Kroll swims on winning Lyons relay team

Junior Michelle Kroll of Easthampton swam on the 200-yard medley relay team for Mount Holyoke College which placed first in one minute, 58.9 seconds in a meet against Westfield State College Wednesday in South Hadley.

It was the first dual meet of the season for the Lyons (1-0), who won 168-132.

Women's squash

It's still The Game, not consolation prize

CAMBRIDGE - A victory over Yale will never be thought of as a consolation prize at Harvard.

The Crimson face their historic rivals in the 126th edition of The Game on Saturday, one week after losing to Penn and missing a chance to clinch an Ivy League title outright.

Ohio-Michigan rivalry predates football

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The deep and abiding enmity between Ohio and Michigan is certainly nothing new.

When teams from No. 10 Ohio State and Michigan meet on Saturday to play football for the 106th time, it'll just be the latest skirmish between two states and their residents who have despised each other for almost two centuries.

Wildcats survive Bearkats

LEXINGTON, Ky. - DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.

Patrick Patterson had 20 points and nine boards and John Wall added 21 points and six assists as the Wildcats (3-0) overcame a record-setting shooting performance by the Bearkats (2-1).

Jayhawks sharp in rout of Bears

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

Freshman's first hoop rallies Villanova

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The first basket of Isaiah Armwood's college basketball career was a big one.

The freshman hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying fifth-ranked Villanova over George Mason 69-68 Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Jouannet has double-double in Owls' win

Junior center Cassy Jouannet of Conway, a graduate of Frontier Regional, had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Westfield State College women's basketball team which defeated Smith College 70-56 Wednesday night in Northampton.

Freshman guard Jenny Bell of Northampton scored four points and had two steals in 10 minutes of play off the bench for the Owls (2-0).