Kentucky Basketball

TMZ is reporting that he agency is interested in at least four players two current and two who were just drafted by NBA teams. Apparently there was an agent who had multiple meetings with a former Kentucky Wildcat during his senior year of high school. 

More info to come...

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/02/university-of-kentucky-basketball-sec-ncaa-probe/#ixzz0sYACper4

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USA Soccer and Wimbledon

June 24

The USA Soccer team Algeria 1-0 and won their group for the first time since 1930. Landon Donovan scored the winning goal in injury time 90' +1.  We should of won 2-0 but there was a ridiculously bad offside call that nullified our goal.
The Mahut Isner match ended this morning with Isner winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. This match shattered all the previous records at Wimbledon. The match spanned 3 days and lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes. Isner finished with a total of 112 aces and Muhat 103.

Breaking News

June 15

Breaking News: Tom Izzo is expected to stay at Michigan State. A news conference is set for today at 8:30 PM ET on the Big Ten Network. 

NCAA Announces USC Sanctions

June 10

The NCAA announced USC's sanctions today. The penalties for football include a 2 year postseason ban, 10 scholarships lost for 3 seasons (2011-13), 4 years probation.

For basketball
4 years probation
 - The committee stated that the program must also vacate all postseason wins, and conference tournament wins during the 2007-08 season.

  - Disassociation of the former men’s basketball player in question (Mayo) and the representative who provided extra benefits (Rodney Guillory). The disassociation includes the refusal of any financial or recruiting assistance, as well as other conditions.

- Prohibition of all non-university personnel, including boosters, from traveling on football and men’s basketball charters; attending football and men’s basketball team practices; attending or participating in any way with university football and men’s basketball camps: including donation of funds; and having access to sidelines and locker rooms for football and men’s basketball games. 

The NCAA and USC (UPDATE)

June 9

The USC penalties will be announced tomorrow.
This has been the longest investigation (14 weeks) that I can remember. The football program could be forced to forfeit victories from Bush's seasons there (2003-05) -- during which time the Trojans won a national championship and lost in the BCS title game against Texas. But though USC chose to contest the allegation against the football program, its ultimate goal is to overcome the perception of a lack of institutional control, which could result in significant sanctions, including scholarship reductions, TV and postseason bans, recruiting restrictions and probation.