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NCAA places 15-year show cause against ex-Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon in gambling case
The NCAA handed down a five-year suspension as part of a 15-year show cause order against former Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon on Thursday, effectively banning him from college coaching, after he provided information to a gambler who used it to make illegal wagers against the Crimson Tide. The NCAA...
Big Ten won’t expand conference basketball schedules and plans 15-team tournament for next year
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten plans to stick with a 20-game conference schedule for men’s basketball and an 18-game schedule for women’s basketball when the league expands to 18 teams next year. The league also announced Tuesday that 15 of the 18 members will qualify for the Big Ten...
Penn State women’s basketball holding on to NCAA Tournament hopes as March approaches
When Carolyn Kieger accepted the role of Penn State’s head coach in 2019, it was never her — or anyone’s — expectation to have a winning team immediately. The season prior, in 2018-19, the Lady Lions went 12-18. It was a team entering a rebuild. The questions were, who would...
South Carolina keeps grip on No. 1 in AP women’s poll as top teams stumble; Kansas State up to 2
South Carolina remained the clear No. 1 team in the country and No. 2 Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game. The Gamecocks received all 35 first-place votes Monday in the latest...
Jim Harbaugh pushed for Michigan to hire Sherrone Moore after leaving to lead Chargers
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is giving Sherrone Moore a shot, hoping he can sustain at least some of the success coach Jim Harbaugh had toward the end of his nine-season run with college football’s winningest program. “Jim talked effusively about Sherrone before the season, after the season and in...
2nd wave of college football’s hiring cycle produces some unprecedented movement
After a relatively quiet primary hiring cycle in college football in November and December, the coaching carousel revved up again in January, starting with the sudden retirement of maybe the greatest head coach of all time. Since Nick Saban stepped down at Alabama on Jan. 10, seven major college football...
UConn, Purdue remain atop jumbled AP Top 25; No. 25 New Mexico moves into rankings
The AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. The same two teams remained at the top amid the poll turmoil. Reigning national champion Connecticut stayed No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, receiving 44...
Kansas State jumps to 4th in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina is still No. 1
Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Wildcats, who climbed three spots, were last ranked this high in 2003. They have a key Big 12 Conference showdown Monday night at No....
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer earns 1,202nd victory to tie Mike Krzyzewski’s record
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford’s players formed a postgame circle and Kiki Iriafen offered her celebratory teammates a little perspective on their coach, Tara VanDerveer: “Tara’s been winning since our parents were kids.” Yes, pushing five decades. A head coach since her mid-20s and still doing it now at 70, VanDerveer...
Florida under NCAA investigation a year after a failed NIL deal with QB signee Jaden Rashada
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida is under NCAA investigation a year after a failed name, image and likeness deal worth more than $13 million with former signee Jaden Rashada. The Gators released the NCAA’s notice of inquiry Friday to the Associated Press and the Tampa Bay Times after the newspaper’s lawyers...
Department of Justice, 3 more states, District of Columbia join lawsuit against NCAA transfer rules
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Department of Justice, three more states and the District of Columbia have joined a lawsuit against the NCAA’s transfer eligibility rule. The federal agency signed on to the action, saying in its announcement this week that the NCAA rule on transfers is “an illegal restraint on...
Dwight Clay earned ’15 minutes of fame for 50 years’ with streak-busting basket to beat UCLA
The story of how Dwight Clay ended up making the long journey — geographically and culturally — from Pittsburgh’s Hill District to Notre Dame’s South Bend campus where he impacted college basketball like no one before him starts with Mary Clay, his mom. “Everyone knew Mary Clay,” Dwight Clay said....
Iowa up to No. 2, Colorado to No. 3 behind South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25 after chaotic week
Iowa moved up to No. 2 and Colorado to No. 3 behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose. The Gamecocks (15-0), the last unbeaten team left, routed Missouri in their lone...
UConn hits No. 1 in AP Top 25 after upset-filled week; Gonzaga falls out for first time since 2016
Connecticut has followed last year’s run to the NCAA championship with its first No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in nearly 15 years, while Gonzaga has fallen out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight years. The Huskies moved to the...
Athletic director promises Michigan working on Jim Harbaugh contract as NFL rumors heat up
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel made his way down State Street during Saturday’s championship parade, he fielded the same question over and over again from anxious fans. Everyone wants to know: Will Jim Harbaugh stay, or will he go? Manuel doesn’t have a clear answer....
Top-rated quarterback Cam Ward transferring to Miami
MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes have their quarterback of the future — the very near future — and he’s the one they wanted. Fourth-year junior graduate transfer Cam Ward, the prolific former Washington State and Incarnate Word starter from West Columbia, Texas, announced on Saturday night he is transferring to...
Lights, cameras, Clark: Iowa’s superstar guard gets prime-time spotlight Saturday on Fox
Caitlin Clark has set records on and off the court. The University of Iowa’s superstar guard is on track to do something never accomplished by a women’s basketball player. Appear on all four broadcast networks in the same season. Clark and the third-ranked Hawkeyes host No. 14 Indiana on Saturday...
Reports: Washington’s Kalen DeBoer signs deal to replace Nick Saban at Alabama
Alabama wasted little time in finding Nick Saban’s successor, hiring Kalen DeBoer away from national runner-up Washington. DeBoer signed a deal with Alabama on Friday to replace Saban, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither...
Casey Thompson, former Texas, Nebraska and FAU QB, says he’ll transfer to Oklahoma
Casey Thompson, who has played quarterback at Texas, Nebraska and Florida Atlantic, has announced he will transfer to Oklahoma for the seventh season of an injury-riddled career. Thompson, 25, made the announcement on social media on Thursday night. Thompson’s father is former Oklahoma wishbone Sooners quarterback Charles Thompson. Oklahoma recruited...
Florida State, coach Mike Norvell agree to 8-year deal at more than $10M per year, AP source says
Florida State and coach Mike Norvell have agreed to a new eight-year deal that will pay him more than $10 million per year, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet...
Michigan unanimous No. 1 in final AP Top 25 football poll; Penn State finishes at No. 13
HOUSTON — Michigan was voted a unanimous No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season after the Wolverines beat Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night to win their first national title in 26 years. The Wolverines (15-0) received all...
Houston, the lone unbeaten team in college hoops, jumps Kansas to No. 2 in AP Top 25 behind Purdue
Purdue held its place atop the AP Top 25 on Monday following its win over Illinois in a top-10 showdown, while Houston jumped Kansas into second place as the last unbeaten team in Division I men’s college basketball. The Boilermakers, who beat the No. 9 Illini 83-78 last week, picked...
Alabama linebacker Chris Braswell declares for NFL draft
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama linebacker Chris Braswell is heading into the NFL draft. Braswell joined fellow linebacker Dallas Turner and offensive tackle JC Latham in announcing plans to leave the Crimson Tide for the NFL. He announced his decision in a post Thursday on Instagram. “Throughout my tenure at UA,...
Michael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 victory over Texas and spot in national title game
NEW ORLEANS — The remarkable comeback story of Michael Penix Jr. is a victory away from a perfect ending for Washington. Penix passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Huskies held off Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night to advance to the College Football Playoff...
Freshman QB Avery Johnson leads Kansas State past No. 19 N.C. State in Pop-Tarts Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. — Avery Johnson threw for two touchdowns and ran for one, DJ Giddens rushed for 151 yards and a score and Kansas State beat No. 19 North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday night. Johnson, a freshman making his first start after Will Howard entered the...
