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It seems strange a UFC 161 main event between athletes as consistent as Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson is being referred to as a must-win for each.

Top-ranked lightweight contender Anthony Pettis suffered a knee injury that has forced him out of an Aug. 3 featherweight title bout with champion Jose Aldo in Rio de Janeiro, UFC president Dana White announced Friday.

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line Sept. 21 against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in Toronto.

A break in the action during last weekend's Dana Hills Air Strike passing tournament allowed Fred Warner (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills) to lie down on the artificial turf, fold his arms behind his head and stare into the sky. It was a brief mo...

Rachel Newman Baker, the NCAA managing director of enforcement for development and investigations, has left her position to become the senior associate athletic director for compliance at the University of Kentucky, the school announced Tuesday.

We'll start a new series today projecting the best and worst-case scenarios for each team in the Big 12. Let's get started with West Virginia. Best-case scenario MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- After a 7-6 debut in the Big 12 with one of the most hyped te...

Several of Southern California's top programs met at Dana Hills (Calif.) High School on Saturday for a 16-team passing tournament. Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei made a statement by going 7-0, including a one-point win in the final. Other takeaways fro...

Blog | June 09, 2013

Connecticut's state senate voted 26-9 in favor of a bill legalizing MMA on Wednesday, a bill that had previously passed 117-26 in the state assembly. Once the bill is signed by Governor Dan Malloy -- which is considered a formality -- New York wil...

With Michael Dixon seeking a waiver to play immediately at Memphis, last year's unfortunate judge-and-jury precedent by the NCAA in the Dez Wells appeal leaves the organization with little choice. Dana O'Neil has the story: This isn't meant to conde...

Houston Cougars running back Charles Sims has been given permission to seek a transfer, but under three conditions.

With Michael Dixon seeking a waiver to play immediately at Memphis, last year's unfortunate judge-and-jury precedent by the NCAA in the Dez Wells appeal leaves the organization with little choice.

KC Joyner examines West Virginia's offense heading into the 2013 college football season. Despite losing most of their offensive starters, the Mountaineers' offensive system under coach Dana Holgorsen is again poised for major success.

Story | Conversation | June 03, 2013

The first weekend of the team camp season left plenty to talk about. RecruitingNation breaks down the noteworthy happenings and previews much more to come.

Story | Conversation | June 03, 2013

Adam Hill ranks 10 fighters most in danger of being cut by UFC president Dana White, including Spencer Fisher, Thiago Silva and Chris Leben.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2013

Short-week hump day links ... Colleague Dana O'Neil weighs in on the Rutgers mess. The hiring process that led to Julie Hermann's selection is being called into question. Illinois added a tight end who will be eligible this season, though he ha...

Rather than putting an ugly chapter that was Mike Rice to bed, Rutgers keeps authoring new ones.