Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Big East begins season of comings and goings (Yahoo! Sports)

Interim Big East commissioner Joe Bailey speaks with the media during the Big East Conference NCAA college football media day, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- The Big East begins its strange season of teams coming and going.


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Penn State defendant Schultz seeks Freeh files (Yahoo! Sports)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A former Penn State official facing a perjury charge in the Jerry Sandusky scandal wants a judge to help his defense team gain access to files from a school investigation.

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Big Ten heads into unusual season with PSU, OSU (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State football players Michael Mauti and John Urschel, right, sign autographs for fans as part of Big Ten Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon, Friday, July 27, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

With Ohio State and Penn State both barred from the postseason, there are only four teams in the Big Ten Leaders Division competing for a spot in the league championship game.


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SC backup QB McEvoy suspended after arrest (Yahoo! Sports)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina reserve quarterback Tanner McEvoy was arrested in North Carolina and charged with speeding and driving after consuming while under age 21.

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NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties (Yahoo! Sports)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Central Florida will have to sit out the postseason for a year in men's basketball and football under sanctions the NCAA handed down Tuesday, adding to penalties the school self-imposed after major recruiting violations were uncovered last year in both programs.

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Amid roster questions, fans rally for PSU team (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State University quarterback Matt McGloin, left, and his teammates are greeted by a pep rally of supporters on the way to a morning workout outside the Lasch Football building on the Penn State main campus in State College, Pa., Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- After sweating through an early-morning workout outdoors, Penn State fullback Michael Zordich and his teammates gestured to excited fans to join their end-of-session huddle.


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Bay Area buzz changing without Luck (Yahoo! Sports)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The buzz in the Bay Area is shifting this fall with Andrew Luck long gone.

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Utah safety Blechen suspended 3 games by team (Yahoo! Sports)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah officials say defensive playmaker Brian Blechen has been suspended three games for violating undisclosed team rules.

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Harvard baseball coach Joe Walsh dies (The Associated Press)

In this April 9, 2012 photo released by Harvard University, head baseball coach Joe Walsh smiles during his team's batting practice in Fenway Park in Boston, as part of the 100 year anniversary of the ballpark. Walsh, who won five Ivy League championships in his 17 years with the Crimson, died at his Chester, N.H., home Tuesday, July 31, 2012. He was 58. (AP Photo/Harvard University)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Harvard baseball coach Joe Walsh, who led the Crimson to five Ivy League titles in 17 seasons, died Tuesday. He was 58.


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Stony Brook extends deal of baseball coach Senk (The Associated Press)

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) -- Stony Brook baseball coach Matt Senk's contract has been extended through the 2017 season after leading the Seawolves to their first College World Series appearance.

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NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties (Yahoo! Sports)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Central Florida will have to sit out the postseason for a year in men's basketball and football under sanctions the NCAA handed down Tuesday, adding to penalties the school self-imposed after major recruiting violations were uncovered last year in both programs.

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NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties (Yahoo! Sports)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Central Florida will have to sit out the postseason for a year in men's basketball and football under sanctions the NCAA handed down Tuesday, adding to penalties the school self-imposed after major recruiting violations were uncovered last year in both programs.

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Pearl, Greenberg join ESPN as analysts (Yahoo! Sports)

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- Former coaches Bruce Pearl and Seth Greenberg have joined ESPN as college basketball analysts.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

State police probe Michael Dyer traffic stop (Yahoo! Sports)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas State Police say they launched an internal investigation tied to the March traffic stop of Michael Dyer, the running back who was dismissed by Arkansas State over the weekend.

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Trees planted at former Paterno statue site (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The spot where Joe Paterno's bronze likeness once stood is now occupied by freshly planted trees.

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Top prospects say they are committed to Penn State (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Several of the top prospects who have given verbal commitments to Penn State have told the team's coaches they will stick with the program despite the sanctions handed down by the NCAA last week.

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Iowa RB Johnson suspended after 2 police run-ins (Yahoo! Sports)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa running back De'Andre Johnson has been suspended after two run-ins with police in the past week.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Penn St president: School is covered for lawsuits (Yahoo! Sports)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Penn State is adequately covered to handle lawsuits stemming from the sexual abuse scandal that has enveloped the campus, its president said, repeating that the university hopes to settle many of them ''as quickly as possible'' even though its insurer has sought to limit claims.

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Former Penn St players say Freeh report "flawed" (Yahoo! Sports)

Franco Harris and two other former Penn State football players say the report about Penn State's handling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal ''is highly flawed, and factually insufficient.''

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Arkansas' Highsmith eager to leave his own mark (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Mississippi wide receiver Nickolas Brassell (2) and Arkansas linebacker Alonzo Highsmith (45) participate in an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. Highsmith is being counted on as a key part of Arkansas' defense in the 2012 season. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Alonzo Highsmith Jr. grew up comfortable in the imposing shadow cast by his father, the former standout Miami running back and NFL veteran with the same name.


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O'Brien has a plan for Nittany Lions (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State head football coach Bill O'Brien, left, visits with fans as part of Big Ten Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon, Friday, July 27, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has a plan for dealing with the limitations of sanctions imposed on the Nittany Lions.


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Mauti determined to keep Nittany Lions upbeat (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State football players Michael Mauti and John Urschel, right, sign autographs for fans as part of Big Ten Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon, Friday, July 27, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti said Friday he knows of only two or three players who are planning to leave the Nittany Lions after the severe sanctions imposed earlier this week by the NCAA.


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Stanford hires Delaware's Bernard Muir as new AD (Yahoo! Sports)

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Stanford has hired Delaware's Bernard Muir as its new athletic director.

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Former Chicago prep basketball player fatally shot (Yahoo! Sports)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Police in Chicago are investigating the shooting death of a former Chicago high school basketball standout who recently committed to play Iona College.

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Stanford hires Delaware's Bernard Muir as new AD (Yahoo! Sports)

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Stanford has hired Delaware's Bernard Muir as its new athletic director.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Penn State scandal fallout could extend to donors (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- One major Penn State donor says he might write the university out of his will, while others say neither the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal nor recent unpopular actions by the university's leadership are making them rethink their financial support for the school.

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Mauti determined to keep Nittany Lions upbeat (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State football players Michael Mauti and John Urschel, right, sign autographs for fans as part of Big Ten Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon, Friday, July 27, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti says he knows of only two or three players who are planning to leave the Nittany Lions following the NCAA sanctions that were levied on Monday.


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CB Talbott leaving Michigan (Yahoo! Sports)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan cornerback Terrence Talbott is leaving the team.

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Jerry Sandusky's wife says she still loves him (Yahoo! Sports)

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- The wife of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky says she still loves him and ''he's not who they say he is.''

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Urban renewal in Columbus (Yahoo! Sports)

Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer speaks during the 2012 Big Ten Football Media Day, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Urban Meyer is back after a year away from the sidelines, challenged by the chance to make Ohio State an elite college football program once again.


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3 arrested Razorbacks won't be on team this year (Yahoo! Sports)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas coach John L. Smith says three players arrested in May for burglary will not be a part of the team this season.

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Ga Southern, App State to mix it up again in SoCon (Yahoo! Sports)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Southern Conference commissioner John Iamarino walked quietly to the podium for the league's football gathering.

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Former Indiana basketball player Neil Reed dies (Yahoo! Sports)

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) -- Neil Reed, the former Indiana basketball player who coach Bob Knight was caught on tape choking in 1997, has died after collapsing in his Central California home. He was 36.

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Ex-UCLA coach Farmer joins NC State staff (Yahoo! Sports)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State has hired former UCLA coach Larry Farmer as its director of player development for men's basketball.

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Villanova-Purdue one of 2K Sports Classic semis (Yahoo! Sports)

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) -- Alabama will play Oregon State and Villanova meets Purdue in the semifinals of the 2k Sports Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.

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The semifinals are set for the Legends Classic (Yahoo! Sports)

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) -- UCLA, which many consider to have the top recruiting class, will play Georgetown in one semifinal of the Legends Classic while Indiana faces Georgia in the other.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

PSU coach O'Brien: Team will stay together (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - This April 21, 2012 file photo shows Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien during a news conference after the NCAA football team's annual Blue White spring scrimmage, in State College, Pa. O'Brien says his priority right now is to try to convince his current players from transferring. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

CHICAGO (AP) -- Penn State coach Bill O'Brien says he doesn't anticipate losing the core of his team, despite the heavy sanctions the NCAA dropped on the Nittany Lions.


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Montana extends football coach Delaney's contract (Yahoo! Sports)

University of Montana football coach Mike Delaney speaks to reporters Thursday July 26, 2012 in Missoula, Mont. Montana is extending Delaney's contract through the 2013 season. (AP Photo/Matt Gouras)

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- Montana announced Thursday that it has removed the interim tag from football coach Mick Delaney's title and given him a two-year deal to lead an embattled program caught up in an investigation of how the university as a whole handled allegations of sexual assault.


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Ga Southern, App State to mix it up again in SoCon (Yahoo! Sports)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Georgia Southern and Appalachian State were again picked as preseason favorites to battle for the Southern Conference football championship. How much longer that'll be the case beyond 2012 is anyone's guess.

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Lawyers: Shower abuse victim to sue Penn State (Yahoo! Sports)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A man who claims to be the unknown victim molested in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky in a case that led to Joe Paterno's firing intends to sue the university for its ''egregious and reckless conduct'' that facilitated the abuse, his lawyers said Thursday.

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Stony Brook picked to win Big South championship (Yahoo! Sports)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Defending champion Stony Brook has been tabbed the preseason favorite to win the Big South Conference as voted by the league's head coaches and a media panel.

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Florida State coach stops players from tweeting (Yahoo! Sports)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State's football coach has told his players they can't use their Twitter accounts for the rest of the year.

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Miles won't let new QB overshadow potent run game (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - This July 18, 2012 file photo shows LSU Coach Les Miles speaking to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. Miles, who last season fell just short of his second national title since taking over at LSU in 2005, knows he has enough talent returning to get back to the big game. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- If the 2012 season plays out as Les Miles envisions, the Tigers will look much like the team that fell one victory short of a national title last season.


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C-USA in cycle of change: coaches, teams, QBs (Yahoo! Sports)

Reporters, coaches and players gather around tables to talk about the upcoming football season at the NCAA college football Conference USA media day on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/John F. Rhodes)

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Conference USA seems to be in a perpetual cycle of change.


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Arkansas pushing Wilson, Davis into Heisman talk (Yahoo! Sports)

IFLE - This Jan. 21, 2012 file photo shows Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson, right, and running back Knile Davis, left, speaking to the media about foregoing the draft to return to college football, in Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas has not one, but two Heisman Trophy hopefuls in Wilson and Davis. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- If it seems to the average college football fan that Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson and running back Knile Davis have been everywhere this summer, it's with good reason.


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Pairings set for Maui Invitational (Yahoo! Sports)

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- North Carolina, a three-time champion of the EA Sports Maui Invitational, will face Mississippi State in the opening round of the 29th edition of the tournament.

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Jones to leave Kansas St basketball program (Yahoo! Sports)

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Senior guard Jeremy Jones has left the Kansas State basketball program.

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USS Yorktown to host men's, women's games (Yahoo! Sports)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Ohio State's men's and women's basketball teams will open the season on the USS Yorktown in the Carrier Classic.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Clemson, UNC, FSU lead preseason all-ACC team (Yahoo! Sports)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Florida State, North Carolina and defending league champion Clemson each placed four players on the preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference team.

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Penn St players vow to stick together post-scandal (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- More than 30 Penn State football players say they're staying in Happy Valley despite NCAA sanctions that will keep the Nittany Lions out of a bowl game for the rest of their careers.

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McGloin: 'I am a Nittany Lion and will remain one' (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- - Penn State starting quarterback Matt McGloin has tweeted that he intends to stay with the Nittany Lions.

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Sentences for ex-Fiesta Bowl CEO postponed (Yahoo! Sports)

PHOENIX (AP) -- Sentencing has been postponed for the former Fiesta Bowl chief executive, who admitted involvement in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.

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Penn State loses one sponsor, others could follow (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed by the NCAA.

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USC Trojans picked to return to top of Pac-12 (Yahoo! Sports)

The Pac-12 Conference hosted its annual football media day at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Pac-12 head football coaches, and two players from each team (one offense/one defense) pose for a photo before previewing the 2012 season. The PAC-12 teams are: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Southern California, Utah, Washington, and Washington State. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California is eligible to win championships again, and the Pac-12 media expect the Trojans to reclaim their spot atop the league.


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Holgorsen back in Big 12, says WVU good fit (Yahoo! Sports)

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen speaks at NCAA college football Big 12 Media Days, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)

DALLAS (AP) -- West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen is no stranger to the Big 12.


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Media puts Boise State as tops in Mountain West (Yahoo! Sports)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A preseason media poll is projecting Boise State as the overwhelming favorite to win the Mountain West Conference title.

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Rosenblatt demolition begins, will take 6 months (The Associated Press)

Omaha residents Mary Dilley and her daughter Jesse May watch as heavy equipment tears into the front of Rosenblatt Stadium, the former home of the NCAA baseball College World Series in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, July 25, 2012. The stadium is being torn down to make room for a parking lot for the adjacent Henry Doorly Zoo. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The demolition of Rosenblatt Stadium, the longtime home of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., has begun.


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Tar Heels looking to James for bulk up front (Yahoo! Sports)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- There's a lot less of Joel James these days, yet still enough to fill a big need for North Carolina.

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MSU's Davis tears ACL, likely out for season (Yahoo! Sports)

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Incoming Mississippi State freshman Jacoby Davis has torn the ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the upcoming season.

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NC State coach to be 'conservative' with Brown (Yahoo! Sports)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State is headed overseas to get a jump start on its most highly anticipated season in quite a while.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

O'Brien says main goal is to keep team together (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is stressing education and the opportunity to play in front of 108,000 fans every fall Saturday as he tries to convince his players not to transfer.

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Emmert hopes Penn State penalties send message (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Slow. Toothless. Tone deaf to the real problems in college sports.

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Michigan DE Clark suspended following theft arrest (Yahoo! Sports)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan has suspended defensive end Frank Clark after authorities say he took a laptop from a campus dorm room.

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Moody's may downgrade Penn State's credit (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday it may cut its rating on Penn State's credit as the university deals with the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual-abuse case and sanctions against the school's football team.

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Ex-PSU exec: I was abused, wouldn't turn blind eye (Yahoo! Sports)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Graham Spanier says he wouldn't have ignored child sexual-abuse complaints as Penn State's president because he was beaten repeatedly as a child.

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AP Source: Randy Shannon headed to TCU (Yahoo! Sports)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Former Miami coach Randy Shannon is headed back to the sideline.

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Bowden: 'All this cannot replace those boys' (Yahoo! Sports)

QUINCY, Fla. (AP) -- Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said Monday the NCAA's unprecedented punishment of Penn State's football program ''cannot replace those boys who were molested.''

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Golden defends Miami from latest allegations (Yahoo! Sports)

Head coaches, from left, Jim Grobe, Tom O'Brien, Randy Edsall, Jimbo Fisher, Dabo Swinney, Frank Spaziani, David Cutcliffe, Paul Johnson, Al Golden, Larry Fedora, Mike London, and Frank Beamer pose for a photo during an Atlantic Coast Conference college football kickoff news conference in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Miami coach Al Golden Monday wouldn't discuss details of new accusations of violations within the Hurricanes program.


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Florida State, Watkins claim ACC preseason honors (Yahoo! Sports)

Head coaches, from left, Jim Grobe, Tom O'Brien, Randy Edsall, Jimbo Fisher, Dabo Swinney, Frank Spaziani, David Cutcliffe, Paul Johnson, Al Golden, Larry Fedora, Mike London, and Frank Beamer pose for a photo during an Atlantic Coast Conference college football kickoff news conference in Greensboro, N.C., Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- It's an annual rite of summer in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Picking Florida State and Virginia Tech to meet in the league championship game.


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Big 12 commish says league's best days ahead (Yahoo! Sports)

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby speaks at NCAA college football Big 12 Media Days, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)

DALLAS (AP) -- Bob Bowlsby has come a long way from being skeptical about the future of the Big 12 Conference.


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Jury: OSU player guilty of rape by instrumentation (Yahoo! Sports)

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- A suspended Oklahoma State basketball player broke down in tears as he was convicted on charges that accused him of sexually assaulting two women, then turned to jurors and yelled ''I didn't do it.''

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Minnesota, Smith agree on contract extension (Yahoo! Sports)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota coach Tubby Smith agreed to terms Monday on a contract extension with the university through the 2016-17 season by adding three more years to his original deal.

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NIT staying at Madison Square Garden (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NIT is staying at Madison Square Garden.

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Pitt to pay $7.5M to leave Big East early (Yahoo! Sports)

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh's bitter breakup with the Big East finally has an official separation date.

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Big East drops lawsuit against TCU, will get $5M (Yahoo! Sports)

The Big East has dropped its lawsuit against TCU and will receive the $5 million it was seeking from the school after it bailed out on a commitment to join the conference.

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Guard T.J. Taylor granted release from Marquette (Yahoo! Sports)

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Guard T.J. Taylor has been granted his release from Marquette, with the school citing personal reasons for the decision.

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Slive: Freeh report emphasizes schools' duties (Yahoo! Sports)

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. on July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive said a recent report criticizing Penn State's handling of sexual abuse allegations serves as a stark reminder to schools and athletic programs nationwide that they can't let one individual ''derail the soul of an institution.''


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Ex-Indiana player Wilkerson to assist Pat Knight (Yahoo! Sports)

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) -- Lamar coach Pat Knight has hired former Indiana teammate Sherron Wilkerson as an assistant.

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Big Ten, Pac-12 suspend scheduling agreement (Yahoo! Sports)

The Big Ten and Pac-12 announced Friday that they were scrapping plans to schedule games against each other in all sports,, with Pac-12 officials saying there were too many complications with football schedules to pull it off.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Penn State football slammed with NCAA sanctions (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- No death penalty. More like slow death.

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Former college football coach Jim Carlen dies (Yahoo! Sports)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Jim Carlen, who coached South Carolina's only Heisman Trophy winner and also led West Virginia and Texas Tech to success, died Sunday. He was 79.

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Sadness, worry come with removal of Paterno statue (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Cloresa Turner drove to central Pennsylvania from Virginia to see the statue of veteran Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.

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ACC enters another season facing new questions (Yahoo! Sports)

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford speaks to the media during the conference's college football kickoff news conference in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Summers just aren't quiet anymore for the Atlantic Coast Conference.


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Figure from Ohio State scandal dead at 68 (Yahoo! Sports)

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) -- One of the supporting characters in Ohio State's NCAA violations and the downfall of coach Jim Tressel has died.

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Defense says evidence weak against OSU's Williams (Yahoo! Sports)

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- A prosecutor urged a 12-member jury Monday to convict suspended Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams who has been charged with raping two women, saying that would send a message that no means no.

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

NCAA to announce 'corrective' measures for Penn St (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno walks off the field after warmups before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. NCAA president Mark Emmert says he isn't ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In a PBS interview Monday night, July 16, 2012, he said he doesn't want to

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA announced Sunday that it will levy ''corrective and punitive measures'' against Penn State in the wake of the child sex-abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky and a scathing report that found school leaders covered up allegations against the now-convicted former assistant football coach.


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ACC enters another season facing new questions (Yahoo! Sports)

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford speaks to the media during the conference's college football kickoff news conference in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Summers aren't quiet anymore for the Atlantic Coast Conference.


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Statue of famed Penn St. coach Paterno taken down (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against the university whose top officials were accused in a scathing report of burying child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant.

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College athletes among wounded in CO mass shooting (Yahoo! Sports)

AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- A Colorado State University football recruit and a former Winona State football player were among dozens of people wounded at a movie complex where a gunman opened fire during a midnight showing of the new Batman film.

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Report: Golden's staff broke recruiting rules (Yahoo! Sports)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami coach Al Golden's second season at the school is beginning much like his first one, with new accusations of rule breaking, the looming threat of serious NCAA sanctions and no apparent end in sight for the long probe into the Hurricanes' compliance practices.

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Brendan Cross making his own name at Wake Forest (Yahoo! Sports)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Brendan Cross is looking to finally make a name for himself at Wake Forest.

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Former PSU assistant coach, Sarra, dies at 75 (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Former Penn State assistant coach Joe Sarra died on Thursday. He was 75.

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LBs Mauti, Hodges set to lead Penn State defense (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The days of Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti beating a sledge hammer against a truck tire, as sweat dripped down his face and arms, are nearly over. The Nittany Lions senior used that exercise as one of many he performed during his rehabilitation from a torn anterior cruciate ligament he sustained last September.

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Penn St president weighing Paterno statue's future (Yahoo! Sports)

As emotions continue to swirl around Penn State's larger-than-life statue of Joe Paterno, the university president is methodically seeking input from trustees, alumni and others about the fate of the monument.

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UNC vacating WR Hakeem Nicks' records from '08 (Yahoo! Sports)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina is vacating former receiver Hakeem Nicks' statistics from 2008 because he was ineligible that season.

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Lawyer: NY's AG should probe Syracuse sex charges (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The state attorney general should investigate Syracuse University's handling of sex abuse allegations against a former assistant basketball coach, high-profile attorney Gloria Allred said Friday.

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Friday, July 20, 2012

Dyer happy at Arkansas State, despite NCAA ruling (Yahoo! Sports)

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) -- Michael Dyer is home and has no intention of leaving.

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AP Sources: NCAA visited Miami this month (Yahoo! Sports)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- NCAA investigators spent several days in Miami earlier this month as part of the continued inquiry into the Hurricanes' athletic compliance practices, said two people familiar with the situation.

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Penn St president weighing Paterno statue's future (Yahoo! Sports)

Penn State's president is methodically seeking input from trustees, alumni and other constituencies about the fate of the Joe Paterno statue outside the football stadium.

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Big Ten: Commish won't get power to fire coaches (Yahoo! Sports)

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) -- The Big Ten Conference has no plans to give its commissioner the power to fire coaches.

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Baylor regents OK $250M football stadium (Yahoo! Sports)

WACO, Texas (AP) -- Baylor regents have given their approval to building a $250 million on-campus football stadium along the Brazos River.

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Former chairman of Penn State trustees board quits (Yahoo! Sports)

A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become ''a distraction and an impediment'' to the university's efforts to move forward following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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NIT staying at Madison Square Garden (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NIT is staying at Madison Square Garden.

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

City of Grambling wants Paterno record vacated (Yahoo! Sports)

An attorney for the city of Grambling, La., has filed a request to the NCAA asking the governing body vacate some of Joe Paterno's record 409 Football Bowl Subdivision victories.

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Big Ten may give commish power to fire coaches (Yahoo! Sports)

In the wake of the scandal at Penn State, the Big Ten Conference is considering a plan to give its commissioner the power to punish schools with financial sanctions, suspensions and even the ability to fire coaches.

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Georgia seniors have 'unfinished business' in SEC (Yahoo! Sports)

Georgia coach Mark Richt speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days in Hoover, Ala. on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- The Georgia Bulldogs want to put the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division back atop the league.


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Oklahoma tops preseason Big 12 poll (Yahoo! Sports)

Oklahoma has been picked to win the Big 12, followed by West Virginia and Texas.

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Saban: 'Bama vets know traps of trying to repeat (Yahoo! Sports)

Alabama Coach Nick Saban speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days in Hoover, Ala. on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's Barrett Jones knew the question was coming: How can the defending champion Crimson Tide avoid the missteps that caused the 2010 team to stumble?


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Saban: Tax Penn State athletics to benefit kids (Yahoo! Sports)

Alabama Coach Nick Saban speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days in Hoover, Ala. on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Nick Saban said one option to address the Penn State tragedy might be a ticket tax on athletic events and giving the proceeds to child abuse funds.


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Pitt to pay $7.5M to leave Big East early (Yahoo! Sports)

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh's bitter breakup with the Big East finally has an official separation date.

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Big East drops lawsuit against TCU, will get $5M (Yahoo! Sports)

The Big East has dropped its lawsuit against TCU and will receive the $5 million it was seeking from the school after it bailed out on a commitment to join the conference.

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Penn State students protecting Paterno statue (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Amid calls for the removal of football coach Joe Paterno's statue from Penn State campus, some students have begun a vigil to protect it from vandals.

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Pitt to pay $7.5M to leave Big East early (Yahoo! Sports)

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh's bitter breakup with the Big East finally has an official separation date.

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Big East drops lawsuit against TCU, will get $5M (Yahoo! Sports)

The Big East has dropped its lawsuit against TCU and will receive the $5 million it was seeking from the school after it bailed out on a commitment to join the conference.

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Guard T.J. Taylor granted release from Marquette (Yahoo! Sports)

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Guard T.J. Taylor has been granted his release from Marquette, with the school citing personal reasons for the decision.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Smith: Enjoying ride after replacing Petrino (Yahoo! Sports)

Arkansas coach John L. Smith speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. on Wednesday, July 18 , 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Bobby Petrino reached out to his Arkansas successor John L. Smith and players like quarterback Tyler Wilson last week.


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Muschamp: Florida's sack leader will play in 2012 (Yahoo! Sports)

Florida coach Will Muschamp speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. on Wednesday, July 18 , 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Florida coach Will Muschamp said defensive end Ronald Powell will play this season and tight end A.C. Leonard will play elsewhere.


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Miami kicks safety Ray-Ray Armstrong off team (Yahoo! Sports)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami kicked senior safety Ray-Ray Armstrong off the football team Wednesday, and said it would give him a full release should he decide to transfer.

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Saban's daughter disputes allegations about fight (Yahoo! Sports)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The daughter of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is denying claims in a lawsuit that she seriously injured a sorority sister during a fight.

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Penn State to respond soon to NCAA demand for info (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2008 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno surveys the field before an NCAA college football game against Oregon State at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. NCAA president Mark Emmert says he isn't ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In a PBS interview Monday night, July 16, 2012, he said he doesn't want to

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- As the NCAA considers whether Penn State should face penalties following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal - including a possible shutdown of its celebrated football program - the university says it will respond within days to the governing body's demand for information.


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Arkansas' Wilson confident entering senior season (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this April 21, 2012, file photo, Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson throws during warmups before a spring NCAA college football scrimmage in Fayetteville, Ark. Wilson says a year of experience has provided him with a surge of confidence entering his senior season. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Tyler Wilson always believed in his ability, even before he started a game at Arkansas.


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Pinkel defends Paterno at SEC Media Days (Yahoo! Sports)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says he thinks it is ''wrong'' to place sole blame for the Penn State tragedy on former coach Joe Paterno.

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29 years in MTSU player's stabbing death (The Associated Press)

In this undated booking photo provided by the Rutherford County Sherriff's Office in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Shanterrica Madden is shown. Police have charged Madden in the fatal stabbing of her roommate, Middle Tennessee State University basketball player Tina Stewart. The junior guard from Memphis was pronounced dead at a Murfreesboro hospital after police answering a disturbance call Wednesday night, March 2, 2011, found her stabbed at her apartment, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (AP Photo/Rutherford County Sherriff's Office)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A Memphis woman has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for fatally stabbing a Middle Tennessee State University women's basketball player.


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QB McGloin set to lead Penn State's new offense (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin, left, and Rob Bolden (1) participate in a drill during the first day of spring NCAA college football practice in State College, Pa. Healthy again after missing last season's bowl game, McGloin is busy this summer digesting an NFL-type playbook in preparation for the Nittany Lions' first season under coach Bill O'Brien. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- June 1 was a pretty significant day in the life of Matt McGloin.


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Slive: Freeh report emphasizes schools' duties (Yahoo! Sports)

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. on July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive said a recent report criticizing Penn State's handling of sexual abuse allegations serves as a stark reminder to schools and athletic programs nationwide that they can't let one individual ''derail the soul of an institution.''


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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Slive celebrates SEC's hiring of minority coaches (Yahoo! Sports)

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. on July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says that the lack of minority head coaches in the league is no longer a headliner.


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Name-dropping: More distance themselves from JoePa (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2008 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno surveys the field before an NCAA college football game against Oregon State at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. NCAA president Mark Emmert says he isn't ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In a PBS interview Monday night, July 16, 2012, he said he doesn't want to

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Joe Paterno's name is losing its luster, whether it's the tent city outside Beaver Stadium where students camp out for prime football tickets or the name associated with his alma mater's football coach job.


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NCAA boss won't rule out death penalty for Penn St (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The president of the NCAA says he isn't ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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Former UNC coach Davis hoping to coach again (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - This March 8, 2012 file photo shows Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Butch Davis wants to be a head coach again.


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Arkansas RB Davis healed, eager for return (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, Arkansas running back Knile Davis goes through drills during NCAA college football spring practice in Fayetteville, Ark. The Arkansas running back missed all of last season with an ankle injury, and his return to form could very well hold the key to the Razorbacks championship hopes this season. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Knile Davis hasn't seen the video of the play, the one called ''47'' that ended his season before it even began last August.


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Penn State's 'Paternoville' to be 'Nittanyville' (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Paternoville will now be Nittanyville.

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Red Sox back away from Bill James' Paterno remarks (Yahoo! Sports)

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox are distancing themselves from comments made by adviser Bill James about Joe Paterno and the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State.

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Blair and Foster head up '13 Hall of Fame (The Associated Press)

Texas A&M's coach Gary Blair directs his team during practice in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 24, 2012. Texas A&M will play Maryland in an NCAA women's tournament regional semifinal college basketball game on Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Coaches Gary Blair of Texas A&M and Jim Foster of Ohio State headline the 2013 women's basketball Hall of Fame class.


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Ex-Indiana player Wilkerson to assist Pat Knight (Yahoo! Sports)

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) -- Lamar coach Pat Knight has hired former Indiana teammate Sherron Wilkerson as an assistant.

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Slive celebrates SEC's hiring of minority coaches (Yahoo! Sports)

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media day in Hoover, Ala. on July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive says that the lack of minority head coaches in the league is no longer a headliner.


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Monday, July 16, 2012

Syracuse, Big East agree on exit date: July 2013 (Yahoo! Sports)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- The Big East has reached an agreement with Syracuse University, allowing the Orange to leave the league a year early for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Paterno family denies Louis Freeh report findings (Yahoo! Sports)

Joe Paterno's family on Monday vowed their own investigation of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, rejecting the findings of a special investigator who concluded the late football coach and other top Penn State administrators concealed Sandusky's sexual abuse of children in order to shield the school from bad publicity.

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Slive has unfinished business in SEC, staying put (Yahoo! Sports)

This image made July 12, 2012 shows Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive posed at the SEC headquarters in Birmingham, Ala.The SEC welcomes new members Texas A&M and Missouri into football competition this year. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive has unfinished business and he isn't leaving what has lately become college football's penthouse anytime soon.


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Penn State: No decision reached on Paterno statue (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State says no decision has been made on the future of the Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium.

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Purdue CB Collins suspended after arrest near bar (Yahoo! Sports)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- A Purdue athletics official says cornerback Sean Collins is suspended from the team after being arrested outside a bar on preliminary charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest and battery.

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Syracuse, Big East agree on exit date: July 2013 (Yahoo! Sports)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- The Big East has reached an agreement with Syracuse University, allowing the Orange to leave the league a year early for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Slive has unfinished business in SEC, staying put (Yahoo! Sports)

This image made July 12, 2012 shows Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive posed at the SEC headquarters in Birmingham, Ala.The SEC welcomes new members Texas A&M and Missouri into football competition this year. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive has unfinished business and he isn't leaving what has lately become college football's penthouse anytime soon.


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SCarolina board makes it official: Tanner new AD (Yahoo! Sports)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina board of trustees has approved a five-year contract that will pay the Gamecocks' national championship baseball coach Ray Tanner $675,000 a year to serve as the school's the new athletic director.

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Former Rutgers coach Burns passes away (Yahoo! Sports)

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Frank Burns, who played for Rutgers and went on to become the school's all-time winningest coach, has died. He was 84.

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Artist paints over Paterno's halo on Pa. mural (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- An artist has removed a halo from a mural of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno amid the school's child sex-abuse scandal.

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Report: Paterno contract deal reached amid scandal (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Veteran Penn State football coach Joe Paterno began talks that resulted in a sweetened retirement contract in the same month that he testified before a grand jury in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse case, and all members of the board of trustees weren't informed of the new package before the scandal engulfed the university, according to a published report.

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Legal expert links PSU, Catholic church scandals (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Former FBI agent Louis Freeh, who led a Penn State-funded investigation into the university's handling of molestation allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, is scheduled to release his highly anticipated report Thursday, July 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Legal experts say emails and other evidence from the Penn State sex abuse case suggest that Joe Paterno and other university officials put boys in danger with their failure to report sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago.


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Penn State to renovate areas where boys abused (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- - Penn State plans to renovate the building where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually molested boys, confronting one of the most potent and sinister symbols of a scandal from which it is still trying to recover.

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SCarolina board makes it official: Tanner new AD (Yahoo! Sports)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina board of trustees has approved a five-year contract that will pay the Gamecocks' national championship baseball coach Ray Tanner $675,000 a year to serve as the school's the new athletic director.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

Big Ten, Pac-12 suspend scheduling agreement (Yahoo! Sports)

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have scrapped plans to schedule games against each other in all sports, with Pac-12 officials saying there were too many complications with football schedules to pull it off.

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Court: U. of Iowa can shield 2007 assault records (Yahoo! Sports)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The University of Iowa can conceal hundreds of pages of records related to its widely criticized handling of a 2007 sexual assault incident involving two football players, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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Police: Coach Saban's daughter was never charged (Yahoo! Sports)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- A police report released Friday shows a University of Alabama sorority member didn't want to press charges after claiming she was beat up by the daughter of Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban.

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Report on abuse scandal tarnishes Paterno legacy (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- A blistering report that claims Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials concealed what they knew about Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children may prove to be an indelible stain on the beloved coach's 61-year tenure at the school where he preached ''success with honor.''

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NCAA looking for answers from Penn St (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA said Thursday it expects Penn State to answer a handful of crucial questions stemming from the child sex-abuse case against Jerry Sandusky, any of which could result in sanctions against the school.

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Nike taking Paterno's name off child care center (Yahoo! Sports)

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- The president of Nike Inc. said Thursday he has decided to change the name of the Joe Paterno Child Development Center, a child care facility at the company's headquarters outside Portland.

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Magee signs with Boston, will play at ASU in '12 (Yahoo! Sports)

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona State linebacker Brandon Magee has signed a contract to play for the Boston Red Sox, but will play for the Sun Devils during the 2012 football season.

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Big Ten, Pac-12 suspend scheduling agreement (Yahoo! Sports)

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have scrapped plans to schedule games against each other in all sports, with Pac-12 officials saying there were too many complications with football schedules to pull it off.

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35 named in drug case; KU players alleged clients (Yahoo! Sports)

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Nearly three dozen people were indicted Thursday for what federal prosecutors say was a ring that supplied about $17 million worth of ''high-grade'' drugs to customers, including marijuana to members of last year's University of Kansas basketball team.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Inquiry: Penn St. officials concealed sex abuse (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Former FBI agent Louis Freeh, who led a Penn State-funded investigation into the university's handling of molestation allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, is scheduled to release his highly anticipated report Thursday, July 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing the former assistant football coach to prey on other youngsters, according to a scathing report issued Thursday on the scandal.


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Nike taking Paterno's name off child care center (Yahoo! Sports)

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- The president of Nike Inc. says he has decided to change the name of the Joe Paterno Child Development Center, a child care facility at the company's headquarters.

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AP Source: Tanner to become South Carolina AD (Yahoo! Sports)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The Gamecocks' two-time national champion baseball coach Ray Tanner will be South Carolina's next athletic director, said a person familiar with the move.

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NCAA grants Virginia's Sims transfer waiver (Yahoo! Sports)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Quarterback Phillip Sims has been granted a waiver to play at Virginia this season.

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Seminole CB Reid charged with marijuana possession (Yahoo! Sports)

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Star Florida State punt returner Greg Reid has been charged with possession of marijuana and driving without a valid license.

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Georgetown-Florida hoops tickets tied to Jaguars (Yahoo! Sports)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Getting tickets to the Georgetown-Florida basketball game on a Naval carrier will be costly.

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AP Source: Tanner to become South Carolina AD (Yahoo! Sports)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The Gamecocks' two-time national champion baseball coach Ray Tanner will be South Carolina's next athletic director, said a person familiar with the move.

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Prep hoops star Parker names 10 college choices (Yahoo! Sports)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Basketball star Jabari Parker has named the 10 college programs he is considering with a year to go before he graduates from high school, and DePaul in his hometown of Chicago made the cut.

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Big doubleheader caps Tip-Off Marathon (Yahoo! Sports)

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- Defending champion Kentucky will play Duke, and Michigan State meets Kansas in the Champions Classic Doubleheader that will cap ESPN's 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon.

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Jury seated in suspended Okla. St. player's trial (Yahoo! Sports)

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Opening arguments are set for Thursday in the felony sexual assault trial of suspended Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams after a jury was seated following three days of questioning.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

NCAA: Decision on PSU action at 'appropriate time' (Yahoo! Sports)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The NCAA says that it will decide on whether to take action at the ''appropriate time'' in connection with its inquiry into Penn State and the child sexual abuse scandal that led to the ouster of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.

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Penn St. trustees expect broad report from Freeh (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier told investigators hired by the university that he was never informed that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was spotted molesting a boy in a school shower, his lawyers said Tuesday, July 10, 2012, as they rebutted reports that indicate the deposed official could have tried to cover up the abuse that ultimately led to coach Joe Paterno's firing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The team brought in by Penn State to investigate how the university handled molestation accusations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will release its highly anticipated report Thursday, with the school's reputation and future direction hanging in the balance.


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