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All-America Team: ESPN.com's 2009 All-America Team
Mark Ingram and Toby Gerhart, the top two finishers in the Heisman race, lead ESPN.com's All-America team.
BCS Championship: Mack Brown's personal liberation paved way to professional vindication
Mack Brown finally won big when he quit wanting it so badly. The Texas coach realized there was more to life than simply trying to pile up accomplishments so high that even a deceased man could see them.

Oregon Ducks QB Jeremiah Masoli facing charge for burglary
Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January.
Wisconsin Badgers RB John Clay sidelined for spring practices
Wisconsin junior running back John Clay will miss all of spring practice as he recovers from surgery to relieve pain in his ankles.
Executive director: Congress 'has more important things to do' than look into BCS
The head of college football's Bowl Championship Series says Congress "has more important things to do" than look into his group's revenue distribution.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletic director: Conference expansions could end our football independence
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the possible expansion of the Big Ten could create changes in major college football that force the Fighting Irish to give up their football independence.
Texas A&M-Commerce football coach apologizes for supporting players' removal of student newspapers
A Texas college football coach has apologized for applauding his players for removing campus newspapers from their racks because of a story about the program.
Texas Longhorns, Maryland Terrapins get reprieve on recruiting rule
The NCAA has given Texas and Maryland a one-year reprieve from a new rule that limits off-campus football recruiting by a coach designated as the head coach-in-waiting.
Utah Utes quarterback recruit Tyler Shreve says scholarship OK despite expulsion
A high school quarterback in Southern California said he still has a full scholarship offer from Utah despite being expelled after an altercation with his baseball coach.
Michigan Wolverines AD reiterates Rich Rodriguez's job as football coach is safe
Michigan athletic director David Brandon says there's nothing in the NCAA allegations hovering over the football team that has put coach Rich Rodriguez job status in question.
Pinstripe Bowl coming to Yankee Stadium
The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN.
Georgia Bulldogs QB Zach Mettenberger charged with underage drinking
A quarterback competing for the starting job at the University of Georgia has been released on bond after his arrest in south Georgia over the weekend on charges related to underage drinking.
Michigan State Spartans receivers Mark Dell, B.J. Cunningham get probation, community service
Michigan State receivers Mark Dell and B.J. Cunningham were sentenced to 18 months probation and 150 hours of community service Monday for their roles in an on-campus assault in November.
Notre Dame to 'host' Maryland at FedEx Field
Notre Dame and Maryland will play at FedExField in Landover, Md., on Nov. 12, 2011, the Irish announced on Monday
Mike Leach to be deposed Friday for Texas Tech suit
Mike Leach has been scheduled to answer questions under oath later this week in the former football coach's lawsuit against Texas Tech.
Alabama visits White House for national title nod
President Barack Obama honored the national championship Alabama football team at a White House event where the president proclaimed, "The Tide is back."
Boise State Broncos safety Jason Robinson suspended indefinitely
Boise State senior safety Jason Robinson has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.

SI.com - NCAA Football
Texas, Maryland get reprieve on recruiting rule
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The NCAA has given Texas and Maryland a one-year reprieve from a new rule that limits off-campus football recruiting by a coach designated as the head coach-in-waiting.
Oregon QB Masoli charged in frat house burglary
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, who helped lead the Ducks to the Pac-10 Conference title and a Rose Bowl berth last season, faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January.
Oregon RB James to appear in court on Friday
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon running back LaMichael James is scheduled to appear Friday at a change-of-plea hearing on domestic violence charges.
Andy Staples: Five burning ACC questions heading into spring football
Six teams are capable of winning the ACC title. That's bad news for a league in need of a truly elite team, says Andy Staples, who addresses five burning questions in his spring primer.
BCS director Hancock fires back at Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of college football's Bowl Championship Series says Congress "has more important things to do" than look into his group's revenue distribution.
Top DB recruit Anderson to choose Hurricanes
Top recruit Latwan Anderson, a defensive back from Glenville, Ohio, will commit to Miami, SI.com has learned. Anderson, a U.S. Army All-American, was ranked as the No. 15 player in the nation by Rivals.com. He had originally committed to West Virginia during an in-game announcement at the bowl but re-opened his search following a mid-January offer from USC. Anderson had planned a visit to the Trojans but it never materialized. Instead, he made an official visit to Miami last weekend.
Clemson extends Swinney after 9-5 2009 season
Dabo Swinney found out on Tuesday what a championship season can bring.
Yankee Stadium to host Pinstripe Bowl in Dec.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN.
Expansion could impact ND's status
NEW YORK -- Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday it remains the school's "clear preference" to maintain its football independence, but that the possibility of impending Big Ten expansion and other conference realignment may ultimately impact the school's status.
Andy Staples: Over the years, line between tough and abusive coach has changed
Things change. That's why as spring practice begins, coaches would do well to remember the lessons Mark Mangino, Jim Leavitt and Mike Leach provided, says Andy Staples.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News
Oregon QB Masoli faces burglary charge (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2009, file photo, Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli looks downfield during an NCAA college football game with Oregon State in Eugene, Ore. Masoli, who helped lead the Ducks to the Pac-10 Conference title and a Rose Bowl berth last season, faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January.

Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, who helped lead the Ducks to the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl berth last season, faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January. The Lane Country district attorney's office says Masoli and former Oregon receiver Garrett Embry were each charged Wednesday with one count of burglary in the second degree.


Head of BCS fires back at Congress (AP)
The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences. Still, BCS executive director Bill Hancock said Wednesday he will respond to a question-filled letter sent to him by two U.S.
Ducks RB James to appear in court Friday (AP)
Oregon running back LaMichael James, who set a Pac-10 freshman record with more than 1,500 yards rushing last season, is scheduled to appear Friday at a change-of-plea hearing on domestic violence charges. James previously pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of menacing, strangulation and assault.
DL Cody weighs in at 348 at Tide pro day (AP)

NFL scouts and recruiters watch as  former Alabama player Justin Woodall runs the 40-yard-dash during Pro Day at the University of Alabama Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

Terrence Cody showed NFL teams he had the willpower to shed excess pounds, while Rolando McClain demonstrated his willingness to push through health issues. Mount Cody, a two-time All-America nose guard, weighed in at 349 pounds at Alabama's pro day on Wednesday with representatives from all 32 NFL teams present.


Star OT Campbell passes on Terps pro day (AP)
While 11 of his former University of Maryland teammates pressed to make an impression on NFL scouts, offensive tackle Bruce Campbell smiled for the television cameras and happily answered questions from reporters. Campbell had nothing left to prove after running the 40-yard dash in an impressive 4.85 seconds and bench-pressing 225 pounds 34 times last month in Indianapolis at the NFL combine.
Cowboys LT Okung shows off for NFL teams (AP)
Russell Okung got a chance to finish what he started at the NFL combine. The standout left tackle for Oklahoma State was the star attraction at the school's pro day Wednesday for 40 representatives from 27 NFL teams, including general managers from the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers.
Swarbrick: Irish could lose independence (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2009, file photo, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick introduces new football coach Brian Kelly to the media at a news conference  in South Bend, Ind. Swarbrick says the possible expansion of the Big Ten could create changes in major college football that force the Fighting Irish to give up their football independence. While Notre Dame prefers to remain independent in football, Swarbrick says, he and university president Rev. John Jenkins will evaluate whatever changes occur and assess how they effect the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame wants to remain independent in football, but that might not matter if the Big Ten and Pac-10 decide to expand and create sweeping changes to major college sports. "Our preference is clear," Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday. "I believe we're at a point right now where changes could be relatively small or they could be seismic." Swarbrick...


Pinstripe Bowl set for Yankee Stadium (AP)
The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN. The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series participants. "I think no matter what the sport, every kid who grows up wants to play at Yankee Stadium," Yankees president Randy Levine said Tuesday.
Bradford not part of Sooners' pro day (AP)

Linebacker Keenan Clayton, right, runs the 40 yard dash for NFL football representatives during pro day at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

With all the first-round prospects coming out of Oklahoma for this year's NFL draft, St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo could be getting to know the Norman campus quite well over the next month. Carrying the No. 1 pick with them, Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney visited the Sooners' pro timing day Tuesday, getting another chance to see defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, offensive...



SI.com - NCAA Basketball
Harangody leads Irish to key 68-56 win vs. Seton Hall
The night's biggest bubble battle belongs to Notre Dame. Luke Harangody scored 20 points and the Irish dumped Seton Hall 68-54 in a game both teams needed to keep NCAA hope alive.
Johnson nets 42 to lead Montana to Big Sky title
Montana rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit and Anthony Johnson scored 42 points to lead the Grizzlies to a stunning 66-65 win over Weber State and a berth in the NCAA tourney.
Rebounding pushes Cincinnati past Louisville
Robert Morris repeats as NEC champs
Nebraska upsets Mizzou, Okla. St. rolls
G'town pounds USF
No. 12 Butler cruises to Horizon crown
Stewart Mandel: Notre Dame has opponents doing slow burn with deliberate attack
Things are coming together for the Irish. With star Luke Harangody dominating off the bench and a slow-down offense frustrating opponents, Stewart Mandel says ND is hitting its stride.
NCAA tourney committee focused on 65, not 96
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The chairman of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee says possible expansion of the NCAA tournament isn't on the minds of the group that will select the 2010 field this weekend.
Tourney wizard Izzo's key to success
Tom Izzo has piloted one of the nation's most successful programs of the past decade. Yet Michael Rosenberg discovers a coach who is full of angst and still driven by a fear of failure.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News
Cincy ousts Louisville, will face WVU (AP)

Cincinnati's Yancy Gates dunks for two of his team-high 16 points, against Louisville's Samardo Samuels in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in New York. Cincinnati won 69-66.

Cincinnati has rebounded quite well in getting comfortable at the Big East tournament. The 11th-seeded Bearcats again used a huge advantage on the boards to beat sixth-seeded Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals. They are the only team to play in the opening round still playing, and it was rebounding that keyed both close wins.


No. 12 seed Nebraska shocks Missouri (AP)
Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big 12 tournament. The underdog Cornhuskers (15-17), who had won just two of 16 Big 12 regular-season games, outrebounded, outshot and outhustled the team that had easily beaten them twice this year.
Hoyas stifle S. Florida, get Orange next (AP)
Georgetown coach John Thompson III has a remarkable knack for making a difficult game sound simple. Take, for instance, his approach to guarding Dominique Jones. The South Florida star ripped apart the Hoyas the last time the two teams met, and was coming off an impressive performance that helped his team reach the second round of the Big East tournament.
Cowboys hold off Sooners, K-State next (AP)

Oklahoma State guard Keiton Page saves the ball from going out of bounds during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma at the Big 12 tournament Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Kansas City, Mo.

Keiton Page scored 19 of his 24 points in a dominating first half, and Oklahoma State withstood a brief rally in the season's third Bedlam game to beat Oklahoma 81-67 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament. Oklahoma State (22-9) raced to an 18-point lead in the first six minutes, then allowed Oklahoma to creep back in it with a shaky start to the second half.


Marquette tops St. John's, next up 'Nova (AP)

St. John's head coach Norm Roberts looks on during the first half of a second round NCAA college basketball game at the Big East Conference Championships against Marquette on Wednesday, March 10, 2010  in New York. St. John's lost the game 57-55.

When Marquette plays another Big East team no one is allowed out of their seat in the final minutes. How about this stat? In their 19 games against conference foes this season, the Golden Eagles have had 12 games decided by three points or less. They have won six of the last seven of those, the latest a 57-55 victory over St.


James' 28 and 16 lift Texas by Iowa St. (AP)
Damion James had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Texas pulled away from plucky Iowa State on Wednesday night, beating the Cyclones 82-75 in a hard-fought Big 12 opening-round game. James had three points, three rebounds and an assist during an 11-0 run that turned a one-point lead into a 12-point spread.
Healthy Harangody helps lead Notre Dame (AP)

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey reacts in the second half of their second-round NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall in the Big East Conference Championships, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in New York. Notre Dame won 68-56

With a healthy Luke Harangody back in top form, Notre Dame stopped Seton Hall in its run-and-gun tracks to take another big step toward the NCAA tournament. Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and the Fighting Irish shut down Seton Hall's high-octane offense for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday night.


Down 22, Montana rallies to win Big Sky (AP)

Montana's Anthony Johnson, right, is hugged by Brian Qvale as they celebrate a 66-65 win over Weber State in an NCAA college basketball game for the Big Sky tournament title Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Ogden, Utah.

Anthony Johnson wasn't ready to look ahead -- not even to playing in his first NCAA tournament. Johnson was too busy relishing what he and his teammates had just done, rallying Montana from a 22-point deficit to beat Weber State 66-65 in the Big Sky tournament championship game on Wednesday night.


Robert Morris repeats as NEC champion (AP)

Quinnipiac's senior James Feldine left, drives the ball past Robert Morris's Russell Johnson, right, during the second half of  the Northeast Conference championship NCAA college  basketball game in Hamden, Conn., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Robert Morris won the game 52-50.

Robert Morris coach Mike Rice preaches to his team that defense wins. On Wednesday night, the Colonials locked down their second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament. Dallas Green deflected a potential game-winning shot then sank two free throws with 7 seconds left as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac 52-50 for the Northeast Conference championship, the Colonials seventh title and second straight.


Man acquitted in death of ex-Rice player (AP)
A former Marine has been acquitted in the stabbing death of a Rice University basketball player during a 2007 fight outside a Texas bar. Ronald Andrew Johnson was found not guilty Wednesday in Jonathan Bailey's death and of the aggravated assault of Bailey's twin brother, Janson. Defense attorneys said Johnson stabbed the brothers to save his brother, who was being beaten by the twins...

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Women's Hoops News
Wicijowski leads Utah over New Mexico 51-45 in OT (AP)
Tayrn Wicijowski scored 22 points, including six in overtime, to lead Utah to a 51-45 victory against New Mexico in the second round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Wednesday night. Janita Bandon had 11 points for the No. 4-seeded Utes (21-10), who face TCU, the top seed, in Friday's semifinals.
New Mexico 45, Utah 51 (AP)
Tayrn Wicijowski scored 22 points, including six in overtime, to lead Utah to a 51-45 victory against New Mexico in the second round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Wednesday night. Janita Bandon had 11 points for the No. 4-seeded Utes (21-10), who face TCU, the top seed, in Friday's semifinals.
Clemson's McKinney resigns from basketball post (AP)
Cristy McKinney has resigned as coach of the Clemson women's basketball team. In a statement released by the school on Wednesday, McKinney says a change was needed for both her and the university after her five years running the program. She had a 13-18 record this year and a 58-93 record at Clemson over all.
No. 1 seed top goal for Nebraska at Big 12 tourney (AP)
Protecting its perfect record isn't Nebraska's primary goal at the Big 12 tournament. Coach Connie Yori figures her third-ranked Cornhuskers (29-0) need only one win in Kansas City, Mo., to assure themselves a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The rest of the Big 12 field is a strong one, filled with ranked teams, and the Huskers have beaten them all.
UConn too successful for good of women's game? (AP)
One name is noticeably absent from the list of teams that UConn's women have trampled en route to the record and beyond: Tennessee. That's not a coincidence. As with just about everything else in women's hoops, Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt saw this day coming before the rest of us. Since the Huskies and coach Geno Auriemma won the first of six national titles in 1995, Tennessee and...
2010 NCAA Women's Tournament Automatic Berths (Yahoo! Sports)
The following are the schools that have earned automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA women's college basketball tournament
Greene leads No. 1 UConn to 16th Big East title (AP)
UConn finally celebrated -- just a little bit. The top-ranked Huskies danced and cheered after they cruised to their 72nd straight win and 16th Big East tournament championship with a 60-32 victory over No. 9 West Virginia on Tuesday night. It was a much more festive atmosphere than the night before when they broke their own NCAA record for consecutive wins.


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