COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jordan McNair, a University of Maryland football player hospitalized after an organized team workout two weeks ago, has died. Maryland executive athletic director Damon Evans said McNair was hospitalized May 29 and died Wednesday. He was 19. The school would not disclose the cause of death. McNair was a 6-foot-4, […]
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By RALPH D. RUSSO College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school. The NCAA Division I Council approved the change effective Oct. 15 on Wednesday. The council also decided that D-I football players will be allowed to play in up to four […]
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Saturday, June 16 Oregon State vs. North Carolina 2 p.m. ESPN Washington vs. Mississippi State 7 p.m. ESPN Sunday, June 17 Arkansas vs. Texas 1 p.m. ESPN Texas Tech vs. Florida 6 p.m. ESPN2
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley said he’s excited quarterback Kyler Murray will remain with the Sooners in the fall, despite the Oakland A’s drafting the outfielder ninth in the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday. Riley congratulated Murray in a statement Tuesday and said he’s “looking forward to getting him back […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer and Vince Young will make their first appearances on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. The National Football Foundation released Monday the names of 76 players and six coaches from major college football who will be considered for the Hall of Fame this year. The […]
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NCAA.com Last Updated – Jun 5, 2018 08:40 EDT INDIANAPOLIS – The eight super-regional hosts were announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. The following four super regionals will be played Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10 (if necessary). The national seed is indicated before the team name, while […]
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By DAVE SKRETTA LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Sheahon Zenger brought an impeccable reputation to Kansas, where he was tasked with solidifying an athletic department in turmoil, resurrecting the football program and keeping basketball at the forefront. He failed in everything but keeping hoops on top. So it came as little surprise Monday when Chancellor Douglas […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Billy Cannon, the gifted running back who won the Heisman Trophy for LSU in 1959 with a memorable Halloween night punt return touchdown against Mississippi, died Sunday. He was 80. LSU said Cannon, the school’s only Heisman winner, died at his home in St. Francisville. The cause of death was […]
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By RALPH D. RUSSO The NCAA is opening a door for states with legalized sports gambling to host NCAA championship events and officials in Nevada are already set to get in the game as soon as they can. The governing body for college sports on Thursday announced a “temporary” lifting of a ban that prevented […]
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hunter Yurachek has been asked repeatedly since his hiring in December what he planned to do about Arkansas playing football at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, nearly 200 miles from its campus in Fayetteville. The new athletic director finally had an answer to the great stadium debate on Thursday, […]
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