COLLEGE SPORTS NEWS

• Andersen takes Utah State coaching job 12/4/2008, 2:50 p.m. CST
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Defensive coordinator Gary Andersen is leaving Utah to become the football coach at Utah State.

• Coach: Daniel having 'great' if not 'super' season 12/4/2008, 2:44 p.m. CST
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Last year, Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel was a Heisman Trophy finalist. Heading into the Big 12 championship game this weekend, his senior season hasn't been quite so special.

• Fresno State will play in New Mexico Bowl 12/4/2008, 1:45 p.m. CST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Fresno State has accepted a bid to play in the New Mexico Bowl.

• Toledo hires OSU coordinator Beckman as coach 12/4/2008, 12:15 p.m. CST
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Toledo has hired Tim Beckman as head coach, picking the Oklahoma State defensive coordinator to take over its football program.

• Auburn AD: Tuberville's resignation a surprise 12/4/2008, 11:56 a.m. CST
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says he was shocked when Tommy Tuberville resigned as football coach.

• NCAA rules violations disputed at Texas A&M-CC 12/4/2008, 3:14 a.m. CST
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Former Texas A&M-Corpus Christi athletic director Brian Teter is fighting allegations of NCAA rules violations, including use of ineligible players, recruiting violations in men's basketball and lack of institutional control.

• January has 25 points, No. 25 Arizona St. wins 12/4/2008, 12:34 a.m. CST
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Briann January scored a career-best 25 points, tying a school record with seven 3-pointers in No. 25 Arizona State's 73-59 victory over UC Davis on Wednesday night.

• Ragin' Cajuns defense key to 42-28 win 12/4/2008, 12:11 a.m. CST
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Lafayette moved to the pool of bowl-eligible teams with a 42-28 victory over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night.

• Tar Heels & Hansbrough impressive vs. Michigan St. 12/3/2008, 11:18 p.m. CST
DETROIT (AP) — Top-ranked North Carolina was impressive in what it hopes will be the first of three games at Ford Field.

• UAB defeats South Florida 78-77 in OT 12/3/2008, 10:53 p.m. CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Paul Delaney hit two free throws with 14.5 seconds left in overtime to give Alabama-Birmingham a 78-77 win over South Florida on Wednesday night.

• West Virginia beats Mississippi 80-78 12/3/2008, 10:42 p.m. CST
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Alex Rouff hit a pair of free throws with 17.7 seconds left to lift West Virginia to an 80-78 win over Mississippi on Wednesday night.

• VMI crushes Winthrop 92-74 12/3/2008, 10:34 p.m. CST
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Keith Gabriel scored a game-high 25 points to lead Virginia Military Institute to a 92-74 win over Winthrop in both teams' Big South Conference opener Wednesday night.

• New Orleans beats Tulane 49-39 12/3/2008, 10:16 p.m. CST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Darrian McKinstry came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points and made his first five shots from the field as New Orleans defeated Tulane 49-39 on Wednesday night.

• Grambling State defeats Southern-New Orleans 98-53 12/3/2008, 10:01 p.m. CST
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — George Akpele had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Grambling State defeated Southern-New Orleans 98-53 on Wednesday night.

• Presbyterian beats Coastal Carolina 56-53 in OT 12/3/2008, 10:01 p.m. CST
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Josh Johnson scored 17 points as Presbyterian rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit to beat Coastal Carolina 56-53 in overtime Wednesday night in the conference opener for both teams.

• High Point beats NC Central 73-64 12/3/2008, 9:52 p.m. CST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Earnest Bridges scored a team-high 21 points to lead High Point over North Carolina Central 73-64 on Wednesday night.

• Kentucky forward taken to hospital after collision 12/3/2008, 9:46 p.m. CST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Ramon Harris was taken to a hospital after colliding with a teammate during the first half of Kentucky's victory over Lamar on Wednesday night.

• Old Dominion survives Richmond 65-62 12/3/2008, 9:35 p.m. CST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sophomore forward Keyon Carter had a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds in his first start as Old Dominion held off Richmond 65-62 on Wednesday night.

• Illinois-Chicago beats Vanderbilt 74-55 12/3/2008, 9:27 p.m. CST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Mayo made eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points as Illinois-Chicago defeated Vanderbilt 74-55 on Wednesday night.

• Raymond leads No. 14 Xavier over Auburn 81-74 12/3/2008, 9:25 p.m. CST
CINCINNATI (AP) — B.J. Raymond scored a career-high 32 points against an Auburn defense that already knew better than to leave him open, and No. 14 Xavier remained undefeated Wednesday night with an 81-74 victory, Sean Miller's 100th as coach.

• Florida International beats Florida Memorial 67-41 12/3/2008, 9:23 p.m. CST
MIAMI (AP) — Cedric Essola scored 17 points to lead Florida International to a 67-41 victory over Florida Memorial on Wednesday night.

• Tillman scores 21 as Ohio beats Tulsa 75-63 12/3/2008, 9:21 p.m. CST
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Jerome Tillman scored 21 points and Ohio turned things around in the second half to beat Tulsa 75-63 Wednesday night.

• Yale beats Holy Cross, 76-66 12/3/2008, 9:19 p.m. CST
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Alex Zampier scored a career-high 28 points to lead Yale over Holy Cross 76-66 on Wednesday.

• Anyijong tip-in takes Toledo past UMass, 57-56 12/3/2008, 9:06 p.m. CST
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Justin Anyijong hit a tip-in at the buzzer to take Toledo to a 57-56 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night at Savage Arena.

• No. 6 Sooners get sloppy 69-49 win over Creighton 12/3/2008, 9:05 p.m. CST
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — All-America center Courtney Paris needed a late surge to record her 99th straight double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 6 Oklahoma overcame a lethargic effort to beat Creighton 69-49 Wednesday night.

• Rhode Island beats Northeastern, 85-72 12/3/2008, 9:03 p.m. CST
BOSTON (AP) — Kahiem Seawright had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead a balanced attack as Rhode Island defeated Northeastern, 85-72, on Wednesday.

• Vasquez leads Maryland over Michigan 75-70 12/3/2008, 8:55 p.m. CST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Greivis Vasquez had 23 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and six assists to carry Maryland over Michigan 75-70 Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

• Penn State holds off Georgia Tech 85-83 12/3/2008, 8:52 p.m. CST
ATLANTA (AP) — Stanley Pringle scored 22 points, Danny Morrissey came up big from 3-point range and Penn State survived woeful free-throw shooting down the stretch to hold off Georgia Tech 85-83 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night.

• Orange rallies again, beats Cornell 88-78 12/3/2008, 8:52 p.m. CST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jonny Flynn had 24 points, Paul Harris added 21 points and nine rebounds, and No. 16 Syracuse rallied to beat Cornell 88-78 on Wednesday night.

• East Carolina tops UNC-Wilmington 99-85 12/3/2008, 8:51 p.m. CST
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — James Legan scored 26 points to lead six East Carolina players in double figures in a 99-85 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday night.