http://espn.go.com/ Latest news from ESPN.com en-us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:19:57 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Rivalry Week brings out the best in college basketball. ESPN.com tackles the qualities and characteristics that make those partnerships special.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:27:30 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7547805/rivalry-week-brings-best-men-college-basketball http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7547805/rivalry-week-brings-best-men-college-basketball Austin Rivers buried a 3-pointer at the horn to give Duke (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) an 85-84 win over No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:55:41 PST http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320390153 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320390153 LeBron James will not be apologizing to Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins for tweeting about Blake Griffin's dunk over Perkins last week. And while he's at it, he's tired of getting blamed for things that he doesn't feel are his fault.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:26:33 PST http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7556817/lebron-james-apologize-kendrick-perkins-tired-blame-game http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7556817/lebron-james-apologize-kendrick-perkins-tired-blame-game Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime, and No. 2 Syracuse beat Georgetown (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:49:42 PST http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320390183 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320390183 Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:37:08 PST http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320208019 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320208019 New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs apologized Wednesday night for telling reporters Tuesday that Gisele Bundchen should "stay cute and shut up."]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:03:00 PST http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7556767/new-york-giants-brandon-jacobs-apologizes-gisele-bundchen-comments http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7556767/new-york-giants-brandon-jacobs-apologizes-gisele-bundchen-comments Fabio Capello quit as England's national team coach on Wednesday just four months before the European Championship, angry the Football Association removed John Terry as captain.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:31:29 PST http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7555066/fabio-capello-quits-england-coach-john-terry-spat http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7555066/fabio-capello-quits-england-coach-john-terry-spat ormer New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison had some harsh words for tight end Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:02:51 PST http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7555535/former-new-england-patriots-player-rodney-harrison-rob-gronkowski-partying-not-right http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7555535/former-new-england-patriots-player-rodney-harrison-rob-gronkowski-partying-not-right Mike Slive helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football and says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:26:12 PST http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556244/mike-slive-says-changes-bcs-couple-years-away http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7556244/mike-slive-says-changes-bcs-couple-years-away Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:59:46 PST http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320208027 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320208027 Kobe Bryant thinks the Lakers will make a move to improve the team.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:22:08 PST http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7555716/driven-kobe-bryant-thinks-los-angeles-lakers-tweak-team http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7555716/driven-kobe-bryant-thinks-los-angeles-lakers-tweak-team At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:28:17 PST http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7554557/memphis-tigers-accept-invitation-join-big-east The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:40:21 PST http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7554978/connecticut-huskies-propose-self-imposed-penalties-academic-progress-report http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7554978/connecticut-huskies-propose-self-imposed-penalties-academic-progress-report From the moment the season ended, the New York Jets said divisive wide receiver Santonio Holmes wasn't going anywhere. Now it's official.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:59:53 PST http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7554282/new-york-jets-keeping-santonio-holmes-pay-guarantee http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7554282/new-york-jets-keeping-santonio-holmes-pay-guarantee Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has seen his reputation with the public turn faster than he can cast aside opposing blockers, according to a poll published in Forbes magazine. ]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:25:17 PST http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7553866/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-fourth-forbes-most-disliked-list http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7553866/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-fourth-forbes-most-disliked-list Amare Stoudemire is expected to return to the New York Knicks on Monday, the team confirmed. ]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:54:32 PST http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7554927/new-york-knicks-expect-amare-stoudemire-return-monday http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7554927/new-york-knicks-expect-amare-stoudemire-return-monday