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College Football: Spurrier wisecracking his way through SEC Media Days
Sports | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:21 PM |
By John Zenor
Associated Press
HOOVER, Ala. — Steve Spurrier was back in his old SEC media days form, cracking wise, raving about his team’s offensive playmakers and still managing a folksy dose of poormouthing, too.
He said “in all likelihood”, ...Read More
College Football: Hard to believe it's been 20 years
Sports | Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:43 PM |
Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Desmond Howard shook his head and smiled. It’s been 20 years since he won the Heisman Trophy at Michigan as an electrifying pass catcher and kick returner.
To him it just doesn’t seem possible it happened so lo ...Read More
College Football Notebook
Sports | Friday, July 15, 2011 10:58 PM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was told by the school that he did a poor job of self-reporting NCAA violations years before he failed to tell his bosses that players were s ...Read More
College Football Notebook
Sports | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:04 PM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
DURHAM— Attorneys for a former North Carolina football player ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA will appear in court today as he tries to return to the team.
Defensive end Michael McAdoo ...Read More
College Football Notebook
Sports | Friday, July 08, 2011 11:01 PM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA said Friday it has accepted West Virginia’s self-imposed sanctions that include two years’ probation for major rules violations under former coaches Rich Rodriguez a ...Read More
College Football: Ohio State vacates 2010 wins
Sports | Friday, July 08, 2011 10:58 PM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s 2010 Big Ten championship, its 12-1 season, its victories over rival Michigan and in the Sugar Bowl — all gone. Coach Jim Tressel is out and so is star quarterback T ...Read More
College Football: NCAA to fight McAdoo's lawsuit
Sports | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 7:48 PM |
Associated Press
RALEIGH — The NCAA will defend the process for determining penalties for academic misconduct after a former North Carolina football player filed a lawsuit against the organization and the school.
NCAA spokesman Christopher Radfor ...Read More
College Football: Former player sues UNC, NCAA
Sports | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 9:45 PM |
By Aaron Beard
Associated Press
RALEIGH — A former North Carolina football player has filed a lawsuit against the school and the NCAA, seeking reinstatement after being declared permanently ineligible for academic misconduct.
Defensive end Micha ...Read More
Pro Basketball: Former Duke star Scheyer headed to Israel
Sports | Monday, July 04, 2011 8:35 PM |
Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel — Former Duke basketball star Jon Scheyer joined Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday, saying his college experience prepared him well for coping with high expectations.
Because he is Jewish, Scheyer is ...Read More
College Football: Don't blame Wilson for fleeing to Wisconsin
Sports | Sunday, July 03, 2011 10:08 PM |
By Caulton Tudor
Raleigh News and Observer
MADISON, Wisc. — Wisconsin didn’t just get a quarterback on Monday. With Russell Wilson, the Badgers got a Heisman Trophy candidate.
N.C. State, on the other hand, got what coach Tom O’Brie ...Read More
College Football: Nebraska officially in Big Ten
Sports | Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:31 PM |
Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska has officially tied the knot with the Big Ten and, unlike its marriage of convenience with the Big 12, both parties enter this one believing they’re a perfect match.
Nebraska, which became an active Big T ...Read More
ACC Football: Davis keeps UNC job despite mistakes
Sports | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 10:57 PM |
By Caulton Tudor
Raleigh News & Observer
CHAPEL HILL — While issues with the NCAA remain, it is likely that North Carolina football coach Butch Davis will be tasked with leading the program as UNC emerges from this marathon investigation.
In the ...Read More
College World Series: Vanderbilt 5, UNC 1
Sports | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:30 PM |
By Eric Olson
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Now comes the really hard part for Vanderbilt.
The Commodores extended their first appearance at the College World Series with a 5-1 victory over North Carolina on Wednesday night.
Their reward is an ...Read More
College Basketball: Staging hoops game on flat top a big task
Sports | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:59 PM |
By Bernie Wilson
Associated Press
CORONADO, Calif. — Staging the first NCAA college basketball game on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is going to be a task as big as the USS Carl Vinson itself.
Just less than five months before North Ca ...Read More
College Basketball: UNC poised for title run
Sports | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 11:02 PM |
Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams knows what teams have the potential to win an NCAA title.
Williams has seen it on North Carolina’s 2005 and 2009 teams that became NCAA champions and the 1984 UNC ...Read More
College Football: Pryor is worth the gamble
Sports | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 9:30 PM |
By Ron Cook
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A few players came out of the NFL supplemental draft since it began in 1977 and went on to have strong pro careers. Quarterback Bernie Kosar. Wide receiver Cris Carter. Nose tackle Jamal Williams.
Terrelle Pry ...Read More
UNC gets notice of allegations
Sports | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:59 AM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
North Carolina has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA outlining violations in the football program.
Team spokesman Kevin Best confirmed that the school had received the notice and th ...Read More
College World Series: North Carolina 3, Texas 0
Sports | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:39 AM |
By Eric Olson
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb.— The games keep getting bigger for North Carolina, and Kent Emanuel keeps getting better.
The freshman left-hander pitched the first complete-game shutout at the College World Series in five years in a ...Read More
Major Leagues: McKeon, 80, takes over Marlins
Sports | Monday, June 20, 2011 11:21 PM |
Associated Press
MIAMI — New Florida Marlins interim manager Jack McKeon sat listening as team president David Samson offered a spirited defense of the decision to give the job to an octogenarian.
Samson said the 80-year-old McKeon, who lives in ...Read More
College Football Notebook
Sports | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:19 PM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
CLEVELAND — Sharks, including a big blue one up north, are circling the troubled waters around Ohio State's maimed and maligned football program.
As the school anxiously awaits potential NCAA sa ...Read More
College Football: Pryor apoligizes, but doesn't say why
Sports | Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:24 PM |
By Tim Reynolds
Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Terrelle Pryor ended his silence Tuesday — for exactly 97 seconds.
Speaking out, albeit briefly, for the first time since his college career at Ohio State ended embroiled in scandal, Pryor app ...Read More
College Baseball Roundup
Sports | Sunday, June 12, 2011 10:55 PM |
Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jordan Leyland's two-run double to center with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning gave UC Irvine the lead and the Anteaters beat top-seeded Virginia 6-4 on Sunday to force a third game in the Charlot ...Read More
College Football: Take the money adn vacate BCS title
Sports | Sunday, June 12, 2011 2:00 PM |
By Ray McNulty
Associated Press
Since the sainted men serving on the Bowl Championship Series’ Presidential Oversight Committee are so concerned with doing what’s right, I’ve got only one question: When do they give back the money?
For the ticke ...Read More
NCAA Baseball: UNC 7, Stanford 5: Tar Heels headed for CWS
Sports | Sunday, June 12, 2011 12:05 AM |
By Aaron Beard
Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL —To listen to Mike Fox, his North Carolina players have been a confident bunch that didn’t let many things bother them all season.
The Tar Heels had plenty of chances to prove their coach right ...Read More
NCAA Baseball Roundup
Sports | Sunday, June 12, 2011 12:02 AM |
Associated Press
The NCAA baseball roundup ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The No. 2 overall pick in this week’s major league draft looked nothing like a two-time ACC pitcher of the year.
It didn’t matter because Danny Hultzen got plenty of help fro ...Read More
College Football Notebook
Sports | Friday, June 10, 2011 10:10 PM |
Associated Press
The college football notebook ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dana Holgorsen has been introduced as West Virginia’s head football coach hours after Bill Stewart resigned.
Athletic director Oliver Luck didn’t address specific reasons for ...Read More
Baseball Draft: Linza taken by White Sox
Sports | Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:57 AM |
By Mike London
mlondon@salisburypost.com
SALISBURY — One of the many messages on Keegan Linza’s phone on Wednesday afternoon came from Casey Rasmus, his catcher at Liberty.
“He texted he’d just been picked in the draft,” ...Read More
NCAA Baseball Roundup
Sports | Saturday, June 04, 2011 11:37 PM |
Associated Press
The NCAA Baseball roundup ...
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina pitcher Patrick Johnson isn't giving up many hits. The Tar Heels aren't allowing any runs.
Johnson scattered three hits over eight innings to lead the Tar Heels to their ...Read More
College Baseball: Steedley a leader for 49ers
Sports | Friday, June 03, 2011 1:50 AM |
By Mike London
mlondon@salisburypost.com
CHARLOTTE — Always a challenge, the NCAA baseball tournament turned into an epic adventure for the Charlotte 49ers as they watched the selection show unfold on Monday afternoon.
Champions of the Atlantic ...Read More
College Football: Garcia back on South Carolina campus
Sports | Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:12 AM |
Associated Press
DESTIN, Fla. — Suspended South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia is back on campus and working out with teammates.
He’s on a very short leash, though. Coach Steve Spurrier said Wednesday that Garcia has no margin for error.
“O ...Read More
College Football: Ohio State QB has license suspended
Sports | Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:11 AM |
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NCAA is interested in Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s cars. The state of Ohio says he shouldn’t be driving one.
Pryor was seen driving a sports car to a team meeting on Monday hours after coach Jim T ...Read More
College Football: Tressel's fall a warning to other coaches
Sports | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:55 PM |
By Ralph D. Russo
Associated Press
In a profession that provides little in the way of job security, Jim Tressel was about as comfortable as a college football coach could get.
The man in the sweater vest won 83 percent of his games in 10 seasons with ...Read More
College Football: East Spencer native Torbush has cancer
Sports | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:53 PM |
Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Carl Torbush, defensive coordinator at Kansas and former head coach at Louisiana Tech and North Carolina, is retiring after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The school said Tuesday that Torbush, who also s ...Read More
College Track: Former West QB Aycoth now throwing javelin
Sports | Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:39 PM |
Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. When Bryan Aycoth used to play football in the fall at West Rowan, he was a quarterback who was named Rowan County Offensive Player of the Year.
When Aycoth suits up for Livingstone College in the fall ...Read More
College Basketball Notebook
Sports | Thursday, May 26, 2011 8:58 PM |
Associated Press
The college basketball notebook ...
RALEIGH — Former North Carolina State point guard Ryan Harrow says he’s transferring to Kentucky.
Harrow announced his decision on Twitter, saying “I am a Kentucky Wildcat!”
His departure fro ...Read More
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