Chase Hill was “having an amazing day,” he told Iowa lottery officials in a Jan. 16 news release. The ticket revealed a $30,000 prize. It took significant convincing for Hill to believe his luck, he told officials. He scanned his ticket a total of five times, then took it back to the Casey’s convenience store to have a clerk verify his win.

The 59-year-old woman’s brother captured video of her striking a boy five times with an object resembling a cutting board leaving bruises, police said.

Kentucky is cooking, having dealt Florida its first loss of the season two weeks ago before pulling off hard-nosed wins against ranked conference opponents in Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The Wildcats’ loss at Georgia on Jan. 7 was a bummer, but the response was electric — 16-of-32 shooting on treys and 95 total points in a frenzied Starkville.

The high of that win may still be on Kentucky's mind as they hit the road this week to ... While the SEC's top dogs and Duke have seized the headlines, Iowa State has snuck under the radar into the Top 5 of the AP poll. The Cyclones are 12-1 to start ...

A group of Republican attorneys general — including Kentucky’s Russell Coleman — has lost a bid for a temporary injunction to block the federal government from imposing new staffing level requirements on nursing homes.

For Curtis Jones, it doesn't seem to matter. Wednesday night provided the latest reminder. Final score: Iowa State 74, Kansas 57. Jones, the senior guard who transferred from Buffalo in advance of last season,

Iowa State (Prev. 3, 14-1): The Cyclones are proving that the Big 12 goes through Ames after a thrilling overtime comeback win at Texas Tech. Duke (Prev. 4, 14-2): The Blue Devils continue to create separation in the ACC. Alabama (Prev. 5, 14-2): The Tide had a massive road win at Texas A&M.

Georgia enters this week battling through five straight games against AP Top 25 opponents in the Southeastern Conference.

Joshua Jefferson made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime after forcing it with a buzzer-beating layup and third-ranked Iowa State won their 11th consecutive game.

Kentucky went down in a big upset last week. Will newly minted No. 1 Auburn find themselves vulnerable to an upset in Week 11?