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Ball State University will name its new communication building after David Letterman, a 1970 graduate. Letterman's mother, Dorothy Mengering, was at Monday's announcement by the board of trustees in the talk-show host's hometown of Indianapolis. Ball State said the $21-million communication and media center on its main campus in Muncie would open at the beginning of the 2007-08 school year. The building, which will be dedicated Sept.

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Nate Davis threw four touchdown passes, and No. 14 Ball State survived a scare from Central Michigan on Wednesday night in a 31-24 victory at Mount Pleasant, Mich., that gave the Cardinals a school record for wins in a season. The victory also clinched a share of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference for Ball State (11-0, 7-0), which has never played in the league title game. The Cardinals can win the division outright with a win over Western Michigan on Tuesday.

Rick Majerus, the college basketball coach who led Utah to the 1998 NCAA final and had only one losing season in 25 years with four schools, died Saturday. He was 64. Utah industrialist Jon Huntsman Sr., the coach's longtime friend, confirmed in a statement released through the Salt Lake Tribune that Majerus died of heart failure in a Los Angeles hospital. Majerus said Nov. 19 that he wouldn't return to Saint Louis University because of the heart condition. He ended the school's 12-year NCAA tournament drought last season with a 26-win team that won its opening game and took top regional seed Michigan State to the wire.

The UCLA women's volleyball team (21-8) will play host to Ball State (22-11) tonight at 7 in a second-round match of the NCAA tournament at the Wooden Center. The Bruins, who finished No. 7 in the regular season, received a first-round bye; the Cardinals defeated Loyola of Illinois in three games in the first round. Senior Jenny Johnson, a two-time All-Pacific 10 Conference selection, leads the Bruins with 3.64 digs a game.

The San Diego State men's volleyball team upset a top-10 team for the second time in a week by defeating No. 8 Ball State, 15-13, 16-14, 12-15, 15-13, Monday night at Peterson Gym. Caesar Mata (16 kills) and Mike Schlegel (14 kills) led the Aztecs. Last week, Penn State, ranked ninth in the nation, lost to the Aztecs (7-8). San Diego State is ranked 10th in the country. MEN'S TENNIS Led by the singles play of John Noble and Stefano Demarchi, Ball State defeated host UC San Diego, 8-0.

Paris McCurdy had talked a good game all afternoon, but he did not play one until the very end, which was when he had the final word. Inspired by Gary Payton's reputation for on-court conversation, McCurdy set out to outdo him Thursday, although Payton on this day wasn't particularly willing to tangle.

Tim Warady , a 6-foot-1, 260-pound guard for Orange Coast College, has signed a letter of intent to play football for Ball State next season. Warady, a team captain who was a two-year starter for the Pirates, will join former teammates Sean Turner and Carlos Barefield at Ball State in Muncie, Ind. Warady attended University High School in Irvine.

Kara Milling had 16 kills and freshman Chaska Potter had 10 as UCLA defeated Ball State, 15-4, 15-4, 15-7, Saturday night to advance to the third round of the NCAA volleyball tournament. For the match, UCLA totaled 49 kills, nine blocks and 43 digs and limited Ball State to 32 kills and six blocks. Bruin Coach Andy Banachowski was impressed by Potter's play. "Chaska was steady tonight," he said. "I'm sure she was nervous before the match, but her hitting was outstanding and she passed well."

Patrick Jackson made six of eight three-point shots and scored 28 points to lead Ball State past Saint Joseph's, 76-54, Friday night in a first-round National Invitation Tournament game at Philadelphia. Ball State (22-11) made 11 of 23 three-point shots. The Cardinals' next NIT opponent is Louisiana State on Tuesday. Saint Joseph's (19-12) used a 19-7 run in the first half to build its biggest lead at 30-21.

And then there were two. The shocking 54-21 victory over Louisiana Lafayette by wacky Western Kentucky (1-6) left just two winless teams: Akron (0-8) and New Mexico (0-7). That number could fall this weekend because the Lost Lobos of New Mexico get to play Colorado State (2-6), which is coming off a 6-59 loss at the hands, elbows, knees and feet of Utah. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated. Akron shouldn't have any trouble losing to Temple (6-2) Saturday, but will need clutch breakdowns later in the year if it intends to lose to Ball State (2-6)

Records through Monday; previous rankings by Shannon Ryan in parentheses 1 KANSAS (10-0) Sherron Collins faces Cal guard and former AAU teammate Jerome Randle on Tuesday. (1) 2 TEXAS (10-0) The Longhorns are making a case to be a co-No. 1. A Feb. 8 game vs. Kansas can't come soon enough. (2) 3 KENTUCKY (12-0) John Calipari faced former assistant Bruiser Flint when the Wildcats hosted Drexel on Monday. (3) 4 SYRACUSE (11-0)

Rk. Team Rec. Result Next 1. KANSAS 10-0 d. Michigan, 75-64 California, Tuesday Jayhawks hold Wolverines to five-for-28 shooting from three-point range. 2. TEXAS 10-0 d. No. 10 N.C., 103-90 Michigan State, Tuesday Longhorns are impressive against first ranked opponent. 3. KENTUCKY 11-0 d. Austin Peay, 90-69 Drexel, Monday Wildcats are one victory away from becoming first team to 2,000.

at No. 15 Houston 50, Southern Mississippi 43: Case Keenum threw for a career-high 559 yards and had five touchdowns, his last coming with 21 seconds left Saturday to lead the Cougars (7-1, 3-1) over the Golden Eagles (5-4, 3-2) in a Conference USA game. Keenum ended the tie with a 46-yard pass to Patrick Edwards. The Golden Eagles had a chance to tie it, but Martevious Young's heave from midfield was knocked down in the end zone as the final seconds ticked off the clock. Keenum's other touchdown passes went for 33, 55, 14 and 17 yards as Houston won its fourth straight game.

So what if college officials have rejected proposals for a Bottom Ten Bowl game that would be played in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.? Just Saturday, two winless non-powers collided in a matchup that was almost as good, or bad. The result, based on accounts from the few fans who admitted attending, was a well-earned 27-29 loss for No. 1 Eastern Michigan (0-7) against No. 9 Ball State (1-7). And there's more to come: No. 2 Western Kentucky (0-7) stumbles into No. 6 North Texas (1-6)

Theron Smith scored 20 points and had 17 rebounds, and No. 16 Ball State set a school record with 14 three-point baskets as it routed Elon, 106-65, on Friday night at Muncie, Ind. It was Ball State's first game since breaking into the top 25 after upsetting No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Kansas last week at the Maui Invitational. Ball State (3-1) took control with a 19-4 run at the end of the first half to build a 44-29 lead, then sealed the victory with a 15-0 run in the second half.