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Penn State wins trademark case over retailer's use of vintage logos, images

Nov. 21, 2024 17:42 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer's use of its vintage sports logos and images. A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages on Wednesday over products made and sold by Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc.,...

Agent says GPS data puts Georgia student Laken Riley in same area as man accused in her death

Nov. 18, 2024 18:11 PM EST

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — An FBI special agent testified Monday that electronic location data seems to place Georgia nursing student Laken Riley and the man accused of killing her in the same wooded area at the time of her death. Jose Ibarra, 26, is charged with murder and other crimes in...

Thienou scores career-high 16 points, No. 17 Ole Miss women pull away from Jackson State in 2nd half

Nov. 18, 2024 14:16 PM EST

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sira Thienou scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and No. 17 Mississippi defeated Jackson State 76-44 in a Kids Day matinee on Monday. The Rebels (3-1) took control in the third quarter when they stretched a nine-point halftime lead to 54-30. Ole...

James scores 20, Jones adds 16, No. 13 NC State women pull away from Kent State 79-51

Nov. 14, 2024 21:14 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aziaha James scored 20 points to surpass 1,000 for her career and No. 13 N.C. State broke away in the fourth quarter to defeat Kent State 79-51 on Thursday night. The Wolfpack (2-1) led 56-44 entering the fourth quarter and reeled off the first 14 points, eight...

South Carolina names baseball field after two-time national champion, longtime AD Ray Tanner

Oct. 25, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina baseball will now play at “Ray Tanner Field" in honor of the two-time College World Series-winning coach and outgoing athletic director. The school announced the naming Friday and said it would start with the 2025 season. The stadium remains...

Pittsburgh athletic director Allen Greene is eager to take on challenges in the NIL era

Oct. 23, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Allen Greene hasn't even started as the athletic director at Pittsburgh yet. That will come when he officially joins the Panthers on Nov. 1. Still, men's basketball coach Jeff Capel made it very clear what he thinks should top his new boss' priority list. ...

UCLA baseball team locked out of home field in lawsuit over lease involving veteran land

Sep. 26, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The baseball program at the University of California, Los Angeles, was locked out of its home stadium on veterans’ land near the campus Thursday under an order issued by a federal judge. The ruling late Wednesday from Judge David O. Carter prohibits UCLA from...

Wayne Graham, who built Rice into a national power in baseball, dies at 88

Sep. 04, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Wayne Graham, who coached the Rice baseball team to seven College World Series appearances and the 2003 national championship, has died. He was 88. The university announced Graham died Tuesday night in Austin. It did not provide a cause of death. ...

SEC to release player availability reports as a sports-betting safeguard

Aug. 29, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference will release player availability reports in football, baseball and basketball before league games this season as part of safeguarding efforts in college athletics amid the growth of legalized gambling, the conference announced Thursday. ...

Amanda Lorenz wins Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball individual championship

Aug. 26, 2024 14:49 PM EDT

Amanda Lorenz hopes winning the Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball individual championship is a definitive step towards achieving her dream. Lorenz, who played her college softball at Florida, tied for the league lead with a .373 batting average and had a .569 slugging percentage. The...