Bama: NCAA wrongly vacated 21 wins

Alabama contends the NCAA wrongly forced the football program to vacate 21 victories.

Michigan eyes quarterback shuffle

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says he plans to use three quarterbacks in the season opener against Western Michigan.

Swarbrick praises Weis

Jack Swarbrick's first year as Notre Dame athletic director has been a strange dichotomy.

Florida State says penalty is unfair

Florida State is arguing it's unfair to make football coach Bobby Bowden and others they say played no role in an academic cheating scandal give up wins.

Sixteen Alabama teams penalized

Sixteen athletics teams at Alabama have been penalized for their involvement in improperly obtaining free textbooks for other students, with the football team ordered to vacate an unspecified number of wins between 2005 and 2007.

Big 12 to distribute $130M payment

Big 12 officials announced Thursday that the conference will distribute a record $130 million among its member institutions from the 2008-09 fiscal year.

NCAA responds to FSU president

The NCAA turned down Florida State's proposal that a committee be formed to review the policy of vacating wins as a form of punishment, and that the policy be suspended from use while it is under review, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.

NCAA penalties extend to 10 FSU sports

Florida State football will vacate an undetermined number of wins, serve four years' probation, and face a reduction in scholarships due to what the NCAA described Friday as "major violations" from an academic cheating scandal.

Oklahoma State athletic projects affected by donor losses, on hold

Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens gave a record-setting gift of $165 million to OSU two years ago for athletic programs. But now the fund has dropped so low that the fancy athletic village it was supposed to pay for has been put on hold.

FSU says no new allegations found, but NCAA could still levy more penalties

Florida State officials say the NCAA has found no new allegations of academic cheating by school athletes.

Recruiters, coaches often conflicted about multisport athletes

Athletes, recruiters and coaches are often faced with a tough question: Do the pros of recruiting multisport athletes outweigh the cons? At Clemson, it's the more, the merrier. But that's not the case at many schools.

...Trindon Holliday competes in the Men's 100m semi-final of the 2007 AT&T US Outdoor Track and Field Championships 22 June 2007 at Mike Carroll Stadium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis...

Heisman winner Tebow named winner of 78th Sullivan Award

Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow added another honor to his collection, winning the 78th James E. Sullivan Memorial Award on Tuesday.

Arkansas loses bulk of backfield in McFadden, Jones

Arkansas running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones are declaring for the NFL draft.

Arkansas' McFadden expects to play in Cotton Bowl despite SUV report

Arkansas officials are looking into allegations that running back Darren McFadden received a car from an agent, as the agent and McFadden's father denied the report and the TV station that aired the story apologized.