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Texas A&M joins 'Bama, Georgia in race for recruiting title

Alabama and Georgia are competing for the honor of having the nation's top-ranked recruiting class at the same time they are preparing for their respective College Football Playoff semifinals. But there's a third Southeastern Conference program that...

 

Possible postseason ban didn't deter Cowboys' Cunningham

Cade Cunningham always figured he'd get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament even after he enrolled at a school facing a postseason ban. Oklahoma State was sanctioned by the NCAA back in June stemming from a federal corruption investigation into c...

 

Top freshmen forge their own paths in picking schools

Many of the nation's brightest prospects in the most recent recruiting class didn't necessarily select the most obvious schools. Kentucky, Duke and Kansas have landed many of the notable one-and-done performers over the last decade. But according to...

 

Forecasting freshman stars particularly tough this season

Figuring out which true freshmen could make an impact is more challenging than usual this year with the coronavirus pandemic having such an impact on the preseason. Much of the offseason focused on the viability of having a season all rather than...

 
 By STEVE MEGARGEE    Sports    July 5, 2020

Tough day for MLB: Price out, Freeman positive, Tanaka hurt

Freddie Freeman tests positive for COVID-19. Masahiro Tanaka gets hit in the head by a line drive. David Price announces he won't play this season. On this Fourth of July, even the return of baseball didn't offer much cause for celebration. As teams...

 

Utah, Oklahoma, Baylor need LSU to win SEC championship game

LSU will have plenty of fans on the campuses of Oklahoma, Baylor and perhaps Utah this week. If No. 4 Georgia (No. 4 CFP) upsets the top-ranked Tigers (No. 2 CFP) in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday in Atlanta, both are...

 

New redshirt policy makes it more tempting to transfer

A new NCAA policy that makes it easier to redshirt football players comes with an unintended consequence: Players can now choose to save their eligibility by leaving teams after participating in four games, with plans to transfer and use the saved...

 

Ex-Division III player found guilty of first-degree murder

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Division III college football player William Riley Gaul was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder after shooting through the bedroom wall of his ex-girlfriend while she was sleeping. The eight-man, four-woman j...

 

Pick Six: Oklahoma, Texas among teams set for tourney return

Oklahoma went from the joy of a 2016 Final Four appearance to the misery of a 20-loss campaign last season. Now the Sooners have a chance to redeem themselves . "Last year motivates me every day," Oklahoma forward Khadeem Lattin said. "It's...

 
 By Steve Megargee    Sports    March 1, 2017

Tennessee hires Kansas State's Currie as athletic director

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has hired John Currie from Kansas State to replace Dave Hart as the Volunteers' athletic director. The school announced the hiring Tuesday. A press conference to introduce Currie is scheduled for Thursday, and he w...

 

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