http://espn.go.com/college-sports/ Latest College Sports news from ESPN.com en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 06:36:28 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 While Hofstra rode Olivia Galati to its first-ever super regional, top-seeded Cal completed its comeback ]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 23:06:13 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7946234/ncaa-softball-tournament-hofstra-hurler-olivia-galati-beams-pride-cal-survives http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7946234/ncaa-softball-tournament-hofstra-hurler-olivia-galati-beams-pride-cal-survives The Longhorns are out of excuses after the latest tournament-opening loss in Austin. Florida's Gators, also upset Friday, have their own issues with the dismissal of three starters from the team.]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 11:15:45 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7946229/ncaa-softball-tournament-texas-longhorns-florida-gators-facing-early-elimination-upsets http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7946229/ncaa-softball-tournament-texas-longhorns-florida-gators-facing-early-elimination-upsets Duke needed a quarter to settle in against Colgate. Once the Blue Devils did, they were too much for the Raiders to handle.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 18:52:29 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7953585/duke-drubs-colgate-advance-ncaa-lacrosse-final-four http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7953585/duke-drubs-colgate-advance-ncaa-lacrosse-final-four Notre Dame downed Virginia on Sunday in the NCAA men's lacrosse quarterfinals.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 18:44:16 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7952231/ncaa-men-lacrosse-notre-dame-fighting-irish-push-virginia-cavaliers-quarterfinals http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7952231/ncaa-men-lacrosse-notre-dame-fighting-irish-push-virginia-cavaliers-quarterfinals The Florida softball team is on the brink of elimination from the NCAA playoffs after three starters were suspended for the rest of the season by coach Tim Walton.]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 19:15:56 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7949285/florida-gators-softball-suspends-3-amid-ncaa-playoffs http://espn.go.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/7949285/florida-gators-softball-suspends-3-amid-ncaa-playoffs Gary Gait was hired five years ago to bring Syracuse women's lacrosse to the pinnacle of Division I.]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 22:51:21 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7950098/syracuse-florida-maryland-northwestern-make-ncaa-women-lacrosse-final-four http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7950098/syracuse-florida-maryland-northwestern-make-ncaa-women-lacrosse-final-four 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 Junior attack Kaitlin Hilldebrand scored three goals and fifth-ranked Trinity College beat top-ranked and previously unbeaten Salisbury University 8-7 to win the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship Sunday.]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 23:00:11 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7954081/trinity-sinks-salisbury-win-second-d-iii-women-lax-crown http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7954081/trinity-sinks-salisbury-win-second-d-iii-women-lax-crown SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 15:04:11 PDT http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/7942677/southern-methodist-mustangs-fire-ad-steve-orsini-says-change-necessary http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/7942677/southern-methodist-mustangs-fire-ad-steve-orsini-says-change-necessary 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 The NCAA overhaul of its body of rules may call for the suspension of a head coach whose assistants commit violations, as well as fine a university up to five percent of its annual athletic budget based on the severity of the penalty.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 14:53:46 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7943082/head-coach-university-face-stiff-penalties-overhaul-ncaa-body-rules http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7943082/head-coach-university-face-stiff-penalties-overhaul-ncaa-body-rules 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 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 Big West may have indirectly helped keep Big East football together for the short term by reversing its December decision to consider Boise State for membership in all other sports.]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 17:03:12 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7935087/big-west-reconsiders-boise-state-all-non-football-sports http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7935087/big-west-reconsiders-boise-state-all-non-football-sports ACC commissioner John Swofford said at the conclusion of the league's spring meetings that he has had several positive discussions with Florida State president Eric Barron.]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:55:05 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7938467/acc-john-swofford-addresses-some-florida-state-seminoles-speculation http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7938467/acc-john-swofford-addresses-some-florida-state-seminoles-speculation VCU is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association and will join the Atlantic 10 as of July 1, university president Michael Roa said Tuesday.]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:45 PDT http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7932814/virginia-commonwealth-rams-leaving-colonial-atlantic-10 http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7932814/virginia-commonwealth-rams-leaving-colonial-atlantic-10