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Penn State Trustees to Meet over NCAA Penalties

Penn State’s board of trustees will meet this weekend to consider whether to ratify a consent decree with the NCAA that imposed penalties for how the university handled the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.

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FAMU Athletic Department Undertakes Debt Reduction Actions

The debt-ridden athletic department at Florida A & M University says it has started a series of “serious cost-reduction” measures aimed at containing expenses while sustaining a strong program.

Female College Referee to be First Woman to Officiate NFL Game

Shannon Eastin will become the first female to officiate an NFL game when she works as a line judge for the Green Bay at San Diego preseason match Thursday night.

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University of Central Florida Punished for Recruiting Violations

Citing a lack of institutional control, the NCAA has levied sanctions on the University of Central Florida’s football and men’s basketball teams.

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Winner Jacque Vaughn Hired as Orlando Magic Head Coach

Jacque Vaughn, a former NBA player and the 1995 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year, will be one of the youngest head coaches in the NBA this coming season.

NCAA’s Emmert Hopes Penn State Penalties Send Message

In hitting Penn State’s football program with unprecedented sanctions, NCAA chief Mark Emmert said he hopes the action serves notice that a win-at-all-costs mentality in major college football won’t be tolerated.

With Penn State’s Loss, Grambling’s Eddie Robinson Regains Coaching Title

Grambling University learned Monday that its legendary football coach, the late Eddie G. Robinson, had regained his rank as the winningest coach in college football history.

Penn State Fined $60 Million, Wins Vacated from ’98-11

Penn State football was all but leveled Monday by an NCAA ruling that wiped away 14 years of coach Joe Paterno’s victories and imposed a mountain of fines and penalties, crippling a program whose pedophile assistant coach spent uncounted years molesting children.

Sadness, Worry Come with Removal of Paterno Statue

Penn State President Rod Erickson said he decided to have the statue removed and put into storage because it “has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing”.

City of Grambling, La., Wants Paterno Coaching Record Vacated

An attorney for the city of Grambling, La., has filed a request to the NCAA asking the governing body to vacate some of Joe Paterno’s record 409 Division I victories.

Report Finds Penn State Officials Negligent in Handling of Child Sex Abuse Allegations

A newly-released report on the findings surrounding the sex scandals at Penn State University says officials close to the team demonstrated “total disregard” for the victims of Jerry Sandusky.

College Presidents Approve College Football Playoff

A committee of university presidents on Tuesday approved a plan for a four-team playoff put forward by commissioners of the major football conferences.

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