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SEC's Mike Slive hints stipend issue could force new division
Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive still believes conferences should continue to work hand-in-hand with the NCAA, but warned that alternatives may need to be considered as well. Speaking in front of the Associated Press Sports Editors in...
Tags: College Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Big Ten Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, College Sports
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Change needed at the top for both Rutgers and NCAA
Once upon a time — actually this week — in a land not too far away, two kings stood defiant as adversity swirled around them. Both held court in front of hordes of media members, who came armed with only questions and were seeking nothing...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Miami, Joe Williams, Social Media
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From Rutgers to Auburn, it sure seems like we're addicted to college sports scandal
Let's fantasize. (No, wait! That's not what I meant. There will be no mention of Katee Sackhoff in her "Starbuck" combat outfit anywhere in this column — uh, other than just now. We're talking fantasy for the sports nerd in most of us.) We...Tags: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Tiger Woods, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, Arizona Wildcats
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NCAA president "confident" in sanctions against Penn State
Nittany LinesNCAA President Mark Emmert said in a radio interview Monday that he remains confident in the Executive Committe's decision to sanction Penn State, adding that those penalties will hold unless "a whole new set of facts" emerges. (Photo courtesy Getty...... -
Emmert, Shalala fight over whom Shapiro fooled more
For 45 finger-wagging pages, the University of Miami's best lawyers criticized, condemned and posed in perfectly nuanced ways a question that fit NCAA President Mark Emmert with a clown nose: Why was Nevin Shapiro given such credibility? It's a...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Basketball, Randy Shannon
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Pa. state senator chastises NCAA's "delusional understanding" of law
Nittany LinesState Sen. Jake Corman (R-34th District) challenged the NCAA's lawsuit against Pennsylvania this week, along with the NCAA itself. Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday signed Corman's bill to keep the NCAA's $60 million fine in Pennsylvania. The NCAA immediately... -
'President Emmert continues to disappoint,' Charlie Dent says
Nittany LinesThe NCAA and state of Pennsylvania continued their squabbles on several fronts Wednesday. In addition to the NCAA's lawsuit against the state (read about that here), two Pennsylvania Congressmen said NCAA President Mark Emmert is "stonewalling" their... -
Scandals overshadow joy as NCAA prepares to celebrate Final Four
The NCAA tournament, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is desperately hoping to get to this weekend’s Final Four before another scandal breaks. The odds right now in Las Vegas, where the Pac-12 Conference recently held its postseason...Tags: USA Today, CBS Corp., Culture, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball
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Kevin Ware of Louisville tweets he'll 'be back by next season'
Kevin Ware was a busy guy on Monday. After having surgery on his broken right leg the night before, the Louisville guard spent part of the day up and about on crutches at the advice of his doctors. He entertained numerous visitors, including Coach...Tags: Kobe Bryant, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Twitter, Inc., Carmelo Anthony, National Basketball Association
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Perhaps Big East refugees should seek corporate sponsor for new name
What's in a name? For the schools of the Catholic 7 — Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette and DePaul — it's everything. With no maiden name to fall back on, the Catholic 7 members were forced to do the next...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Cincinnati Bearcats, College Baseball, NBC (tv network), Memphis Tigers
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Bill O'Brien says perseverance key to Penn State's success
Bill O'Brien remembers the moment clearly. It was July 23, 2012 — five months after he was hired — and the 43-year-old O'Brien was sitting in his office watching the television. There on the screen was NCAA president Mark Emmert, somber...Tags: College Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Heisman Trophy, New England Patriots, Penn State Nittany Lions
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NCAA sees bumps in the road, but schools pay for the damage
Come to find out, the creators of the dreaded "lack of institutional control" have been throwing stones from inside their own glass house. The NCAA, short for the National Collegiate Athletic Assn., is now in the kind of damage-control mode that it so...
Tags: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, USC Trojans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Pennsylvania State University, Values
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