Honolulu, HI (Sports Network) – College bowl executive David Matlin was named athletic director for the University of Hawaii on Wednesday. Matlin replaces Ben Jay, who resigned in December. For the past seven years, Matlin has been the executive director […]
Nome, AK (SportsNetwork.com) – Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod sled dog race for the second straight year. Seavey crossed the finish line Wednesday morning in Nome in a time of 8 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and 6 seconds to […]
Birmingham, AL (SportsNetwork.com) – Greg Sankey was named Thursday as the new commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. Sankey will assume one of the most powerful posts in college athletics after serving as executive associate commissioner and chief operating officer for […]
Columbia, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Mack Rhoades has decided to leave his post as the athletic director at the University of Houston for the same position at Missouri. Rhoades had been at Houston since the summer of the 2009 and also […]
South Williamsport, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago area team that won last year’s Little League United States championship has been stripped of its title for use of ineligible players. According to a statement from Little League Baseball, the Jackie Robinson […]
Aspen, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Lance Armstrong’s girlfriend attempted to accept blame after the former cyclist drove his SUV into two parked cars on a snow-packed street in Aspen following a party in December, according to police documents. Armstrong, the former […]
Columbia, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – University of Missouri athletic director Mike Alden has decided to step down from his post. Alden made the announcement in a letter to the university on Thursday. “After several months of contemplation, I have decided that […]
Muncie, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Ball State has named Mark Sandy its new athletic director. Sandy will step down from his position as AD at Eastern Kentucky to take the job with the Cardinals on Feb. 1. “I am confident that […]
Morgantown, WV (SportsNetwork.com) – West Virginia University named Shane Lyons its new athletic director on Monday. Lyons, a West Virginia native, replaces Oliver Luck, who last month accepted the newly created position of executive vice president of regulatory affairs for […]
Bristol, CT (SportsNetwork.com) – Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 49 years old. Scott joined ESPN in 1993 and anchored SportsCenter shows, hosted Monday Night Countdown during the […]