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The security guard who was shot several times inside a crowded DeKalb County nightclub early Sunday is former Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Williams, the AJC has learned.

Two men's basketball games into this season, a pair of truths are clear about Western Carolina.

It has been less than a decade since Rutgers was a Big East doormat while Syracuse was reaching a bowl nearly every year.

The only Maine-native on the NBA D-League's Maine Red Claws, Matt Clement, a graduate of Lawrence High School in Fairfield, films a video spot during the team's media day Monday in Portland.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Hop in the DeLorean and rev it up to 88 mph. It's time to look back at Week 10 in the Big East: Team of the week: Cincinnati.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett 1. Cincinnati has flaws, after all: It was tough to spot any weaknesses in the Bearcats before Saturday.

Notre Dame, then West Virginia, with a possible Big East-deciding game against Cincinnati to follow.

A pair of former Six Flags theme park executives who jousted for control of that now-struggling amusement park chain with Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and others bought the Nashville Shores Water Park and Marina on Tuesday, and say they plan a multimillion-dollar push to improve the family-friendly attraction.

Syracuse coach Doug Marrone couldn't wait to get on the recruiting trail. So, he began scouting potential recruits months before administrators at his alma mater decided last December he would be the right man for the job.

Quarterback Tony Pike, who has missed the last two games for fourth-ranked Cincinnati with an injured left forearm, could return Saturday when the Bearcats host UConn .

CINCINNATI: On Saturday, Zach Collaros threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns in place of Tony Pike, as Cincinnati earned a 28-7 win over Syracuse in a Big East matchup at the Carrier Dome.

When the plays broke down Saturday, Zach Collaros was at his best. The sophomore quarterback threw for four touchdowns, three on improvised plays, as Cincinnati stayed unbeaten with the 28-7 victory over Syracuse in BIG EAST action at the Carrier Dome.

Zach Collaros threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns in place of Tony Pike, as fifth-ranked Cincinnati earned a 28-7 win over Syracuse in a Big East matchup at the Carrier Dome.Collaros completed 22-of-28 passes, while Armon Binns had five grabs for 138 yards a a pair of scores for Cincinnati , which was able to build off a convincing 41-10 ...

First-year Syracuse coach Doug Marrone hoped Cincinnati would be undefeated when it came to town.

Sometimes, the simple acts say the most. Lots of Syrause fans were touched last year when head coach Greg Robinson held up a post-game life interview out of respect for Notre Dame's alma mater.

The best defensive player on the Syracuse University football team may have a more serious injury than he let onto after the team's victory over Akron Saturday night.

CINCINNATI a ' University of Cincinnati senior wide receiver Mardy Gilyard was named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2009 Biletnikoff Award, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation Announced.

A capsule look at this week's Big East games : Akron at Syracuse , 3:30 p.m. Line: Syracuse by 10.

Jock Sanders has quietly moved his way into the top five nationally in receptions per game.