http://www.mail.com/subjects/13724-school-athletics.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13724-school-athletics.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1766068-transgender-college-hoops-player-head-high.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The women's basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court debut. In the days leading up to the game, people had plenty to say about 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound Gabrielle Ludwig, who joined the Lady Saints as a mid-season walk-on and became, acc... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1766068-transgender-college-hoops-player-head-high.html 2012-12-14T07:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback was watching film to prepare for Texas A&M's game against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl and getting ready to accompany Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel to New York, where he became the fir... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html 2012-12-13T02:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1756436-western-kentucky-hires-petrino-football-coach.html BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced Monday as Western Kentucky's new head football coach. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a "pattern of misleading" behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1756436-western-kentucky-hires-petrino-football-coach.html 2012-12-10T23:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753216-cincinnati-hires-tuberville-football-coach.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Tuberville wasn't expecting a call from an old acquaintance. A few hours later, he was headed north for a new job. Tuberville left Texas Tech to become Cincinnati's football coach Saturday, moving away from a Big 12 school to one that has an uncertain future with conference realignment. He left the Red Raiders after three years to ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753216-cincinnati-hires-tuberville-football-coach.html 2012-12-09T00:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1753230-sudanese-teens-center-recruiting-controversy.html BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) — Four young men from war-ravaged Sudan tower above their teachers and fellow students on the pastoral grounds of a century-old school in suburban Chicago. Eighteen months after arriving — and just as they are beginning to feel at home — these athletes find themselves at center court in a controversy over high school sports recruiting a... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1753230-sudanese-teens-center-recruiting-controversy.html 2012-12-08T20:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742992-bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema will earn $3.2 million annually for six years in his new job at Arkansas, which will also pay its new coach's $1 million buyout to Wisconsin. Arkansas on Wednesday released its signed letter of agreement with Bielema, which includes another $700,000 in annual incentives. The Razorbacks hired Bielema on Tuesday, tabbi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742992-bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas.html 2012-12-05T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730024-tulsa-notifies-ncaa-launches-probe-ad.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gambling-related allegations against the University of Tulsa's athletic director have drawn the attention of the NCAA, which has taken a hard stand against wagering it says could undermine the integrity of the sports it governs. Officials at the private university said Wednesday they notified the NCAA immediately after learning on Tue... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730024-tulsa-notifies-ncaa-launches-probe-ad.html 2012-11-28T22:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727366-gambling-investigation-prompts-tulsa-ad-leave.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa athletic director Ross Parmley was placed on paid leave Tuesday as the university investigates allegations that he may have been involved with an alleged bookie in Oklahoma City. University President Steadman Upham issued a brief statement saying Parmley will be on paid administrative leave during the investigation. Upham didn't... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727366-gambling-investigation-prompts-tulsa-ad-leave.html 2012-11-27T23:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1725420-sweeping-changes-suggested-pa-child-abuse-law.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania should enact sweeping changes to its child abuse laws, including stronger penalties for failing to report the crime, a legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on molestation charges. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection recommended rewriting state law... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1725420-sweeping-changes-suggested-pa-child-abuse-law.html 2012-11-27T20:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1725478-balancing-wins-losses-with-dollars-cents.html Deciding whether to fire a college football coach often comes down to balancing wins and losses with dollars and cents. Five coaches were fired Sunday, including Gene Chizik at Auburn just two years after he led the Tigers to a national championship. The five schools are on the hook for about $14 million in buyouts to their former employees. Auburn owes C... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1725478-balancing-wins-losses-with-dollars-cents.html 2012-11-27T07:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723402-chizik-5-college-football-coaches-fired.html Gene Chizik, Frank Spaziani and Danny Hope got the pink slips many expected were coming after disappointing seasons. North Carolina State getting rid of Tom O'Brien took more than a few people off guard. So did Colorado letting Jon Embree go after only two seasons. Sunday was a tumultuous one around college football, with five coaches losing their jobs to... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723402-chizik-5-college-football-coaches-fired.html 2012-11-26T08:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723122-embree-head-coach-colorado-buffaloes.html DENVER (AP) — Jon Embree is out as head football coach at the University of Colorado after just two seasons and four wins in 25 games. Embree told The Associated Press he was heading into a meeting with his players Sunday night and didn't want to comment on his firing other than to confirm he'd been let go by athletic director Mike Bohn earlier in the day... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723122-embree-head-coach-colorado-buffaloes.html 2012-11-26T01:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722948-boston-college-fires-football-coach-spaziani.html BOSTON (AP) — New Boston College athletic director Brad Bates is looking for a football coach who "oozes integrity," someone who cares about the students and someone who wins. Two out of three wasn't good enough for Frank Spaziani. Spaziani was fired Sunday after 16 years at the school, the last four as head coach of a team that lost more games in each su... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1722948-boston-college-fires-football-coach-spaziani.html 2012-11-26T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1713786-rutgers-joins-big-ten-leaving-big-east.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — As the Big East was being picked apart, Rutgers was looking for a way out and a new place to show off a football program that has been resurrected in the past decade. Not only did Rutgers find that escape hatch, the Scarlet Knights ended up in one of the most desirable neighborhoods in college sports. Rutgers joined the Big Ten on ... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1713786-rutgers-joins-big-ten-leaving-big-east.html 2012-11-21T04:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1714702-column-lot-to-thankful-sports.html The bad stuff is easy. You read about it almost every day; hear it discussed endlessly by the talking heads on radio and television. But if sports is a microcosm of society — and it is — then there's a lot of good going on, too. And, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, here are some things to be thankful for this year that have nothing to do with wins and losse... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1714702-column-lot-to-thankful-sports.html 2012-11-20T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1711020-miami-self-imposes-2nd-straight-bowl-ban.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Calling the move prudent and unprecedented, Miami is self-imposing a second straight postseason ban on its football program because of an NCAA investigation that is expected to eventually lead to stiff sanctions against the Hurricanes. The decision, announced to players — who described the mood as disappointing and shocking — ear... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1711020-miami-self-imposes-2nd-straight-bowl-ban.html 2012-11-19T22:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705978-u-iowa-leader-issues-apology-athletics-case.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa President Sally Mason apologized but offered few answers Friday for the school's failure to protect athletes and employees in its handling of a former athletics department official accused of sexual harassment for years. Mason issued the apology and outlined personnel changes after she completed an inquiry into th... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705978-u-iowa-leader-issues-apology-athletics-case.html 2012-11-16T19:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1684316-texas-coach-royal-dies-age-88.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A son of Depression-era Oklahoma, Darrell Royal came to Texas to take over a sleeping giant of a football program. Over 20 years, his folksy approach to sports and life, his inventive wishbone offense and a victory in the "Game of the Century" — where a U.S. president declared his team national champion — made him an icon of college football. ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1684316-texas-coach-royal-dies-age-88.html 2012-11-08T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1672334-spelman-college-chooses-fitness-athletics.html ATLANTA (AP) — Sports began on American college campuses as a way for students to blow off steam and be healthy. Over the last century and a half, athletics have transformed into something very different: a handful of elite athletes, showered with resources and coaching, competing against other schools while the rest of the student body cheers from the stands. ... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1672334-spelman-college-chooses-fitness-athletics.html 2012-11-01T21:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1656616-graduation-rate-bad-news-uconn.html STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's basketball program — already banned from the postseason for failing to meet other academic standards — has a graduation success rate of just 11 percent, according to an NCAA report released Thursday. The GSR, released Thursday, measures the percentage of student-athletes earning diplomas at a school over a six-year perio... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1656616-graduation-rate-bad-news-uconn.html 2012-10-25T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1657094-graduation-success-rate-bad-news-uconn.html STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The NCAA says that Connecticut's basketball program — already banned from the postseason for failing to meet other academic standards — has a Graduation Success Rate of just 11 percent. The GSR, released Thursday, measures the percentage of student-athletes earning diplomas at a school over a six-year period. This year's numbers are f... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1657094-graduation-success-rate-bad-news-uconn.html 2012-10-25T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1656312-ncaa-grad-rates-improving-football-basketball.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More men's basketball players are taking advantage of the biggest shot of their life and earning a college diploma. The latest results from the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rate showed a record 74 percent of Division I basketball players from the 2005-06 freshmen class left school with a degree, a 6-percentage point increase over t... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1656312-ncaa-grad-rates-improving-football-basketball.html 2012-10-25T19:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1641282-sandusky-accuser-tells-abuse-ordeal-book.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A young man whose sexual-abuse claims triggered the investigation of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says in his new book Sandusky's wife once called down to the basement while he was being attacked and Sandusky dismissed her by saying he was busy. Aaron Fisher writes in "Silent No More" that Dottie Sandusk... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1641282-sandusky-accuser-tells-abuse-ordeal-book.html 2012-10-19T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1612704-sanduskys-jurors-hoping-life-sentence.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky should be sent to prison for life when a judge sentences him Tuesday, according to several of the jurors who convicted the former Penn State assistant coach of molesting several boys over a period of years. None of the jurors interviewed by The Associated Press said they have had second thoughts about their June verdi... Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1612704-sanduskys-jurors-hoping-life-sentence.html 2012-10-06T19:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1607638-eichorst-leaves-miami-to-ad-nebraska.html Shawn Eichorst left his job as athletic director at scandal-ridden Miami on Thursday and accepted a five-year contract to succeed Tom Osborne at Nebraska. Eichorst's departure comes at a particularly curious time — with the Hurricanes set to play Notre Dame in the rekindling of a college football rivalry on Saturday, and as the school braces to receive po... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1607638-eichorst-leaves-miami-to-ad-nebraska.html 2012-10-04T19:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1592598-california-law-will-aid-injured-student-athletes.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state to mandate financial protections for student athletes who suffer career-ending injuries in some of the state's top college sports programs under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Thursday. SB1525 protects athletes at the four universities that receive more than $10 million annually i... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1592598-california-law-will-aid-injured-student-athletes.html 2012-09-27T22:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1590132-penn-st-officials-lose-pretrial-motion-perjury.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two weeks before former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to be sentenced on child molestation charges, a county judge determined that perjury charges should remain in place against two university administrators. Dauphin County Judge Todd Hoover ruled Wednesday against former Vice President Gary Schultz ... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1590132-penn-st-officials-lose-pretrial-motion-perjury.html 2012-09-27T05:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1588600-athletic-director-tom-osborne-retiring-nebraska.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As Nebraska's coach, Tom Osborne had one of the most successful runs in college football history. As athletic director, he pulled the football program he and Bob Devaney built out of a nosedive and repaired a fractured department where staff morale had nearly bottomed out. And now, he's almost done. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1588600-athletic-director-tom-osborne-retiring-nebraska.html 2012-09-26T19:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1588834-idaho-female-golf-champ-play-with-boys.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The board that oversees Idaho high school sports won't bar a female golf champion from playing with the boys' team if not enough girls turn out to form a team of their own. A proposed rule change that would have blocked Sierra Harr's participation emerged over the summer at the Idaho High School Activities Association after she helped ... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1588834-idaho-female-golf-champ-play-with-boys.html 2012-09-26T18:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1578554-moms-letter-gillispie-verbally-abused-son.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The mother of a teenager at Billy Gillispie's summer basketball camp claims in a letter to a top school administrator that the former Texas Tech coach repeatedly verbally abused her son, according to a document obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The woman wrote that other coaches at the camp told her 17-year-old son that Gillis... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1578554-moms-letter-gillispie-verbally-abused-son.html 2012-09-21T17:40:00Z