MiamiHerald.com: Colleges http://www.miamiherald.com/600/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Colleges http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/600/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Colleges 60 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:10 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Web cams new tool in college football recruiting http://www.miamiherald.com/600/story/527724.html http://www.miamiherald.com/600/story/527724.html Fri, 09 May 2008 18:05 EDT Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches. Web cams new tool in college football recruiting http://www.miamiherald.com/600/story/527724.html http://www.miamiherald.com/600/story/527724.html Fri, 09 May 2008 18:05 EDT Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches. China upsets American women 84-81 in Olympic test event http://www.miamiherald.com/920/story/510767.html http://www.miamiherald.com/920/story/510767.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:47 EDT Miao Lijie scored 26 points and host China upset the United States 84-81 in Saturday's championship game of a pre-Olympic women's basketball test tournament. Web cams new tool in college football recruiting http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/527724.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/527724.html Fri, 09 May 2008 18:05 EDT Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches. How some colleges view using Web cams to recruit http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/527726.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/527726.html Fri, 09 May 2008 18:05 EDT A look at some major colleges football programs' takes on the new technique of head coaches using Web cams to talk to recruits, which is allowed by the NCAA: Aikman, Cannon, Holtz head for College Football Hall of Fame http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/517102.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/517102.html Fri, 02 May 2008 06:42 EDT Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon and Lou Holtz are among the 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame. QB Perrilloux tossed off LSU football team http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/518395.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/518395.html Fri, 02 May 2008 20:18 EDT Ryan Perrilloux seemed like a perfect fit for LSU. Dick Butkus, nonprofit settle lawsuit over namesake award http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/517434.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/517434.html Thu, 01 May 2008 16:00 EDT A nonprofit group that hands out the Butkus Award to the nation's top college linebacker will stop presenting it after a yearlong legal battle with the Hall of Famer. BCS rejects plan to turn system into 4-team playoff http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/515718.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/515718.html Thu, 01 May 2008 07:10 EDT Even a three-game playoff was too much for the BCS. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized system for deciding a national champ into a playoff involving four teams, starting in the 2010 season. Judge nixes $5M verdict against NCAA in Alabama booster suit http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/515585.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/515585.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:53 EDT A judge has thrown out the $5 million verdict an Alabama football fan won in his lawsuit accusing the NCAA of slander. The Herald's All-Florida Team http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/362191.html http://www.miamiherald.com/919/story/362191.html Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:47 EST With seven in-state universities - enough to form a conference - competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the Sunshine State can make an argument as the nation's college football capital. Texas might boast the most FBS programs, but Florida is where the champions call home. UM, FSU and UF have combined to win nine national titles since 1983. Investigator says Tech pitcher died of morphine toxicity http://www.miamiherald.com/921/story/521218.html http://www.miamiherald.com/921/story/521218.html Sun, 04 May 2008 23:21 EDT An investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office says the Georgia Tech baseball player found dead in his apartment on April 11 died accidentally of morphine toxicity. Deal will keep College World Series in Omaha past 2010 http://www.miamiherald.com/921/story/515677.html http://www.miamiherald.com/921/story/515677.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:28 EDT The city of Omaha and the NCAA have agreed in principle to a new contract that keeps the College World Series in Omaha past 2010. West Virginia coach Huggins hurt in airport fall http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/526122.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/526122.html Thu, 08 May 2008 16:07 EDT West Virginia University officials say basketball coach Bob Huggins has been taken to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., for precautionary reasons after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement. Bob Huggins' 10-year deal with West Virginia worth $20M http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/523361.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/523361.html Tue, 06 May 2008 18:58 EDT West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins will earn at least $20 million in guaranteed income over the next 10 years of his new contract, which includes incentives that could add thousands more. Former MSU hoops player gets 120 years for shooting death http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/523517.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/523517.html Tue, 06 May 2008 22:18 EDT Former Montana State basketball player Branden Miller was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years in prison in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer. West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins signs contract http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/518911.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/518911.html Sat, 03 May 2008 02:18 EDT West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins signed an 11-year contract with the school Friday that will keep him at his alma mater until he's 65. Former Vols guard Lofton underwent cancer treatment http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/517627.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/517627.html Fri, 02 May 2008 06:42 EDT Former Tennessee guard Chris Lofton underwent treatment for testicular cancer after a failed drug test revealed he potentially had a tumor. 2 Indiana basketball players not reinstated http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/518711.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/518711.html Fri, 02 May 2008 14:41 EDT Indiana coach Tom Crean will not reinstate Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis, who were ordered off the team in March. OSU cuts $2.74 million check for ex-coach O'Brien http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/517085.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/517085.html Thu, 01 May 2008 12:21 EDT Ohio State paid former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien $2.74 million for improperly firing him for violating NCAA rules. Stanford hires Duke assistant Dawkins as basketball coach http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/510926.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/510926.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:12 EDT Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new basketball coach. UConn center Hasheem Thabeet will return for junior year http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/511655.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/511655.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:02 EDT Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet plans to return to school for his junior season instead of entering the NBA draft. The 7-foot-3 native of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was projected as a first-round pick in the draft. Memphis coach John Calipari signs extension through 2012-13 http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/510925.html http://www.miamiherald.com/918/story/510925.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:42 EDT Memphis coach John Calipari signed a contract extension through the 2012-13 season that includes an annual raise of $500,000 and a $5 million bonus if he stays through the end of the contract.