Football
NCAA aims to finish UNC probe this month
Written by AP Tuesday, 07 June 2011 23:48
The NCAA says it plans to complete its investigation into the North Carolina football program this month.
The NCAA on Tuesday sent the university a "notice of inquiry," a formal notification of an investigation into a sports program. In the letter, NCAA vice president of enforcement Julie Roe Lach says it is the "present intention" of the enforcement staff to finish the investigation in June.
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NCAA tells DOJ football playoff out of its hands
Written by Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:26
NCAA President Mark Emmert told the Justice Department Wednesday that its questions about the lack of a playoff system for college football are best directed to another group — the Bowl Championship Series.
Other than licensing the postseason bowls, "the NCAA has no role to play in the BCS or the BCS system," Emmert wrote in a letter to the department's antitrust chief, Christine Varney. He added that short of member colleges and universities discontinuing the BCS and proposing an NCAA championship, "there is no directive for the (NCAA) to establish a playoff."
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RB Ealey transferring after problems at Georgia
Written by (AP) Tuesday, 10 May 2011 05:46
Georgia running back Washaun Ealey is leaving the Bulldogs, the school said Monday, a move that wasn't surprising after he was suspended twice for disciplinary reasons.
Coach Mark Richt said Ealey had been granted his conditional release to transfer to another school for next season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Boise State imposes sanctions for NCAA infractions
Written by Todd Dvorak, Associated Press Wednesday, 04 May 2011 22:34
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen, in the wake of a series of NCAA violations, will have fewer scholarships to hand out in the next two years and less time on the practice field to prepare for tough season openers against Georgia this fall and Michigan State in 2012.
The sanctions already imposed on the Bronco football team are part of a broader penalty package put in place by university officials this week for men's and women's tennis and track and field after an NCAA inquiry identified nearly two dozen violations by coaches in those sports.
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Miami football player charged with sexual battery
Written by Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer Wednesday, 04 May 2011 22:27
Miami defensive tackle Jeffrey Brown is facing a charge of sexual battery and has been suspended indefinitely from the football team.
Police in Coral Gables say Brown was charged Wednesday afternoon. The alleged incident occurred April 30.
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