Robert Johnson hired as jumps coach Robert Johnson, a former assistant at Appalachian State University, will coach the men’s long, triple and high jumps as well as the women’s long and triple jumps. Read more...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. “”mdash; The backfield at Ohio State will be missing No. 13. At least for now. Maurice Clarett, the star sophomore running back for this past season’s Ohio State football team, is not allowed to practice in the Buckeyes’ preseason practice sessions after exaggerating information in a police report filed this past spring. Read more...

Merrick, Poucher pursue U.S. Amateur Senior John Merrick and junior John Poucher both qualified to participate in the U.S. Amateur, the most prestigious amateur golf tournament in the world. Read more...

CARBONDALE, Ill. “”mdash; Thanks to an Ohio federal judge’s ruling, elite NCAA basketball programs can no longer run and hide from the schedules of successful mid-major programs. Read more...

HONOLULU “”mdash; Since the establishment of Title IX, collegiate athletic programs have become more equal when it comes to the inclusion of female athletes. But that’s college. Read more...

For two sets and 10 games, it seemed as though the only way a steady Lleyton Hewitt was going to lose the Mercedes-Benz Cup final was if Wayne Ferreira strung together some of his best tennis ever. Read more...

At the Verizon Music Festival’s first event on July 24 the stage was set ““ literally ““ for a night of comic irony. After all, what stranger way to kick-off a festival sponsored and named after a corporate behemoth than with a performance by Aimee Mann, who’s possibly made more headlines for her solitary battle against the music industry than for her actual artistic accomplishments? Read more...