Big 12, SEC announce New Year’s Day bowl

May 19, 2012 - 3:29am

The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences announced a deal Friday that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.

NCAA examining transfer restrictions

By Eric Olson | May 18, 2012 - 3:30am

The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches.

Swofford: FSU not discussed

By Joedy Mccreary | May 17, 2012 - 3:30am

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford said Wednesday that the possibility of Florida State leaving the league was not brought up “in any formal way” during this week’s meetings.

Pitt files lawsuit against Big East

By Will Graves | May 13, 2012 - 3:20am

PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh is going to court in hopes of expediting its exit from the Big East.

Johnson takes lead at TPC

By Doug Ferguson | May 12, 2012 - 3:20am

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship still lacks some definition going into the weekend.

Heels enrolled in suspect classes

May 9, 2012 - 3:20am

CHAPEL HILL — Football players at North Carolina made up more than a third of enrollments in suspect classes within a department the school investigated for academic fraud.

C-USA adds five schools

By STEVE REED | May 5, 2012 - 3:20am

Conference USA announced Friday that it is adding five new schools in 2013.

C-USA set to add five schools

By Stephen Hawkins | May 4, 2012 - 3:27am

DALLAS — Conference USA is restocking its league and is about to add more schools than it is losing to the Big East.

Playoff on the horizon

By Ralph D. Russo | April 27, 2012 - 3:35am

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — College football is on the verge of finally having a playoff, its own version of the final four.

Bulldogs edge out rival Lancers

By Jordan Anders | April 26, 2012 - 3:30am

WINTERVILLE — On the scoreboard, the Pitt Community College baseball team came away with another victory Wednesday night.

BCS executive: ‘status quo is off the table’

By Ralph D. Russo | April 26, 2012 - 3:20am

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — When Bowl Championship Series officials leave the beachside hotel in which they’ve gathered to hammer out the future of college football’s postseason, they want to have the choices whittled down to two or three.

Hokies fire Greenberg

By Hank Kurz Jr. | April 24, 2012 - 3:20am

Seth Greenberg was fired as the men’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech on Monday, a decision athletic director Jim Weaver said he and basketball administrator Tom Gabbard arrived at last week as they assessed the state of the program.

SMU formally introduces Brown

By NOMAAN MERCHANT | April 24, 2012 - 3:20am

DALLAS — Larry Brown was introduced Monday as the next basketball coach at SMU, taking his first college coaching job in nearly a quarter century.

Bulldogs stinging from losses

By Nathan Summers | April 22, 2012 - 3:25am

WINTERVILLE — The Stingers left a mark on the Pitt Community College baseball team on Saturday afternoon.

ACC publicly reprimands UNC

April 21, 2012 - 3:20am

GREENSBORO — The Atlantic Coast Conference’s infractions and penalties committee has issued a public reprimand to North Carolina.

Summitt stepping down

By Teresa M. Walker | April 19, 2012 - 3:20am

Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, is stepping down from her position with the Tennessee Lady Vols, less than eight months after revealing she had early onset dementia.

Leslie returning to State

April 19, 2012 - 3:20am

RALEIGH — C.J. Leslie is returning to North Carolina State for his junior season, a decision that will make the Wolfpack one of the favorites in the Atlantic Coast Conference next year.

Branch receives national honor

April 13, 2012 - 3:30am

WINTERVILLE — Pitt Community College softball outfielder Dana Branch was named the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division I Player of the Week on Wednesday.

UK, the team to beat, could not be beaten

By John Marshall | April 4, 2012 - 3:20am

NEW ORLEANS — The running joke all season was that Kentucky was good enough to beat some NBA teams. Say, maybe the Toronto Raptors.Farfetched?

Top ’Cats: Kentucky wins title

April 3, 2012 - 12:06am

NEW ORLEANS — No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol’ Kentucky home will long remember this championship season.

Storied programs battle tonight

By Eddie Pells | April 2, 2012 - 3:30am

NEW ORLEANS — Jayhawks or Wildcats: Take your pick. Either can make a case for this being “their” year.

Notre Dame, Baylor to meet for women’s title

April 2, 2012 - 3:25am

DENVER — Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting.

Kentucky, Kansas reach final

April 1, 2012 - 3:25am

NEW ORLEANS — Kentucky owns the Bluegrass State.

Big comeback leads Kansas to 64-62 win over Ohio St

By Eddie Pells | March 31, 2012 - 11:34pm

NEW ORLEANS — Same story, new night for Kansas.

Kentucky off to title game, beats Louisville 69-61

By Nancy Armour | March 31, 2012 - 8:33pm

NEW ORLEANS — Bragging rights in the Bluegrass State are mighty nice. Kentucky has its sights set higher. Much higher.