Big Ten Conference

Oregon State loses College World Series opener

2013-06-15 21:49:00

Mississippi State took the lead on Wes Rea's two-run double in the eighth inning, closer Jonathan Holder turned back two Oregon State threats, and the Bulldogs beat the Beavers, 5-4, on Saturday in the opening game of the College World Series at Omaha....

Charl Schwartzel leads Memorial; Tiger Woods is six shots back

2013-05-30 22:15:00

Charl Schwartzel made sure one hole didn't ruin an entire round Thursday in the Memorial at Dublin, Ohio. Schwartzel hit the ball so consistently well at Muirfield Village that the former Masters champion twice had stretches of four consecutive birdies....

Nick Saban only SEC coach to vote against eight-game league slate

2013-05-30 10:21:00

Nick Saban has been called “the devil himself” by one rival coach and “Nicky Satan” by another. The Alabama coach is also way ahead of hell’s curve on most matters involving college football — and he’s got...

Pac-12 Conference looks to the safety of its athletes

2013-06-04 00:00:00

The Pac-12 Conference is working on an initiative to improve the health and safety of its more than 7,000 athletes. The elements of the initiative include a "head trauma task force" and "football contact reduction." The head trauma task force will...

Pac-12's Larry Scott discusses refs, player stipends and DirecTV

2013-06-03 15:16:00

The Pac-12 Network still hasn’t reached agreement with DirecTV and the league is still smoldering over an officiating controversy last March. All in all, though, Commissioner Larry Scott pronounced it was a pretty good year for the Pac-12...

Ohio State President Gordon Gee makes fun of Notre Dame, Catholics

2013-05-30 10:14:00

The president of Ohio State University said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten because the university's priests are not good partners, joking that Catholics can't be trusted, according to a recording of a meeting he attended late last year....

Ohio State President Gordon Gee puts foot in mouth again

2013-05-30 11:04:00

Look, Gordon Gee opened his mouth again. The controversial Ohio State president is back in the news after it was revealed he made derogatory comments about Notre Dame and Catholics. At a December meeting of the school’s Athletic Council, Gee...

New Rutgers athletic director addresses hiring controversy

2013-06-05 14:35:00

New Rutgers Athletic Director Julie Hermann sure didn’t sound like someone who was going to lose her job�during�a Wednesday news conference on the New Jersey campus. Hermann, recently hired away from Louisville, met with reporters�to address...

New UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford's honeymoon was very short

2013-05-18 13:45:00

UCLA and Steve Alford. A basketball program of unmatched pedigree led by a former prodigy who became a national champion and Olympic gold medalist before making a steady climb up the coaching ladder. On paper, a harmonic convergence. ----------------...

Pac-12's Larry Scott is highest-paid commissioner

2013-05-20 22:49:00

Larry Scott of the Pac-12 Conference appears to be the highest-paid sitting college commissioner ever, the Wall Street Journal reported. Scott earned more than $3 million in 2011-12, according to tax documents released by the conference Sunday. Scott,...

Eagles' drafting of USC's Matt Barkley? Lane Kiffin saw it coming

2013-05-07 05:10:00

Matt Barkley gets his first real taste of the NFL when the Philadelphia Eagles' rookie mini-camp opens Friday. Many fans and NFL draft prognosticators were shocked when new Eagles Coach Chip Kelly drafted the former USC quarterback. But USC Coach Lane...

Power conferences in college football gain even more strength

2013-04-25 17:45:00

College football commissioners were going to end their three-day unity conference in Pasadena with a round of "Kumbaya" at the hotel's valet carport. That was before the consulting firm that dreamed up "College Football Playoff" suggested something more...

Eric L. Poms, was officially announced as the fifth Chief Executive Officer of the Orange Bowl Committee (OBC) on May 4, 2006, succeeding long-time CEO Keith R. Tribble.

2013-06-07 08:18:00

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany talks to reporters during a break from a meeting of the Bowl Championship Series NCAA college football conference commissioners.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Record: 23-11. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: Jared Berggren, the school's career leader in blocks, anchors a defense that frustrates opponents, while the offense remains efficient and methodical.

2013-03-17 00:00:00