The Fiesta Bowl ejected its chief executive amid corruption allegations and now faces a new challenge: convincing the BCS to let it stay in the lucrative bowl system used to crown a national champion. If Fiesta Bowl officials cant, BCS executive director Bill Hancock says the organization has no problem booting them. The Fiesta Bowl [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2011 by admin
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Notre Dame will play a home football game at night for the first time in 21 years when the Irish host Southern California on Oct. 22. The game will mark the first night game at Notre Dame Stadium since the Irish beat Michigan 28-24 in 1990. Notre Dame will also raise prices for single-game tickets [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2011 by admin
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A lawsuit alleges former Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis, his wife and a homebuilder violated copyright laws in constructing a house for developmentally disabled adults for a charity started by the couple. Garden Homes by E.L. filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in South Bend on March 18 alleging that Charlie and Maura [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2011 by admin
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The man who fatally stabbed University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard during an on-campus fight in 2009 tearfully apologized to Howards family Friday as he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. John Lomax III, dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit with his hands and feet shackled, sobbed loudly as he told Howards family [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2011 by admin
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha is going to NCAA Division I, leaving more than a few broken hearts in its wake. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to approve the schools move to the Summit League this fall. As part of the move, the school will eliminate its 100-year-old football [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2011 by admin
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A judge dropped all charges Thursday against four college football players who were arrested after a teammate was killed by a police officer outside a bar. The four Pace University students were arrested Oct. 17 in the chaos that followed the shooting of 20-year-old Danroy Henry in Thornwood, N.Y. Last month, a grand jury declined [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2011 by admin
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A University of Iowa investigative committee said Wednesday the school should scrap an intense workout that left 13 football players hospitalized, conceding that whatever triggered their injuries remains a mystery. The five-member panels report clears the players, trainers and coaches of any wrongdoing, saying similar workouts have been done in the past without any injuries. [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2011 by admin
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A University of Iowa investigative committee said Wednesday the school should scrap an intense workout that left 13 football players hospitalized, conceding that whatever triggered their injuries remains a mystery. The five-member panels report clears the players, trainers and coaches of any wrongdoing, saying similar workouts have been done in the past without any injuries. [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2011 by admin
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Miami linebacker Ramon Buchanan is facing felony counts of resisting arrest and battery after allegedly spitting on and attempting to head butt a police officer, as well as three misdemeanor charges following an incident last week. He has been suspended indefinitely by Hurricanes coach Al Golden, and was not on the teams latest depth chart [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2011 by admin
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Clemson linebacker Brandon Maye says he will transfer to Mississippi State to play his final season. A three-year starter at Clemson, Maye says he is transferring to be closer to his home in Mobile, Ala., and also to enroll in Mississippi States sports administration graduate program. Maye is expected to complete his undergraduate degree in [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2011 by admin
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