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DePaul grants Kirk permission to seek transfer

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:32 -0400

CHICAGO - DePaul says it has granted forward Donnavan Kirk permission to seek a transfer.

Jordan adds two to Rutgers coaching staff

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:28:21 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Eddie Jordan has started putting together his coaching staff at Rutgers.

UConn ends Wolf's suspension, returns as walk-on

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:04 -0400

STORRS, Connecticut - Connecticut center Enosch Wolf has been reinstated to the team following a decision last month by prosecutors to drop charges in a domestic violence case.

Pittsburgh leads field for Legends Classic

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:44:08 -0400

NEW YORK - Pittsburgh, playing its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, highlights the teams that will play in the championship round of this year's Legends Classic at Barclays Center.

K-State adds F Bolden from Georgetown

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:51 -0400

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Kansas State says sophomore forward Brandon Bolden is joining the Wildcats after leaving Georgetown.

Rutgers guard Jerome Seagears transfers to Auburn

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:38:41 -0400

AUBURN, Alabama - Former Rutgers guard Jerome Seagears is transferring to Auburn.

Rutgers makes Louisville's Hermann AD

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:48 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials.

Rutgers lacrosse coach reinstated after suspension

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:17:12 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Rutgers has reinstated men's lacrosse coach Brian Brecht after suspending him with pay on April 19, following allegations of verbal abuse.

New Rutgers basketball coach doesn't have degree

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:13:42 -0400

New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from the firing of previous coach Mike Rice.

Florida officially adds Rutgers transfer Carter

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:27:06 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Florida - Florida is getting another shooting guard from Rutgers.

Seton Hall-Rutgers basketball rivalry to continue

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:56:43 -0400

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey - New Jersey rivals Seton Hall and Rutgers are going to continue their basketball rivalry for the next eight years.

Cardinals coach featured on Maker's Mark bourbon

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:55:09 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The face of Louisville basketball will soon be featured on a bottle of one of Kentucky's signature bourbons.

UConn guard undergoes 2 hip surgeries

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:44:15 -0400

STORRS, Connecticut - Connecticut guard Omar Calhoun has undergone two surgeries to alleviate discomfort in his hips.

Rutgers changes counsel to conduct review

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:45:50 -0400

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - Rutgers University is changing the law firm leading the review of how the school handled to the dismissal of head basketball coach Mike Rice.

Indiana, Syracuse get rematch next season

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:57:31 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Indiana will get another shot at Syracuse's vaunted zone defense in December.

Penn State, Pitt to meet in Big 10-ACC Challenge

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:57:07 -0400

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania - In-state rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh are facing off again - on the basketball court.

Rutgers president: Students won't pay for scandal

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:13:06 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - The president of Rutgers University says the costs of a scandal in the men's basketball program will not be pushed onto students through tuition hikes.

Louisville coach chasing Derby win as a co-owner

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:25:19 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Rick Pitino became a Hall of Famer and an NCAA champion on the same day. Now the Louisville basketball coach is positioned to become a Kentucky Derby-winning owner if Goldencents wins on Saturday.

NJ lawmaker wants to dock Rutgers for payouts

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:23:26 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A New Jersey lawmaker wants to dock Rutgers $2.1 million for the money it paid to a basketball coach who was fired and two university administrators who resigned during a scandal earlier this month.