Sports of The Times: TV Anchor Refuses to Yield in Battle Against Cancer. Robin Roberts, a former college basketball player who is now a co-host on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” traces her survival of breast cancer to her life as an athlete.

Sports of The Times: A Coaching Great Is Forever a Character Builder. The first Joe Lapchick Character Awards were presented to three memorable college coaches at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

No. 16 Syracuse 86, Colgate 51. Paul Harris had 22 points and No. 16 Syracuse celebrated its first appearance in the national rankings in more than a year with an 86-51 victory over Colgate on Monday night.

No. 2 Connecticut 79, Delaware State 49. Reserve forward Gavin Edwards scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense, and No. 2 Connecticut beat Delaware State 79-49 on Monday night.

Men’s Roundup: UConn Rolls; Calhoun Ties for Eighth in Coaching Wins. Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Connecticut routed visiting Bryant, 88-58, giving Coach Jim Calhoun his 780th career victory.

Relying on Defense, Pitt Takes Final. Sam Young led No. 4 Pitt to a 57-43 victory over Washington State to win the Legends Classic tournament at the Prudential Arena in Newark.

Men’s Roundup: Third-Ranked Louisville Loses. Western Kentucky stunned No. 3 Louisville, 68-54, on Sunday in Nashville, double-teaming Samardo Samuels, No. 3 Louisville’s freshman big man, at every turn.

No. 8 Notre Dame 93, Furman 61: Irish Win Record 39th Straight at Home. Notre Dame set a team record with their 39th straight home victory on Sunday, breaking the record set from 1943 to 1948 at Notre Dame Fieldhouse.

No. 1 UConn 106, No. 4 Oklahoma 78: No. 1 UConn Passes Test, Solving Oklahoma and Paris. The Huskies women’s basketball team drew ahead of Oklahoma by 22 points and kept inflating their lead en route to a victory over the No. 4 Sooners.

Men’s Roundup: Scarlet Knights Avoid Another Loss, but Just Barely. Epiphanny Prince scored 25 points and Kia Vaughn had 10 points and 8 rebounds to help No. 15 Rutgers end a two-game losing streak by rallying past host Temple, 64-60.