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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 ...
RB Richardson thinks Saban will stay at Alabama
Trent Richardson would be surprised if Nick Saban followed him from Alabama to the Cleveland Browns. Saban, who will lead the Crimson Tide against ...
Andersen changes directions, heads to Wisconsin
Gary Andersen publicly pledged his allegiance to Utah State not long ago. Now he's on the verge of becoming Wisconsin's coach. Wisconsin reportedly ...
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 ...
Beck: Huskers to be in trouble if heads not right
Nebraska is still smarting from that 39-point loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, and few people outside the state believe the No.
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 ...
No. 4 Arizona rolls over Oral Roberts 89-64
Not long after Arizona knocked off Florida for its biggest win of the season, coach Sean Miller told his team not to get too high, to keep their focus
No. 3 Baylor women beat No. 10 Tennessee 76-53
Brittney Griner scored the first six points of the game and third-ranked Baylor had the first 17, extending its home winning streak to 45 in a row ...
Withey leads No. 9 Kansas past Richmond, 87-59
Jeff Withey had at least six inches on just about everyone from Richmond. Little surprise that every time the Spiders slashed into the lane, Withey ...
Big 12 basketball lacking depth this season
The top of the Big 12 looks familiar, with Kansas in first place and ranked in the top 10. The rest of the league doesn't appear to be nearly as deep ...
A&M's Johnny Football is AP's Player of the Year
Johnny Manziel ran for almost 1,700 yards and 30 touchdowns as a dual-threat quarterback his senior year of high school at Kerrville Tivy. Who would ...
Big Ten teams all underdogs in bowl season
The Big Ten spent much of the year as a national punch line. It might get worse during bowl season. The Big Ten could only fill seven of its eight ...
Boeheim wins 900th, appeals for action on firearms
With his wife, Juli, looking on at the postgame press conference and his young children close by, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's final remarks were not ...
Boeheim wins 900th; No. 3 Syracuse 72, Detroit 68
Jim Boeheim called it just another number. The message board in the Carrier Dome didn't agree. Moments after his third-ranked Syracuse Orange held off ...
Catholic conference offers challenge, opportunity
As a chunk of the Big East transforms itself into a mostly or even all-Catholic basketball league, the conference faces a choice: play up or play down ...
UConn holds pre-game ceremony for Newtown victims
UConn sophomore guard Ryan Boatright had the letters "SH" on his left cheek. The UConn men's basketball team played its first game since the shooting ...
Barlow not losing focus after giving Butler win
Butler guard Alex Barlow expected Monday morning's practice to be routine. On the court, it was. Off the court, it was nowhere close. Three players, ...
No. 1 Notre Dame has underdog in its DNA
The rankings say Notre Dame is No. 1 going into the BCS championship against Alabama. Plenty of folks aren't buying it, starting with the oddsmakers ...
Duke moves to No. 1 in AP poll after Indiana loss
Duke is back in a familiar place — No. 1. The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of The Associated Press' Top 25 on Monday, ...
Arizona pulls out 65-64 win over No. 5 Florida
Arizona's football team pulled out an improbable victory in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. The basketball team made it a daily double by doing the ...
7 leaving Big East to build basketball conference
The seven Big East schools that don't play major college football are separating from the conference many of them founded so they can build a league ...
No. 3 Michigan beats West Virginia to move to 11-0
Tim Burke scored a season-best 27 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. matched his season high with 25 and No. 3 Michigan remained unbeaten with an 81-66 victory ...
Utah State routs Toledo 41-15 in Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State running back Kerwynn Williams was having a quiet day when things took a turn for the worse in the fourth quarter when he fumbled deep in ...