http://www.mail.com/subjects/4008-athlete-recruiting.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4008-athlete-recruiting.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2151996-miami-officials-attend-day-2-ncaa-hearing.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA hearings to determine if the University of Miami committed major infractions involving former booster Nevin Shapiro ended Friday after 16 1/2 hours over two days. The Committee on Infractions typically releases its report six to eight weeks after a hearing, though there is a chance that the Hurricanes may have to wait longer before hearing their ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:24:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2151996-miami-officials-attend-day-2-ncaa-hearing.html 2013-06-15T00:24:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2148238-rockies-sign-no-3-draft-pick-rhp-jonathan-gray.html DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies signed pitcher Jonathan Gray on Wednesday and then put up their top draft pick in a luxury suite to watch a game at Coors Field. Gray, selected third overall last week out of Oklahoma, arrived in Denver on Tuesday and the sides completed the contract a day later. He attended a news conference at the ballpark before Color... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:58:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2148238-rockies-sign-no-3-draft-pick-rhp-jonathan-gray.html 2013-06-13T02:58:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2122018-mitchell-penn-acting-in-good-faith.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The latest report from the independent monitor of Penn State's adherence to NCAA sanctions paints a positive picture of how the school is progressing with reforms and fulfilling obligations "in good faith." Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell cited the university's appointments of an athletics integrity officer and an ethics and com... Fri, 31 May 2013 22:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2122018-mitchell-penn-acting-in-good-faith.html 2013-05-31T22:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2116932-paterno-lawyer-estate-to-sue-ncaa.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A lawsuit planned by the family of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno, former players and others connected to the school seeks to overturn the NCAA's swift and strict sanctions against the football program for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The 40-page suit to be filed Thursday will name as defendants the NCAA and... Thu, 30 May 2013 07:23:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2116932-paterno-lawyer-estate-to-sue-ncaa.html 2013-05-30T07:23:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2109846-dye-agrees-to-meet-with-ncaa-investigators.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami senior Dyron Dye has agreed to meet for a third time with NCAA investigators, who want to know why there are discrepancies between what he told them in 2011 and what he wrote in a recent affidavit to support a former Hurricanes assistant coach. And according to that affidavit, Dye's explanation is simple. He claims he said ... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:18:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2109846-dye-agrees-to-meet-with-ncaa-investigators.html 2013-05-25T17:18:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just the way Wiggins wanted it. And just... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html 2013-05-14T21:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2072326-psu-coach-obrien-expecting-transfers.html NEW YORK (AP) — Penn State has 67 scholarship players on its football roster and coach Bill O'Brien sees no reason why that will change significantly by the time the season starts Aug. 31. O'Brien said Wednesday he doesn't expect a second wave of departures from the Nittany Lions, even though NCAA sanctions still allow his players to transfer without sitt... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:59:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2072326-psu-coach-obrien-expecting-transfers.html 2013-05-08T23:59:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2058832-secs-network-with-espn-to-debut-2014.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the SEC network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed digitally. Slive says the network will carry... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2058832-secs-network-with-espn-to-debut-2014.html 2013-05-02T20:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2023094-documents-oregon-proposed-2-year-probation.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon has acknowledged major NCAA violations in connection with football recruiting and proposed a self-imposed two-year probation with the loss of one scholarship in each of the next three years, according to documents released by the school. The revelations were made in a summary disposition report included in th... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:06:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2023094-documents-oregon-proposed-2-year-probation.html 2013-04-16T19:06:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2011814-iowa-state-ncaa-case-started-with-basketball-aide.html Iowa State released fresh details Wednesday of its internal investigation into NCAA recruiting violations, saying it found "a significant number" of impermissible calls and text messages made by coaches in football, men's basketball and several other sports. The report said Iowa State's two-year investigation started with the discovery of improper contact... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:09:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2011814-iowa-state-ncaa-case-started-with-basketball-aide.html 2013-04-10T23:09:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2007430-recruit-miami-ncaa-mess.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Conventional wisdom might suggest recruits would be at least a bit worried about the uncertainty at Miami over the ongoing NCAA probe into alleged rulebreaking within the Hurricanes' athletic department. Reilly Gibbons has no concerns. At least, none after reading what Miami President Donna Shalala has written about the matter. G... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:14:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2007430-recruit-miami-ncaa-mess.html 2013-04-09T07:14:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2001738-auburn-self-defense-mode-scathing-reports.html AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn is once again on the defensive amid allegations of wrongdoing going back to the 2010 national championship season. Two reports surfaced this week accusing the athletic department of wide-ranging misdeeds ranging from covering up widespread use of synthetic marijuana among football players to grade-changing and illicit payments, ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2001738-auburn-self-defense-mode-scathing-reports.html 2013-04-06T00:57:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994764-bracketracket-steve-kerr-superman-wheatlanta.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. In this pre-Final Four edition, we've got Steve Kerr reminiscing and breaking down the national semifinals, Superman as a super fan, the missing power schools, the Big East's two-step and early odds to win the 2014 NCAA tournament. There's also some bra... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:34:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994764-bracketracket-steve-kerr-superman-wheatlanta.html 2013-04-03T07:34:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1987186-buster-posey-167m-9-year-deal-giants.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At age 26, Buster Posey can envision one day retiring with the San Francisco Giants. For now, he is their new franchise man. The Giants rewarded the NL MVP and batting champion catcher with a $167 million, nine-year contract Friday, a deal that includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over a decade. ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:24:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1987186-buster-posey-167m-9-year-deal-giants.html 2013-03-30T05:24:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1987766-ap-source-miami-asks-ncaa-case-to.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Citing massive impropriety by the NCAA and how it handled the investigation of Miami's athletic department, the Hurricanes want the case against them thrown out altogether and formally filed a motion Friday — as did three former assistant coaches — to have the case brought to an end, said a person familiar with the situation. Mea... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:38:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1987766-ap-source-miami-asks-ncaa-case-to.html 2013-03-30T01:38:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983728-northwestern-hires-collins-coach.html EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern hired longtime Duke assistant Chris Collins on Tuesday night to replace the fired Bill Carmody, hoping he can finally lead the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament and into the upper echelon of the Big Ten. In many ways, Collins seems like a logical fit given his ties to the area, Northwestern' s academic similarities to Duke... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:24:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983728-northwestern-hires-collins-coach.html 2013-03-28T04:24:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983642-shaka-smart-to-sign-extension-to-remain-vcu.html Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the basketball coach at the school. The details are still being finalized, but the majority of changes involve "program enhancements for the student-athletes and coaches," athletic director Ed McLaughlin said. It also extends a contract already scheduled to run through 2020. ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:31:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983642-shaka-smart-to-sign-extension-to-remain-vcu.html 2013-03-28T02:31:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981684-coaches-survive-show-cause-orders.html COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Few words are less welcome to college basketball coaches than "show cause," shorthand for the NCAA penalty designed to keep those sanctioned for misconduct at one school from quickly jumping to another campus. Yet an Associated Press review of infractions cases since 2000 found that show-cause orders tend to have a sharply uneven impa... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:05:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981684-coaches-survive-show-cause-orders.html 2013-03-27T08:05:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980192-soon-to-be-renamed-big-east-signs-tv-deal-with-cbs.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Big East conference will have a new name when it plays games on CBS. The conference that plans to rename itself this spring has signed a deal with CBS Sports to televise basketball games through the end of the season in 2020. CBS will have the first selection from conference and nonconference games, including those played at ne... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:53:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980192-soon-to-be-renamed-big-east-signs-tv-deal-with-cbs.html 2013-03-26T15:53:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961834-ohio-ag-target-football-coach-host-party.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head football coach at Steubenville High School and the owners of a house where an infamous 12-minute video was filmed could be investigated as Ohio prosecutors look into how adults responded to allegations of rape last year. One day after a judge convicted two high school football players of raping the 16-year-old girl in August... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961834-ohio-ag-target-football-coach-host-party.html 2013-03-19T01:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1941762-college-stars-earn-endorsements.html Money and Manziel are often mentioned together these days. When talk turns to insurance policies or trademark infringement lawsuits involving the Heisman Trophy winner nicknamed Johnny Football, debate inevitably ensues about the fairness of NCAA amateurism rules that prevent college sports stars from cashing in on their fame. But putting aside those argu... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:42:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1941762-college-stars-earn-endorsements.html 2013-03-08T20:42:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1939516-ncaa-to-reconsider-recruiting-deregulation.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA's board of directors will review two proposals adopted in January that were aimed at deregulating recruiting after some coaches and administrators expressed concerns about the possible changes. The NCAA announced on Thursday the rules working group will modify proposals that would have removed certain restrictions on who can r... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1939516-ncaa-to-reconsider-recruiting-deregulation.html 2013-03-08T02:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1936848-ball-better-speed-wisconsin-pro-day.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Running back Montee Ball was clocked in the 40-yard dash at 4.46 seconds, a big improvement over his combine time, at Wisconsin's pro day. The two-time All-American and NCAA's career touchdown leader ran a disappointing 4.66 last month at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. "I knew I was capable of getting under a 4.5," Ball said. "So I'... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:49:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1936848-ball-better-speed-wisconsin-pro-day.html 2013-03-06T23:49:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1933560-floyd-talks-with-usc-involve-coaching.html EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Tim Floyd insists he is not heading back to Southern California. Floyd, who now coaches at UTEP, spoke following the Miners' 56-54 loss to No. 25 Memphis on Tuesday night and said his meeting with USC athletic director Pat Haden was not about the men's basketball opening. "They did not offer me a job nor was I loo... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:37:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1933560-floyd-talks-with-usc-involve-coaching.html 2013-03-06T05:37:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1924912-saint-marys-penalized-recruiting-violations.html MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — One of the most powerful mid-major programs in college basketball has been found guilty of breaking some big-time rules. The NCAA put Saint Mary's on four years of probation Friday for a "failure to monitor its men's basketball program," reducing scholarships and placing other penalties on the team after the governing body said the t... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:54:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1924912-saint-marys-penalized-recruiting-violations.html 2013-03-01T22:54:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1923286-female-kicker-set-nfl-regional-combine-tryout.html Lauren Silberman has scant chance at making the NFL. Silberman never kicked anything more than a soccer ball in an organized game and she just started practicing long-range field goals. Even so, the first female kicker scheduled to try out at an NFL regional scouting combine would like to see where her new hobby will take her. In an era where Danica Patri... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1923286-female-kicker-set-nfl-regional-combine-tryout.html 2013-03-01T04:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1920476-ap-source-ncaa-170k-shapiro-benefits.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The NCAA is alleging that former Miami booster Nevin Shapiro was responsible for providing about $170,000 in impermissible benefits to Hurricanes athletes, recruits, coaches and others between 2002 and 2010. Shapiro allegedly spent more than half that amount — at least $90,000 — in an effort to get NFL players Vince Wilfork and A... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:28:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1920476-ap-source-ncaa-170k-shapiro-benefits.html 2013-02-28T00:28:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett argued in a court document filed late Monday that the NCAA has been trying to use his pending antitrust lawsuit against it over the Penn State penalties in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to combat what he describes as a groundswell of public criticism. Corbett said the judge should not grant the NCAA's r... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html 2013-02-26T02:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1905200-haith-wait-months-miami-resolution.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — When Frank Haith first spoke this week about the allegations against him as part of the NCAA's investigation into Miami, the Missouri basketball coach talked about how relieved he is that the long process is nearing an end. That may be wishful thinking. The NCAA has told Haith and others involved in the Miami matter that their ca... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:16:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1905200-haith-wait-months-miami-resolution.html 2013-02-21T08:16:53Z