Rutgers became bowl eligible by beating Army 30-3 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.

OSU routs Michigan 42-7, Buckeyes get Big 10 share

It took five big plays to give Ohio State an unprecedented fifth straight win over rival Michigan. Noted Wolverines nemesis Chris "Beanie" Wells had two of those, including a 59-yard touchdown run and 134 yards rushing to help the 10th-ranked Buckeyes beat their archrivals 42-7 Saturday, the first time in 105 meetings that they've strung together five wins.

Monroe leads No. 22 Georgetown past Drexel, 81-53

Freshman Greg Monroe had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 22 Georgetown to an 81-53 victory over Drexel on Saturday.

Spain wins doubles, leads Davis Cup final 2-1

Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco sent a chill through Argentine tennis Saturday, winning their doubles match to give Spain a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final.

Kentucky gets 1st win of season; Meeks scores 22

Jodie Meeks scored 22 points to lead Kentucky to its first win of the season, a 71-42 victory over Delaware State on Saturday.

Devils D Mottau suspended 2 games for elbowing

New Jersey defenseman Mike Mottau received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Saturday for elbowing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen.

Thunder fire Carlesimo after 1-12 start

The losses kept piling up for P.J. Carlesimo, and it didn't matter which city his team called home.

US vs Mexico for 2010 World Cup qualifying

The United States will open the final round of regional qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup at home against Mexico and finish its run against Costa Rica.

Jimmy Connors arrested in Santa Barbara

Tennis great Jimmy Connors was arrested outside the campus arena where UC Santa Barbara and top-ranked North Carolina were playing a basketball game.

Bulls' Hughes, Rose hold off Warriors 115-110

Larry Hughes made five 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, and rookie Derrick Rose scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half of the Chicago Bulls' 115-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

Nuggets no match for Lakers

Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 29 points in the third quarter before sitting out the fourth, Andrew Bynum had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 104-90 on Friday night.

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Dirty play?

Kentucky's Ramon Harris, a West High grad, was involved in a play that injured North Carolina's Tyler Zeller.

VIDEO

Unusual touchdown

Daniel Hardy, a West High grad who plays for the University of Idaho, was tackled after a short pass, but rolled on top of a defender and went on to score.

STORY

Dimond wins 4A title

A match that seemed like it would never end finished with the Dimond Lynx running wildly through a human tunnel.

PHOTOS

Halloween on ice

Decked out in orange and black for Halloween, the Aces faced off against the Fresno Falcons in front of a costumed home crowd.

PHOTOS

Thursday Night Fights

Boxing action from the Oct. 23, 2008 Thursday Night at the Fights.

VIDEO

Football championship

Service defeated Juneau-Douglas 22-14 in the 2008 large schools championship game.

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Officially tackled

Official Wilbur Hackett Jr. became an Internet sensation with a knock back of quarterback Stephen Garcia.

POLL

Service vs. Soldotna

Service and Soldonta won the state championship in their divisions, but who do you think would win against each other? Vote for the final #1 in Alaska.

PHOTOS

Playoffs, week two

Images of Juneau-Douglas, South, Kodiak and Barrow squads on the gridiron.

VIDEO

2008 Flag football champs

Chugiak defeated Bartlett 13-6 to win the 2008 flag football title.

Trail Blazers easily beat Kings

Hornets thump Thunder in return to Oklahoma City

No. 1 North Carolina beats UC Santa Barbara 84-67

Harangody leads Irish past Loyola Marymount

Irina Slutskaya too busy to think about retirement

Caballero stops Molitor in 4th round

Cutler tackles diabetes, Elway's legacy head-on

Giants O-Line: rushing for 200-plus yards the norm

Redskins fans stuff ballot box for Pro Bowl

Favre's play could reward Packers

Jets-Titans offer early AFC showdown in Music City

Call him survivor or old QB, Collins still winning

Wisconsin slips past Iona in OT

Tennessee St. tops N. Illinois 75-73

Stempniak's OT goal ends Ducks' road streak

Nowitzki, Kidd send Mavs to first home victory

Columbia topples Bryant

No. 14 Tennessee beats Middle Tennessee 76-66

Mason scores 29 in Spurs' 119-94 victory

Bucks beat trade-depleted Knicks 104-87

Temple handles Lafayette 71-55

Connecticut beats La Salle 89-81

Panthers LB Beason fined $5,000 for facemask

Maryland survives scare, beats Vermont in overtime

Witness: Vick put family pets in with pit bulls

Georgia beats Presbyterian 55-47

South Carolina St. tops Carver Bible 112-77

KG's 1st game in Target Center is a rout

No. 13 Memphis defeats Seton Hall 84-70

Carter leads Nets over Raptors in Toronto

Hawks overcome sloppy performance to beat Bobcats

Biron makes 40 saves for Flyers in shutout

North Carolina's Hansbrough makes season debut

Tocchet gets first win as Lightning coach

Howard dominates in Magic win over Pacers

Virginia edges Radford 68-66

Bruins top Panthers to tie for conference lead

McGrady gets 14 in 4th; Rockets top Wizards 103-91

Brand sinks 15-footer as 76ers edge Clippers 89-88

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