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US President Barack Obama has selected the Indiana University Hoosiers as his choice to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball tournament this year.

Suzy Favor Hamilton, a three-time Olympian middle distance runner from the United States, admitted on Thursday that she has led a secret life for the past year as a Las Vegas escort.

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer Joseph Amendola inadvertently told critics of his client on Tuesday to call a gay sex line. ?Jerry Sandusky's lawyer Joseph Amendola inadvertently told critics of this client on Tuesday to call a gay sex line. Sandusky, a former assistant coach at Penn State, has been accused of sexually molesting at least 8 underage boys, charges Sandusky has denied. On Tuesday, Sandusky waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Which means his accusers will likely face him during a full trial. ?To anyone who is naive enough to think for a minute that Tim Curley, John Paterno and Gary Schultz, and for that matter Graham Spanier, the university president, were told by Mike McQueary that he observed Jerry Sandusky having anal sex with a 10-year-old looking kid in a shower room at Penn State or Penn State property and their response was simply to tell Jerry Sandusky that 'Don't go into the shower room anymore with kids,' I suggest you dial 1-800-REALITY. Because that makes absolu

Fans frustrated that some games aren't broadcast READERS WEIGH IN. Driving 4 and a half hours to Bakersfield, Calif., on a weeknight is not what UNLV basketball fan Trevor Hayes considers the ideal road trip, but he's planning to do it on Jan. 5 for one reason.

Bishop Gorman's Major is a gem of a defensive player. If someone told Bishop Gorman girls' basketball coach Sheryl Krmpotich she was only allowed to choose one player in the nation to play defense, the search wouldn't make it very far.

Northeastern's Steve Quailer and Braden Pimm each added a goal and two assists. Travis Lynch scored for the Wolverines in the first period.

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Matt Dickey led Asheville (2-3) with 18 points, and Jeremy Atkinson added 18.

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

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.

Our boys from UNLV, who play at Washington State today, lost their first game badly - a 51-17 pounding by the then-11th-ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers. But at least it was on ESPN.

UNLV is young and eager for the start of coach Bobby Hauck's second season, which kicks off tonight on the road against defending Big Ten champ Wisconsin.. The Las Vegas Sun has you covered this UNLV football season with game stories and statistics, analyses, a weekly podcast taking an in-depth look at the program, game previews, photo galleries and video coverage through our television partnership with KSNV Channel 3. Additionally, fans can download Rebel-themed wallpaper, including one of star receiver Phillip Payne. Just like the team, our coverage intensifies on game days with reporter Ryan Greene's live coverage. Follow him on twitter.

Gathered in the visitor's locker room at Camp Randall Stadium, members of the UNLV football team listened to coach John Robinson's pregame speech and came to a unanimous decision: The Rebels were going to shock the college football world this Saturday afternoon.

A piece of major college football recruiting news broke Thursday afternoon, and even though it happened almost 2,000 miles away, it should give UNLV basketball fans another reason to have hope when it comes to the recruitment of local star Shabazz Muhammad.

The No. 8 seed UNLV Rebels take on the No. 9 seed Fighting Illini of Illinois in Tulsa, Okla., today. Tipoff is at 6:20 p.m.. lasvegassun.com/rebels

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

Jared Sullinger scores 24 points and No. 2 Ohio State rallies to overtake Iowa 73-68. Freshman Jared Sullinger had 24 points and 12 rebounds and No. 2 Ohio State rallied to overtake Iowa 73-68 on Tuesday night.

Mbakwe's 16 rebounds, 5 blocks help Minnesota rally from 9 down to beat Indiana 67-63. Trevor Mbakwe had 11 points and tied career highs with 16 rebounds and five blocks to lead Minnesota to a 67-63 victory over Indiana on Tuesday night, the Golden Gophers' first Big Ten victory of the season.