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Which SEC Team Will Extend the League's Streak of BCS Titles?

After five consecutive championships -- and seven undefeated appearances in the BCS title game in 13 years -- it's clear that a Southeastern Conference team will win the BCS title for the 2011 season. I've written before that if you'd started gambling on the SEC to cover the spread back in 1998 when Tennessee notched the...

Ralph Friedgen Fired as Maryland Plans to Go From 'Good to Great'

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Ralph Friedgen produced good results over his 10 years as Maryland's football coach. They weren't good enough, though, for new athletic director Kevin Anderson to give him a contract extension. Instead, Anderson bought out the final year of Friedgen's contract on Monday, absorbing the $2 million cost...

Maryland Moving Ralph Friedgen Out

Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen will be asked to take a buyout and retire, a source familiar with the program said tonight. The decision by first-year athletic director Kevin Anderson effectively ends Friedgen's tenure in College Park after 10 seasons at his alma mater and completes one of the program's most...

James Franklin Named New Vanderbilt Football Coach

James Franklin, Maryland's offensive coordinator, has been named as the new head football coach at Vanderbilt University. Speculation and reports the past few days had been rampant that Franklin would be pegged as the next Commodore coach, so the news comes as little surprise. "The hiring of Coach Franklin represents a...

Colorado, Missouri Still Not Contenders in Big 12 North

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After a week of warm and fuzzy feelings, Colorado football was brutally brought back to Earth on Saturday. High off a win pver Georgia last week, the Buffaloes went into Missouri and suffered a 26-0 defeat, proving that no matter how well the Buffaloes dress up, they're not much different than they've...

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06/01/12 Coach sorry for 'hot wives' policy Source: AdelaideNow - Australia The Australian No.6 seed is yet to drop a set at Roland Garros after her 6-3, 6-3 victory against the 27th-seeded Russian in one hour and eight minutes.
06/01/12 Vanderbilt's Franklin Apologizes For Sexist Comment Source: ABC - WRTV 6 News - Indianapolis IN Vanderbilt coach James Franklin apologized Thursday for a comment during a radio show that his assistant coaches' wives needed to be attractive in order for their husbands to be hired.
06/01/12 This Hour: Latest Florida sports Source: FOX - WOFL 35 - Orlando FL The public is getting to see a plan to preserve the culture of slave descendants along the Southeast coast.
06/01/12 SEC Football Tweets of the Week: The Ridiculous James... Source: Bleacher Report Every Friday on the SEC Blog, we will feature the tweets of the week from SEC players, coaches and media personalities.
06/01/12 SEC Football Morning Coffee: Vanderbilt's Franklin... Source: Bleacher Report Here's what's going on in the SEC this morning.