
Virginia Tech rang in the new year by getting its bell rung. Maryland jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the opening minutes and never trailed, drilling Virginia Tech 94-71 on Saturday at a sold-out Comcast Center.

Freshman guard Jake Layman scored 18 of his 20 points in the decisive first half, and Maryland rolled past Virginia Tech 94-71 Saturday for its 13th consecutive victory.

Pe'Shon Howard might spend as much time in the Comcast Center media room as anyone on Maryland's roster. Even on days when the point guard doesn't duck in, though, he has a pretty good idea what sort of questions coach Mark Turgeon is fielding from scribes.

Anxious to avoid an Orange Bowl shocker, the Florida State Seminoles kept getting tricked. An onside kick fooled them, as did a fake punt, and a pooch punt by Northern Illinois' star quarterback. But the final score was no surprise.
Anxious to avoid an Orange Bowl shocker, the Florida State Seminoles kept getting tricked.

The body of the man who massacred 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school was claimed by his father, a family spokesman said Monday, but the public may never know what happened to the remains.

Charles Mitchell found himself parked on the bench more and more in early December, a few more pounds leading to a lot less playing time.
Players on the Rutgers football team know Virginia Tech for a number of things, from its onetime special teams prowess to the Hokies' current run of 20 straight bowl appearances. But Tech's players are fearful they've developed a new, less flattering reputation.

As he grew up, Kyshoen Jarrett, now a sophomore safety on the Virginia Tech football team, was instilled with one value above all others: Family takes care of family.