Rutgers commits this season's most embarrassing turnover Two-thirds of the way through a miserable, injury-plagued season, Rutgers somehow found a way to sink to a new low. The Scarlet Knights committed maybe the season's most embarrassing turnover in the final minute of their 68-57 loss at Michigan on Wednesday night. When Michigan's Zak Irvin missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with his team … [Read more...]

Construction crews unearth mammoth bones in Oregon State's stadium Construction crews digging in the north end zone of Oregon State’s Reser Stadium made an unexpected discovery — mammoth bones. The construction crew unearthed a large femur bone, which anthropologists believe was from a mammoth. Other bones from several other extinct animal also were found. “There are quite a few bones, and … [Read more...]

Iowa football players endorse Trump at rally, join him on stage Several Iowa football players, including quarterback C.J. Beathard, were at a rally supporting Presidential candidate Donald Trump at the University of Iowa on Tuesday night. The players were on stage prior to Trump’s arrival, tossing Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps into the crowd and telling rallygoers to vote for … [Read more...]

Former Texas A&M trainer says he was forced to clear hurt players Karl Kapchinski, a former Texas A&M trainer who was fired two years ago, told HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel coaches made him clear injured athletes before they were fully healed. The interview, which was classified as "a revealing look at the conflicts of interest among coaches, doctors and trainers, calling into … [Read more...]

Xavier's J.P. Macura eschews timeout, sinks game-clinching shot Chris Mack is probably the nation's happiest man that coaches can no longer call live-ball timeouts. Had that rule change not been implemented before this season, the Xavier coach would have wiped out the 3-pointer that clinched his team's 75-68 road win at No. 10 Providence. After the Friars sliced a 16-point second-half … [Read more...]

Indiana wastes chance to validate itself as a Big Ten contender The lingering question in the wake of Indiana's 7-0 Big Ten start was whether the Hoosiers' sparkling record was a product of a soft schedule or sustained improvement. Had Indiana truly become less careless on offense and more credible defensively? Or would the Hoosiers regress back to old habits as soon as they faced … [Read more...]

Michigan commit says '50/50 chance' UM would have room, decommits Another longtime Michigan commitment has parted ways with the program. Rashad Weaver, a two-star defensive end from Cooper City, Florida, announced on Monday that he was informed by Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh that there would be a “50/50 chance” the program would have room for him in its 2016 recruiting class. As a … [Read more...]

Niagara Falls building has played Iowa fight song for 6 months Well here’s a weird one. According to the Niagara Gazette, a vacant building in Niagara Falls, New York, has been playing the University of Iowa fight song “from about 4 to 11 p.m. on most nights for roughly six months.” This is not a joke – and local neighbors have complained. From the Gazette: A local restaurant, Wine on … [Read more...]

Mizzou suspends QB Maty Mauk after video of alleged drug use Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk has been suspended after a video of him allegedly snorting a white powder surfaced on the Internet. Athletics director Mack Rhoades and football coach Barry Odom issued a joint statement saying they were investigating the video. “We are currently gathering information regarding the video in question,” … [Read more...]

Fourth loss in five games should leave Duke unranked next week The true measure of how much Duke has struggled recently arrived immediately after its 80-69 loss at Miami on Monday night. Beating the hated Blue Devils was routine enough for the 15th-ranked Hurricanes that their student section didn't even bother to storm the court. With the pillars of last year's national championship team in … [Read more...]