Tag: College sports
Commissioners dig into CFP expansion plan, now seek feedback
ROSEMONT, Ill. — College Football Playoff expansion took another step forward as the full group of commissioners who manage the postseason system spent about...
Cavs, Wolfpack latest ACC hopefuls at rare baseball title
North Carolina State and Virginia both emerged from big early season holes to make unexpected College World Series pushes. Now they’re the latest Atlantic...
Razorbacks’ Kopps wins Howser Trophy as top college player
OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas' Kevin Kopps won the Dick Howser Trophy as the top player in college baseball Friday, making him the first relief...
Man charged with killing security officer at basketball game
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans man has been charged with killing an off-duty university police officer outside a high school basketball game where...
CWS teams on homer binge will be challenged at Omaha stadium
OMAHA, Neb. — Home runs — lots and lots of them — have defined the NCAA baseball tournament so far.
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Jimmy Kimmel to be title sponsor of inaugural LA Bowl
LOS ANGELES — The LA Bowl has found a big name to be its very first title sponsor: ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
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This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
June 18
1938 — The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Babe Ruth to...
Miami-Auburn set home-and-home football series
AUBURN, Ala. — Miami and Auburn will play a home-and-home series starting in 2029.
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Feds: West Virginia transgender athlete ban violates law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports,...
UConn coach says refusal to violate protocols led to ouster
A former strength coach for UConn's men's basketball team has sued the school, claiming his contract wasn't renewed after he refused demands from coach...