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Loyola (Md.) beats Maryland 9-3 for lacrosse title
Top-seeded Loyola of Maryland beat Maryland 9-3 Monday to win the NCAA men's lacrosse title behind Eric Lusby's four goals. Lusby set a record with 17 goals in the tournament. The Greyhounds captured their first national lacrosse championship and finished the season at 18-1. Maryland (12-6) lost the title game ...
Florida selected as top seed in baseball tourney
Florida heads into the NCAA tournament as college baseball's top team. The Gators appreciate the honor, but they're interested only in finishing No. 1 at the College World Series. "I think that we have a good team," coach Kevin O'Sullivan said. "I think that we had a good year. I'd ...
Vandy pulls off triple steal in win over Florida
Vanderbilt pulled off a triple steal in a five-run ninth inning that included six stolen bases as the Commodores ran their way to an 8-6 victory over Florida in the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday. Anthony Gomez singled home the go-ahead run — and then stole second, third and home — ...
Mont. Regents OK new policy for sexual assaults
Leaders of the Montana University System issued new policies Friday for handling claims of sexual assault, the latest development in a controversy that has led to a federal investigation into whether a college botched its response to rape reports made by female students. The U.S. Justice Department earlier this month ...
Man pleads guilty in basketball betting ring
A California man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he was part of a betting ring involving the University of San Diego's basketball team. Richard Thweni of El Cajon (kuh-HOHN') pleaded guilty Thursday in San Diego to conspiracy to commit sports bribery, conduct an illegal gambling business and distribute ...
Paterno earned $13.4 million pension at Penn State
Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year coaching career at Penn State. Paterno's family said Tuesday through a spokesman that Paterno's widow, Sue, would receive an initial payment of $10.1 million by the end of May, with the rest to be paid out over the ...
Former WVU football coach Bill Stewart dead at 59
Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart, who was hailed as Rich Rodriguez's successor but wound up leaving the school in a messy split, died Monday of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. He was 59. Stewart's family notified the university and said Stewart had been ...
WVU: Ex-football coach Bill Stewart dies
Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart has died of what the athletic department says was an apparent heart attack. A statement issued by West Virginia spokesman Michael Fragale says Stewart's family notified the university on Monday. Fragale had no further details. Stewart resigned last summer and was replaced by ...
Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play
The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff. In fact, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive ...
Big Ten network cuts academics, citing low ratings
The Big Ten cable network has been an unchallenged success promoting conference sports to a national audience and making money for its members. The academic programming its leaders had promised hasn't panned out. When the Big Ten Network launched in 2007, officials said it would promote the scholarly work done ...
Old Dominion leaving CAA for Conference USA
It only took football three years to become king at Old Dominion. Inspired by a program that has been wildly successful on the field and among Monarchs supporters, Old Dominion announced Thursday that it is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for Conference USA, which will elevate the football program to ...
NCAA transfer restrictions won't be easily lifted
The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches. The issue came to the forefront in men's basketball over the winter when 7-foot center Todd O'Brien went public with St. Joseph ...
SMU fires athletic director Steve Orsini
SMU athletic director Steve Orsini was fired Thursday, just four weeks after he and the Mustangs hired Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown. The move was announced by SMU President R. Gerald Turner in a news release, and was effective immediately. "After several discussions over the last few weeks, ...
Delany: National title game likely to be bid on
How about a national championship game in Detroit? Or Minneapolis? What about Boston or New York? With college football headed toward a playoff, Big Ten administrators this week came out in favor of staging those games in bowls, a step that would keep the conference's longstanding ties to the Rose ...
Ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife: Life is ruined
The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious stories about her and about claims that her husband molested ball boys. Laurie Fine held a news conference Wednesday and threatened to file a libel lawsuit in federal ...
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