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AP Source: NCAA dropping some Wright testimony
The NCAA's enforcement staff has agreed to strike at least some of former Miami quarterback Kyle Wright's testimony from its case against the ...
Obama presents service trophy to Navy football
President Barack Obama says Navy's triumph in its annual football battle with Army and Air Force is getting to be a habit. Presenting the ...
Penn State revenue decline traced to renewal fees
About 90 percent of the $7.8 million decline in revenue for Penn State's athletic department was due to a loss of one-time fees related to football ...
Paterno's widow: We were ignorant of sex predators
Joe Paterno's widow said Wednesday that she and her husband were ignorant about sexual predators like Jerry Sandusky and did not realize that the ...
Recruit says Miami has done enough in NCAA mess
Conventional wisdom might suggest recruits would be at least a bit worried about the uncertainty at Miami over the ongoing NCAA probe into alleged ...
Boy with cancer scores big with Cornhuskers fans
Standing barely chest-high to his Nebraska teammates, 7-year-old Jack Hoffman was the star of the Cornhuskers' spring game this weekend after taking ...
Ex-Auburn DB pleads guilty to first-degree robbery
Former Auburn defensive back Mike McNeil was sentenced to serve at least three years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery ...
Louisville, Michigan look to create lasting bond
Rick Pitino knows how lasting one more win would be. It would give everyone a reason to stay connected. It would create a lifetime bond. To drive that ...
Louisville, Michigan escape shadows at Final Four
The hoops teams at Louisville and Michigan are used to being overlooked. The Cardinals may be a national powerhouse, but they're still considered ...
Rutgers scandal grows, even as AD Pernetti resigns
The burgeoning basketball scandal has cost Rutgers more than a popular, young athletic director, an interim general counsel, two coaches and a lot of ...
Auburn in self-defense mode over scathing reports
Auburn is once again on the defensive amid allegations of wrongdoing going back to the 2010 national championship season. Two reports surfaced this ...
Miami wants Wright's testimony out of allegations
Former Miami quarterback Kyle Wright's testimony to the NCAA is part of the reason the Hurricanes want the case against their athletic department ...
As Rutgers sets to repair image, AD's job in limbo
It seemed a perfect fit when Tim Pernetti was hired as athletic director at Rutgers in April 2009. A New Jersey native who played tight end for the ...
Emmert defends record during contentious briefing
He sparred with reporters. He defended his record. He brushed off criticism as part of the job. NCAA President Mark Emmert was downright defiant with ...
Jacobs: Auburn checking out alleged violations
Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says the school is reviewing allegations of NCAA rules violations in the football program during its 2010 national ...
Big East to become American Athletic Conference
The current Big East will be called the American Athletic Conference starting next season. The conference announced the decision Wednesday after ...
Fulmer helps restart football at East Tenn. State
Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer is returning to college football to help restart the program at East Tennessee State. Fulmer, 62, will serve as ...
2 Nevada youth coaches charged in post-game fight
Two Nevada youth football coaches are facing criminal charges in connection with a bloody fist fight in front of dozens of players and parents after ...
Longtime Alabama AD Mal Moore passes away
Former Alabama athletic director Mal Moore, who played and coached under Bear Bryant, hired Nick Saban and presided over a heyday in athletics at his ...
Column: Farewell to the greatest hoops league ever
Thanks for nothing, greedy college administrators. Because of you, we're bidding farewell to the greatest basketball conference there ever was — and ...
Playing Louisville means lots of pressure
The speed. The quickness. The penchant for causing chaos and mayhem. The ability to take a manageable game and turn it into a blowout in a matter of ...
East Carolina joining Big East in all sports
East Carolina will join the soon-to-be-renamed Big East as an all-sports member, instead of just for football as originally planned. East Carolina had ...
Coaches survive show-cause orders
Few words are less welcome to college basketball coaches than "show cause," shorthand for the NCAA penalty designed to keep those sanctioned for ...
WSU and Idaho players brawl in Pullman
A Washington State University football player has regained consciousness after a Sunday brawl in Pullman that involved players from the neighboring ...