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October 11, 2011

Crean Wants Knight On Indiana Campus For 25th Anniversary of 1987 Title Team

For Indiana, the upcoming basketball year signifies something special: the 25th anniversary of the '87 title team. It's the squad that won a championship in one of the most dramatic ways in the sport's history, thanks to Keith Smart's floating 17-foo...

October 11, 2011

Izzo Family Donates $1 Million To Michigan State Athletic Department

George Blaha wasn't surprised to learn today that the Izzo family has given a $1-million gift to Michigan State athletics, with most of it earmarked for football."That's an awesome thing for Tom and Lupe to do, said Blaha, the play-to-play announce...

October 10, 2011

Vandals Use Manure, Spray Paint To Deface Texas A&M Buses

HuffingtonPost.comhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/texas-am-buses-vandalized_n_1003063.htmlLUBBOCK, Texas — Texas A&M’s team buses were vandalized before the Aggies played Texas Tech, with drivers finding manure inside and out...

October 10, 2011

Boston College Worked To Keep UConn Out Of ACC

USA Today, Nicole Auerbachhttp://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2011/10/boston-college-athletic-director-gene-defilippo-espn/1When Syracuse and Pitt announced that they were leaving the Big East and for the Atlantic Coast Confere...

October 7, 2011

N.C. High Schools Ponder Football Endowment Games Due To New Rule

Gaston Gazette (N.C.), Phillip Gardnerhttp://www.gastongazette.com/sports/football-61556-rule-four.htmlPut yourself in the shoes of a football coach or athletic director for a moment. It’s August, and the deadline is approaching to declare your...

October 7, 2011

Calipari, Derrick Rose Settle Suit With Memphis Fans For $100K

ESPN.com, Eamonn Brennanhttp://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/36412/john-caliparis-strange-memphis-settlementHere’s your wacky story of the day, from Kyle Veazey at the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. It goes a little something l...

October 7, 2011

3-Time Athletic Director Of The Year Resigns Amid Allegations

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, D. Aileen Doddhttp://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/embattled-athletic-director-resigns-1195893.htmlJeff Holloway, a three-time athletic director of the year, resigned from Fulton County Schools amid allegations that he m...

October 7, 2011

Iowa State’s Fennelly To Undergo Treatment For Throat Lesion

ISU women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly will undergo treatment for a cancerous lesion on his vocal cords, the team announced Thursday evening.Fennelly, 54, will undergo radiation treatment for five weeks, starting later this month. The statement s...