Archive | Sports
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Linebacker chooses safety above NFL stardom
Former Ohio State linebacker Andrew Sweat made national headlines when he walked away from an opportunity to play in the NFL on May 14, less than three weeks after signing with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. He cited concussion symptoms as his reason to step away from the game.
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Former UCLA star Reeves Nelson sues Sports Illustrated over expose
Nearly two months after a Sports Illustrated story painted him in a negative light, former UCLA men’s basketball player Reeves Nelson has sued the magazine. The suit, filed Wednesday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, names Sports Illustrated’s parent company, Time, Inc.
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West Virginia mourns death of former head coach Bill Stewart
Former West Virginia football head coach Bill Stewart died Monday of an apparent heart attack. Stewart passed away on the golf course while playing in a tournament at Stonewall Resort with former Athletic Director Ed Pastilong. "It was a tremendously enjoyable day here.
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Urban Meyer disapproves of NCAA football playoff system
A four-team playoff system seems inevitable for college football, but Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer said he’s not in favor of abandoning the bowl system. “I’ll probably get in trouble for saying this,” Meyer said.
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Column: Through suspensions, Stoops shows Sooners he’s serious
Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops wasn’t finished with his own version of “spring cleaning.” Following a season that ended with several transfers and dismissals from the locker room, Stoops and Co. said they weren’t giving out free rides anymore.
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Penn State eyes outdoor hockey game at Beaver Stadium
PITTSBURGH-- While most Penn State fans might associate cold and snow at Beaver Stadium with a late November football game, men's ice hockey coach Guy Gadowsky and football coach Bill O'Brien hope they'll someday have pucks on their minds, too.
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Bill O’Brien visits Pittsburgh, talks PSU-Pitt rivalry and recruiting
PITTSBURGH - Perched high on the 17th floor of the Omni William Penn Hotel, just a short distance from Pitt's home stadium, Heinz Field, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien quickly addressed a subject that almost always gets the locals buzzing: the Nittany Lions' dormant rivalry with the Panthers.
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Column: NCAA shamelessly protecting itself in inquiry about Kentucky basketball recruit
Last week, in a development that surprised exactly no one, a report surfaced that the NCAA was “inquiring” about the high school career of star 2012 Kentucky commit Nerlens Noel.
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Column: Would US sports fans support promotion, relegation system?
When a professional sports team in America has a bad season, as the old saying goes, there’s always next season — but not in European soccer. End-of-season discussions around some European professional soccer leagues are about survival.