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CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - A student gunman opened fire with a handgun in an Ohio high school cafeteria on Monday, fatally wounding one boy and injuring four other students before he was arrested after a teacher chased him from the building, police said.

What a difference a week makes.

In the wake of the Nov. 17 crash in Arkansas, Oklahoma State postponed home games last weekend against Grambling and Texas-Arlington, but university officials decided to resume the Cowgirls' schedule yesterday, five days after a memorial service for the victims inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - On the final day of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Harvard found itself in a position few would have predicted: celebrating a championship.

Jeremy Lamb had 15 points for the defending national champion Huskies (5-1), who lost for the first time since March 5, against Notre Dame. Alex Oriakhi added 14 points and 10 rebounds.

SOUTH YARMOUTH - Nauset put up a fierce fight in yesterday's battle against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Dennis-Yarmouth, but the Dolphins turned up the intensity in the second half and took home the Chowder Bowl as well as a second straight berth in the playoffs with a 27-15 victory.

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Andre Dawkins added 14 points and the Blue Devils hit 11 of 21 3-pointers while shooting 56 percent overall to earn a spot in tonight's title game against No. 14 Kansas.

Boston College's Luke Kuechly was named a finalist yesterday for the Butkus Award honoring the nation's top linebacker. The 6-foot-3-inch, 237-pound junior from Cincinnati leads the nation with 96 solo tackles and 182 total tackles in 11 games this season. Other finalists include Lavonte David (Nebraska), Dont'a Hightower (Alabama), Jarvis Jones (Georgia), Manti Te'o (Notre Dame), and Courtney Upshaw (Alabama). Kuechly has recorded 523 career tackles - most ever in the Atlantic Coast Conference - in 36 games and is averaging 14.1 tackles per game. He is one tackle shy of matching his ACC record for tackles in a season, established last year, and one shy of BC's career record set by linebacker Stephen Boyd (1991-94) . . . Harvard defensive tackle Josue Ortiz, defensive back Matthew Hanson, linebacker Alex Gedeon, offensive tackle Kevin Murphy, and tight end Kyle Juszczyk were named to the All-Ivy League first team . . . Holy Cross cornerback Chandler Fenner, tackle Mike McCabe, wide rec

US President Barack Obama's personal aide, gatekeeper and basketball sparring partner Reggie Love will step down later this year, the Washington Post reported.

New coach could get stiff test right out of the gates when top-ranked Tar Heels come to town for Las Vegas Invitational. UNLV'S 2011-12 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

After vandals spray painted an anti-gay slur, NCSU student government rejected a proposed plan to ban gay marriage in the state. Two days after vandals spray painted an anti-gay slur, the North Carolina State University student government rejected a proposed plan to ban gay marriage in the state, WRAL reported. Vandals on Monday night spray painted the words ?fags burn? and ?die? across the door and an adjacent display case at the school's GLBT Center. Campus police have classified the crime as a ?hate situation.? At its Wednesday meeting, the student senate approved a resolution opposing a proposed far-reaching amendment that would make it unconstitutional for North Carolina to recognize gay and lesbian couples with marriage, civil unions and possibly even domestic partnerships. ?North Carolina State is the people's university,? said student senator Harris Do. ?At the end of the day, by fighting for the rights of our Wolfpack family at State, we are also fighting for the rights of all

US universities with top-level American football squads are realigning into super conferences, pushing aside long-time local rivalries for the sake of television riches.

TULSA, Okla./AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The landscape of college sports could be gearing up for a seismic shift after the presidents of Oklahoma and Texas received the green light on Monday to withdraw from the Big 12 conference.

TULSA, Okla/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents was meeting on Monday to decide whether the football powerhouse Sooners will leave the Big 12 conference, a move which would set off a scramble that could remake the college sports landscape.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina State University fans on Tuesday mourned the death of the former basketball player whose alert grab and dunk of an errant shot won the 1983 NCAA championship for the Wolfpack.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pssst. Your March Madness bracket is waiting to be completed.

BISMARCK, North Dakota (Reuters) - Jumping into a dispute over college sports mascots that some Native American groups consider offensive, North Dakota lawmakers on Friday passed a bill requiring the University of North Dakota to keep its "Fighting Sioux" nickname and Indian head logo.