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George Washington University to drop Colonials moniker
WASHINGTON — George Washington University is dropping its Colonials moniker because “it can no longer serve its purpose as a name that unifies,” the school announced Wednesday. GW will keep using Colonials until a new name is introduced. That is expected by the 2023-24 academic year. “A moniker must unify...
AAC deal lets UCF, Cincinnati, Houston join Big 12 in ’23
The American Athletic Conference announced an agreement Friday with Cincinnati, Houston and UCF that paves the way for the schools to join the Big 12 in 2023. The three schools announced in September they had accepted invitations to join the Big 12, which moved quickly to a rebuild its membership...
Idaho State assistant football coach charged with 2017 Arizona murderVideo
POCATELLO, Idaho — Idaho State assistant football coach DaVonte’ Neal was arrested on suspicion of killing a man in Arizona, and the school intends to terminate his contract. Neal was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of drive-by-shooting and one count of discharging a firearm at a...
Dog days: Coach K enjoying family, ‘at peace’ with coaching retirementVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall of Fame coaching career at Duke. The 75-year-old has spent time with family, travel and a new puppy in the two months since his coaching retirement. The magnitude of that change hit home during his...
Sugar Bowl moved to Dec. 31 to avoid conflict with NFL game
The Sugar Bowl has been moved off its usual primetime spot to noon Dec. 31 to avoid a conflict with a Monday night NFL game. The bowl schedule for the upcoming season was released Thursday. The games begin on Dec. 16 with the Bahamas Bowl and The Cure Bowl in...
Raise makes Ohio State’s Day one of highest-paid coaches
Ohio State is hiking Ryan Day’s annual salary to $9.5 million as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation’s highest-paid college football coaches. Day’s raise makes him the latest coach to crack $9 million per year, making him one of the highest-paid coaches along...
ACC mulling division-free football scheduling model by 2023
The Atlantic Coast Conference is mulling a change to its football scheduling model that could include the elimination of divisions by 2023. Discussions are taking place among league schools during the ACC’s annual spring meetings in Amelia Island, Fla. Commissioner Jim Phillips told reporters there Wednesday that the league also...
Alabama coach Nick Saban denies tampering with Louisville wide receiver transferVideo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban denies anybody from his program had contact with receiver Tyler Harrell before the former Louisville player entered the transfer portal, which would have violated NCAA rules. Saban responded to a suggestion from Louisville coach Scott Satterfield that Alabama tampered with Harrell, who since...
NCAA clarifies compensation rules, sends warning to schools, boostersVideo
Eleven months after the NCAA lifted most of its restrictions against athletes cashing in on their fame, college sports leaders are trying to send a warning to schools and boosters it believes have crossed a line: There still are rules here and they will be enforced. But following last year’s...
Former NBA, Michigan State star Adreian Payne shot, killed
ORLANDO, Fla. — Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced...
Nebraska football coach Scott Frost to sit out 5 days in ’22 season for violationVideo
Scott Frost will be barred from coaching for five consecutive days this season as part of Nebraska’s negotiated settlement with the NCAA for allowing an unauthorized staff member to do hands-on special teams coaching two years ago. The NCAA contacted Nebraska after a media report on the January 2021 resignation...
James Madison cancels rest of softball season after player’s suicide
HARRISONBURG, Va. — James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the suicide of one of its star players last week. Lauren Bernett, a sophomore catcher and cleanup hitter for the Dukes, died April 25 following a stellar weekend series against...
Police: Paint in Kansas college team’s water; 2 juveniles suspected
LINDSBORG, Kan. — Lindsborg police announced Thursday that two boys are suspected of being involved in the contamination of a water cooler used by the Kansas Wesleyan baseball team during a doubleheader at Bethany College last weekend. Both schools contacted police to file a report about a foreign substance found...
Sheriff: JMU softball star Lauren Bernett’s death an apparent suicide
HARRISONBURG, Va. — The death of a James Madison softball star has been classified as an apparent suicide, but Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Wednesday that an investigation into the death is continuing. School president Jonathan Alger and athletic director Jeff Bourne announced the death of 20-year-old Lauren Bernett,...
Big 12 players to watch in 2022Video
Some Big 12 Conference players to watch next season: Baylor: Redshirt sophomore Lorando Johnson, a former four-star recruit known as “Snaxx,” is expected to take over the hybrid linebacker-defensive back spot in the Bears defense. Jalen Pitre was the Big 12 defensive player of the year in that role last...
WVU among Big 12 teams with new QBs or coachesVideo
There are three new coaches in the Big 12, and there will be a few new starting quarterbacks when the season kicks off in September. Only Oklahoma has both. More than 75,000 fans showed up over the weekend for Oklahoma’s spring game, less than five months after the sudden departures...
Coach retirements, NIL create new college basketball world
It wasn’t hard to spot Roy Williams during his first year of retirement. He visited arenas across the country for games, including every step of North Carolina’s wild ride to the NCAA championship game against Kansas, a matchup of two programs he once coached. But he was cheering from ticketed...
14 players in ACC ready to break out in 2022Video
A look at ACC players this spring who are poised to have standout seasons this fall: Atlantic Division BOSTON COLLEGE: TE George Takacs is a transfer from Notre Dame who started five games last season, serving largely as a blocker. But at 6-foot-6, 247 pounds, Takacs could be a top...
ACC spring wrap: Conference champion Pitt, Wake Forest look to keep ACC momentumVideo
The ACC changed significantly last season with Pitt winning the league title, Wake Forest taking the Atlantic Division and conference powerhouse Clemson largely out of the mix by mid-October. Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi and Demon Deacons coach Dave Clawson believe their teams worked hard this spring to stay on top....
Coordinator changes spice up spring practices at Big Ten schoolsVideo
MADISON, Wis. — During an offseason in which more than one out of every five Football Bowl Subdivision programs changed head coaches, the Big Ten was the lone conference that didn’t see a single move. But that doesn’t mean the league stood pat. While all 14 Big Ten members returned...
Duke’s Paolo Banchero declares for NBA DraftVideo
Duke’s Paolo Banchero is leaping to the NBA after one season as a candidate to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound freshman announced his decision in a social media video Wednesday, with the school saying he planned to hire an agent. “It has always been a...
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe to return for senior seasonVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe will return for his senior year with the Wildcats after a breakout season in which he swept national player of the year awards. The 6-foot-9 Tshiebwe announced his decision Wednesday on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “I’ll be here next year for Kentucky,” he said. The...
Duke big man Mark Williams entering NBA DraftVideo
Big man Mark Williams is the first of Duke’s multiple NBA prospects to say he’s leaving to enter the draft. The 7-foot-1, 242-pound sophomore announced his decision in a social media video Monday evening. “Playing in the NBA has always been a dream of mine, just like how (attending) Duke...
North Carolina’s Hubert Davis uses experience Final Four coaching giants lackVideo
NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina’s Hubert Davis doesn’t have the long history of sideline success as the rest of the coaches at this week’s Final Four. He’s not worried about being the new coach on the block, either. That’s because the former UNC player has something Hall of Famers Mike...
Tackle prospect Evan Neal takes center stage at Alabama’s pro dayVideo
Evan Neal was the big man at Alabama’s pro day, and not just because of his towering physical presence. The Crimson Tide’s 6-foot-7, 337-pound left tackle was easily the highest-rated prospect going through pro day Wednesday before representatives of all 32 NFL teams. It didn’t matter that he was just...
