Austin Rivers shoots Duke past North Carolina in another classic

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Austin Rivers pulled up, launched a high-arcing 3-pointer — and shot No. 10 Duke right back to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The freshman capped the Blue Devils’ furious rally with a buzzer-beater that gave them an 85-84 win …

Dave Sobolewski gets lots of minutes, accolades for Northwestern

Northwestern guard Dave Sobolewski shrugged off the praise that came with his Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor, either because he shared it with Iowa’s Aaron White or because he knows the Wildcats still have a lot of work to do. Sobolewski is going …

Marquette blows past DePaul with big second half

DePaul showed what it can be in the first half of its game Monday against Marquette at Allstate Arena. But the final score — an 89-76 victory by the No. 18 Golden Eagles — showed how far the Blue Demons still have to go. DePaul …

North Dakota to use Fighting Sioux nickname despite NCAA’s threats

BISMARCK, N.D. — The University of North Dakota said Wednesday it will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, marking the latest twist in a protracted fight about a name its critics consider offensive. A state law that that required …

NU wrestlers excel at double-leg skatedowns

Memphis set to join Big East

Ex-Wisconsin athletic official accused of grabbing student’s genitals

MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin campus police have opened an investigation into new misconduct allegations against a former top athletic official who resigned after he was accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Rose Bowl party. University Chancellor David Ward released a statement …

Illinois rattled by Northwestern’s first win in Champaign since 1999

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Bruce Weber was worried last week after an upset of No. 9 Michigan State at Assembly Hall, thinking the Illini wouldn’t be able to bounce back after beating a top-10 team on their home floor. He was right. Northwestern brought Illinois …

Loyola’s losing skid reaches 11 with loss to Youngstown State

Senior Walt Gibler will remember Sunday’s game against Youngstown State for scoring his 1,000th point and becoming the 38th player in Loyola history to do so. But it was overshadowed by the 80-63 score in Loyola’s 11th straight defeat, its longest losing streak since dropping …

Cleveland State hands UIC worst defeat of season

UIC has proved it can play with every team in the Horizon League, as evidenced by the fact that all but three of its conference games have been decided by single digits. But the Flames have struggled to stay mentally prepared. That was most apparent …

Marquette visits DePaul on Monday

Cincinnati’s finishing kick tops DePaul

Notre Dame takes down No. 15 Marquette 76-59

Northwestern threatens Illinois’ latest chance to keep a good thing going

Loyola falls to Cleveland State for 10th loss in a row