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Julie Hermann starts as Rutgers athletic director
Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers' athletic director with the promise that her No.
Miami officials attend Day 2 of NCAA hearing
The NCAA hearings to determine if the University of Miami committed major infractions involving former booster Nevin Shapiro ended Friday after 16 1/2 ...
Penn State trustees hope sanctions reconsidered
Penn State's trustees are on a mission to promote the reforms they have enacted as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, hoping ...
Embattled Hermann addresses past in visit to RU
Incoming athletic director Julie Hermann believes her failure to deal professionally with players, on and off the court as a volleyball coach at ...
Penn St athletic director expects O'Brien to stay
Penn State Athletic Director David Joyner expects Bill O'Brien to be the Nittany Lions' football coach for a long time — even if O'Brien keeps ...
Time to take college presidents out of sports?
Holden Thorp is packing up after nearly five years as chancellor at the University of North Carolina, preparing for his next job as provost at ...
Education bill rewrite would protect gay students
Buried in the proposed rewrite of the nation's massive education law are protections for gay and lesbian students that its supporters liken to the ...
Paterno lawyer says estate to sue NCAA
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 ...
Former player backs up allegations against Hermann
A former Tennessee volleyball player has written a blog post backing up her teammates' accusations that incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie ...
Rutgers president gets governor's backing
Rutgers University's president, a neuroscientist, was brought in last year to turn the school into a medical sciences powerhouse, but he has quickly ...
Rutgers stands by new AD despite abuse allegations
Rutgers is standing by its incoming athletic director despite allegations she humiliated and verbally abused players during her coaching days, with ...
Christie wants to talk with Rutgers about Hermann
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about a report that the athletic director hired to clean up the school's ...
Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools
Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student ...
Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict, breaking a week of silence over reports of a video ...
Penn State defends medical changes after report
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team ...
Rutgers makes Louisville's Hermann AD
Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the ...
New Rutgers basketball coach doesn't have degree
New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program ...
Young gay athletes set tone for NBA coming out
You've probably never heard of Holly Peterson or Jonathan Jean-Pierre. One came out as a lesbian at age 15, when she was playing high school ...
SEC's new network with ESPN to debut in 2014
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.
NCAA, Emmert face tough agenda at board meeting
NCAA President Mark Emmert looks and sounds increasingly frustrated. Some of the fast-track reforms he championed in August 2011 have been slowed down ...
Rutgers suspends lacrosse coach during review
Rutgers University has suspended its head men's lacrosse coach as it investigates allegations of verbal abuse. The university announced the suspension ...