VIDEO: Oregon Outlasts Wisconsin 45-38 in Rose Bowl

Ducks defense forces key fumble down the stretch to produce BCS breakthrough

2012-01-03

Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Chip Kelly expected the avalanche of offense produced by Oregon and Wisconsin in the 98th Rose Bowl, knowing his Ducks would need the late breaks that always eluded them in their BCS bowl losses the past two years. Read the complete article

Suit: NBA Fired Me for Relaying Women's Complaints

Security director says he was forced out after 10 years with the league

2011-12-15

Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA forced a security director out of his job because he stuck up for colleagues who complained of sexual harassment and discrimination, the ousted league official said in a lawsuit Thursday. Read the complete article

Seahawks Pull Away for 30-13 Win Over Rams

Marshawn Lynch helps Seattle (6-7) keep slim playoff hopes alive

2011-12-13

Tim Booth AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE (AP) -- What impresses Marshawn Lynch isn't his streak of nine straight games with a touchdown or yet another 100-yard performance. Read the complete article

AP Source: Paterno Fractures Pelvis After Fall

Former Penn State football coach was expected to make a full recovery after slipping Saturday

2011-12-12

Genaro C. Armas AP Sports Writer

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Sunday. Read the complete article

Bowl Team Graduation Rates Up, but Racial Gap Persists

Graduation Success Rate for Black players remains 20 points behind that of Whites

2011-12-07

Kyle Hightower The Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A study released Monday of the 70 Football Bowl Subdivision schools that will participate in the upcoming college football bowl season showed continued academic progress, but that the gap between white and African-American players continues to persist. Read the complete article

Lions' Suh Crashes Car in Portland; Not Injured

Police say lineman was not impaired, cooperated with officers following the accident early Saturday

2011-12-05

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Police in Oregon say Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh crashed his car into a tree in downtown Portland, but was not injured. Read the complete article

The Precarious Position of Urban Meyer

Commentary: Ohio State coach’s huge contract and expectations seem to run against his quest for personal contentment

2011-11-30

Roger M. Groves, Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law

Your name is Urban Meyer. You are only 47 years old and already more successful as a big time college coach than 99% of college coaches will experience in a lifetime. You have won two national championships at Florida. You have one of the best records over a decade of coaching: 104 wins, 23 losses. Read the complete article

VIDEO: NFL Suspends Lions Lineman Suh Two Games for Stomp

Detroit (7-4) is scrambling to keep pace in NFC wild-card race

2011-11-29

Larry Lage AP Sports Writer

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Ndamukong Suh's stomp will cost him two games without pay. It may cost the Lions more than that. Read the complete article

Terrence Jones and Kentucky New No. 1 in AP Top 25

Wildcats replace North Carolina, which lost to UNLV

2011-11-28

Kentucky is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Saint Louis is back in the Top 25 for the first time since 1993-94. Read the complete article

Much Ado About Ndamukong Suh : Is The Suh Solution Anger Management?

VIDEO: Suh says stomp was not intentional

2011-11-26

By Roger Groves

The issue is: How the NFL should administer a remedy so that Suh does not further endanger other players, further damage his own career, or run counter culture to the NFL brand of football? Read the complete article