(STATS) – Two-time defending Ivy League champion Penn has filled its 2017 season opener with a first-ever meeting against Ohio Dominican Sept. 16 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
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LSU To Athletes: Don't Wear Our Stuff If You Protest Alton Sterling Case
As a business, LSU has no problem making a few bucks off the labor of its athletes; as a university, it has no problem with the same athletes voicing their opinions on issues like police violence. And acting as both ticket seller and supposed free speech enthusiast, the LSU brass has found a way to please themselves…
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Florida Judge Goes Off On Charlie Strong, Questions Whether He Should Be Coaching USF
South Florida football player LaDarrius Jackson, who was arrested Monday night and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment, had his first court hearing this afternoon. Hillsborough county judge Margaret Taylor is an alumnus of USF, and she expressed her acute displeasure with the program’srecent direction,…
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Utah and Wyoming to play home-and-home football series
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah and Wyoming football programs have agreed to a home-and-home series to be played in 2020 and 2025.
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Michigan State Sues ESPN To Withhold Sexual Assault Police Reports From Network's Public Records Request
Michigan State is reportedly suing ESPN in an attempt to withhold a portion of sexual assault reports, filed by university police, from a public records request. The school’s lawsuit stemmed from a request by the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office, which asked the school not to turn over certain reports, because the…
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USF Football Player LaDarrius Jackson Arrested On Sexual Battery And False Imprisonment Charges
USF defensive end LaDarrius Jackson was arrested Monday night and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment of a fellow student, according to police.
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Alabama's Outside Linebackers Coach Will Make $950,000 This Year
The Alabama coaching staff got paid today, with head coach Nick Saban scheduled to make $11.125 million next season and vaulting him past Jim Harbaugh to become the highest paid coach in college football. Alabama’s defensive coordinator got a $300,000 raise, and athletic director Greg Byrne will make $900,000 next…
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Northwestern Suspends Football Player Xavier Washington After Cocaine Arrest
Northwestern junior defensive end Xavier Washington has been indefinitely suspended from the football team after he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance early Sunday morning.
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Why Should Any Top Draft Prospect Play A Meaningless Bowl Game Again?
Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey made history last week. The Jaguars drafted Fournette fourth overall, while the Panthers took McCaffrey at No. 8. Both were outstanding prospects who were expected to be selected in the Top 10. What’s significant is that both had skipped their meaningless, non-playoff bowl…
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Jaguars' GM On Dede Westbrook's Two Domestic Violence Arrests: "Many Of Us Have Been Accused Of Things"
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Oklahoma receiver Dede Westbrook in the fourth round today. The decision naturally prompted a few questions to the front office about their view of Westbrook’s two arrests on allegations of domestic violence. The response from general manager David Caldwell? Well, who hasn’t been…
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Report: Air Force Blocks Athletes From Deferring Active Duty Just Before Jalen Robinette Set To Be Drafted
The Air Force Academy has decided that it will not allow its athletes to defer two years of active duty service in order to play professional sports after graduation, according to reporting by Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post.
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Jim Harbaugh Delivers Gladiator Monologue In His Special Style
Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football team are, for some reason, still in Italy, and boy, is Harbaugh making the most of it. He enjoyed the sights. He met the Pope and gave him some Michigan swag. He saw and was inspired by an opera.
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Oklahoma Law Allows Schools To Sue Boosters Busted By The NCAA
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Republican governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 425, which will allow the state’s public universities the option to sue any third-party actor that “engages or conspires with another to engage in conduct in violation of the rules of the governing authority that causes the educational…
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Pope Francis Scores Some Sweet New Kicks From Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan’s favorite woke slam poet, joined his wife Sarah in visiting the Vatican on Wednesday, gifting Pope Francis with a Wolverine football helmet and a pair of basketball shoes. The pope reportedly told the Harbaughs to “Pray for me, don’t forget.” According to Sarah, Jim was left speechless—in all…
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Georgia Football Writer Jumps To Defense Of Former Recruit Accused Of Domestic Violence
The Georgia Bulldogs will not admit four-star recruit D’Antne Demery after the football player allegedly choked his girlfriend on Saturday. Out of Demery’s arrest came a baffling apologia from Jeff Sentell of DawgNation, a site connected to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It’s a case of a reporter getting too…
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A pair of twins hopes their long, shared journey continues to the NFL
The twin brothers are are each hoping to get called on draft day.
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First-Round NFL Draft Prospect Accused Of Sexual Assault
A player who is expected to go in the first round of Thursday’s NFL draft has been accused of sexual assault, according to Cleveland 19 News. But this is a weird one: The station is not naming the player, despite having a statement from his attorney, because the cops are dragging their feet on filing a police report.
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Indiana's New Policy On Violent Athletes Is Useless And Joe Mixon Is The Proof
In a few days Joe Mixon will hear his name called, join his new NFL team, and smile as dozens of publicists set about selling the story of how football—glorious, all-American football—is giving Mixon a second chance at becoming a new and better man. There is, of course, no way of knowing if that’s true. Only Mixon and…
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Jim Harbaugh Sure Enjoyed Himself On His Big Italian Vacation
Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines went to Rome for reasons that are unknown and uninteresting to me. What I am interested in are the various images of Jim Harbaugh enjoying his vacay that have been shared on social media.
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D'Onta Foreman Shares Heartbreaking Story Of His Infant Son's Death
Texas running back D’Onta Foreman had a tremendous season on the field for the Longhorns last year, rushing for 2,028 yards, scoring 15 touchdowns, and winning the Doak Walker award for best running back in the nation. Off the field, he suffered a tremendous loss.
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Myles Garrett's DL coach speaks out about recent criticism of the projected No. 1 pick
One of Garrett’s Texas A&M coaches is ‘willing to fight’ for his protege.
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Georgia Cuts Recruit Accused Of Choking Girlfriend Outside A Waffle House
The Georgia Bulldogs released four-star offensive lineman and signee D’Antne Demery Sunday afternoon, and he will not be admitted to the university, per the Macon Telegraph. The move, made by head coach Kirby Smart, came a day after Demery was arrested and charged with simple battery and criminal trespass after an…
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Miami Football: What We Know About Hurricanes QB Battle After Spring Game
The Miami Hurricanes offense will have a new signal-caller in 2017. Two key candidates were unimpressive in the spring game, leaving the door open until the fall.Brad Kaaya’s departure for the NFL left the Miami Hurricanesoffense with a big question mark. Multiple returners and new faces will…
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Randy Moss' son transferring to LSU
The younger Moss was ranked as Rivals.com’s No. 123 prospect in the class of 2016.
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NFL Draft 2017: Top 5 draft prospects from LSU Football
LSU Footballhad an interesting 2016 season, but they still have some top prospects in the 2017 NFL Draft.The LSU Tigers lost head coach Les Miles after a 2-2 start but interim head coach Ed Oregeron steered the team to a 6-2 finish. The Tigers still finished with a defense that allowed just 117.3 …
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NFL Draft 2017: Top 3 draft prospects from Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech football program ison the rise, with some NFL Draft talent to boot as well.The Virginia Tech Hokies finished 10-4, won the Coastal Division and lost to the eventual National Champion Clemson Tigers 42-35in the ACC Championship Game. Now, they’ll see some of their top talent …
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NFL Draft 2017: Top 5 draft prospects from Washington Football
Washington footballenjoyed a strong season in the Pac-12. Here’s a look at their 2017 NFL Draft prospects.The Washington Huskies have looked very good under the direction of head coach Chris Petersen. As a result, the Huskies have a number of defensive prospects up for grabs in the NFL Draft….
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NFL Draft 2017: Top NFL prospects from Florida State Football
Florida State footballdidn’t have the worst season in 2016, producing a good number of NFL Draft prospects.The Florida State Seminoles were probably the best three-loss team in all of college football, if that helps anything. The Seminoles made due with freshman quarterback Deondre Francois u…
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Mark Emmert Admits NCAA Accepted The "Absolute Minimum" In Its Return To North Carolina
In speaking with the Associated Press sports editors at their annual meeting with commissioners on Thursday night, NCAA president Emmert acknowledged that HB 142 was “the absolute minimum” the North Carolina legislature could have done to earn back the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and other postseason events,…
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Michigan State's Auston Robertson Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct
Spartans defensive lineman Auston Robertson has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, Ingham County prosecutors announced today. Prosecutors didn’t say much else about the charge, but a police detective testified in court today and discussed details of the case. Here’s some of what Det. Rebecca Payne…
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