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Reggie Bush doesn't deserve the Heisman Trophy he won for his play at the University of Southern California
His Heisman, along with Southern Cal's 2005 national championship, mean nothing now
Former assistant coach J.B. Gerald files lawsuit against Mike Locksley, New Mexico Lobos
A former assistant football coach at the University of New Mexico has filed a civil rights lawsuit stemming from an altercation involving coach Mike Locksley.
NCAA talks with two Clemson football players
Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips says the NCAA was on campus this week to talk with two members of the football team.
Tennessee's Bryce Brown asks for release, wants to transfer to Kansas State
Tennessee running back Bryce Brown asked coach Derek Dooley for a release from his scholarship specifically to transfer to Kansas State, Arthur Brown, Bryce's father, said Friday.
2010 NFL training camps: Reggie Bush of New Orleans Saints putting USC controversy in past
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush said Saturday it's time to put the controversy from his days at the University of Southern California behind him.
Glen Stanley heading to Florida St. after USC release
Having been released from his letter of intent by USC this week, linebacker Glen Stanley announced Friday that he will head to Florida State.
UCLA Bruins offensive coordinator Norm Chow gets 2-year extension
UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow received a two-year extension.
Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher derides Lane Kiffin's thought process behind lawsuit
Titans coach Jeff Fisher dismissed Lane Kiffin's assessment that the two had somehow clarified the issues that led the team to sue Kiffin and USC over the departure of assistant coach Kennedy Pola.
NCAA exploring how college athletes, advisors and agents interact
The NCAA Amateurism Cabinet has begun looking at ways NCAA athletes could have contact with agents and retain their eligibility, but no timetable has been set for any new rules to be put into effect.
NCAA, Florida State to pay $325K to media attorneys
Florida State and the NCAA are paying $325,000 in legal fees to compensate the attorneys of news media companies that sued to force the release of documents in the Seminoles' academic cheating scandal.
Source: Troubled QB Jeremiah Masolii to enroll at Ole Miss
Former Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli is expected to be admitted to one of three graduate programs at the University of Mississippi, which should make him eligible to play as early as this season, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad.
Boise State university president blasts Idaho in comments to newspaper
Boise State University President Bob Kustra says his remarks about a bitter football rivalry with the University of Idaho, in which he called Vandal culture "nasty" and "inebriated," came out harsher than he intended.
Big 12 media day: Mack Brown says Texas must run
Texas is building its running game after the departure of Colt McCoy.
Oklahoma State safety Victor Johnson accused of possession
Oklahoma State safety Victor Johnson will face a possession of a controlled substance charge in addition to an accusation of obstructing a police officer leveled against him after his weekend arrest.
Oklahoma State Cowboys star Bob Fenimore dies at 84
Former Oklahoma State star Bob Fenimore, who was the top pick in the 1947 NFL draft, has died in Stillwater. He was 84.
Former Oakland Raiders DB Jack Tatum dies at 61
Former Oakland Raiders defensive back Jack Tatum has died, Tatum's alma mater Ohio State reported Tuesday.

SI.com - NCAA Football
FanHouse: Aikman jabs Kiffin for coach stealing
Former UNM assistant coach sues over altercation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A former assistant football coach has sued the University of New Mexico and coach Mike Locksley over an altercation between the two men last year.
FSU, NCAA forced to pay $325K in attorney fees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State and the NCAA are paying $325,000 in legal fees to compensate the attorneys of news media companies that sued to force the release of documents in the Seminoles' academic cheating scandal.
NCAA talks with Clemson players
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips said Friday that the NCAA had been on the Tigers' campus this week to talk with two members of the football team.
Ex-Oregon QB Masoli accepts invite to Ole Miss
Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has accepted an invitation from Mississippi coach Houston Nutt to visit the school this weekend, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday.
Andy Staples: Boise State becoming what they once fought against
Long the champion of small schools who wanted to play the elite, Boise State's rise to prominence has made it as arrogant as those who once ignored them, writes Andy Staples.
Oregon picked to defend Pac-10 title, edging USC
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Oregon has been picked to win the Pac-10 in the preseason media poll, edging longtime favorite Southern California by three points.
How Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli went from hero to villain
Jeremiah Masoli is asking you to open your mind, to consider the possibility that, regardless of what you've read or heard, he is not a thug. That would be an easier sell, of course, if he hadn't spent nearly three months in a juvenile facility in 2005 for robbery; if he hadn't pled guilty in March of this year to burglarizing a fraternity house; if his career as the starting quarterback -- and a potential Heisman contender -- at Oregon hadn't ended last month after police found him driving with marijuana in his car.
Pac-10 to change name to Pac-12
NEW YORK (AP) -- For years people in the Pac-10 -- from players to fans -- have complained about a lack of recognition and a so-called East Coast bias that caused the conference to be under-appreciated nationally.
Pac-10 missed out on UT, but still won
I received more than 600 reader e-mails this past week -- more than during most weeks of the actual football season -- and at least 90 percent of them were outdated by the time I sat down to write this week's Mailbag. Sorry that you wasted your time, folks. If it makes you feel better, at least 90 percent of the many words I've written about realignment over the past several months are now moot, too.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News
Fisher: Kiffin's theory on suit 'absurd' (AP)
Coach Jeff Fisher has one word to describe the theory that the Titans sued Southern California because the NFL team is in the same state as Lane Kiffin's last employer. Absurd. The Titans accuse USC and Kiffin of breaching the contract of running backs coach Kennedy Pola a week before training camp.
Ex-Lobos asst. sues Locksley, regents (AP)
A former assistant football coach has sued the University of New Mexico and coach Mike Locksley over an altercation between the two men last year. J.B. Gerald filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque against Locksley and the University of New Mexico Board of Regents. According to the lawsuit, Locksley attacked Gerald on Sept.
Masoli accepts invite to visit Ole Miss (AP)
Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has accepted an invitation from Mississippi coach Houston Nutt to visit the school this weekend, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Masoli made the decision early Friday morning to visit the Oxford campus. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Masoli has not yet enrolled in school.
NCAA meets with 2 Clemson players (AP)
Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips said Friday that the NCAA had been on the Tigers' campus this week to talk with two members of the football team. Phillips issued a statement Friday about the visit, but did not say what the inquiry was about. Phillips also did not identify the athletes, but said Clemson is cooperating fully.
FSU, NCAA to pay legal fees in scandal (AP)
Florida State and the NCAA are paying $325,000 in legal fees to compensate the attorneys of news media companies that sued to force the release of documents in the Seminoles' academic cheating scandal. The records were part of an NCAA investigation that eventually implicated 61 athletes and stripped the school of victories in 10 men's and women's sports.
BCS: Big 12 defections have no effect (AP)
Bowl Championship Series executive director Bill Hancock says the defections of Nebraska and Colorado from the Big 12 will not influence the BCS. Hancock spoke Friday at the Mid-American Conference's media day at Ford Field in Detroit. Nebraska announced recently that it will leave the conference for the Big Ten, while Colorado plans to join the Pac-10, along with Utah.
Ducks slight favorite over USC in Pac-10 (AP)
Even without their star quarterback, the Oregon Ducks ended Southern California's seven-year reign as the Pac-10's preseason favorite. A year after breaking USC's seven-year stranglehold on the Pac-10, coach Chip Kelly's defending champions were picked to win it again in the preseason media poll Thursday.

SI.com - NCAA Basketball
FanHouse: Austin Rivers is a chip off the old Doc
Andy Glockner: New Mexico's Gordon, Negedu lead list of impact transfers
There isn't a Wesley Johnson in the transfer class of 2010, but that doesn't mean this group lacks potential punch. Andy Glockner profiles a pair of New Mexico newbies and five others.
Huggins' fall blamed on medicine, empty stomach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia University says basketball coach Bob Huggins' rib-breaking fall occurred because medication taken on an empty stomach left him lightheaded.
Pitino aide says coach never suggested abortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
NCAA adds to Arizona's self-imposed punishment
PHOENIX(AP) The NCAA has placed the University of Arizona men's basketball program on two year's probation and vacated 19 wins from the 2007-08 season for violations involving Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson.
Recovering Northwestern star Coble calls it quits
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Kevin Coble, one of Northwestern's top players, has chosen to skip his senior season after sitting out with a broken left foot last year.
Seth Davis: Assessing notable college and prep players on display in Las Vegas
Seth Davis spent three days in Las Vegas checking out some of the finest players from the college and high school ranks. Here are his observations, with a little help from an NBA scout.
Drexel suspends pair after armed robbery charge
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Drexel University athletic officials indefinitely suspended two basketball players charged in an armed robbery at a fellow student's apartment last week.
NABC to coaches: Nix all financial ties to Pumps
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches said Friday this will be the last year its members can have financial relationships with the Harold Pump Foundation, a charity run by basketball power brokers David and Dana Pump.
Ex-Hall coach Gonzalez pleads not guilty to theft
NEWARK, N.J.(AP) -- Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez has pleaded not guilty to a shoplifting charge.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News
Aide: Pitino never mentioned abortion (AP)
Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday. The aide, Tim Sypher, was testifying against the woman, his ex-wife Karen Cunagin Sypher.
Huggins' fall blamed on medication (AP)
West Virginia University says basketball coach Bob Huggins' rib-breaking fall occurred because medication taken on an empty stomach left him lightheaded. President James Clements and Athletic Director Oliver Luck told the Charleston Daily Mail that Huggins stood too quickly, tripped and fell into a table in his Las Vegas hotel room last week.
Arizona forced to vacate 19 wins (AP)
The NCAA added to self-imposed sanctions by Arizona's men's basketball program on Thursday, vacating 19 wins from the 2007-08 season and removing an additional scholarship for violations involving Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson. The university announced its sanctions in February, including the loss of a scholarship for 2011-12 and numerous cutbacks in recruiting visits over the next two...
Northwestern's Coble to leave program (AP)
Kevin Coble, one of Northwestern's top players, has chosen to skip his senior season after sitting out with a broken left foot last year. The team's leading scorer and rebounder for three years, Coble was injured in a preseason practice and had surgery. In a statement, he says his rehabilitation "is most important," and he will continue to follow the schedule set by his surgeon.
Pac-10 to soon become Pac-12 (AP)
For years people in the Pac-10 -- from players to fans -- have complained about a lack of recognition and a so-called East Coast bias that caused the conference to be under-appreciated nationally. Commissioner Larry Scott, who grew up in New York on Long Island, decided that instead of complaining it was time for the league to do something about it.
Drexel players suspended after charges (AP)
Drexel University athletic officials indefinitely suspended two basketball players charged in an armed robbery at a fellow student's apartment last week. Starting point guard Jamie Harris and backup forward Kevin Phillip turned themselves in to police Monday to face robbery, theft and weapons charges.
Landesberg signs with Maccabi Haifa (AP)
Israeli basketball team Maccabi Haifa has signed former Virginia guard Sylven Landesberg to a two-year contract. Maccabi Haifa owner Jeffrey Rosen said Sunday that signing Landesberg is a "great achievement" for the Super League team. The 6-foot-6-inch guard averaged 16.9 points and 5.5 rebounds at Virginia between 2008 and 2010, and represented the Sacramento Kings at the NBA Summer...

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Women's Hoops News
Defending champ UConn in Maggie Dixon Classic (PA SportsTicker)
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
Colorado's Barry to chair NCAA women's committee (AP)
Ceal Barry, associate athletic director at Colorado, has been chosen to chair the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Issues Committee for the coming year. The appointment was made by the committee and confirmed by the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet on Thursday. Barry, in her fourth year as a committee member, will succeed North Caroilina's Janet Cone, who has...
Georgetown coach Williams-Flournoy gets extension (PA SportsTicker)
Georgetown women's basketball coach Terri Williams-Flournoy has signed a contract extension through the 2014-15 season.


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