Cornell University NCAA News

Jeff Foote had career highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds and Ryan Wittman scored 25 points to help Cornell pull away from Bucknell in overtime, 104-98 on Wednesday night.

At the beginning of Sunday's post-game press conference, minutes after Cornell dispatched Drexel for its third straight win, Steve Donahue got choked up.

Ryan Wittman scored 18 points and Jeff Foote added 15, extending Cornell's winning streak to three games with a 61-54 win over Drexel on Sunday.

Cornell defeats Vermont 67-59 Eds: APNewsNow. Cornell 67, Vermont 59. PHILADELPHIA Marqus Blakely scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help Cornell defeat Vermont 67-59 on Saturday.

Syracuse students agree: The Ivy League sucks at sports. Syracuse was the team of the week and the toast of the country last week.

After four games against opponents from power conferences, the Cornell men's basketball team will get a brief, and welcome, reprieve from the spotlight.

Coming off the 2K Sports Classic title, the undefeated Syracuse Orange find themselves in the top-10 this week and will put their lofty ranking on the line, as they welcome the Cornell Big Red to the Carrier Dome for a non-conference showdown this evening.

Freshman guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 21 points, Andy Rautins added 18, and No.

Cornell forward Ryan Wittman is averaging 17 points and shooting 41 percent from 3-point range in the Big Red's three games.

Last week, Cornell's basketball team built a 15-point second-half lead over Alabama, withstood a couple Crimson Tide scoring flourishes and left Tuscaloosa with its first win of the season.

PHILADELPHIA -- A season that began with promise after two wins ended with a thud and the Cornell football team's eighth straight loss on Saturday.

Keiffer Garton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead Penn to a 34-0 rout of Cornell on Saturday.

On the scrawl on ESPN it will look like business as usual: Big East team beats Ivy League team by double digits.

ITHACA -- The motivation for the Cornell and Penn football teams prior to their game Saturday couldn't be any different.

ITHACA -- There will be plenty of respect in the air Friday night at Newman Arena.

Minutemen had a 24-10 first-half rebounding edge and neither team shot well, but UMass had 11 turnovers and only two assists.

ITHACA -- Cornell didn't celebrate its victory over Alabama on Saturday for too long, or with too much fervor.

Week 2: Top 25 Basketball Poll vote. Not much change from the first poll, with the exception of dropping Mississippi State down to 20 and moving everyone else up one spot.

Columbia quarterback M.A. Olawale ran for two touchdowns in the second half, sparking the Lions to a 30-20 win over Cornell on Saturday.

Ryan Wittman and Cornell had the edge in experience, savvy and poise while Anthony Grant's first Alabama team is still working out the kinks.