Jaxon Kohler and Divine Ugochukwu each scored 16 points to lead No. 11 Michigan State’s balanced attack as the Spartans beat East Carolina 89-56 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.

The Michigan Wolverines are adding another veteran arm to the quarterback room as East Carolina quarterback Jake Garcia has committed to the program.

South Carolina started the new year where it finished off 2023 — atop The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.

University of Michigan officials are asking for feedback from local sports fans before asking the school’s Board of Regents for approval.

It’s been a really strange couple of weeks for the Michigan football program.

Michigan football didn’t have any problem taking down East Carolina in the opener, but there are a few specific things I would like to see in the second game against UNLV.

There’s only so much we can learn about college football in one week, but we got our first glimpse of all nine Big Ten teams on Michigan’s schedule, and it offered a better idea of what to expect this season.

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This year’s Michigan football schedule looks a lot like last season’s, when the team only had a handful of true tests on paper.

Marcus Sasser scored 30 points and top-ranked Houston got its 30th win of the season with a 60-46 victory over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness.

The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same.

Marcus Sasser scored 22 points to help top-ranked Houston beat East Carolina 76-57 and clinching outright possession of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title.

Matchups are set for the NCAA baseball super regionals after No. 2 national seed Stanford, No. 3 Oregon State, No. 8 East Carolina and eight other teams won regionals.

Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and No. 4 Cincinnati completed a perfect regular season by beating East Carolina 35-13.

Vanderbilt’s Kumar Rocker and Stanford’s Brendan Beck turned in dominant pitching performances in NCAA super regionals to put their teams a win away from College World Series.

(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)GREENVILLE, N.C. – Jayden Gardner had 21 points and 15 rebounds to help East Carolina stun fifth-ranked Houston 82-73 on Wednesday night, securing the Pirates' first win against a ranked opponent in nearly two decades. Tremont Robinson-White added 17 points for East Carolina, which defied season-long offensive struggles against one of the nation's top defensive teams. East Carolina shot 47% and made 11 of 24 3-pointers — and more impressively, the Pirates led for the last 12-plus minutes against a Houston team that struggled to make much of anything after halftime. East Carolina (8-6, 2-6 American Athletic Conference) hadn't won a game in more than a month between five straight losses and three postponements. AdECU: East Carolina hadn't won since beating Tulane at home on Dec. 22.

Cincinnati wide receiver Michael Young Jr. holds the ball up as he scores a touchdown during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against East Carolina, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cincinnati. 7 Cincinnati rout East Carolina 55-17 on Friday night. In Cincinnati's three-point victory over East Carolina last year, the Pirates scored 43 points and piled up 638 yards. Ridder's 16-yard scramble on third-and-12 set up Jerome Ford's 24-yard touchdown run, and Tre Tucker's 45-yard touchdown reception highlighted a 28-point second quarter. BIG PICTURE:East Carolina: Linebackers Bruce Bevins and Dre Terry were ejected for targeting within about five minutes in the second quarter.

SMU's case to represent the Group of Five in the New Year's Six was a dealt a sizeable blow following last weekend's 54-48 loss at No. "To go out there and play that way, you just hate not to get the win. Proche's next TD catch will move him past Emmanuel Sanders (34; 2006-09) for the most in school history. The Mustangs' streak of forcing a turnover in 19 straight games came to an end against Memphis. PREDICTION: SMU 48, East Carolina 28

The 17th-ranked Bearcats aim to remain perfect in American Athletic Conference play when they host lowly Connecticut on Saturday afternoon in their homecoming game. 1 rushing team in the nation, and will be further tested after Cincinnati ran for 326 yards last week. Cincinnati has won 11 straight overall at home and seven of the past eight versus UConn, but squeaked past the Huskies 22-21 at home two years ago. Mensah was limited to 25 yards rushing on 15 carries by Cincinnati last year. PREDICTION: Cincinnati 48, Connecticut 14

18 Cincinnati has established itself as the favorite in the American Athletic Conference East Division. The Bearcats have a strong chance to remain unbeaten in conference play on Saturday night when they travel to East Carolina, a team that is still looking for its first AAC win. East Carolina has at least one takeaway in each of the last seven games. East Carolina has not beaten a ranked opponent since 2014. PREDICTION: Cincinnati 48, East Carolina 20

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan football has canceled two future games against UCLA and added home games against Hawaii and East Carolina in their place. Michigan was scheduled to host UCLA in 2022 and make a return trip to Pasadena in 2023. This decision was made to provide fans with at least seven home games every season, according to the announcement. Michigan will complete the 2023 schedule with a home game, as there are currently only six home games scheduled for that season. There are already seven home games scheduled for 2022, so Michigan could schedule a game at home or on the road.

The Owls rolled over Georgia Tech 24-2 last week and have given up a total of 31 points in their three victories this season. LINE: Temple -11.5Temple limited Georgia Tech to 2-of-14 third-down conversions and 305 total yards while forcing three turnovers, including a 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Benny Walls. East Carolina won that game 24-21 and enters Thursday's affair seeking its first three-game winning streak since 2014. ABOUT EAST CAROLINA (3-2, 0-1)Pirates quarterback Holton Ahlers had a bizarre game against Old Dominion, completing 8-of-21 passes but accumulating 202 yards on those eight completions, including a pair of touchdown passes. PREDICTION: Temple 24, East Carolina 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Quarterback Stone Smartt #4 of the Old Dominion Monarchs celebrates his touchdown run against the Virginia Tech Hokies with wide receiver Eric Kumah #9 in the second half at Lane Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo byNORFOLK, Va. - East Carolina tries to defeat an FBS team for the first time this season and snap a 10-game road losing streak when it visits Old Dominion on Saturday. "What's encouraging is how well we played against two teams that we were massive underdogs against," Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder told reporters. East Carolina junior QB Reid Herring and senior RB Hussein Howe on Tuesday announced they are entering the transfer portal. PREDICTION: Old Dominion 24, East Carolina 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Zach Abey #9 of the Navy Midshipmen celebrates with teammates after rushing for the game winning touchdown against the Memphis Tigers at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Annapolis, Maryland. - Navy and East Carolina shared one thing in common entering this season, with each team picked to finish in fifth place in their respective divisions in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll. Navy hardly worked up a sweat in its season opener, rolling to a 45-7 victory but will get a truer test against East Carolina, which is also coming off a three-win campaign in 2018. East Carolina was unable to keep pace with North Carolina State in its opener, falling 34-6, before easing past overmatched Gardner-Webb 48-9 last week in its home opener. PREDICTION: Navy 27, East Carolina 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.