Ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife sues ESPN for libel (Yahoo! Sports)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine filed a libel lawsuit Monday against ESPN, saying the network ruined her life by broadcasting salacious reports that she knew her husband abused boys and that she had sex with one of the boys.more
Pacific coach Thomason to retire after next season (Yahoo! Sports)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Pacific basketball coach Bob Thomason has announced he will retire after next season.more
Defections have CAA looking to add new members (Yahoo! Sports)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager has lost two long-time member universities in the last week, and is now shopping for replacements.more
Cincinnati dismisses freshman F Octavius Ellis (Yahoo! Sports)
CINCINNATI (AP) Freshman forward Octavius Ellis was dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team on Friday because of an incident at a downtown nightclub the previous weekend.more
Oliver Luck says he's staying as West Virginia AD (Yahoo! Sports)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Oliver Luck is staying at West Virginia.more
SMU fires athletic director Steve Orsini (Yahoo! Sports)
DALLAS (AP) SMU athletic director Steve Orsini was fired Thursday, just four weeks after he and the Mustangs hired Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown.more
NCAA transfer restrictions won't be easily lifted (Yahoo! Sports)
The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches.
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Swofford: FSU situation not brought up at meetings (Yahoo! Sports)
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford said Wednesday that the possibility of Florida State leaving the league was not brought up ''in any formal way'' during this week's meetings.more
Washington DC to host NCAA East Regional (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Division I Men's Basketball Committee has selected Washington, D.C. to host the 2013 East Regional.more
Amile Jefferson signs with Duke (Yahoo! Sports)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Star high school forward Amile Jefferson has signed with Duke.more