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PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The American Athletic Conference wrapped up its spring meetings Wednesday, inching closer to key decisions about the new league's future. Commissioner Mike Aresco said the conference is close, a week or two away, from...

As the coaches gathered for the American Athletic Conference meetings, Geno Auriemma offered a message. The Big East Conference, Auriemma told his fellow coaches, did not elevate UConn's athletic programs. It was UConn that helped build the Big East into...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — American Athletic Conference presidents agreed on how to split lucrative Big East exit fees and postseason credits that reportedly could be near $100 million. League officials declined to reveal how much each school would...

PONTE VEDRA -Southern Methodist University joins The American in July along with former Conference USA teams Houston, UCF and Memphis. Mustangs coach June Jones was in Ponte Vedra this week for the American Athletic Conference spring meetings. I...

PONTE VEDRA – Player safety was a hot topic of discussion with the football coaches in attendance at Tuesday’s meetings of the American Athletic Conference. The NCAA introduced several new rules focused on the safety of its student-...

PONTE VEDRA – Judging from the reaction of many of the coaches in attendance at the American Athletic Conference spring meetings this week at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, league officials hit one out of the park when it came to the conference’s new...

On a day that included plenty of handshakes and introductions, coaches and athletic directors began the American Athletic Conference spring meetings by discussing the minutiae. They talked about bylaws and scheduling, heard about officiating and...

Over the next day or two, representatives of the athletic departments of the colleges and universities comprising the new American Athletic Conference, at least for the 2013-14 season, will converge on Ponte Vedra, Fla., for the annual spring meeting....

The celebration started late Sunday night with a dance circle, chants of "four in a row" and the obligatory Gatorade bath for UCF track coach Caryl Smith Gilbert. The festivities carried over to campus on Monday afternoon, where the Knights' track and...

UCF’s women’s track became the first in Conference USA history to win four consecutive outdoor championships. The Knights scored a program-best 167 points, topping runner-up SMU by 67.5 points. UCF captures 17 medals, including six gold,...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT With the Bengals drafting seven of their 10 players on offense, including the change-of-pace running back they have been searching for and another big target in the red zone, that...

When the soon-to-be-named American Athletic Conference gathers in Florida for league meetings May 20-22, members will consider sites for the postseason basketball tournaments. Hartford's XL Center, home of the Big East women's tournament for the past...