Kicker Austin Hardin transfers from Florida, star recruit arrives Embattled Florida kicker Austin Hardin has decided to transfer. Hardin was the Gators’ starting kicker last season, but his powerful leg kicked the accuracy needed to be successful at Florida. Hardin made just 5 of 14 attempts this past year and connected on 16 of 36 field-goal attempts during his three seasons with the … [Read more...]

Bracket Flames: Cal a 'Golden' ticket worth buying Play Tourney Pick'em  |  Fill out your bracket  |  Print it  |  Celebrity Challenge Only a hop, skip and Jaylen Brown jump from Berkeley, filled oak barrels housed inside Sonoma wineries sit undisturbed. Nature’s chemistry is at work. Using centuries-old science, yeasts morph sugars from juiced grapes into alcohol, the process of … [Read more...]

Is John Calipari correct to be angry over Kentucky's No. 4 seed? Play Tourney Pick'em  |  Fill out your bracket  |  Print it  |  Celebrity Challenge Three hours after his team edged Texas A&M in Sunday's SEC title game, Kentucky coach John Calipari spotted something that caught his attention. The selection committee seeded the Aggies one line above his Wildcats. Texas A&M snared a No. 3 seed … [Read more...]

College basketball's All-time Starting Five: Kansas Jayhawks With March Madness right around the corner, The Dagger is picking an all-time starting five from some of college basketball's most tradition-rich programs. Our picks were based on a variety of factors, including stats, tourney success, All-America selections, and of course, our opinions. [Yahoo Tourney Pick’em is open. Sign up now … [Read more...]

UNC adapts to Virginia, winning ACC title with defense The Final Four is less than a month away and on the eve of Selection Sunday the nation was treated to what a national semifinal might look like this season. Seventh-ranked and top-seeded North Carolina battled fourth-ranked and No. 2 seed Virginia in the ACC championship game with each eyeing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Tar … [Read more...]

Why you're going to be rooting for Buffalo in the NCAA tournament It has been a tough year for the Buffalo basketball team and first-year coach Nate Oats, but the Bulls fought through it all and put together a feel-good story by making the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Blake Hamilton knocked down a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the Mid-American Conference title game breaking a tie with … [Read more...]

Pac-12 prohibits transfers with prior misconduct issues The Pac-12 Conference is not willing to provide second chances to athletes with a history of student misconduct. The league’s presidents and chancellors announced Saturday that the Pac-12 has adopted a policy which prohibits transfer student-athletes from “receiving aid or participating in athletics” if the athlete “is unable to … [Read more...]

Wayne Selden's uncle Anthony takes support to awesome new level There were some unintended consequences when Wayne Selden Jr., threw down one of the dunks of the year in college basketball Friday night in the Kansas Jayhawks' win over Baylor. Television cameras caught Selden's family celebrating the breathtaking dunk, including his uncle, Anthony Pitts Jr., who just about lost his mind. … [Read more...]

Ex-Kansas rower says she was raped by KU football player A former University of Kansas rower claims she was raped by a Jayhawks football player. According to the Dallas Morning News, a class action lawsuit filed by the alleged victim’s parents says the alleged incident took place in November 2014. The lawsuit also says the school “failed to protect her from harassment by her attacker.” The … [Read more...]

North Texas QB DaMarcus Smith no longer with program North Texas and one its more experienced quarterbacks have parted ways. According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, new Mean Green head coach Seth Littrell confirmed that DaMarcus Smith, who started six games in 2015, is no longer with the program. After transferring into the program from Butler Community College, Smith split time with … [Read more...]