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Football coach accused of hitting Utah boy in game
A youth football coach struck a 13-year-old player from an opposing team near the sideline during the fourth quarter of a tied game, giving the boy ...
Jones nears wins record for Oklahoma quarterbacks
As he closes in on rewriting some of Oklahoma's storied history, Landry Jones got a timely note to provide just the boost he needed. Jones was ...
Big East surges with 3 ranked, undefeated teams
Excuse Big East commissioner Mike Aresco if he's feeling a bit giddy this week. When the dust settled after weekend play, he still had three ...
Column: O'Brien engineering Penn State turnaround
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien settled in behind a microphone early in the afternoon for what was, by far, the second most-anticipated talk of the day ...
Sandusky headed to prison, but scandal persists
Headed to prison for the rest of his life, Jerry Sandusky leaves behind a trail of human and legal wreckage that could take years to clear away.
Sandusky gets at least 30 years, denies wrongdoing
In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, ...
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 ...
Pachall leaving TCU, to enter in-patient rehab
Suspended TCU quarterback Casey Pachall is leaving school for the rest of the semester and entering an inpatient rehabilitation facility. Coach Gary ...
Kelly wants No. 7 Notre Dame sticking to the plan
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly wants his players to stick to the plan. Kelly said it's the same plan he used when Grand Valley State went 14-0 in 2002 ...
A look at what Sandusky can expect in prison
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for molesting 10 boys over a period of 15 years.
Texas Southern banned from 2013, '14 postseason
The NCAA banned Texas Southern's basketball program from the 2012-13 postseason and the football program from the 2013 and 2014 postseason, citing ...
The unbeaten: Contenders, pretenders, BCS busters
At this point in the season, it looks as if the rest of the country is competing to be the team that plays No. 1 Alabama for the BCS championship in ...
Sandusky, victims plan to speak at sentencing
Jerry Sandusky and at least some of his victims plan to address the judge at his sentencing, a proceeding that may last less than two hours, lawyers ...
Ga. Tech fires defensive coordinator Al Groh
Georgia Tech fired defensive coordinator Al Groh on Monday, hoping a change will save what has been a hugely disappointing season. Coach Paul Johnson ...
Potential penalties Sandusky faces at sentencing
Jerry Sandusky faces sentencing Tuesday on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, and what he gets will be decided by Judge John Cleland, but the state's ...
In 1 year, Big 12 goes from turmoil to terrific
In the span of a year, the Big 12 has gone from turmoil to terrific on television once again. A conference whose football future was uncertain with ...
Sandusky runs risk of sexual assault in prison
Because of who he is and what he's done, Jerry Sandusky could be in particular danger of sexual assault when he is sent off to prison this week.
What Jerry Sandusky can expect in Pa. prison
Jerry Sandusky will walk into state prison with little more than a watch and wedding band. He'll be able to work a 30-hour week to make a few dollars.
South Carolina, Florida, WVU on rise in AP Top 25
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 6 of the regular season. ___ MAKING A STATEMENT Signature victories, statement games, ...
SCarolina, Florida, WVU move into top 5 of AP poll
South Carolina, Florida and West Virginia move into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll after a Saturday during which nine Top ...
No. 2 Oregon defeats No. 23 Washington 52-21
Marcus Mariota threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns, including two TD strikes to tight end Colt Lyerla, and No. 2 Oregon beat No. 23 Washington ...
NC State stuns No. 3 Florida State 17-16
Third-ranked Florida State spent the first half looking every bit like the team picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference, from a dominating defense ...
No. 9 Notre Dame runs over Miami 41-3
No brawls, no chippiness. Not much of a game, either. So much for nasty ol' Notre Dame-Miami. Cierre Wood and George Atkinson III gave Notre Dame its ...
Miller's 186 yards, big plays spur Buckeyes, 63-38
The scary part for Ohio State's opponents is that Braxton Miller is still learning the offense. Miller broke his own school record for a quarterback ...