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NCAA Investigating Oregon’s Payment To Recruiting Service
SI.com, Andy StaplesThe University of Oregon paid $25,000 to a Texas man connected to at least two current Ducks players, according to state of Oregon records posted on the state’s Web site.Oregon contends the payment to Houston-based Will Lyle...
Mich. H.S. Hoops Player Dies After Making Game-Winning Shot
Associated PressFENNVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan high school’s star basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making a game-winning layup in overtime to cap his team’s perfect season.Wes Leonard of Fennville Hi...
Fan Takes Out Ad Against Arkansas Coach Pelphrey
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- John Pelphrey admitted he knew about the critical newspaper ad before his news conference Thursday.The Arkansas basketball coach then spent much of his time defending his program and saying he won't let himself be distracted fr...
Mich. H.S. Hoops Player Dies After Making Game-Winning Shot
FENNVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan high school's star basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making a game-winning layup in overtime to cap his team's perfect season.Wes Leonard of Fennville High died Thursday night, Ho...
Myhre Becomes 3rd Minn. H.S. Girls Coach To Win 600
Barnum's Randy Myhre became only the third girls basketball coach in Minnesota to record 600 wins as the Bombers (24-3) cruised past Onamia 76-20 in their Section 5A opening-round game Thursday night in Barnum.Jessica Newman and Katie Myhre led the B...
Schools React To Inquiry Into Student-Athlete Arrests
The Sporting NewsA Sports Illustrated and CBS News study of college football players with criminal pasts prompted strong reactions Wednesday from schools portrayed in a poor light by the investigative piece.Iowa athletic director Gary Barta confirmed...
UConn Takes $1.6 Million Loss By Playing In Fiesta Bowl
Hartford Courant, Desmond ConnerPlaying on New Year’s Day on national TV in a major bowl game, long the goal of any big-time football program, sounds like a moneymaker. But with the exposure and prestige comes the harsh reality of the bowl cult...
Roommate Charged In Stabbing Death Of MTSU Basketball Player
Police have charged a roommate in the fatal stabbing of Middle Tennessee State University women's basketball player Tina Stewart. Stewart, a 21-year-old junior guard from Memphis, Tenn., died at Middle Tennessee Medical Center on Wednesday night afte...





