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SMU good fit for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown
Larry Brown was a young assistant on coach Dean Smith's staff at North Carolina in the mid-1960s when he turned down his first head coaching offer.
Retiring Osborne always kept cool under pressure
It was homecoming 1991. Ninth-ranked Nebraska was favored by 35 points over Kansas State, still thought of as a woebegone program at the time and ...
Louisville coach Pitino supports gun control
Count Rick Pitino among basketball coaches supporting gun control. The Louisville coach was asked Friday during a news conference at the team's ...
NCAA considering proposals to change recruiting
The NCAA released a package of proposals Friday that would change the recruiting calendar, lift restrictions on how and how often coaches can contact ...
Andersen will take back seat during Rose Bowl
Gary Andersen doesn't mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl. Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new ...
It's official, Andersen is new Wisconsin coach
Several schools tried to lure Gary Andersen away from Utah State. Wisconsin finally got him. Andersen was officially hired as the Badgers' new coach ...
Cleared Minnesota college coach fights suspension
A Minnesota college football coach who was cleared of child porn charges is fighting a suspension, his union said Thursday, although neither it nor ...
Column: 'This microphone is powerful right now.'
The game was over, and the postgame interview appeared to be, too, when Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey suddenly decided otherwise. By then, the sting of ...
Minn. college coach cleared in porn case off leave
A Minnesota college football coach cleared by a judge of child porn charges stemming from cellphone video of his naked children is no longer on ...
Heisman winner Manziel glad to get back in huddle
Johnny Manziel is ready to get back to being Johnny Football. After not talking to the media all season until Nov. 26, two days after the regular ...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...
Notre Dame's Kelly wins AP coach of the year
After two seasons as Notre Dame coach, Brian Kelly decided he wasn't spending enough time doing the best part of his job: coaching players.
Penn State voted AP sports story of year again
The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by ...
Sports world shaken by Connecticut school shooting
Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant wrote "Newtown CT" on both of his shoes. Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott struggled with his composure as he ...
Texas Tech hires 33-year-old Kingsbury as coach
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 ...
Tyler Summitt takes the family legacy to Marquette
When Marquette coach Terri Mitchell picked up the phone to talk with Tyler Summitt about the opening on her staff, it figured to be little more than ...
Western Kentucky hires Petrino as football coach
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 ...
Cincinnati hires Tuberville as football coach
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 ...
Taggart leaves Western Kentucky for South Florida
Willie Taggart entered the room to applause, shook hands with his father, hugged his mother and waved to family and friends who turned his ...
Sudanese teens at center of recruiting controversy
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 ...
Vols hire Cincinnati's Jones as new football coach
Butch Jones was pondering whether to leave Cincinnati this week to coach Colorado when he received a text message that inadvertently foreshadowed his ...
Notre Dame's Te'o eyes Heisman after Maxwell win
Manti Te'o is one of the most important leaders for undefeated Notre Dame, having played in a ton of big games for the Fighting Irish. Even so, he had ...
Strong staying as Louisville football coach
Charlie Strong's decision to stay at Louisville is the second major coup for the Cardinals in eight days. After reports linking Strong to several ...
Purdue's new coach sets sights on Rose Bowl
Morgan Burke wants Purdue back in the Rose Bowl, and he's willing to put his money on Darrell Hazell to get there. After a whirlwind week of ...
Auburn hires ex-assistant Malzahn as head coach
Gus Malzahn stepped off the plane in Auburn and rushed over to a waiting throng of fans, exchanging high-fives and smiles. He trumpeted "a new day" ...