http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espnu/index Latest ESPNU news from ESPN.com en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 06:36:15 PDT http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Asher Clark, Air Force's second-leading all-time running back, has been kicked out of school less than a week before graduation as a result of an investigation into illegal drug use, according to a report.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 00:15:56 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7949025/air-force-falcons-asher-clark-kicked-academy-amid-drug-probe http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7949025/air-force-falcons-asher-clark-kicked-academy-amid-drug-probe The state attorney general's office on Friday filed more detailed accusations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a report by the Allentown Morning Call.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 00:15:21 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7948419/report-state-attorney-general-office-files-more-detailed-accusations-jerry-sandusky http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7948419/report-state-attorney-general-office-files-more-detailed-accusations-jerry-sandusky The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release.]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 10:01:09 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7945482/big-12-sec-champions-play-new-year-bowl-game http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7945482/big-12-sec-champions-play-new-year-bowl-game Men's basketball coach Shaka Smart refuses to take full credit for VCU's move to the "premier" Atlantic 10, but he recognized that his team's success boosted the entire athletic program's stock in the eyes of its new conference. ]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 20:31:39 PDT http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7946783/team-success-key-part-vcu-move-atlantic-10 http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7946783/team-success-key-part-vcu-move-atlantic-10 Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 18:36:29 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7945189/ohio-state-buckeyes-urban-meyer-gene-smith-acknowledge-secondary-violations http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7945189/ohio-state-buckeyes-urban-meyer-gene-smith-acknowledge-secondary-violations ESPN 150 quarterback Kevin Olsen (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) gave an oral commitment to Miami on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound four-star prospect chose the Hurricanes over Auburn, South Carolina and Wisconsin.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 18:22:12 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7947758/quarterback-kevin-olsen-brother-greg-olsen-commits-miami-hurricanes http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7947758/quarterback-kevin-olsen-brother-greg-olsen-commits-miami-hurricanes Mississippi sophomore Nickolas Brassell has decided to transfer after losing his academic eligibility.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 16:59:46 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7946393/mississippi-rebels-nickolas-brassell-transfer http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7946393/mississippi-rebels-nickolas-brassell-transfer Boise State, which has been in recent talks with the Mountain West about staying in the league instead of leaving next year, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Big East, a conference official told ESPN's Joe Schad.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 13:25:16 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7946559/boise-state-broncos-reaffirm-big-east-pledge-conference-official-says http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7946559/boise-state-broncos-reaffirm-big-east-pledge-conference-official-says A jury on Monday convicted the roommate of Middle Tennessee basketball player Tina Stewart of second-degree murder in the athlete's 2011 stabbing death.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 13:06:43 PDT http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7929000/jury-convicts-defendant-case-middle-tennessee-state-player-tina-stewart-murder http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7929000/jury-convicts-defendant-case-middle-tennessee-state-player-tina-stewart-murder Freshman forward Octavius Ellis was dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team on Friday because of an incident at a downtown nightclub the previous weekend.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 13:05:21 PDT http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7946562/cincinnati-bearcats-dismiss-freshman-octavius-ellis http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7946562/cincinnati-bearcats-dismiss-freshman-octavius-ellis Iowa sophomore Jade Rogers and freshman Virginia Johnson are ending their college careers because of chronic injuries.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:06 PDT http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7946629/injuries-force-jade-rogers-virginia-johnson-iowa-hawkeyes-end-careers http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7946629/injuries-force-jade-rogers-virginia-johnson-iowa-hawkeyes-end-careers An Alabama fan has been charged with sexual battery after authorities say he was captured on video performing a simulated sex act on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship game.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 10:08:03 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7942726/alabama-crimson-tide-fan-charged-lewd-act-vs-lsu-tigers-fan http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7942726/alabama-crimson-tide-fan-charged-lewd-act-vs-lsu-tigers-fan The Big 12 and SEC are starting their version of the Rose Bowl. And that's bad news for the ACC and Big East.]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 05:16:21 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7946916/college-football-big-12-sec-bowl-death-knell-acc http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7946916/college-football-big-12-sec-bowl-death-knell-acc Two days after the Trojans received a verbal commitment from running back Ty Isaac (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic), USC landed another tailback, as Justin Davis (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln) announced his commitment to the Trojans on Thursday. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 19:46:39 PDT http://espn.go.com/colleges/usc/story/_/id/7943966/justin-davis-no-24-running-back-country-commits-usc-trojans http://espn.go.com/colleges/usc/story/_/id/7943966/justin-davis-no-24-running-back-country-commits-usc-trojans Oklahoma wide receiver Kameel Jackson is staying at Oklahoma despite being suspended indefinitely last week by coach Bob Stoops.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 19:44:27 PDT http://espn.go.com/colleges/oklahoma/story/_/id/7943856/sophomore-wide-receiver-kameel-jackson-staying-oklahoma-sooners http://espn.go.com/colleges/oklahoma/story/_/id/7943856/sophomore-wide-receiver-kameel-jackson-staying-oklahoma-sooners Old Dominion is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association and joining Conference USA.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 18:06:49 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7941382/old-dominion-monarchs-leaving-colonial-athletic-association-conference-usa http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7941382/old-dominion-monarchs-leaving-colonial-athletic-association-conference-usa Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden told Sirius XM radio show College Sports from All Angles with Jack Arute that the Seminoles should stay in the ACC.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 17:53:13 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7943518/former-florida-state-coach-bobby-bowden-says-seminoles-stay-acc http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7943518/former-florida-state-coach-bobby-bowden-says-seminoles-stay-acc The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:44 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7942963/ncaa-transfer-restrictions-easily-lifted http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7942963/ncaa-transfer-restrictions-easily-lifted Oliver Luck is staying at West Virginia.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:14:45 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7943305/oliver-luck-says-staying-west-virginia-athletic-director http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7943305/oliver-luck-says-staying-west-virginia-athletic-director Alabama and West Virginia will meet for the first time when the two storied football programs open the 2014 season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, bowl officials announced on Thursday.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:14 PDT http://espn.go.com/colleges/alabama/story/_/id/7943270/alabama-crimson-tide-west-virginia-mountaineers-meet-first-time-open-2014-season-chick-fil-kickoff-game http://espn.go.com/colleges/alabama/story/_/id/7943270/alabama-crimson-tide-west-virginia-mountaineers-meet-first-time-open-2014-season-chick-fil-kickoff-game