Rutgers Scarlet Knights Basketball

Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points and Corey Stokes had 17 to lead No. 12 Villanova to an 82-72 win over Rutgers on Thursday night. Corey Fisher scored seven of his 14 points in a 2-minute stretch midway through the second half that turned a two-point hole into a 63-56 lead. Villanova (21-5, 9-4 Big East) then went 8-for-11 from the floor and used a 20-5 run to win for the seventh time in the past eight games. Rutgers (10-16, 1-12) gamely tried to duplicate last year's 80-68 stunner over the Wildcats in Piscataway, N.J., and kept this one close for most of the first ... Read Full Story

The Pittsburgh Panthers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rutgers Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Panthers listed as 6-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total is sitting at 45. Pittsburgh scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to take a 24-21 win over UConn at Heinz Field in Week 6. UConn covered as a 6.5-point road underdog while the final score played under the 47-point total. Current streak: Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Rutgers has won 4 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 5-1 SU, 3-2 ATS ... Read Full Story

Epiphanny Prince scored 27 points and seventh-seeded Rutgers beat No. 2 seed Auburn 80-52 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Scarlet Knights advanced to Oklahoma City to play the winner of Purdue and North Carolina in the regional semifinals Sunday. Rutgers (21-12) has made it out of the second round five straight years. Rutgers benefited from playing at home in the NCAAs for the first time since 2001. Seniors Kia Vaughn and Heather Zurich wouldn't let their final game on campus end in defeat. Vaughn had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Zurich added 12 points to lead ... Read Full Story

By Jake Lloyd The Sports Columnist If Kia Vaughn thought her reputation was tarnished back in April, she has no idea of the hit it will take now. She'll be called greedy. She'll be labeled a money-seeking-"victim." And both just might be true. Vaughn is a junior on the Rutgers women's basketball team. After the Scarlet Knights lost the national championship game to Tennessee in April, members of the team were infamously called "nappy-headed hos" by CBS Radio personality Don Imus . Now Vaughn, despite not being singled out by Imus, is suing him. And, coincidence or not, she filed the suit on the ... Read Full Story

By Jake Lloyd The Sports Columnist If Kia Vaughn thought her reputation was tarnished back in April, she has no idea of the hit it will take now. She'll be called greedy. She'll be labeled a money-seeking-"victim." And both just might be true. Vaughn is a junior on the Rutgers women's basketball team. After the Scarlet Knights lost the national championship game to Tennessee in April, members of the team were infamously called "nappy-headed hos" by CBS Radio personality Don Imus . Now Vaughn, despite not being singled out by Imus, is suing him. And, coincidence or not, she filed the suit on the ... Read Full Story