College Basketball breaking news

Freshman May Give Penn a Lift It Needs
As a top high school basketball recruit, Zack Rosen ultimately settled on Penn as much for what it offered in the classroom as it did on the hardwood.

At Last, Fortune Shines on St. John’s
Omari Lawrence, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard rated as one of the top 100 players in the high school class of 2009, signed his letter of intent to St. John’s on Thursday.

Women’s Roundup: Rutgers Rolls in Opener
Epiphanny Prince scored 26 points and had a career-high seven steals, helping No. 5 Rutgers beat visiting Saint Joseph’s, 86-59, in the opener for both teams Friday.

No. 8 Duke slips by Rhode Island, 82-79 (AP)
Kyle Singler hit two free throws with 19.4 seconds left to help No. 8 Duke rally past Rhode Island 82-79 on Sunday. Jon Scheyer scored 23 points, and Singler finished with 21 points for the Blue Devils (3-0), twice hitting a pair of foul shots in the final minute to put the Blue Devils up by one. His last free throws made it 80-79 before Rhode Island called timeout with 10.6 seconds left.

Minus Hansbrough, No. 1 UNC beats Penn (AP)
Top-ranked North Carolina figured it had enough returning talent to pass its first test without Tyler Hansbrough. Turns out the Tar Heels’ frontline newcomers are pretty good, too. Tyler Zeller scored a team-high 18 points while fellow freshman Ed Davis had a double-double Saturday to help North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71, a season-opening performance that seemed to indicate the Tar Heels can…