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    • May. 17, 2012

    Big Ten pushing strong scheduling

    One step the Big Ten has taken to assure its teams continue to play tougher schedules is its agreement with the Pac 12. Last December, conference officials announced a collaboration that would center around football scheduling.

    • May. 17, 2012
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    Big Ten considering tie-ins with new bowls

    One of the aspects of the bowl season that could be changing soon is not only the requirement for reaching the games, but which ones Big Ten teams will be playing in.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Bowls special to Michigan State's Mark Hollis

    Virtually all the discussions Tuesday amongst Big Ten athletic directors focused on the potential playoff system coming in college football and how exactly the format would be determined.

    • May. 16, 2012
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    Wife of fired Syracuse basketball coach to sue ESPN

    Geneva, N.Y. — The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious stories about her and about claims that her husband molested ball boys.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Big Ten wants bowls, playoff system

    A playoff in college football has become a virtual certainty. Now, the real work begins in determining what exactly will be the setup, which teams will play in it and how those teams are determined.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Ray McCallum in finals of coaches tournament

    Ray McCallum is in the finals of College-Insider.com’s “Shots from the Heart.” He will take on Arizona coach Sean Miller in the title match of the head coaches bracket.

    • May. 15, 2012
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    Ty Detmer elected to College Football Hall of Fame

    Heisman Trophy winner and Brigham Young star Ty Detmer has been selected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Foundation announced on ESPN that Detmer will be part of a class of 14 former players and three former coaches who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in December.

    • May. 14, 2012
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    MSU gets Miami, U-M to face N.C. State in 2012 Big Ten-ACC challenge

    The elite matchup the 2012 series probably is Ohio State-Duke. The ACC won the first 10 challenges, with the Big Ten winning the last three. Last year, the Big Ten won eight of the 12 games.

    • May. 12, 2012
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    Saturday’s local roundup: Michigan clinches fifth straight Big Ten softball title

    Michigan swept a softball doubleheader from Purdue, 8-5 and 8-0, to clinch its fifth straight Big Ten championship in Ann Arbor. Haylie Wagner hit a grand slam in the second game.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Big Ten commissioner: Football playoff format could be decided by July

    College football is not there yet. But it’s getting there. Delany, at Michigan on Thursday as a speaker during the “Title IX at 40” conference, reiterated the search for the right approach to a playoff is ongoing.

    • May. 11, 2012
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    Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio 13th, Michigan’s Brady Hoke 24th in Sporting News coach rankings

    The Sporting News ranked all 124 college football coaches in the Bowl Subdivision and former Michigan State coach Nick Saban, who led Alabama to the national championship, is first.

  1. College football playoff won’t end controversy

    In case you missed it, one of the great debates in American sports apparently is about to end. Congratulations to all who fought the long, annoying, relentlessly ugly fight.

  2. Grand Rapids Christian’s Drake Harris weighs basketball, football options

    Basketball, football, or both? That’s the question that Grand Rapids Christian sophomore star Drake Harris has been peppered with since his impressive debut on the varsity gridiron last season.

    • May. 9, 2012
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    • College Sports

    Tuesday's college sports roundup: Michigan State beats Western Michigan in baseball

    John Martinez went 4-for-4, including two doubles, and drove in four runs Tuesday as Michigan State won 15-7 at Western Michigan in baseball.

    • May. 8, 2012
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    John Marinatto resigns as Big East commissioner, says he’s drained

    Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigned Monday after less than three years on the job, admitting he was drained by several high-profile defections and ...

    • May. 3, 2012
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    Mark Dantonio, Brady Hoke ranked 3-4 among Big Ten coaches by Sporting News

    Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio was ranked the No. 3 coach in the Big Ten by the Sporting News, just ahead of Michigan’s Brady Hoke, who came in fourth.

  3. Oakland is ideal replacement for Horizon League

    Butler, with its two Final Four appearances and near-miss national title, left the Horizon League on Wednesday. And here’s the team that should replace them: ...

    • May. 3, 2012
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    Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees charged with battery after police confrontation

    Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees was pepper-sprayed and arrested early Thursday after he allegedly ran from away from an off-campus party and knocked the wind ...

    • May. 2, 2012
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    Oakland ‘definitely interested’ in move to Horizon League

    "Absolutely, we would definitely be interested," Oakland athletic director Tracy Huth said. "We have enjoyed our affiliation with the Summit League over the ...

    • May. 2, 2012
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    Butler to leave Horizon League, where Detroit Mercy is member

    Detroit Mercy is a member of the Horizon, along with Cleveland State, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Loyola-Chicago, Illinois-Chicago, Valparaiso, Wright State and ...

    • May. 1, 2012
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    Urban Meyer shepherds Ohio State football into new era

    Buckeyes fans feel good about Meyer, a 47-year-old Ohioan, who is charged with righting a storied program that went 6-7 a year ago, amid an NCAA investigation ...

    • May. 1, 2012
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    Grosse Pointe South product Reid Fragel switches to offensive line for Ohio State

    Fragel is entering his senior season at Ohio State with a new coach, a new jersey number, and a new position. The Grosse Pointe South product moved from tight ...

    • May. 1, 2012
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    Detroit Mercy basketball signs front court player Ugochukwu Njoku

    Coach Ray McCallum announced the signing of the 6-11, 220-pound Njoku of Lagos, Nigeria, who played at Oakland Community College the past two seasons. Njoku ...

    • Apr. 30, 2012
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    U-M 10th, MSU 12th in ESPN ‘College Football Live’ panel rankings

    ESPN’s "College Football Live" panel has released its preseason top 25 poll, and Michigan is ranked No. 10 while Michigan State is No. 12.

  4. Two Western Michigan players get drafted in final round

    Western Michigan receiver Jordan White and teammate John Potter were among the final players picked in the NFL Draft Saturday night.

    • Apr. 26, 2012
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    Western Michigan, Albion stars waiting to hear names called in NFL draft

    Albion cornerback Chris Greenwood said he plans on watching ever second of the NFL draft coverage that begins Thursday night, while Western Michigan receiver ...

    • Apr. 26, 2012
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    New Eastern Michigan women’s basketball coach eager to build on success

    Tory Verdi, 39, was introduced as the head of the program during a press conference in the Convocation Center atrium Thursday afternoon. He replaces AnnMarie ...

    • Apr. 26, 2012
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    • College Sports

    Is four-team playoff coming to college football? BCS working on it

    BCS executive director Bill Hancock said conference commissioners will present a “small number” of options for a four-team playoff to their leagues. Now it’s ...

    • Apr. 26, 2012
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    BCS officials cutting down postseason options

    When Bowl Championship Series officials leave the beachside hotel in which they’ve gathered to hammer out the future of college football’s postseason, they ...

    • Apr. 24, 2012
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    • College Sports

    What changes look like for the BCS

    The conference commissioners in charge of the Bowl Championship Series will meet for the fourth time this year Wednesday and Thursday, trying to sort out the ...

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