A newspaper reports that Ohio State football players are alleged to have improperly traded dozens of items to the owner of a tattoo parlor, receiving tattoos, $14,000, and in one case a sport-utility vehicle. The report by the says it obtained a letter Thursday that was sent from the U.S. Department of Justice to Ohio [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2011 by admin
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Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany says had he known then what he knows now he might not have defended the five Ohio State players who were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl. With Delany, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and athletic director Gene Smith asking for leniency from the NCAA, the five players were [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2011 by admin
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The attorney who conducted an internal investigation into the campaign contributions scandal at the Fiesta Bowl said Wednesday the committee that operates the game is closely following his recommendations to change its operations. “I cant think of one of those recommendations that the bowl didnt implement – and it was eight pages, single spaced,” said [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2011 by admin
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BYU is guaranteed to end its fir as long as the Cougars are bowl eligible. The Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday extended BYU a provisional invitation to its Dec. 30 game against a Conference USA opponent. BYU is playing an independent schedule for the first time this year after leaving the Mountain West Conference. T [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2011 by admin
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Illinois senior running back Jason Ford has been arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license. University of Illinois Police Lt. Roy Acree said Tuesday that Ford was arrested Sunday morning. Thats when police discovered a warrant in nearby McLean County for failure to appear in court to answer the July 2010 charge. Ford [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2011 by admin
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Many Division I schools are distorting the number of students participating in sports so they can comply with Title IX, the reported Tuesday. Among the tactics is to pad rosters of womens teams with unqualified players or even men. The newspaper found schools counted athletes who no longer wanted to compete or never played for [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2011 by admin
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Nine of the 11 members of an NCAA panel that will help decide the Fiesta Bowls fate attended a bowl-sponsored retreat that included free meals, resort rooms and golf outings. The nine names all showed up on a 2008 “Fiesta Frolic” attendee list made public after Playoff PAC obtained it via a public records request. [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2011 by admin
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The is reporting many Division I schools are distorting their athletic participation numbers so they can remain compliant with Title IX. The newspaper analyzed public records from more than 20 colleges and universities and federal participation statistics from all 345 institutions at the NCAAs highest level. It found some schools were padding the rosters of [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2011 by admin
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The sister of LSU head football coach Les Miles has died in a car accident near Baton Rouge. Addis Assistant Police Chief David Jones said 54-year-old Ann Hope Browne, of Zachary, was attempting to merge onto Louisiana Highway 1 on Friday when her car was struck in the drivers side by a pickup truck. West [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2011 by admin
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The Indiana Hoosiers have suspended running back Darius Willis for one game this fall for conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Kevin Wilson announced the discipline in a one-paragraph statement Saturday. The school says it will have no additional comment about the suspension. Willis rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns last season as a [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2011 by admin
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