It’s March Madness in Region IX.The No. 25-ranked Gillette College women open the Region IX tournament against Northeastern Junior College from Sterling, Colo., at 3 p.m. Monday in Scottsbluff, … more

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A day after ESPN cameras lingered on her, announcers piled on compliments and at least one pro athlete made an online pass at her, Twitter was still abuzz Tuesday about former … more

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Ghaali Muhammad saw the story in the Kansas City Star. He was a senior at Central High School in St. Joseph, Mo. The coach who had been recruiting him to play defensive back for … more

GLENDALE, Ariz. — As Oregon coach Chip Kelly was about to receive the massive Fiesta Bowl trophy, Ducks fans inside University of Phoenix Stadium started a chant of “We want Chip!” Whether … more

LUBBOCK, Texas — New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback was watching film to prepare … more

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — The first semifinal games in the new college football playoff system will be played in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. The BCS conference commissioners … more

BRISTOL, Conn. — President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama picked the Hoosiers to win it all in his … more

STILLWATER, Okla. — After he'd missed time and time again all night long, for some reason Naadir Tharpe's final attempt just felt right when it left his hand. And what a shot it was for No. 9 … more

LARAMIE — Sophomore Kayla Woodward scored 23 points as Wyoming handily defeated UNLV 76-54 on Wednesday night in Laramie. The Cowgirls (14-4 overall, 3-2 Mountain West) had three players scoring … more

LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga played well enough to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, all season and in the West Coast Conference title game. Whether the top-ranked Zags get that top spot won’t … more