Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wisconsin RB Brown to transfer to Pitt (AP)
Pac-12 set to welcome Utah, Colorado (AP)
Larry Scott was wrapping up a late business lunch at a downtown San Francisco restaurant this week, taking one last sip of coffee, parting ways with a handshake and sliding one booth over to start another meeting with new visitors almost simultaneously. A year after rocking the college sports world with expansion plans, the commissioner of what officially becomes the Pac-12 Conference on Friday...
N. Texas dismisses top receiver Carey (AP)
QB Tyler Gabbert joins Louisville (AP)
Marquette AD Cottingham resigns (AP)
Pac-12 set to welcome Utah, Colorado (AP)
Larry Scott was wrapping up a late business lunch at a downtown San Francisco restaurant this week, taking one last sip of coffee, parting ways with a handshake and sliding one booth over to start another meeting with new visitors almost simultaneously. A year after rocking the college sports world with expansion plans, the commissioner of what officially becomes the Pac-12 Conference on Friday...
Ex-Arkansas PG Peterson transfers to FSU (AP)
Pitching evolution positioned Gamecocks for title (AP)
Bett Shelby named an assistant coach at Seton Hall (AP)
NCAA eyes summer hoops recruiting rules (AP)
It's almost July, and for college basketball coaches and their assistants, that means a series of trips that makes the conference road schedule look like a drive to the gym. There are more than 230 NCAA-approved events coming up around the country featuring high school stars -- and potential recruits -- from the Nike Peach Jam in South Carolina to LeBron James' skills academy in his...
Krzyzewski, Smith honored by Naismith (AP)
Only on Tobacco Road could this scene unfold: Dean Smith slowly walked onto the stage, his arm held by Roy Williams, and sat next to Mike Krzyzewski. A few seats down was the sister of the late women's coach Kay Yow. Smith, Krzyzewski and Yow -- three Hall of Fame coaches who have combined for more than 2,500 victories at North Carolina, Duke and North Carolina State, respectively -- were...
Police unsure why Charles' bus crashed (AP)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Irish WR Floyd gets 1 year of probation (AP)
Suspended Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor drunken driving and was sentenced to a year of probation. Whether he plays next season remains unclear. St. Joseph County Magistrate Brian Steinke gave Floyd a one-year jail sentence that was suspended as part of a plea agreement.
Haywood asks for probe into Pitt firing (AP)
Georgia dealing with possible violations (AP)
Georgia's athletic department has contacted the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference regarding the eligibility of football player Jarvis Jones and incoming basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. In a report Sunday by the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Jones and Caldwell-Pope were linked to a Columbus parks and recreation director under police investigation for misusing public funds.
Fiesta wants 31 pols to explain free tix (AP)
Fickell, Ohio St. players set to move on (AP)
Ohio State football coach Luke Fickell has stressed, time and again, since the resignation of Jim Tressel, that the Buckeyes have to move forward. Four weeks after Tressel left the program, it seems Fickell's players have done just that. "Losing Coach Tress is absolutely huge for us, but you have to move on," junior defensive lineman John Simon said.
Alabama suspends 2, S Green leaves team (AP)
Drugs caused Alabama OL Douglas' death (AP)
South Carolina repeats as College World Series champions (CBS Interactive U-WIRE)
Lawyer: NCAA clears Tar Heels DL Coples (AP)
Two Cocky: Gamecocks repeat as national champions (CBS Interactive U-WIRE)
Cavaliers' Jent to become Ohio St. asst. (AP)
Gamecocks' run through CWS surprises Tanner (AP)
South Carolina coach Ray Tanner didn't go into the season expecting to win a second straight national championship. His Gamecocks did that in record fashion, becoming the first team to go 10-0 in an NCAA tournament and the first since Oregon State in 2007 to go unbeaten in a CWS with Tuesday night's 5-2 win that completed a two-game sweep of Florida.
Missouri coach Haith adds 3 transfers (AP)
Gators vow to take next step after CWS finals loss (AP)
Walker: I wouldn't play if I hurt team (AP)
Bland joins San Diego State as assistant (AP)
Georgia dealing with possible violations (AP)
Georgia's athletic department has contacted the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference regarding the eligibility of football player Jarvis Jones and incoming basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. In a report Sunday by the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Jones and Caldwell-Pope were linked to a Columbus parks and recreation director under police investigation for misusing public funds.
Coach K on verge of career wins record (AP)
Mike Krzyzewski hopes to get a jump-start on catching his mentor on the career victories list later this summer. Duke will head to China and Dubai in two months as part of a four-game exhibition tour, and that can only help the chemistry on a developing team that had three stars taken in the NBA draft and returns only one senior.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Gamecocks outlast Gators in College World Series (CBS Interactive U-WIRE)
Coach: Gators know how to bounce back from loss (AP)
Gamecocks beat Florida 2-1 in 11th (AP)
South Carolina's Christian Walker didn't know until a half-hour before the first pitch whether he would even be able to play in Game 1 of the College World Series finals. After his adventurous run from first base to home in the 11th inning Monday night, the Gamecocks are one win away from their second straight national championship.
Walker is latest SC player with hurt wrist (AP)
Key figure in OSU scandal pleads guilty (AP)
Tattoo parlor-owner Edward Rife had a lucrative side business selling hundreds of pounds of marijuana in Columbus, a second job that federal prosecutors say allowed him to pay $21,500 for a luxury SUV. But Rife's guilty plea to drug trafficking and money laundering charges Tuesday might have gone unnoticed had federal investigators not stumbled on another of Rife's sidelines: buying Ohio...
Gamecocks' Walker playing despite broken bone (AP)
Purdue AD gives Hope vote of confidence (AP)
SC, FL governors make College World Series bet (AP)
Ex-Gator Crowder hints he sold jerseys (AP)
Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder says college players should be able to sell their game jerseys -- something he "hypothetically" did when he played for the Florida Gators. Crowder discussed the subject during the debut of his new two-hour weekly talk show on WQAM radio in Miami. "I'll say hypothetically I don't have any more of my Florida jerseys," Crowder said...
Friends remember NC State star Charles (AP)
Rain-damaged Purdue court to be replaced (AP)
Monday, June 27, 2011
Cop who killed player sues liquor store (AP)
Maya Moore wins Honda-Broderick Cup for 2nd time (PA SportsTicker)
Gators, Gamecocks ready to battle in CWS finals (CBS Interactive U-WIRE)
Ex-NC State QB Wilson joining Wisconsin (AP)
Former North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson is headed to Wisconsin, potentially solving one of the biggest trouble spots standing between the Badgers and a Big Ten title. Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said Monday that Wilson will compete for the Badgers' starting job in the fall. The two-sport star most recently played in the Colorado Rockies' minor league system but apparently is...
Former UNC star Breland receives Inspiration Award (PA SportsTicker)
Calipari's contract now 8 years, $36.5M (AP)
The University of Kentucky has given men's basketball coach John Calipari an extension that makes his contract worth $36.5 million and will keep him coaching the Wildcats through 2019. In his first two seasons at Kentucky, the Wildcats have gone 64-12 and last season earned their first trip to the NCAA Final Four in 13 years.
First Four stays in Dayton for 2012, '13 (AP)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Florida-S. Carolina rivalry about to heat up again (AP)
Michigan recruit in critical condition (AP)
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Gamecocks figure out pitching on fly in CWS final (AP)
Bad throws in 13th cost Virginia in 3-2 CWS loss (AP)
Gamecocks beat Virginia 3-2 on wild finish in 13th (AP)
CWS Capsules (AP)
Friday's College Baseball Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
Tucker's hit in 8th sends Florida to CWS finals (AP)
Vanderhook returns to Fullerton as baseball coach (AP)
Vandy's 'greatest' season ends in loss to Florida (AP)
NCAA committee to study tweaking tournament (AP)
UNC names 8 players who got parking tix (AP)
Friday, June 24, 2011
MSU's Jones poised to sign with Baltimore Orioles (AP)
Cal's 'crazy year' ends in 8-1 CWS loss to Cavs (AP)
Wilson carries Virginia to 8-1 win over Cal (AP)
NCAA's Poppe: CWS' new stadium meets expectations (AP)
Bzdelik adds Nix to Wake Forest staff (AP)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
OSU trustee: No new athletics issues (AP)
An Ohio State University trustee says there are no new issues related to the school's recent football troubles. Real estate magnate Robert Schottenstein's comments Thursday were the first from the board of decision-makers who oversees one of the country's biggest universities. Schottenstein says the athletics compliance policies are good and the university reported every alleged...
N. Alabama signs ex-Florida DB Jenkins (AP)
25 programs to start in next 4 years (AP)
Tar Heels out of CWS after 5-1 loss to Vanderbilt (AP)
North Carolina couldn't move baserunners along, so it's so long to the College World Series for the Tar Heels. Carolina's offensive opportunities didn't come often in a 5-1 loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday night. But when they did, the Tar Heels again struggled to convert them. North Carolina (51-16) left nine runners on base for the second straight game and stranded a total of 34 in...
Cleaves cited for suspended license (AP)
Mateen Cleaves has been cited for driving with a suspended license. The former Michigan State star was pulled over for speeding by Mount Morris Township Police on Wednesday night, the day his license was suspended. Cleaves' license was suspended because he didn't pay a responsibility fee for having too many points in February.
Vanderbilt ousts Carolina from CWS with 5-1 win (AP)
BU hires BC assistant Jones as coach (AP)
Rosenblatt's son impressed with new stadium (AP)
UConn's Lamb part of USA under-19 squad (AP)
Jahii Carson of Phoenix, who has signed to play at Arizona State, is the only high school player on USA Basketball's under-19 world championship team. Jeremy Lamb of national champion Connecticut and Khyle Marshall of runner-up Butler are also on the 12-man roster that will defend the gold medal in the FIBA U19 World Championship in Latvia from June 30-July 10.
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Moore, Brown, Reid finalists for Honda Award (AP)
Oklahoma hopes end of investigation near (AP)
Broadus back with Hoyas as special asst. (AP)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Virginia struggles in 7-1 loss to Gamecocks at CWS (AP)
Gamecocks beat Virginia 7-1, tie NCAA record (AP)
Cal's Campbell delivers big hits in 7-3 CWS win (AP)
College World Series Capsules (AP)
Tuesday's College Baseball Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
UCLA dismisses G Hasiak for academics (AP)
Tailgating parties make smooth move to new stadium (AP)
Sooners coaches could earn BCS bonus (AP)
Childress: Aggies will return to CWS soon enough (AP)
UNC gets notice of allegations from NCAA (AP)
Officials defend response to stormy night at CWS (AP)
Iowa RB Coker prepping for starting role (AP)
Though Iowa running back Marcus Coker arrived in Iowa City last summer as a 6-foot, 230-pound physical specimen, he was still a high school kid who'd only seen the Hawkeyes weight room on a recruiting trip. A broken right collarbone at the start of fall camp further hindered his development, both on the field and in Iowa's highly respected conditioning program.
Oklahoma St. to build $16M practice site (AP)
UNC poised for another run at NCAA title (AP)
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams knows what teams have the potential to win an NCAA title. Williams has seen it on North Carolina's 2005 and 2009 teams that became NCAA champions and the 1984 UNC and 1997 Kansas teams that didn't. Williams said on Tuesday he accepted the challenge of being a heavy favorite by saying the 2011-12 team also has championship ability.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Ohio BMV: No evidence Buckeyes got deals (AP)
Papers: Oregon paid for old recruit info (AP)
Vandy wants to see Gators again after 3-1 loss (AP)
Arkansas' Clarke granted release (AP)
Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas' leading scorer last season, has been granted a release from his basketball scholarship so he can speak to other schools. Athletic director Jeff Long announced the release in a statement Monday. The junior guard averaged 15.2 points per game last season. New men's coach Mike Anderson said in the statement that he met with Clarke shortly after he was hired, and was...
Rodriguez shuts down Vandy, Gators finish 3-1 win (AP)
Aircraft carrier game a daunting task (AP)
Staging the first NCAA college basketball game on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is going to be a task as big as the USS Carl Vinson itself. Just less than five months before North Carolina and Michigan State are scheduled to play on Veterans Day, officials from the Navy, ESPN and the Morale Entertainment Foundation spent a few hours Monday inspecting the flat top, which last month buried...
Original: Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News
Krzyzewski, Paterno share life lessons (AP)
Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno leaned over in their cushy brown leather chairs and talked as if they were old acquaintances even though it was the first time the college coaching greats had spent any significant time together. Combined, they have a remarkable 1,301 victories and six national titles.
Missouri boosts Haith buyout penalty (AP)
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Rutgers sells naming rights to stadium (AP)
Nevada coach Ault gets 2-year extension (AP)
Bahamas drops rape charges against FIU's Wittels (AP)
A court in the Bahamas dismissed a rape case Monday against a Florida International baseball star and two friends who were accused of sexually assaulting two American teens after a night of drinking at an island resort. Judge Derrence Rolle-Davis dropped the charges against Garrett Wittels and two friends from New York at the request of prosecutors who said they had no case against the men.
Cheaney hopes to help revive Indiana (AP)
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Aggies in survival mode after loss to Gamecocks (AP)
UConn's Lamb among finalists for US team (AP)
Gamecocks win 5-4 on Wingo's 9th-inning hit (AP)
CWS Capsules (AP)
Ex-Washington G Overton charged, in jail (AP)
Former Washington backup point guard Venoy Overton was charged Friday in King County Superior Court with promoting prostitution, a felony punishable by up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. Overton is being held in jail on $150,000 bail and will be arraigned June 30, the prosecutor's office said.
Sunday's College Baseball Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
Kansas adds junior F Kevin Young (AP)
Kansas has added forward Kevin Young, a 6-foot-8 swingman who will be expected to contribute right away in the Jayhawks' rebuilding project. Coach Bill Self said Friday that Young will be a junior who can play next season. Self said he expects Young, of Perris, Calif., to be "an impact player" for the Jayhawks.
Cal faces more adversity after 4-1 CWS to Virginia (AP)
Ex-Arkansas F Bryant joins E. Michigan (AP)
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Hicks' 7th-inning single helps key Virginia win (AP)
Vessel that held bin Laden to host game? (AP)
'Hippie Minister' mixes baseball, charity at CWS (AP)
Ohio State assistant Miller resigns (AP)
Kentucky to change Calipari's win total (AP)
It turns out Kentucky coach John Calipari hasn't reached 500 career victories after all. The school says it will change Calipari's career record because of 42 vacated victories from his time at Memphis and Massachusetts. In a statement, Kentucky said it had consulted with the NCAA and determined it was "in error" to have celebrated Calipari's 500th career win against Florida...
Detroit to rename court after Vitale (AP)
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Texas faces elimination after loss to Florida (AP)
Texas hasn't done anything the easy way so far in the NCAA baseball tournament, and it will be no different in the College World Series. The Longhorns face elimination after losing 8-4 to Florida in their first game at the new TD Ameritrade Park on Saturday night. Hudson Randall and two other Florida pitchers limited the Longhorns to five hits, and Brian Johnson broke open the game with a...
Tar Heels' strand 16 in 7-3 CWS loss to Vanderbilt (AP)
North Carolina was left to ponder its missed chances after its 7-3 loss to Vanderbilt at the College World Series. The Tar Heels left 16 runners on base -- the CWS single-game record is 17 -- and that included men stranded at third in the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth innings. "That's pretty much the tale of the game for us, offensively," Tar Heels coach Mike Fox said.
CWS newcomer Vanderbilt beats N. Carolina 7-3 (AP)
Vanderbilt was no nervous newcomer to the College World Series. Connor Harrell hit the first CWS home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park to break a sixth-inning tie and three relievers held North Carolina scoreless on three hits the last five innings in the Commodores' 7-3 victory Saturday. After first baseman Aaron Westlake made a diving stop of Chaz Frank's hard grounder and touched the...
Florida beats Texas 8-4 in CWS (AP)
Brian Johnson delivered the big blow this time. In the lineup for the first time in three weeks after suffering a freak concussion, Johnson broke open a close game with a two-run double that helped send Florida to an 8-4 victory over Texas at the College World Series on Saturday night. "Sully talked to me before the at-bat," Johnson said, referring to coach Kevin O'Sullivan.
CWS Capsules (AP)
Saturday's College Baseball Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
New CWS stadium gets good reviews (AP)
Video shows part of saggy-pants incident (AP)
Nevada WR seriously wounded in shooting (AP)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Vandy-N. Carolina opens new CWS stadium (AP)
Summitt inducted into 5th Hall of Fame (AP)
Pat Summitt doesn't get overwhelmed too often. So she resorted to what's becoming an old standby as she was inducted into her fifth Hall of Fame on Friday. The NCAA's winningest Division I basketball coach led the room in a chorus of "Rocky Top." "I did not anticipate there being this many people, and when we drove up and I saw the people I was like, 'I wonder what...
Michigan mascot 'not an active project' (AP)
Friday, June 17, 2011
Lobos player arrested for saggy pants (AP)
Offense down, but coaches OK with new bats (AP)
Virginia returns to CWS expecting to win it all (AP)
Ex-Washington G promoted prostitution? (AP)
Former Washington basketball player Venoy Overton is scheduled for a bail hearing Friday on his arrest Thursday on suspicion of promoting prostitution. KOMO-TV reports he'll appear by video from the Kent City Jail to the King County Regional Justice Center in Kent. Police say undercover officers contacted an 18-year-old woman in May about prostitution in an area of Kent that's known for the...
Ohio State assistant Miller resigns (AP)
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Kentucky to change Calipari's win total (AP)
It turns out Kentucky coach John Calipari hasn't reached 500 career victories after all. The school says it will change Calipari's career record because of 42 vacated victories from his time at Memphis and Massachusetts. In a statement, Kentucky said it had consulted with the NCAA and determined it was "in error" to have celebrated Calipari's 500th career win against Florida...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
UNC releases public records after ruling (AP)
OSU coach Fickell faces tough decisions (AP)
With the dark clouds of an NCAA investigation and impending player suspensions hovering over the program, Ohio State interim coach Luke Fickell doesn't know exactly what he'll have to work with this fall. All he knows is there are difficult times ahead. "It's a daily grind," he said earlier this week in his first solo public appearance as the interim.