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Top prospect Maker picks Howard over UCLA, Kentucky, Memphis

Highly touted prospect Makur Maker verbally committed to Howard University on Friday, picking the Bison over college ...

Oklahoma State's Gundy takes pay cut in wake of T-shirt flap

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy took a $1 million pay cut and had his contract shortened by a year as part of an internal ...

Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA

Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and coach Jimbo Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA ...

McCallie won't return as Duke's women's basketball coach

Joanne P. McCallie won’t return for a 14th season as Duke’s women’s basketball coach. McCallie announced her departure in a ...

Trio of former UConn greats leading social justice charge

Renee Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward ...

SEC's Sankey: Federal NIL law needed for fair competition

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday there needs to be a uniform federal ...

Suspect accused of football game threat enters guilty plea

A man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and ...

Tigers give $8.4M deal to Torkelson, who joins player pool

No. 1 overall draft pick Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a minor league contract on Tuesday, and the team ...

Some new college hoop coaches turn to experienced transfers

Mark Byington has spent more than three months as the men’s basketball coach at James Madison without being able to take a ...

USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal

The USGA is transferring its U.S. media rights from Fox Sports to NBC, which returns the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open to ...

K-State players announce boycott after student's Floyd tweet

Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow ...

Kansas State athletes, officials decry student's Floyd tweet

Kansas State University is reviewing its options after a tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd prompted outrage ...

Clemson has 14 more football players test positive this week

Clemson said 14 more football players tested positive for the coronavirus this week, bringing the team total to 37 members ...

Oregon, Oregon State drop 'Civil War' name for rivalry

Oregon and Oregon State have agreed to drop the name “Civil War” for their rivalry games. The move Friday was made after ...

Alabama players, Saban appear in anti-racism video

The University of Alabama football team released an emotional video on Thursday speaking out against racism and ending with ...

Lobbying grows against Mississippi's rebel-themed flag

University coaches and Christian ministers filled the Mississippi Capitol on Thursday, urging legislators to seize the moment ...

ACC Commissioner John Swofford stepping down after 24 years

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford is retiring after the 2020-21 academic year, ending his tenure after 24 ...

3 football players announce plans to transfer from Liberty

Three football players at Liberty University say they have entered the transfer portal, with two of them citing “racial ...

Return of college athletes gives glimpse of back to school

Late last week, Clemson announced 28 athletes and athletic staffers had tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday, Kansas ...

The Latest: American sailor Caleb Paine ends Olympic bid

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Caleb Paine, the only American sailor ...