Corruption in sports

Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze, center, gets ready to take the field with his team to play Arkansas in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Auburn hires Liberty's Hugh Freeze, who's coming back to SEC

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 28, 2022 04:10 PM EST

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. Mississippi's largest public corruption case in state history, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Brett Favre says he's 'unjustly smeared' in welfare case

By Emily Wagster Pettus Oct. 11, 2022 04:03 PM EDT

FILE - Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to reporters in Cleveland on March 12, 2020. With sports betting now legal in more than half the states and generating millions in revenue for once-apprehensive professional sports leagues, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in, too. The MAC was the first to jump in, selling the rights to its data and statistics to a company called Genius Sports, which will in turn sell it to sportsbooks. Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns

By Ralph D. Russo May. 26, 2022 02:23 AM EDT

Louisville athletic director Tyra resigns after 4 years

By Gary B. Graves Dec. 09, 2021 03:57 PM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Vince Tyra has resigned as Louisville’s athletic director, ending a challenging four-year tenure in which he shepherded the Cardinals’ men’s...

West Virginia running back Leddie Brown (4) is defended by Texas Tech defensive back Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (25) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

Baylor, West Virginia trying to get run games going again

By John Raby Oct. 07, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 15, 2021, file photo, Baylor coach Dave Aranda speaks during the Big 12 football media days in Arlington, Texas. With the NCAA case against the Bears finally resolved, and without any major program-crushing penalties, Aranda and athletic director Mack Rhoades can move forward without that lingering unknown. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Baylor able to move forward with NCAA case finally resolved

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 12, 2021 09:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Baylor helmets on shown the field after an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Baylor infractions decision comes amid scrutiny of NCAA role

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 12, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Baylor coach Art Briles stands in the tunnel before the team's NCAA college football game against Texas in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke at the world’s largest Baptist university, leading to the firing of successful football coach Art Briles, and the later departures of athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

NCAA infractions panel outlines reasons for Baylor decision

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2021 01:40 PM EDT

FILE - In the Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Baylor President Ken Starr waits to run onto the field before an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the “unacceptable” behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules. The NCAA ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke at the world’s largest Baptist university, leading to the firing of successful football coach Art Briles, and the later departures of athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

NCAA hands Baylor probation, fine in sex assault scandal

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 11, 2021 12:38 PM EDT

Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, presents former Florida State University NCAA college football coach Bobby Bowden, right, with the Governor's Medal of Freedom at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Florida's Medal of Freedom goes to FSU great Bobby Bowden

Apr. 07, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, jockey Tyler Gaffalione, right, reacts aboard War of Will, as they crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore. A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers. The “Racing and Community Development Act of 2020” is set for a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

College hoops corruption witness testifies in NC agents case

By Aaron Beard Feb. 26, 2020 05:43 PM EST
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A cooperating witness from the federal corruption investigation into college basketball testified Wednesday against a former college...

Indiana athletic director announces pending retirement

By Michael Marot Dec. 16, 2019 12:34 PM EST
Indiana athletic director Fred Glass announced Monday he will retire at the end of this academic school year. The 60-year-old Glass spent...

FILE - In this April 14, 2016, file photo, University of Southern California's new athletic director Lynn Swann pauses during his appointment news conference at the USC campus in Los Angeles. Southern California athletic director Swann has resigned.
USC President Carol L. Folt announced the decision in a letter Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

USC athletic director Lynn Swann abruptly resigns

By Greg Beacham Sep. 09, 2019 05:20 PM EDT

Friday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2019 03:50 AM EDT
NBA NEW YORK (AP) — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets...

Coach Art Briles addresses the media after a team practice at Mount Vernon High School, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Mount Vernon, Texas. Briles was back at his roots Monday, coaching a high school football team in Texas after a season in Italy and more than three years after the two-time Big 12 champion coach was fired by Baylor in the wake of a sexual assault scandal. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Art Briles back on field in Texas, not talking about Baylor

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 05, 2019 09:39 PM EDT

Former Baylor player's sex assault conviction overturned

Jul. 11, 2019 05:55 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has overturned for a second time the sexual assault conviction of a former Baylor University football player whose case...

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Baylor coach Art Briles walks the field before the NCAA college football team's game against Lamar in Waco, Texas. Briles, the former Baylor football coach fired three years ago after an investigation found the school had mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct and violence, has been hired to lead an East Texas high school program. Mount Vernon Superintendent says its board of trustees has approved a two-year contract with Briles, who was 65-37 in eight seasons with Baylor. Before coaching in college, Briles had a successful 20-year career as a high school coach in Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

East Texas superintendent defending decision to hire Briles

May. 28, 2019 09:24 PM EDT

Witness at NCAA trial says he paid football recruits

By Larry Neumeister Apr. 24, 2019 01:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A key prosecution witness at a trial highlighting corruption in college basketball testified for a second day Wednesday about money he paid to...