Corruption in sports
Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, presents former Florida State University NCAA college football coach Bobby Bowden, right, with the Governor's Medal of Freedom at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
Florida's Medal of Freedom goes to FSU great Bobby Bowden

Apr. 07, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, jockey Tyler Gaffalione, right, reacts aboard War of Will, as they crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore. A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers. The “Racing and Community Development Act of 2020” is set for a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

College hoops corruption witness testifies in NC agents case

By Aaron Beard Feb. 26, 2020 05:43 PM EST
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A cooperating witness from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball testified Wednesday against a former college...

Indiana athletic director announces pending retirement

By Michael Marot Dec. 16, 2019 12:34 PM EST
Indiana athletic director Fred Glass announced Monday he will retire at the end of this academic school year. The 60-year-old Glass spent...

FILE - In this April 14, 2016, file photo, University of Southern California's new athletic director Lynn Swann pauses during his appointment news conference at the USC campus in Los Angeles. Southern California athletic director Swann has resigned. USC President Carol L. Folt announced the decision in a letter Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
USC athletic director Lynn Swann abruptly resigns

By Greg Beacham Sep. 09, 2019 05:20 PM EDT

Friday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2019 03:50 AM EDT
NBA NEW YORK (AP) — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets...

Coach Art Briles addresses the media after a team practice at Mount Vernon High School, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Mount Vernon, Texas. Briles was back at his roots Monday, coaching a high school football team in Texas after a season in Italy and more than three years after the two-time Big 12 champion coach was fired by Baylor in the wake of a sexual assault scandal. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Art Briles back on field in Texas, not talking about Baylor

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 05, 2019 09:39 PM EDT

Former Baylor player's sex assault conviction overturned

Jul. 11, 2019 05:55 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has overturned for a second time the sexual assault conviction of a former Baylor University football player whose case...

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Baylor coach Art Briles walks the field before the NCAA college football team's game against Lamar in Waco, Texas. Briles, the former Baylor football coach fired three years ago after an investigation found the school had mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct and violence, has been hired to lead an East Texas high school program. Mount Vernon Superintendent says its board of trustees has approved a two-year contract with Briles, who was 65-37 in eight seasons with Baylor. Before coaching in college, Briles had a successful 20-year career as a high school coach in Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
East Texas superintendent defending decision to hire Briles

May. 28, 2019 09:24 PM EDT

Witness at NCAA trial says he paid football recruits

By Larry Neumeister Apr. 24, 2019 01:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A key prosecution witness at a trial highlighting corruption in college basketball testified for a second day Wednesday about money he paid to...

In this January 2018 photo, Texas men’s tennis coach Michael Center surveys the courts before the matches with UTSA, in Austin, Texas. Center is among a few people in the state charged in a scheme that involved wealthy parents bribing college coaches and others to gain admissions for their children at top schools, federal prosecutors said Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Bribery scandal exposes sports side door to admissions

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 12, 2019 06:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015, file photo, Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze watches his team warmup before an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Oxford, Miss. Liberty has hired former Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze to lead its football program. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the Flames have tabbed Freeze as their next coach. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because neither the school nor Freeze has publicly announced the decision. Liberty has scheduled a news conference to "name Liberty's next head football coach" for Friday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Hugh Freeze savors second coaching chance at Liberty

Dec. 07, 2018 11:27 AM EST

FILE - In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Baylor head coach Matt Rhule speaks during the NCAA college football Big 12 media days, in Frisco, Texas. The Big 12 board of directors has unanimously approved and adopted an independent verification report that says Baylor has implemented recommendations for reforming its Title IX process after a campus sexual assault scandal broke more than two years ago. With the board’s action Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, the Big 12 will no longer withhold a portion of Baylor’s share of revenue distribution. (AP Photo/Cooper Neill, File)
Big 12 adopts verification of Baylor Title IX reforms

Oct. 30, 2018 01:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2017, file photo, Maryland quarterback Kasim Hill throws to a receiver in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida in College Park, Md. Maryland interim coach Matt Canada has used both his quarterbacks in all five games this season, jockeying between Kasim Hill and Tyrrell Pigrome in an unyielding effort to get more production from an offense that has relied far too heavily on the run. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Maryland employs QB shuffle in effort to fix passing game

By David Ginsburg Oct. 09, 2018 03:14 PM EDT