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Harbaugh selected for induction into Michigan Sports Hall of Fame with Edwards, Long, Foote, Respert

Jun. 22, 2024 00:49 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Jim Harbaugh has been selected for a spot in the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Harbaugh leads a list of inductees announced Friday night, recognizing the Los Angeles Chargers coach for capping his career at Michigan with a national championship four decades after he...

Former Texas A&M running back Darren Lewis dies of cancer at 55

Jun. 21, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

Texas A&M all-time leading rusher Darren Lewis has died of cancer, the school announced Friday. He was 55. The university did not say how it learned of Lewis' death. A two-time All-American, Lewis also remains the top rusher in Southwest Conference history. He ran...

Four-star RB Alvin Henderson flips from Penn State to Auburn

Jun. 21, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

Alvin Henderson has decided to stay in state. The four-star Elba, Alabama, running back announced on social media that he has flipped his commitment from Penn State to Auburn. Henderson is ranked No. 55 in the ESPN 300 for the Class of 2025. He is now Auburn’s...

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables gets new 6-year deal with pay raise as team prepares for SEC play

Jun. 21, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

ARDMORE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has been rewarded with a pay raise, agreeing to a new six-year deal valued at $51.6 million as the Sooners prepare to join the Southeastern Conference. The contract was approved at the school's Board of Regents meeting on Friday....

Les Miles sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame over 37 vacated victories

Jun. 17, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Les Miles, who coached the LSU Tigers to a 2007 national championship, is suing the university over its decision to vacate 37 of his teams' victories between 2012 and 2015. The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Baton Rouge alleges that LSU never gave...

3 charged in shooting death of Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus 'MJ' Daniels Jr.

Jun. 14, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Three people were arrested Friday and charged with capital murder in the death of Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., police said. Daniels, 21, was killed Tuesday at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg. ...

Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus "MJ" Daniels Jr. shot to death in Hattiesburg

Jun. 12, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, a coroner said. Daniels' body was sent to a medical examiner for an autopsy, Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem...

Former longtime Georgia Tech athletic director and NFL coach Homer Rice dies at 97

Jun. 10, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Homer Rice, who as athletic director hired some of Georgia Tech's most successful coaches and implemented the school's Total Person Program, has died. He was 97. Rice died Monday, Georgia Tech announced on Monday night. Rice was Georgia Tech's athletic...

Ads on football fields will create new revenue for schools preparing to give more money to athletes

Jun. 07, 2024 20:23 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will allow commercial sponsor advertisements on football fields for regular-season games in all three divisions beginning this season, creating a new revenue stream for schools facing mounting costs in the changing college sports landscape. The move was...

Doug Porter, former HBCU coach who was the oldest living College Football Hall of Famer, dies at 94

Jun. 06, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Doug Porter, the longtime football coach at historically Black colleges who was the oldest living member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 94. Porter died Wednesday. Miller Funeral Home said a funeral service is set for Saturday, June 15,...