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Norm Stewart has open-heart surgery (AP)
Former Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart is recovering from open-heart surgery. University officials said the 73-year-old Stewart had an aortic valve replacement on Friday. He is recuperating at Boone Hospital Center and is expected to be released later this week. Stewart spent 32 years as coach at Missouri, his alma mater.
IUPUI coach, players take shoes to Peru (AP)
IUPUI basketball coach Ron Hunter, who went barefoot for a game last season, won't be able to deliver shoes to the poor in Nigeria this month because the U.S. State Department said it wouldn't be safe to go. Instead, Hunter said his group will travel to Lima, Peru, on Thursday to deliver about 15,000 pairs of shoes.
Former NCAA executive Cawood dies at 64 (AP)
David E. Cawood, a former high-ranking NCAA executive who helped run the Final Four for more than two decades, died Sunday at his home in Louisville. He was 64. Cawood had just finished his morning run and complained to his wife that he was not feeling well; he then collapsed and was rushed to a hospital, where resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, according to the NCAA Web site.
Oregon, coach Kent agree on new contract (AP)
Basketball coach Ernie Kent and Oregon have agreed to terms on a new contract that will run through the 2012-13 season. The agreement, which took effect July 1, raises Kent's annual minimum guaranteed salary from $1 million to $1,060,000. It also will provide more than $347,000 in additional salary and benefits for his staff.
Notre Dame names alum Swarbrick AD (AP)
Jack Swarbrick graduated from Notre Dame the same year as the university president, yet the Rev. John Jenkins never heard of him until a few weeks ago. On Wednesday, Jenkins stood in a room atop the Hesburgh Library with a view over Notre Dame Stadium and introduced his fellow 1976 classmate as the university's new athletic director.
Temple extends coach Dunphy for 2 years (AP)
Temple basketball coach Fran Dunphy on Wednesday signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2013-14 season. Dunphy led the Owls to a 21-13 record and an Atlantic 10 championship last season, giving Temple its first NCAA tournament berth in seven years. Dunphy has a 33-31 record in the two seasons since he replaced Hall of Famer John Chaney.
7-footer transfers from UAB to Ohio St. (AP)
Seven-foot center Zisis Sarikopoulos has transferred from UAB to Ohio State, Buckeyes coach Thad Matta announced Thursday. Sarikopoulos, a native of Greece, must sit out the 2008-09 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules and will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. Sarikopoulos played in 20 games at UAB last season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Women's Hoops News
Oklahoma's Plumley suspended from team (AP)
Oklahoma women's basketball coach Sherri Coale says starting guard Jenna Plumley has been suspended from the team indefinitely following her arrest for petty larceny. Coale said Thursday that Plumley will not participate in team activities during the upcoming season but will remain on scholarship. Coale says concerns about Plumley culminated in a meeting within the past two weeks where a plan was...
Ex-Fresno St. women's coach to be GM in CBA (AP)
A former women's basketball coach who sued Fresno State for sex discrimination announced Thursday has been hired as the general manager of a minor league professional men's team -- and she's negotiating a movie deal. Stacy Johnson-Klein will begin her new job with the Lawton Fort Sill Cavalry in Oklahoma -- the Continental Basketball Association's defending champions -- on Friday.
Oklahoma women G Plumley suspended (PA SportsTicker)
Oklahoma on Thursday suspended junior guard Jenna Plumley from the team indefinitely.
Maggie Dixon Classic returns to MSG (AP)
The Maggie Dixon Classic will return to Madison Square Garden for a second straight year. The third Maggie Dixon Classic will be played Dec. 14 at the Garden with a women's basketball doubleheader featuring Rutgers, Connecticut, Penn State and Army. Rutgers will face Army in the first game of the doubleheader and Connecticut will meet Penn State in the late game.
Texas Southern names Wells-Broughton coach (AP)
Former LSU assistant Yolanda Wells-Broughton was hired Wednesday as the women's baskeball coach at Texas Southern. Wells-Broughton will replace Surina Dixon, who was hired in March but released June 30 after a contract dispute with athletic director Charles McClelland. Dixon replaced Claude Cummings, who was fired after TSU went 8-20 last season.
Ex-La. Tech coach tops Hall of Fame 2009 class (AP)
Former Louisiana Tech and Baylor coach Sonja Hogg will be among the inductees in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's 2009 class. The new class was announced Sunday during the WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics and also includes Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Jennifer Azzi, Jennifer Gillom, Jill Hutchison and Ora Washington.
Shea Ralph returns to UConn as assistant coach (AP)
Former University of Connecticut standout Shea Ralph will return to Storrs as an assistant coach. Ralph was captain of the Huskies when they won the 2000 national championship. She finished her college career eighth on UConn's all-time scoring list and in the top 10 in assists, steals and field goal percentage.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News
Miles faces questions about Alabama joke (AP)
LSU coach Les Miles found a way to take some of the focus off his players before coming into this state. Defending a national title? Finding a quarterback? Those were all hot topics during the Tigers' visit to Southeastern Conference media days on Wednesday, but so was Miles' playful poke at the University of Alabama -- coached, of course, by his LSU predecessor Nick Saban.
Appalachian's Edwards now OK with flying (AP)

In this Sept. 1, 2007 file photo, Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards dives over Michigan linebacker John Thompson (49) and cornerback Brandon Harrison to score their fourth touchdown of the game during the second quarter of a college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. For Edwards, the toughest part of beating Michigan last season wasn't maneuvering through the Wolverines' mammoth defensive line or overcoming more than 100,000 maize and blue-clad fans. It was the plane ride _ the first of his life.

For Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards, the toughest part of beating Michigan last season wasn't maneuvering through the Wolverines' mammoth defensive line or overcoming more than 100,000 maize and blue-clad fans. It was the plane ride -- the first of his life. "I didn't want to go. I wanted to ride (the bus) with the band," Edwards said Wednesday, after he was voted the preseason...


Size doesn't matter for Big 12 QBs (AP)
Nebraska's Joe Ganz wasn't highly recruited out of high school, told he was too small to play quarterback on the college level. Any other conference, maybe that holds true. Not in the Big 12. As Missouri's Chase Daniel and Kansas' Todd Reesing showed last season, bigger isn't always better, particularly in the Big 12, the conference that gives hope to little guys all across the country.
Iowa sexual assault case reopened (AP)
The Iowa Board of Regents on Tuesday reopened its investigation of how the University of Iowa handled its inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by two football players. The board took action after learning about letters sent by the mother of the woman who claims she was raped on Oct. 14 at a campus dorm.
UCLA RB Ramirez ineligible for season (AP)
UCLA tailback Christian Ramirez won't play for the Bruins this season because he didn't meet NCAA eligibility requirements. The junior will have two seasons of eligibility remaining and can count 2008 as a redshirt season. "This is unfortunate for Christian and for our team," first-year coach Rick Neuheisel said Tuesday.
Sun Belt signs with 3 bowl games (AP)
The Sun Belt Conference announced Tuesday that it has signed agreements with the St. Petersburg Bowl, the Papajohns.com Bowl and the PetroSun Independence Bowl. The announcement came at the Sun Belt's annual football media days. The agreements are effective immediately and will affect the 2008 and 2009 bowl games.
Clemson chosen as ACC football favorite (AP)

Bobby Bowden, Florida State head football coach talks about the upcoming season during an interview with the Associated Press, Tuesday, July 16, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla.

For the 17th straight year, a Bowden-coached team is the preseason favorite in the Atlantic Coast Conference. For the first time in that span, it isn't Florida State. Clemson -- coached by Tommy Bowden, the son of Bobby Bowden, major college football's wins leader at Florida State-- was announced Monday as the favorite to win the ACC title.

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