Football conference rankings: Big Ten only tied for fourth, Steele says

College football expert Phil Steele ranks the Big Ten as only the fourth-best conference for college football. And that's a fourth-place tie with the ACC.

Johnny Manziel tweet shows frustration at Texas A&M

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel still has three years of eligibility left at Texas A&M. But a tweet he sent out early Sunday morning has some wondering how long he'll stay.

Former Oklahoma State QB Wes Lunt transfers to Illinois

Lunt (6-4, 215) started five games as a true freshman in 2012, completing 81 of 131 passes for 1,108 yards, with six TD and seven interceptions.

Notre Dame's Brian Kelly: Everett Golson, Eddie Vanderdoes both accountable

Notre Dame disclosed two weeks ago that Golson, who helped the Fighting Irish go 12-0 during the regular season and get to the BCS title game against Alabama, was no longer enrolled in school.

Oakland fires women's basketball coach Beckie Francis

Francis has been relieved of her position as head coach effective immediately, director of athletics Tracy Huth announced Wednesday. 'We wish Coach Francis the best in her future endeavors,' Huth said in a statement.

Alabama fan who poisoned famous Auburn trees freed from jail

The University of Alabama fan who poisoned Auburn University's landmark oak trees at Toomer's Corner has been released from jail and cleared to leave the state.

Former CMU, Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles dies at 71

Coles also the Mid-American Conference's all-time leader in victories. He had a career record of 355-308 over 22 seasons at Miami and Central Michigan.

Renovated WSU baseball venue to be called Ernie and Lulu Harwell Field

For the past three years, Wayne State athletics director Rob Fournier and Ernie Harwell's longtime friend and attorney Gary Spicer have been working on a project to commemorate what Harwell meant to Detroit.

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Little Caesars no longer interested in second Detroit bowl game

Little Caesars officials want to make clear if the organization is not involved in a bowl game, that's fine as long as the city maintains a presence in the bowl schedule.

Retiring OSU president Gordon Gee: 'I want to move on'

Retiring Ohio State University president Gordon Gee attempted to make his departure personal on Wednesday, citing everything from his age to his 7-month-old twin granddaughters to a California girlfriend as reasons for his abrupt departure next month.

12th-inning homer gives Oklahoma softball World Series title

Lauren Chamberlain rounded first base waiting, wondering and praying even that her long drive would end up being a home run and not just a foul ball.

OSU president Gordon Gee retires after 'inappropriate' comments about Catholics

Ohio State University president Gordon Gee announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to 'those damn Catholics' at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.

Funeral service today for ex-GVSU QB Finnerty

A Mass for Cullen Finnerty is set for Tuesday at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Livingston County's Brighton Township. Interment will follow at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights.

Big Ten announces football schedules for 2015 season

The Big Ten on Monday announced conference football schedules for the 2015 season. This will be the final season of the Big Ten's eight-game conference ...

Lauren Chamberlain's homer in 12th lifts Oklahoma, 5-3

Lauren Chamberlain hit a two-run home run down the left-field line in the bottom of the 12th inning, lifting top-seeded Oklahoma to a 5-3 win against Tennessee ...

Big Ten signs eight-year deal to play in Yankee Stadium's Pinstripe Bowl

The Big Ten has agreed to an eight-year affiliation with the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, from 2014 to 2021, in Yankee Stadium, marking the conference's first bowl ...

Funeral plans changed for former Grand Valley QB Finnerty

A funeral Mass for Cullen Finnerty is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Livingston County's Brighton Township. Visitation is Monday at the ...

Big Ten will play in Yankee Stadium’s Pinstripe Bowl, source tells AP

The ACC is the front-runner to land the spot opposite the Big Ten and replace the Big East. The Big East helped the Yankees get the Pinstripe Bowl off the ...

Michigan softball team survives Oklahoma storm in underground parking structure

"It was definitely an experience, that's for sure," Michigan junior team captain Nicole Sappingfield said in a telephone interview with The Detroit News. "I ...

No update yet on cause of ex-GVSU QB's death

Baldwin — It may be next week at the earliest before authorities learn more about what caused the death of a former star college quarterback in the woods ...

Trustees: Ohio State president Gordon Gee's comments 'embarrassed' school

Ohio State University's top trustees say insensitive comments by the university president have embarrassed and divided the university. The March 11 letter was ...

Ohio State president Gordon Gee disparages Notre Dame, Catholics

The president of Ohio State University said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten because the university’s priests are not good partners, joking ...

Former Grand Valley State QB Cullen Finnerty mourned as friend, winner

Finnerty’s former teammates were remembering him on Wednesday, a day after his body was discovered in the woods in western Michigan, 65 miles north of Grand ...

Authorities await more tests on late GVSU QB Cullen Finnerty

There's no firm timetable on the release of additional test results that might help determine the cause of death of a former national championship-winning ...

Sheriff says no immediate cause of death for Cullen Finnerty

An autopsy so far has failed to pinpoint the cause of death for a Michigan man who played Division II football and was one of the most successful quarterbacks ...

Body of former Grand Valley State quarterback found

Cullen Finnerty, 30, who led Grand Valley State to three Division II national titles, went missing Sunday. His body was found about 8 p.m. in woods within a ...

Ex-CMU basketball coach Ernie Zeigler joins UDM as assistant

New UDM athletic Robert C. Vowels, during his introductory news conference Tuesday, mentioned the plans to hire Zeigler. Zeigler, who was at the news ...

Rutgers’ Julie Hermann was involved in discrimination lawsuit while at Louisville

Incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann was involved in a discrimination lawsuit while an administrator at Louisville, where an assistant track coach ...