Mark Emmert

NCAA hands down strict penalties on Penn State...

Unsurprisingly, emotions ran high after the NCAA announced its sanctions against the Penn State University football program. Penalties include a four-year postseason ban, a $60 million fine, and the removal of 112 PSU wins from the 1998-2011 football...

  The NCAA today selected former U.S. Senator George Mitchell as the independent Athletics Integrity Monitor at Penn State. Mitchell’s five-year appointment begins immediately. As Athletics Integrity Monitor, Mitchell will evaluate Penn State&...

In the wake of the news just announced Monday morning that Penn State was slammed with a $60 million, four-year bowl ban and a vacation of wins between 1998-2011, former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden becomes Division I-A college football's new all-time...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tommy Bowden’s voice trembled with an easily detected sadness, and subtle, mostly masked happiness. As the former Clemson head coach spoke late Monday morning to a reporter during the ACC Kickoff at Greensboro’s...

Sports Illustrated goes with Penn State scandal on cover...

Report: NCAA considered giving Penn State 4-year death penalty...

A former UCLA linebacker who founded an advocacy group for college athletes said that Penn State football players should be allowed to transfer, penalty-free, amid calls for sanctions against the program. Ramogi Huma, president of the National College...

NCAA president Mark Emmert says he doesn't "want to take anything off the table" regarding potential sanctions against Penn State, a clear reference to the so-called "death penalty." But later in an interview with PBS' Tavis Smiley, Emmert also mentions.....

NCAA approves measure to fill bowl games in case of shortfall...

NCAA President Mark Emmert will announce "corrective and punitive measures for" Penn State on Monday, even before it has opened a formal investigation. Unprecedented indeed. The only official step the NCAA has taken with regard to Penn State is a......

The NCAA has done more than hammer the Penn State football program with crippling sanctions. It has entered the crime business. In past situations where athletics and criminal activity intertwined, the NCAA got involved only after its rules had been...