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K-State's Snyder signs 5-year, $14.75 million deal
Bill Snyder turned 73 in October, so it was only natural that folks across college football would start wondering just how long the maestro of ...
Column: 'Not like we signed up to play tennis.'
Super Bowl week is beginning to resemble one of those family reunions where your crazy uncle says something outrageous, but just true enough to spark ...
Marshall has No. 20 Wichita State flying high
There are some coaches in college basketball who always seem composed. They may be churning below the surface, but outwardly they're calm, keeping ...
Signs, vigil mark anniversary of Paterno's death
Flowers and mementos left by supporters adorned Joe Paterno's gravesite Tuesday, a year after the longtime Penn State coach's death, while at the spot ...
Oregon promotes OC Helfrich to coach
Mark Helfrich is Oregon's next man in. As usual, the Ducks wasted little time finding a replacement for Chip Kelly, promoting their affable offensive ...
San Diego State jilts Big East, staying in MWC
San Diego State is staying in the Mountain West and backing out on the Big East — just as Boise State did last month. University President Elliot ...
Increase in court cases could impact NCAA image
The NCAA will open its annual convention this week with a host of reform measures on the agenda, part of President Mark Emmert's push to address ...
It's official: Shafer takes over at Syracuse
As he addressed the media at his first press conference as coach, Syracuse's Scott Shafer briefly fumbled for words as he looked over at his wife and ...
Saban quickly turns to challenges of 2013 season
It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban. The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the ...
Puerto Rico sees hints of baseball revival
On an island where the name of Roberto Clemente is emblazoned on stadiums, streets and schools, baseball is making a rally. In the past year, Major ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
No. 1 Indiana gets stronger with 2 freshmen back
No. 1 Indiana, which has been playing short-handed all season, is getting reinforcements. On Saturday, 6-foot-8 forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea and ...
AP source: Temple offers coaching job to Rhule
Temple has made an offer to New York Giants assistant Matt Rhule to become the Owls' new head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The ...
AP Source: Basketball schools to cut from Big East
The Big East is headed for another break up. This time, the seven prominent basketball schools that don't play FBS football are planning to cut ties ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tulane, ECU to join Big East in '14, leaving C-USA
The Big East moved quickly to replace Rutgers and braced for more possible departures, getting Tulane and East Carolina to agree to join the ...
With Terps gone, UConn could be candidate for ACC
The latest round of conference musical chairs has left Connecticut once again looking for a seat. The Big Ten's recruitment of Rutgers from the Big ...
Rutgers joins the Big Ten, leaving Big East behind
As the Big East was being picked apart, Rutgers was looking for a way out and a new place to show off a football program that has been resurrected in ...
Miami self-imposes 2nd straight bowl ban
Calling the move prudent and unprecedented, Miami is self-imposing a second straight postseason ban on its football program because of an NCAA ...
Maryland leaving ACC to join Big Ten in 2014
Choosing to look toward the future rather than honor the past, Maryland joined the Big Ten on Monday, bolting from the Atlantic Coast Conference in ...
Zeller near unanimous preseason pick
The biggest man on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team got the most votes. Seven-foot sophomore center Cody Zeller, the main reason ...
NCAA imposes postseason bans for Texas Southern
The NCAA banned the Texas Southern football and men's basketball teams from the postseason Tuesday, saying it came close to levying the so-called ...