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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Dayne Crist threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Armando Allen ran for a score and Notre Dame’s defense was solid Saturday in a 23-12 win over Purdue that gave coach Brian Kelly a victory in his Fighting Irish debut. Notre Dame led 20-3 after three quarters […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Still-undefeated Purdue had to work for the 67-56 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City today. The fourth ranked Boilermakers are now 12-0 (1-0 in the Big Ten), and off to their best start in 16 seasons. Aaron Fuller scored a season-high 15 points for Iowa to no avail. […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first 9:35, the Boilermakers never looked back, recording their first Big Ten victory of the season, 51-43 at home against Minnesota. Purdue forced 14 first-half turnovers and held the Golden Gophers to just 20 percent from the field to lead 24-13 at […]

PRIMM, Nev. — The Purdue wrestling team posted a 13th-place finish at the 2009 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, amassing 58 team points in the two-day tournament. Three Boilermakers placed in their respective weight classes, led by 10th-ranked junior Luke Manuel’s bronze-medal finish at 174 pounds. Manuel finished the […]

MALIBU, Calif. — The Purdue women’s basketball team lost to Pepperdine University on Sunday afternoon, 64-59. The Boilermakers are now 3-3 on the season. Purdue got off to their second straight slow start on the road, starting the game with four turnovers and missing their first three shots over the opening four minutes of play […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – Purdue’s staunch defense was too good for Central Michigan. E’Twaun Moore scored 15 points and Robbie Hummel had 11 points and 11 rebounds, leading the No. 6 Boilermakers to a 64-38 rout Saturday. But it certainly was not the kind of performance Boilermakers (5-0) fans expected after beating Tennessee earlier […]