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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NCAA stories: 212 news summaries

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LSU's Odom Suspended After Attempted Break-In

LB nabbed after late-night fight: cops

Aug 24, 07 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - LSU linebacker Derrick Odom III was arrested yesterday after attempting to force his way into a condo following an argument with the resident last month, police said. Odom, considered one of the NCAA's most promising athletes, has been suspended from the team indefinitely pending further investigation, said a school spokesman. More »

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NCAA • high school • NCAA football • LSU • Derrick Odom

College Athletes Scrape for Cash for Low-Profile Sports

Cleaning and car washes fill funding gaps

Aug 24, 07 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Football and basketball squads are big money makers for colleges, but less popular spectator sports have trouble just staying afloat. How much trouble? Penn State's fencing team clears trash at the football stadium after games to earn funds for the team,  reports the New York Times. Star athletes at... More »

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NCAA • Penn State • Rutgers • lacrosse • soccer • athlete • swimming • college • Utah • fencing • college sports

Grandpa, 59, Rejoins NCAA College Team

'Senior' linebacker returns to Texas
squad 37 years later

Aug 23, 07 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - After being kicked off his Sul Ross State football squad 37 years ago, 59-year-old Mike Flynt is returning to the lineup. The grandfather earned a spot on the Division III Texas team and is slated to start next month. The one-time star was booted off his senior year after getting... More »

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NCAA • Texas • NCAA football • Mike Flynt • Sul Ross State • AARP • Division III

NCAA Records Sought in
Payola Probe

Student loan referrals may have netted sports program payoffs

Aug 3, 07 5:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York's attorney general has demanded records of 40 NCAA athletic departments from  Georgetown and UCLA to discover if students were illegally steered to a particular college loan provider for kickbacks. Several of the Division I schools have links on their websites to a company that officials suspect is offering... More »

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NCAA • student loans • New York • Andrew Cuomo • UCLA • Auburn • Georgetown • Student Financial Services • University Financial Services

'Brutal' Job Blasted in Coach's Death

Too much pressure
in college hoops, columnist says

Aug 2, 07 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent death of Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser has triggered severe criticism about grueling demands placed on NCAA skippers. ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski speculates that the "brutal recruiting month" of July is to blame for tragedies like Prosser's heart attack and another Div I coach's seizure—and calls... More »

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NCAA • ESPN • Virginia Tech • Wake Forest University • Skip Prosser • Gene Wojciechowski • Seth Greenberg

Oklahoma to Erase 2005 Season

NCAA slaps the Sooners for dishing out illegal funds

Jul 12, 07 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Oklahoma Sooners will forfeit scholarship money and void their 2005 wins, the NCAA ruled yesterday, after finding that the school failed "to monitor" two of its players, QB Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn, who took money for time not worked at an area car dealership. An appeal... More »

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NCAA • NCAA football • Oklahoma Sooners • Rhett Bomar • J.D. Quinn • Big Red Sports and Imports • Bob Stoops • Brad McRae

Sonics Tap Carlesimo

Seattle turns to veteran coach to develop young talent, beef up defense

Jul 6, 07 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supersonics turned to the San Antonio bench for their new head coach, hiring P.J. Carlesimo yesterday, 8 years after he last held a top job. Carlesimo, best known for a 1997 altercation with Latrell Sprewell while both were with Golden State, will once again be trusted with fresh... More »

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NBA • NCAA • Golden State Warriors • basketball • San Antonio Spurs • Seattle SuperSonics • P.J. Carlesimo • Latrell Sprewell • choking

NCAA Ejects
Louisville Blogger

Reporter violated policy against live coverage at college semifinals

Jun 12, 07 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NCAA ejected a reporter for Louisville's Courier-Journal for blogging during the fifth inning of Louisville's semifinal romp over Oklahoma State, 20-2. The association forbids live Internet updates of games from those in attendance. The newspaper, citing First Amendment rights, is considering legal action. More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • blogging • Louisville • First Amendment

LADY VOLS TAKE CHAMPIONSHIP

No. 1 seed returns to top of NCAA tourney in easy brush past Rutgers

Apr 4, 07 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Tennessee Lady Vols won the NCAA title last night, sweeping No. 4 seed Rutgers 59-46 behind a suffocating defensive effort. All-American Candace Parker won her first championship, leading the way with 17 points, as Tennessee broke a nine-year tournament drought. "We were a team that didn't want to... More »

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sports • NCAA • women's basketball • basketball • NCAA basketball • Tennessee Lady Volunteers • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Pat Summitt

Florida Coach Mulls Move To Kentucky

After Gainsville triumph, does he still want dream job?

Apr 3, 07 10:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of his second straight championship, Gators coach Billy Donovan has a difficult, if enviable, decision.  The 41-year-old workaholic can continue stewarding the historic program he has built in Gainesville, or he can fill the vacancy at basketball powerhouse Kentucky, where he was assistant coach for five... More »

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sports • NCAA • basketball • NCAA basketball • Florida Gators • Billy Donovan • Kentucky • Gainesville

Gators Win Twice with Teamwork   

Florida Earns Second Championship With Guts and Discipline

Apr 3, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - By repeating as national champions, the University of Florida men's basketball team has shown what commitment and teamwork can do, says Dick Jerardi. "It was equal parts breathtaking and mesmerizing," he writes. "If you love to watch selfless basketball in which there is one goal, you had... More »

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Florida • sports • NBA • NCAA • basketball • University of Florida • Gators

Duke Baller Bolts for NBA

Sophomore forward/center
Josh McRoberts will enter the draft

Mar 22, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Duke co-captain Josh McRoberts  will enter the NBA draft, he announced yesterday, just a  week after his Blue Devils fell in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.  Duke men’s basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski is OK with that. “It is time for him... More »

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sports • NBA • Duke University • NCAA • Duke Blue Devils • Josh McRoberts • Mike Krzyzewski • basketball • NBA draft • draft

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