Drake University NCAA News

A.J. Rompza hit two difficult shots down the stretch and Central Florida held Drake scoreless over the final 6 minutes for a 59-50 victory on Sunday.

Central Florida defeats Drake 59-50 Eds: APNewsNow. UCF 59, Drake 50. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

The Drake football team played a game any coach would be proud of. In a close, back-and-forth matchup, Drake lost to Butler 17-20 in the Pioneer Football League championship.

Anthony Hitchens scored all of his 17 points in the second half and Akron rallied to defeat Drake 63-59 for the Zips' first win of the season on Saturday.

Who is the top dog in the Pioneer Football League? That will be determined at noon today when the Drake Bulldogs play at the Butler Bulldogs, with the winner earning at least a share of the PFL title.

Ryan Wedel had 15 points and Seth VanDeest added 13 to lead Drake to a 65-58 victory over Georgia State at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.

They'll see the Atlantic Ocean, Michael Jordan's son and LeBron James' high school coach.

Iowa State thumps Drake 90-70 Eds: APNewsNow. Iowa State 90, Drake 70. By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa Lucca Staiger scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting from 3-point range and Iowa State defeated Drake 90-70 Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.

He's seen the small-screen version. Tonight, Drake freshman Ben Simons will get an up-close look at Iowa State all-American candidate Craig Brackins.

The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball squad knew they would need to find that certain "step-up" player to support Josh Young this season.

Adam Templeton arrived at Drake two years ago as a 3-point specialist, but he'll be asked to play power forward on a young, undersized team this season.

Robert Glenn made 15 of 17 shots from the field and scored 37 points to lead IUPUI past Drake, 88-82, on Saturday in Des Moines.

The Drake Bulldogs will look to rebound from last year's mediocre mark of 17-16 by kicking off the 2009-2010 season against the IUPUI Jaguars.

Valentino throws 2 TDs as Dayton beats Drake 23-6 Eds: APNewsNow. Dayton 23, Drake 6. DES MOINES, Iowa Steve Valentino threw for two touchdowns as Dayton beat Drake 23-6 Saturday.

IUPUI at DRAKE WHERE: Knapp Center TIPOFF: 1 p.m. RADIO: KRNT-AM TICKETS: Range from $9-$25, at Knapp Center box office.

UNC-PEMBROKE AT NORTHERN IOWA Where: McLeod Center; Cedar Falls Tipoff: Noon What to watch: Several former Panthers are expected to be in attendance, in honor of ex-Northern Iowa and current UNC-Pembroke assistant Eldon Miller.

This season: Picked for eighth in the preseason poll. Strengths: It starts with Josh Young, the team's only returning double-figure scorer, who has been an all-Missouri Valley Conference selection for two seasons.

With a young roster, there are bound to be growing pains. While breaking in 10 new players, the Drake men's basketball team took a 74-58 exhibition win over Division II Upper Iowa on Saturday night at the Knapp Center.

Mike Piatkowski passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns as Drake defeated Campbell 49-6 Saturday.

Forget the record. As far as Drake's Steve Platek is concerned, Saturday's 1 p.m. game against Campbell is a playoff game.