8:56 PM ET California announced it has canceled Thursday’s men’s basketball game against Detroit Mercy because of unhealthy air quality in the region brought on by wildfires. The Air Quality Index reading near Berkeley has reached as high as 248, a level at which “serious consideration should be given to rescheduling the activity or moving
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4:48 PM ET Former football coach Les Miles, reportedly a candidate for Kansas‘ vacancy, on Thursday reached a settlement with LSU for a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1.5 million on his remaining guarantee from the school. LSU still owed Miles $6.5 million in guaranteed salary after firing him in September 2016. At the time of
9:00 AM ET When Syracuse shocked then-No. 17 Virginia Tech in 2016, Orange coach Dino Babers gave an electric speech in the locker room that went viral and remains a part of the program’s identity — along with its penchant for upsets. Last season, Syracuse knocked off then-No. 2 Clemson 27-24. The Orange came close
9:39 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney had seen the film, and Trevor Lawrence‘s talent was obvious. You didn’t need to know much football to see the kid was just better than everyone else on the field. Swinney had talked to his assistants, too. Brandon Streeter had been Lawrence’s primary recruiter, and Streeter raved
1:09 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has named Archie Manning winner of the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award. The award, named after the late SEC commissioner, is presented to former athletes, graduates or administrators of member schools who have remained involved in college athletics and had an impact on
10:59 AM ET Former Purdue student Tyler Trent, who has a rare form of bone cancer, became such a national sensation during the Boilermakers‘ victory over Ohio State last month that there was a significant rise in donations supporting cancer research. Now, the 20-year-old Trent will have his own bobblehead, with a portion of the
12:07 AM ET When Zion Williamson is catching a lob in transition or snaring a rebound in traffic, it’s easy to envision the Duke freshman sensation transitioning pretty well to the gridiron. And that’s exactly what Eric Mateos thought when he saw Williamson’s viral highlights a couple of years ago. “I thought I overthrew it,”
9:00 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s the question in the back of everyone’s minds and yet there’s no polite way of asking. So, here goes nothing: Why, Bill Clark, are you still at UAB? At this, the 50-year-old coach of the most surprising team in college football smiles knowingly. He knows there’s no use
12:00 PM ET Patrons at a small bar in Pocatello, Idaho, were a bit confused as to why a stranger showed up intent on watching the Harvard-Yale football game one day in 1982. He tried to explain, but no one really paid much attention until he offered to buy all the beer. Had they been
12:43 PM ET American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco is reconsidering his position on playoff expansion, thanks in part to the way UCF has been ranked over the past two seasons. UCF finished last season undefeated, but the Knights were No. 12 in the final College Football Playoff selection committee rankings. After a win over