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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pedro Alvarez has a date every night.| • Fleeing college basketball early now the rule |
| I was taking a look at the list of NBA early entries this week and noticed that four underclassmen from the University of Memphis and three more from the University of Kansas were on the list. |
| • Underground sport: Saudi women shed veils to play basketball |
| JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- The players bounded into the gym, shedding their long black cloaks and veils to take to the basketball court. Up this night: Jeddah United against the Jaguars, as 30 women spectators hooted and hollered from the stands. |
| • Alvarez showed smarts, boosted draft stock by going to Vandy |
| NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pedro Alvarez has a date every night. |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
| • Brand sees promise, problems in NCAA report |
| INDIANAPOLIS -- Myles Brand sees the academic gains most college teams are making as a sign of progress. |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
| • Tebow's legend grows when Dr. Tebow' assists on a missionary trip |
| Fans by now know the legend of Tim Tebow by rote: he plays quarterback as well as anyone in America, sings on stage with the stars of country music, makes girls swoon every time he smiles. |
Monday, May 5, 2008 |
| • Helping hands show sportsmanship: Other thoughts |
| The best sports story last week didn't come out of New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, or any big city. |
Friday, May 2, 2008 |
| • Cannon selected to College Hall of Fame -- again |
| NEW YORK -- Billy Cannon was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame -- "Again," LSU's 1959 Heisman Trophy winner said with a laugh. |
| • Trinity College trying for perfect baseball season |
| HARTFORD, Conn. -- Tiny Trinity College is streaking again, this time in baseball. |
Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
| • BCS officials quash hopes for playoff |
| College football fans clamoring for a playoff can stop holding their breath. It's not going to happen anytime soon. |
| • Cougars make Bennett a million dollar man |
| SEATTLE -- Tony Bennett just added a title to a growing list of accomplishments in his stunning first two seasons as Washington State men's basketball coach: |
| • Weber State offensive guard Dimitri Tsoumpas second overall pick in Canadian Football Leauge draft |
| OGDEN -- Weber State University offensive right guard Dimitri Tsoumpas, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound senior from Edmonton, Alberta, was the second overall pick in the 2008 Canadian Football League draft held on Wednesday. |
| • Coaches honored by Utah Sports Hall of Fame |
| SANDY -- Five former coaches will be honored by the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation during the annual Distinguished High School Coaches Award banquet. |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| • Omaha, NCAA reach CWS deal |
| OMAHA, Neb. -- The city of Omaha and the NCAA have agreed in principle to a new contract that keeps the College World Series in Omaha past 2010. |
| • Wake Forest golfer balances books, birdies |
| RALEIGH, N.C. -- On a perfect afternoon for golf last week, Wake Forest's Webb Simpson wasn't on the course, the practice green or the driving range. |
| • Big 10, Pac-10 play the role of BCS villains |
| HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Wednesday is judgment day for the Bowl Championship Series' plus-one format. |
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| • Who's the real Mr. Irrelevant? |
| David Vobora of the University of Idaho was the last player selected in the seventh and final round of the NFL Draft this past weekend, earning the moniker of Mr. Irrelevant. |
| • ANALYSIS: Leave with a plan, BCS officials |
| HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Bowl Championship Series officials, meeting at a posh hotel for three days, don't need to leave Florida with a tan. |
Monday, April 28, 2008 |
| • McCool near perfect; Utes finish second overall |
| ATHENS, Ga. -- Officially, Georgia sophomore Courtney McCool gets credit for only the floor exercise championship in the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships. But she had a lot to do with Georgia claiming the beam title, too. |
Friday, April 25, 2008 |
| • 53-year-old outfielder penciled in for first career start |
| STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- John Wilson will finally get a start on Senior Day. How appropriate for the 53-year-old outfielder. |
| • BCS inches toward playoff, but won't call it that |
| NEW YORK -- Big-time college football never has been closer to having a playoff. |
Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
| • Stanford interviews top assistant Oliver |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Top Stanford assistant Doug Oliver became the first candidate to interview for the Cardinal's head coaching vacancy Monday. |
| • UH, Jones still at odds over $400,000 |
| HONOLULU -- The University of Hawaii has not been able to resolve its dispute with former Warriors football coach June Jones over $400,008 the school says it is owed for the early termination of his contract. |
Friday, April 18, 2008 |
| • Time for Bruins to start over |
| LOS ANGELES -- The law of college basketball percentages just caught up to UCLA. |
| • Lawmakers want probe of college football bowl system |
| WASHINGTON -- Forget government corruption or corporate fraud. Three members of Congress want the Justice Department to investigate whether college football's Bowl Championship Series is an illegal enterprise. |
Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
| • Lawmakers want probe of college football bowl system |
| WASHINGTON -- Forget government corruption or corporate fraud. Three members of Congress want the Justice Department to investigate whether college football's Bowl Championship Series is an illegal enterprise. |
| • College basketball's one-and-done trend likely to continue a few more years |
| KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Back in the day, when members of the Washington Bullets worked out with Georgetown during the preseason, the Hoyas' newest star, freshman Patrick Ewing, remembered a question from one of the NBA players. |
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
| • Beasley leaving Kansas State for NBA after 1 season |
| MANHATTAN, Kan. -- After putting together one of the best freshman seasons ever, Michael Beasley is headed to the NBA. |
Monday, April 14, 2008 |
| • North Dakota State names new women's basketball coach |
| FARGO, N.D. -- Carolyn DeHoff, who spent 17 years in a supporting role at the NCAA Division I level, is the new head women's basketball coach at North Dakota State. |
| • Tulane's new ballpark brings baseball back to rebuilding neighborhood |
| NEW ORLEANS -- The crack of a baseball against the wood siding of a shotgun house has restored a sense of normalcy in an old neighborhood around Tulane University. |
Friday, April 11, 2008 |
| • Self is not first to turn down his alma mater |
| Darrell Royal slept on it. Barry Switzer slept on it. Bill Self slept on it. A good alma mater is worth a good night's sleep. |
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