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Pissed Off Rick Pitino Blows His Top At Fan, Has To Be Restrained By Coaching Staff [Update]

Rick Pitino was mad tonight! How mad? Mad enough that he had to be held back by his assistant coaches as he and a North Carolina fan got into a shouting match.

Purdue's Caleb Swanigan Is Great, But Lamar Stevens Dunked All Over Him

Purdue escaped State College on Tuesday night largely unscathed, claiming a 74-70 overtime win against Penn State; star forward Caleb Swanigan wasn’t so lucky.

John Calipari Walks Out Of Interview As Missouri Student Section Chants At Him

Kentucky traveled to Columbia to play SEC basement dwellers Missouri tonight, and the game was uncomfortably close at halftime. No. 11 Kentucky held just a one-point lead over the Tigers at the half, and Missouri fans let Cal have it while he was doing an interview with a reporter from the SEC Network.

Police Begin Second Day Of Search For Missing Clemson Athletics Department Official

Bert Henderson, Clemson’s associate athletic director of planned giving, was reported missing from his home in Easley, S.C. at 3:45 p.m. Monday afternoon, according to WSPA. Clemson released the following statement after being notified of Henderson’s missing status:

Northwestern Won't Go Far In Its First NCAA Tournament, But It Can Ruin A Few Brackets

After seeing Northwestern take on the best the Big Ten has to offer, it seems clear that the Wildcats aren’t quite ready for a Final Four run—they do, however, have the ability to knock off a team that is.

Baylor Assistant AD Dodges Assault Indictment, Resigns Anyway

Baylor assistant athletic director Heath Nielsen, who a grand jury declined to indict for assault yesterday, has resigned, reports the Waco Tribune-Herald.

Michigan Dunks Their Way To Upset Of No. 11 Wisconsin

Michigan’s Moe Wagner and Zak Irvin combined to score 39 points as the Wolverines downed a lackluster Wisconsin team 64-58 in Ann Arbor.

N.C. State Announces It Will Fire Mark Gottfried, Just Not Yet

After denying reports it planned to fire head coach Mark Gottfried at the end of the season, N.C. State announced Thursday that it plans to fire head coach Mark Gottfried at the end of the season.

Michigan State Police Conclude Sexual Assault Investigation, File Warrant Requests

According to an email from Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Scott Hughes, Michigan State police submitted warrant requests regarding the recent sexual assault investigation involving three Spartan football players and one football staffer.

Louisiana High School Coach Bans Nick Saban From Campus For "Not Being Ethical"

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron rode out a potential boycott last week and got himself back into the good graces of New Orleans-area football coaches. Now, it’s Nick Saban’s turn to get on the wrong side of a high school coach.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Is So Bad He Made The NFL Look Like The Good Guy

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott went on Glenn Beck’s radio show yesterday and spewed some bullshit about the NFL (too political!), Colin Kaepernick (snowflake!), sanctuary cities (bad!), and something called the Convention of States project (good!), which, apparently, is a retrograde initiative designed to slash the federal…

Kansas State President To Students: Please Stop Chanting "Fuck KU," We're On TV

Richard Myers, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George W. Bush, is in his first year as Kansas State president, and it would seem that some of the finer points of college sports fandom have been lost on the 74-year-old military man.

Michigan State Band Director Was Suspended One Week For Sexually Harassing Student

Thanks to some hard-nosed student journalists, a recent sexual harassment case involving the Michigan State marching band director has come to light 10 months after the school attempted to address the matter internally.

Michigan State Gymnastics Coach Resigns After Lawsuit Claims She Ignored Sexual Assault Scandal

Kathie Klages, Michigan State’s women’s gymnastics coach of 27 years, stepped down from her post Tuesday, according to MLive, one day after she was suspended by the university for being involved a Jane Doe lawsuit filed against team physician Larry Nassar, Michigan State, and USA Gymnastics.

Jim Harbaugh Hired The Parent Of A Top Recruit Again

Recruiting college athletes is an unpredictable process in which players can change their minds at the literal drop of a hat.

Michigan State Suspends Football Staffer; School Police Continue Sexual Assault Investigation

Michigan State spokesperson Jason Cody confirmed that the football team’s director of college advancement and performance Curtis Blackwell was suspended with pay as of Tuesday afternoon.

NCAA To Experiment With Playing Quarter Rules While Still Playing 20-Minute Halves

For decades, 20-minute halves containing frequent back-to-back timeouts due to mandatory TV breaks have been a mainstay in American households during the month of March. This year, the NCAA will begin experimenting with ways to do away with this tradition.

77-Year-Old Bill Snyder Plans To Coach Through Throat Cancer Treatment

Bill Snyder, Kansas State’s 77-year-old head coach, announced on Monday morning that he’s been receiving treatment for throat cancer for the past three weeks. In a statement, Snyder said he plans to continue coaching the Wildcats while he undergoes treatment.

Virginia Tech Upsets Virginia With A Little Help From Gravity

It wasn’t the prettiest game or the best matchup of the year, but Virginia and Virginia Tech provided one of college basketball’s most entertaining games of the regular season.

CU Bros Thrilled To Have Been Slapped By Washington's Malik Dime

I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that this story from BSN Denver is the most heartwarming sports story of 2017. Prepare to be charmed by the tale of the University of Colorado basketball fans who had a great time getting slapped by Washington forward Malik Dime.

The Only Thing Worse Than Getting Dropped During A Cheerleading Routine Is Getting Dropped Again On Your Way Off The Floor

If at first you don’t succeed, make sure that whoever is responsible for carrying you to safety doesn’t drop you accidentally trip and body slam you.

Lonzo Ball Did His Best Steph Curry Impression And Sunk Oregon

Tenth-ranked UCLA hosted fifth-ranked Oregon tonight and struggled hard from the jump. They trailed for the first 36 minutes of the game, falling behind 37-18 at one point. UCLA regained their scoring abilities shortly after, but Oregon remained on fire through the first three quarters of the game.

Damnit, Grayson Allen Was Phenomenal Tonight

The sanctimonious wieners of Duke took down North Carolina at home tonight and superstar guards Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen were right at the heart of it. The duo combined for 45 of Duke’s 86 points and nine of its 13 threes. The game was close all the way through, but whenever UNC threatened to take the top off of…

Three Michigan State Players Suspended While Police Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations

Michigan State suspended three football players and one staffer Thursday afternoon, revealing in a press release that the four unidentified team members are currently being investigated by the university for a sexual assault reported in “late January.” The school police department is currently heading the…

The Reaction To HB2 Will Go Down As A Fluke Or College Sports' New Standard

If the national reaction to North Carolina’s HB2 is meant to serve as the new guiding principle and not a brief moment of political posturing, and if southern states continue to specialize in discriminatory laws disguised as acts encouraging religious freedom, the list of available postseason venues for college sports…

VCU Won Another Game After Being Down With 0.4 Seconds To Play

A basketball game ending with free throws is normally boring as hell—one team is up by seven with 30 seconds left, so they go to the line a few times and make it a 10-point win. Here’s to VCU for at least making the lead-ups to its game-winning free throws intriguing (and a kind of weak, but mostly intriguing.)

Big 12 Punishes Baylor By Temporarily Withholding Some TV Money

The Big 12’s board of directors unanimously voted to withhold from Baylor a quarter of the conference’s annual revenue distribution payment—the money Power Five conferences make from their various TV and advertising deals. The fine is temporary, however, as according to the statement, Baylor will get all the lost…

USC Trojans Suspend Kicker Under Investigation For "Code Of Conduct Issue"

Matt Boermeester, a placekicker for the USC Trojans, has been suspended indefinitely while the university investigates him for a “code of conduct issue.”

North Carolina Won't Host A March Madness Game Until 2022 If HB2 Is Not Repealed

According to a letter sent by the N.C. Sports Association to legislators in the North Carolina General Assembly, the NCAA will take its business elsewhere for the next six years if the state’s lawmakers do not repeal House Bill 2 by the end of the month.

Iowa State Upsets No. 3 Kansas, Breaking 51-Game Winning Streak At The Phog

Iowa State got 20-plus point performances from three starting guards as the Cyclones, who have played like butt for the majority of the season, downed No. 3 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse behind a school-record 18 three-pointers. The loss marked the first time in 51 games that the Jayhawks have fallen to a visiting team,…