Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says the matchup with be a quality non-conference game for both teams, which is important as the NCAA moves to a four-team playoff to determine the national champion.

Athletic department spokesman Kenny Klein tweeted pictures of a topless Pitino in a parlor east of campus with the tattoo his back and a close-up of the finished product. The NCAA championship trophy was nearby.

Fairfax Newspapers reported Friday that 26-year-old Karl Berry was cleaning up at Marrara Hockey Centre in Darwin on Tuesday when he picked up a snake. He thought it was a nonvenomous python and threw it into the bushes.

Florida State will honor Bowden and the 1993 national championship team during the game against Syracuse as part of a 20th anniversary of the Seminoles' first football national title.

UEFA said the disciplinary panel acted against England after "calendar clashes relating to the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons."

Los Angeles and Philadelphia have announced their interest, and Blackmun says San Diego and Tijuana have approached the USOC about a joint bid.

The unseeded Spaniard will next face Mandy Minella of Luxembourg, who edged Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Roberson led the Pac-12 with an 11.2-rebounding average to go with his 10.9-point scoring average and helped the Buffaloes reach their second straight NCAA tournament for the first time in a half-century.

Warner claims his 1998 deal with then-FIFA President Joao Havelange ensured backing from the CONCACAF region for Blatter in his tight contest against Lennart Johansson.

The win at Long Beach came in Sato's 52nd career start in IndyCar, but was the first for AJ Foyt Racing since Airton Dare won Kansas in 2002.

Nate McLouth reached base four times and scored twice, Nick Markakis drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles opened their longest road trip of the season by routing the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Thursday night.

The University of Nevada men’s tennis team was eliminated from the Mountain West tournament on Thursday, falling to rival No. 62 UNLV by a score of 6-1.

Manti Te'o has not been selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs have taken offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan to begin the NFL draft Thursday night.

The Oakland Raiders have selected Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden with the 12th overall pick after trading down in the NFL draft.

The San Francisco 49ers have selected free safety Eric Reid out of LSU with the 18th pick in the NFL draft after trading up to get the selection from the Dallas Cowboys.

The Reno Aces fell 11-5 to the Fresno Grizzlies on Thursday night at Aces Ballpark, in the first of a four-game series and an eight-game homestand.

Zach Randolph had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies returned to form Thursday night by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 94-82 to pull to 2-1 in the first-round series.

The Heat's 104-91 victory on Thursday night gave the defending champions a 3-0 lead, with a chance to complete the sweep Sunday afternoon at the Bradley Center.

Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Luol Deng added 21 points and 10 boards, and the Bulls held off the Brooklyn Nets 79-76 in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night.

Former Wolf Pack point guard Ramon Sessions will host a basketball camp in Reno next month.

Galena high school forward EJ Poulsen has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Seattle Pacific.

Nevada quarterback Cody Fajardo was named on Thursday to 2013 Heisman Pundit/CBSSports.com Heisman Trophy Watch List.

The groups say they have not found any minority-owned companies among the contractors and subcontractors that have been hired to work on the $1.2 billion stadium.

The ruling also gives the league the ability to learn the identities of those running the websites and more about their finances.