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The Most Controversial Part Of Obama's Off-The-Record Sloan Speech Was Just A Light Criticism Of The NCAA
The off-the-record talk that Barack Obama gave at MIT’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference last Friday didn’t stay under wraps for long. The folks at Reason obtained a recording of the former president’s hour-long speech and published it today, and—surprise—it doesn’t have anything too different from...
Larry Eustachy Resigns From Colorado State
Larry Eustachy has resigned as head coach of men’s basketball at Colorado State, two weeks after he was placed on a paid leave of absence while the university investigated him for violating a zero-tolerance policy of abusive behavior toward players....
Mississippi State Is Ready
For the first time since Pat Summitt stalked the sidelines, an SEC program has run the table throughout the regular-season conference slate, with Mississippi State completing its 16-0 run Sunday evening....
Stan Van Gundy Roasts The NCAA, Calls Out Racism Of The One-And-Done Rule
Detroit’s Stan Van Gundy—one of the smartest and most quotable coaches in the NBA—got asked about the NCAA, and the Friday report about the FBI’s enforcement of recruiting violations, ahead of his Pistons’ game against the Hornets on Sunday. He took the opportunity to go in on the NBA’s free minor l...
Shaq's Son Shareef O'Neal Withdraws Commitment To Arizona In Wake Of Wiretap Revelation
Dominoes are falling at Arizona as a result of the FBI investigation into recruiting violations at NCAA schools: Sean Miller might be out at Arizona—he is for sure not coaching the team tonight against Oregon—and now star recruit Shareef O’Neal is apparently withdrawing his commitment to the school:...
Report: Sean Miller May Be Owed Twice As Much By Arizona If He's Fired With Cause
Ah, now here is a sensible way to write a contract: make sure you include in there some significant monetary incentive for behavior that breaches the terms of the contract....
Report: FBI Wiretaps Caught Sean Miller Discussing $100,000 Payment To Recruit
ESPN reports tonight that FBI wiretaps of conversations between Sean Miller and sports agent runner Christian Dawkins caught the Arizona head coach discussing a $100,000 payment to lock up then-recruit Deandre Ayton, now a star freshman for the Wildcats....
Who Gives A Shit?
Let’s be clear on exactly what’s happening here. Yahoo! Sports is pushing out a press release for the FBI, which is acting as the enforcement arm of the NCAA. That all feels like a bigger scandal than a spreadsheet that shows, among other things, a basketball recruit’s mom receiving “hundreds of dol...
Drexel Sets Division I Record With Incredible 34-Point Comeback Win
Drexel fell behind 5-0 at the start of tonight’s game against Delaware, and for quite a while, it didn’t look like they’d be able to crawl out of that hole. With a few minutes remaining in the first half, they were down by 34, and by the break, they’d only managed to cut that to 27 points. But in th...
Allonzo Trier Declared Ineligible After Another Failed PED Test; Arizona Appeals
Arizona guard Allonzo Trier has been declared ineligible by the NCAA following a second failed drug test, after he missed 19 games last season due to testing positive for PEDs in 2016. The university is appealing the decision. ...
Marshall Football Player Dies From Gunshot Wound At New Year's Party
Marshall defensive tackle Larry Aaron died today, nearly two months after he was shot in the spine at a New Year’s Eve party. He was 19....
South Carolina Coach Sues Missouri AD For Defamation Over Fan Spitting Comments
First reported by WISTV’s Caroline Hecker, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley filed a defamation of character lawsuit against Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk on Thursday....
St. Joe's Must Be Sick Of Getting Owned By Cool Buzzer-Beaters
A mad scramble and a stunning three gave St. Joe’s and George Mason a case of deja vu in their second meeting of the season tonight. Ian Boyd hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating three that put his GMU Patriots over the Hawks....
Michigan's Jordan Poole Is A Badass Freshman Dunk Hound
Michigan Wolverine freshman Jordan Poole has been one of the very pleasant surprises of this Big Ten season, but normally, he does his job with buckets from outside the three-point arc. Against Penn State tonight, however, Poole showed off some tremendous above the rim ability, stuffing home an and-...
NCAA Denies Louisville Appeal And Strips 2013 Title, Bringing Escort Scandal To A Close <em></em>
The NCAA announced on Tuesday that it denied Louisville’s appeal of their initial findings in the escort scandal investigation, meaning the men’s basketball program will lose NCAA recognition of its 2013 national title and have to pay back millions earned in tournament money....
Michigan State Trustee Once Asked To Reveal Names Of Child Sex Abuse Victims In Court<em></em><em></em>
Michigan State trustee and defense attorney Dan Kelly, the man who apologized to victims of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse for only viewing the case through a legal lens, once used victim blaming and another time used victim shaming when defending Michigan public school systems in child sexual abuse ca...
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Report: Two Baylor Football Players Are Connected To Sexual Assault Investigation [Update]
Two redshirt Baylor football team freshmen are under investigation in connection with a sexual assault report involving members of the university’s equestrian team, according to KWTX in Texas....
Reggie Lynch Will Not Appeal University's Sexual Misconduct Findings
Former Minnesota center Reggie Lynch dropped his appeal of two separate university investigations that found him responsible for a pair of sexual misconduct incidents Thursday afternoon, according to the Star Tribune....
College Tennis Player Ducks Handshake After Opponent Seems To Spit In Hand
Texas A&M freshman Patrick Kypson is a talented men’s tennis player—he’s among the top 100 performers in the sport on the sixth-ranked team in the nation. He’s also the goober you see hocking a juicy loogie into his own hand in the above photo. ...
Michael Porter Jr. Still Wants To Play Again For Mizzou
Last November, Michael Porter Jr., Mizzou freshman and one-time favorite to become the top pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, was forced to undergo surgery on his back. He played just two minutes of college ball, and at the time, it seemed that he would miss the rest of the season recovering from the injur...