College Football

Opinion: Tony Pierson represents hope for KU football / LJWorld.com

Blair Kerkhoff: Stuffed with morsels on changing college football landscape - KansasCity.com
The week that was in college sports becomes a weekend that isn't.

A very strange ride for Kansas' football seniors - KansasCity.com
He entered the locker room and began to peel off his pads, his mind wandering toward the future. It felt bright and real.

College football: USC will try to play spoiler against top-ranked Notre Dame - San Jose Mercury News
The USC Trojans are unlikely favored sons in Southeastern Conference country, where fans are rooting for an upset that would eliminate 5½-point favorite Notre Dame from the BCS title equation.

College basketball

No. 17 Gonzaga beats Oklahoma 72-47 | Dallas-Fort Worth Sports News - Sports News on the Dall...
Elias Harris scored 18 points and No. 17 Gonzaga beat Oklahoma 72-47 in a semifinal matchup Friday night at the Old Spice Classic.

Kansas State falls to No. 4 Michigan 71-57 in NIT preseason title game - The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Kansas State stumbled at the start of each half, and that made it even more difficult to play with No. 4 Michigan

Mason Plumlee helps No. 5 Duke fight off VCU
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Mason Plumlee, a 6-10 center who helped break VCU's pressure, had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Duke to a 67-58 victory against the Rams on Friday night

No. 2 Louisville rolls past No. 14 Missouri; Duke next
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Louisville looked like its old self. Cardinals coach Rick Pitino, however, faced a problem he's never had before. Luke Hancock scored 19 points and Russ Smith had 18 points