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Florida coach Todd Golden 'happy to put it behind us' after school clears him in Title IX case
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden is ready to move on, with any potential legal response to come after the season. That might not happen until April for the fifth-ranked Gators. In the meantime, Florida is embarking on a daunting, two-week stretch...
Former Ball State coach Mike Neu joins Illinois' staff as senior offensive assistant
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has joined Illinois’ staff as a senior offensive assistant. Illinois coach Bret Bielema announced the hire Thursday. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24. He was fired in November, when Ball State had a...
Western Oregon women's basketball players allege physical and emotional abuse
MONMOUTH, Ore. (AP) — Former players for the Western Oregon women's basketball team have filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging emotional and physical abuse. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Marion County, seeks $28 million damages. It names the university, its athletic...
Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in...
Wisconsin's Fourqurean files injunction saying Division II years shouldn't count against eligibility
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean has filed an injunction saying the two seasons he played at Division II program Grand Valley State shouldn’t count against his college eligibility. Fourqurean, who completed his senior season at Wisconsin last fall,...
Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three liberals on a Supreme Court dominated by conservatives, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she has found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being in the minority on the nation's highest court: boxing. “I take boxing lessons,”...
Strength-sapping defense fuels No. 6 Houston's 13-game winning streak
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Javon Small gestured and yelled for a teammate — any teammate — to get open closer to the basket. When that didn’t work, the Big 12's leading scorer forced up a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired. Clank. ...
UTEP plays Western Kentucky in conference showdown
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (14-5, 5-2 CUSA) at UTEP Miners (9-9, 2-5 CUSA) El Paso, Texas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Josie Gilvin and Western Kentucky take on Ndack Mbengue and UTEP in CUSA play. The Miners have gone 6-3 in home games. UTEP is...
Binghamton faces Vermont on 3-game slide
Binghamton Bearcats (11-9, 3-4 America East) at Vermont Catamounts (11-10, 6-1 America East) Burlington, Vermont; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Binghamton comes into the matchup against Vermont as losers of three in a row. The Catamounts are 6-2 in...
Weber State visits Idaho following Parra's 30-point showing
Weber State Wildcats (7-10, 4-3 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (14-5, 6-2 Big Sky) Moscow; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Weber State takes on Idaho after Kendra Parra scored 30 points in Weber State's 68-52 victory against the Sacramento State Hornets. ...
