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California law will aid injured student athletes
California will become the first state to mandate financial protections for student athletes who suffer career-ending injuries in some of the state's ...
Penn St. officials lose pretrial motion on perjury
Two weeks before former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to be sentenced on child molestation charges, a county judge ...
Athletic director Tom Osborne retiring at Nebraska
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 ...
Idaho female golf champ can still play with boys
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 ...
Mom's letter: Gillispie verbally abused son often
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 ...
Gillispie resigns as Texas Tech basketball coach
Texas Tech fans had pinned their basketball hopes on Billy Gillispie. He had turned around two other flagging programs in the state, and they hoped ...
Jeweler settles suit against ex-Duke player
Former Duke basketball player Lance Thomas has settled a lawsuit that accused him of failing to pay nearly $68,000 for jewelry purchased while he was ...
Navy, USC, Stanford locks to remain on ND schedule
Notre Dame has picked its conference. Now it has to decide which football rivalry games to keep. The announcement Wednesday that Notre Dame is moving ...
2nd 911 call from home of Tex Tech coach Gillispie
An ambulance was sent to the home of Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie for the second time in 10 days while he remains on leave as the school ...
Gay ND football player says kiss got him booted
A concussion kept Jamie Kuntz from suiting up for his first college football game. A kiss from his much-older boyfriend at that game led the freshman ...
Injured Tulane player still stable after surgery
It's still too early to know the long-term effects of the Tulane safety's spinal injury, the school's athletic director said Monday. Devon Walker was ...
Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie on sick leave
Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie is on indefinite sick leave while his bosses investigate allegations that he mistreated his players during practices.
Line judge Shannon Eastin makes history in NFL
Shannon Eastin used her left hand to tuck her pony tail under her cap after the national anthem and got ready for work. She seemed to do her job, ...
Girl golfer in Idaho fights to play with the boys
For a golf ball waiting to be clubbed, physics are everything. Swing outside-in and the dimpled sphere slices into the rough. Hit it too high and the ...
Big 12 reaches $2.6B deal with ESPN, Fox Sports
The Big 12 announced a new 13-year deal with ESPN and Fox Sports on Friday that is reportedly worth $2.6 billion and should provide long-term ...
Lawsuit: Duke player purchased $100,000 in jewelry
A starter on Duke's 2010 national championship team purchased nearly $100,000 in custom jewelry that season from a New York firm that caters to ...
College football structure has NFL feel to it
Fall football Saturdays look an awful lot like NFL Sundays, and not everyone is on board with the growing transformation. College football has taken ...
Sue Paterno attends Penn State season opener
The widow of Joe Paterno cheered on Penn State in the Nittany Lions' historic season opener Saturday against Ohio. Sue Paterno and her daughter, Mary ...
Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie hospitalized
Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue Friday, the same day the university announced it was scrutinizing ...
Division formerly known as I-AA debates new name
Football is the only NCAA Division I sport that is divided into two levels, the one that fills 100,000-seat stadiums and the one that gets no respect.
Author: Paternos never tried to influence book
The author of a new biography of Joe Paterno says the late Penn State coach and his family never tried to limit his access to them after the Jerry ...
Lunch workers study how to get kids to eat healthy
There will be more whole grains on school lunch menus this year, along with a wider selection of fruits and vegetables and other healthy options.
Experts: Ex-PSU president could still face charges
Penn State's ousted university president is quietly awaiting a decision on whether he will face criminal prosecution in the Jerry Sandusky scandal ...
Attar makes Olympic track debut for Saudi women
Sarah Attar finished last and more than a half-minute slower than her nearest competitor in the women's 800 meters. Yet hundreds rose to give her a ...
Lawyer: Sandusky upset over Penn State sanctions
Jerry Sandusky is distraught over the NCAA penalties issued to Penn State's football program for the school's handling of his child sexual abuse ...