Memphis used a strong second-half to pull out an 83-81 victory over Tulsa Sunday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

Heath Blackmon has been named director of player development at East Carolina University according to an announcement from head baseball coach Cliff Godwin Thursday.

The Memphis Tigers look to rebound from a buzzer-beater loss in their last outing, as SMU heads to FedExForum Thursday night for Memphis' first home game in 11 days. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN2.

Freshman forward DJ Patrick (Powder Springs, Ga.) scored a season-high 19 points for the University of South Florida Bulls (6-11, 1-4 AAC) on Tuesday night in a 74-55 loss at No. 10 Houston (16-2, 5-0 AAC). Patrick scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and accounted for five of USF's seven made three-pointers in the game.

David DeJulius scored 18 points, while Hayden Koval added a season-high 13 off the bench as Cincinnati erased a 10-point first-half deficit to defeat Wichita State, 61-57 on Sunday afternoon.

Cincinnati football head coach Luke Fickell collected the American Heart Association's Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year award at a gala event that was broadcast live on Bally Sports Southwest.

The UCF men's basketball team wiped out a handful of streaks Wednesday night at Addition Financial Arena.

Memphis had defeated the Knights five straight times--and the current Tigers had won three straight games (and four of five) in recent weeks. Meanwhile, UCF had lost two in a row after winning five straight.

The Tulane University men's basketball team continued its strong play in conference action, as it picked up a 68-54 win over the University of South Florida Saturday afternoon inside the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

Tristen Newton hit clutch shot after clutch shot down the stretch on the way to a career-high 32-point performance as East Carolina won its American Athletic Conference opener over Tulane 88-80 in overtime Wednesday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

The University of South Florida Bulls (5-8, 0-1 AAC) got off to a hot start in their conference opener on Wednesday night, and led for the first 12 minutes of play against No. 12 Houston (13-2, 2-0 AAC), before the Cougars' offense pulled away in the second half for an 83-66 win at the Yuengling Center.

A game where each team had double digit leads finished in Memphis' favor, as the Tigers earned their eighth-straight American Athletic Conference home win with a 67-64 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tuesday night at FedExForum.

The UCF men's basketball team (9-3, 1-1 AAC) lost its first game since Dec. 1 and its first in American Athletic Conference play, falling to SMU 72-60 Sunday afternoon in Dallas.

Temple, playing shorthanded due to injury and illness, gave it all it had but came up short in falling to #12 Houston, 66-61, at the Liacouras Center Sunday evening. The Owls fall to 7-6 overall, 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference play while the Cougars improve to 12-2 (1-0 AAC).

The No. 1/1/1 University of Alabama football team won its 41st bowl game on New Year's Eve, defeating No. 4/4/4 Cincinnati, 27-6, in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2021 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Friday.

The UCF men's basketball team (9-2, 1-0) capitalized on the energy of 9,358 strong at Addition Financial Arena Thursday night to run away with a second-half lead and fend off visiting Michigan (7-5, 1-1) by a score of 85-71.

It marked UCF's 50th win in the last five seasons. That's 11 more than any other team in the state of Florida during that span, including the Gators. The Knights added to that Sunshine State dominance on Thursday, defeating Florida 29-17 in the 2021 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at a full-capacity Raymond James Stadium.

Freshman Zach Hicks exploded for a school-record 10 three-pointers en route to a career-high 35 points in leading Temple to a 85-48 win over Delaware State Wednesday afternoon.

Down nine points with under eight minutes to play, East Carolina ended the game on a 19-9 run to record a 68-67 non-conference victory over Southern Miss Tuesday afternoon inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

The Tulsa offense gained 529 yards and the defense limited Old Dominion to 247 yards en route to a 30-17 victory over the Monarchs Monday afternoon in the Second Annual Myrtle Beach Bowl at Brooks Stadium.

The University of Houston men's basketball team defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys inside Dickies Arena as part of Hoop Hype XL | College Basketball Showcase, 72-61.