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SMALL COLLEGES: North Central’s Johnny Crain has big run at Drake Relays
With athletes from high school, all college levels, and invitational events for elite competitors beyond college levels, the Drake Relays have a unique place in track and field. For North Central College, the event long has had a cherished spot on the schedule. “We have …
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Beth Long
Manti Te’o selected by San Diego Chargers in second round
Manti Te’o is off the board. And off to Southern California. After falling to Day 2 of the NFL draft, Te’o, Notre Dame’s oft-scrutinized middle linebacker, was selected by the San Diego Chargers with the 38th overall selection on Friday. The Chargers traded up to …
Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Brian Wardle accused of ridiculing player who defecated during workout
Ryan Bross, the former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball player whose allegations led to an investigation of head coach Brian Wardle, went public with his accusations Monday.
Steve Alford refuses to pay $1M buyout to New Mexico
A University of New Mexico official says former Lobos basketball coach Steve Alford is willing to pay a $200,000 buyout for leaving the Albuquerque school to take a job at UCLA but he won’t pay the $1 million payment that New Mexico wants.
Rick Pitino gets a tattoo
Rick Pitino is now inked up. The Louisville coach followed through Friday on his promise to players to get a tattoo if the Cardinals won the NCAA championship, adorning his left shoulder blade with the school’s old-English ‘L’ emblem in red. It’s perpendicularly surrounded by the words ‘2013 NCAA champions, 35-5.’
Perennial D-III baseball power Illinois Wesleyan sets sights on title
You know things are going your way when a key injury uncovers a new strength. So it goes for the Illinois Wesleyan baseball team (23-7, 13-2 CCIW), which has had things going its way since the dawn of the 2000s, qualifying for 11 CCIW tournaments, …
Notre Dame sets times for home football games
Notre Dame and Southern California will meet under the lights.
The Irish released times for seven dates on the 2013 football schedule. The Oct. 19 game against the Trojans will start at 6:30 p.m. at Notre Dame Stadium.
The five other games at Notre Dame …
How college football playoff came to be called College Football Playoff
The cartel formerly known as the Bowl Championship Series has changed its name.
Because nothing says college football playoff better than, well, College Football Playoff.
Yeah, it’s unimaginative. The capital letters are pretentious, too. But tell me you don’t envy the marketing consultants who were …
College Football Playoff replaces Bowl Championship Series
PASADENA, Calif. — The name says it all: College Football Playoff. The major college football conference commissioners named the new postseason system that starts in 2014 on Tuesday, the first of three days of meetings at a resort hotel in the Rose Bowl’s backyard. Out …
Bears don’t need him, but Packers could go after top RB Eddie Lacy
The Bears likely will keep an eye on running backs in the draft, but not because they need or even want one. It’s because of the Green Bay Packers. With Matt Forte and Michael Bush in place, the only concern is who the Packers take …
Notre Dame men’s basketball to host Duke for first time since ‘95
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team will have a home game against Duke for the first time since 1995 as part of the Irish’s first ACC schedule.
The conference announced opponent pairings for 2013-14 league games on Tuesday.
Notre Dame will play each ACC school …
Cornerback Desmond Trufant ready to join two brothers in NFL
One day, if things go well for him in his NFL career, Washington cornerback Desmond Trufant won’t have to deal with people calling him by the wrong name. ‘‘Yeah, I get the ‘Hey, Marcus,’ a couple of times,’’ he said. ‘‘But it’s all good. He’s …
NFL Draft: USC quarterback Matt Barkley likely to be late-1st or 2nd-round pick
The next player who regrets staying in school after his draft stock plummets probably will be the first. So it’s no surprise USC quarterback Matt Barkley wouldn’t change a thing.
‘‘No, no regrets that I came back last year,’’ Barkley said at the NFL combine. …
NFL Draft: Robert Woods looking to break USC’s pro drought at receiver
USC has produced some legendary receivers, including Lynn Swann and Keyshawn Johnson. But their recent run at the position hasn’t yielded much, at least not for the NFL’s tastes. Mike Williams and Dwayne Jarrett are among the disappointments. So how will Robert Woods fare? He’s …
Defense dominates in Notre Dame spring football game
South Bend, Ind. — Brian Kelly lost a bet. And Blue-Gold game on Saturday was the time to pay up. So there was 347-pound nose tackle Louis Nix III in the backfield, taking a shotgun snap as Notre Dame attempted a two-point conversion. A lane …
