College sports
FILE - South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer reacts to a call during the second quarter of the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game against Notre Dame on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Beamer lost some key contributors from the Gamecocks' eight-win team to the transfer portal this offseason. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Transfer portal tampering frustrates SEC coaches, but few - if any - ideas on how to stop it

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 01, 2023 03:43 PM EDT

FILE -Crews prepare the field at Bank of America Stadium for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. (Diedra Laird//The Charlotte Observer via AP, File)
ACC leadership touts progress in trying to address financial gap with the Big Ten and the SEC

By Mark Long May. 17, 2023 05:04 PM EDT

FILE - Wisconsin safety Kamo'i Latu looks on in the first half of an NCAA football game against Washington State, Sept. 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high school. A Hawaii circuit court document filed this week said Latu and de Laura reached a settlement with the woman after a mediation process. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
Arizona's de Laura, Wisconsin's Latu settle sex assault suit

May. 04, 2023 05:08 PM EDT

FILE - Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. The spring transfer window for college football players closed with 43 scholarship players -- the equivalent of half a roster -- from coach Deion Sanders' Colorado program having entered the portal since the spring game was played on April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Transfer exodus at Colorado unprecedented in portal era

By Ralph D. Russo May. 01, 2023 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan State quarterback Noah Kim hands off to running back Elijah Collins (24) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State, Oct. 8, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Spartans coach Mel Tucker will likely lean on the transfer portal to recruit candidates to join Kim and Katin Houser in a competition to start this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Michigan State's Thorne, Coleman, Brantley enter portal

Apr. 30, 2023 01:48 PM EDT

FILE - Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) reacts after receiving the game's MVP trophy after the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 27, 2023 01:37 PM EDT

Today in Sports - Ricky Williams suspended for NFL season

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in the NBA...

FILE - Florida head coach Billy Napier paces the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida Victorious formally launched Tuesday, April 11, 2023, with hopes of raising money to fund NIL deals for student-athletes — and ultimately help the Gators get back to national prominence in football and men’s basketball.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Gators launch 'Florida Victorious' to revamp, streamline NIL

By Mark Long Apr. 11, 2023 12:31 PM EDT

FILE - Simon Fraser University football team kicker Kristie Elliott, center, stands on the field with teammates during practice in Burnaby, British Columbia, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The only Canadian college with NCAA membership is shutting down its football program. Simon Fraser President Joy Johnson announced the decision in a letter Tuesday, April 4, 2023 saying that uncertainties about the future for the program led to the decision to discontinue it. .(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Simon Fraser, sole Canadian NCAA member, dropping football

Apr. 04, 2023 03:53 PM EDT

Mark Grant poses for a portrait before an NCAA Midwest Regional college basketball game Friday, March 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Mark Grant will be the first Black director to direct a major sports championship on Monday night when CBS broadcasts the NCAA Final Four title game. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
CBS' Grant believed to be 1st Black director of a title game

By Joe Reedy Apr. 02, 2023 03:38 PM EDT

Utah guard Gianna Kneepkens (5) reacts to making a 3-point shot against Stanford in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)
Pac-12 women hope to send record number of teams to NCAAs

By Mark Anderson Feb. 28, 2023 03:34 PM EST

Buzzy sports betting posts appeal to Gen Z audience

By Shannon Scovel And Sydnee Singletary / Shirley Povich Center For Sports Journalism And The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism Feb. 28, 2023 09:00 AM EST
On Sept. 10, PointsBet posted a SpongeBob SquarePants meme showing a cartoon character holding a “To-Do List” of current and former injured football players,...

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) speaks with TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) after the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia won 65-7. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Duggan, Bagent among Senior Bowl QBs vying to improve stock

By John Zenor Feb. 03, 2023 12:16 PM EST

South Dakota State head coach John Stiegelmeier, right, hugs wide receiver Jaxon Janke (10) after he scored during the fourth quarter of the FCS Championship NCAA college football game against North Dakota State, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Frisco, Texas. South Dakota State won 45-21. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
South Dakota State's Stiegelmeier retires, goes out on top

Jan. 19, 2023 08:02 PM EST

Kentucky guard Sahvir Wheeler (2) turns the ball over as he tries to work around Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Kentucky, Calipari frustrated by season-long struggles

By Gary B. Graves Jan. 13, 2023 02:18 PM EST

FILE - Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing, right, talks with Georgetown's Akok Akok (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing's loss-filled stint at his alma mater was called a “challenging and frustrating time" by athletic director Lee Reed, who added Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, that “no one is more committed” to turning things around than the former star center.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Georgetown AD acknowledges 'frustrating time' under Ewing

By Howard Fendrich Jan. 04, 2023 03:47 PM EST

TCU tight end Jared Wiley (19) and wide receiver Savion Williams (18) celebrate a two-point conversion by Wiley in the second half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
The CFP semifinalists and the NIL collectives that back them

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 30, 2022 10:40 PM EST

Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley stands on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
NIL casts cloud over college football's early signing period

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 21, 2022 06:06 PM EST

Illinois defensive Coordinator Ryan Walters looks on before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern on Nov. 26, 2022 in Evanston, Ill. Purdue announced Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, they had hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as their head coach less than a week after Brohm left for his alma mater, Louisville. (Anthony Zilis/The News-Gazette via AP)
Black head coaches in FBS drop slightly heading into 2023

By Paul Newberry Dec. 21, 2022 12:44 PM EST

St. John's beat Florida State for best start since 2018-19

Dec. 17, 2022 05:15 PM EST
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Soriano scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and St. John's beat Florida State 93-79 in an Orange Bowl Basketball Classic doubleheader...