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Missouri football Coach Gary Pinkel was arrested by Boone County Sheriff's Department officers Wednesday night on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Pinkel was pulled over at 10:15 p.m. on Keene Street just north of Broadway, according to the incident report. He was stopped for lane and signal violations, Chief Deputy Major Tom Reddin said. The deputies developed probable cause that Pinkel was driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the report. He was cooperative with officers and taken into custody at the Boone County Jail. He posted $500 bond for the first-offense DWI arrest.

CHICAGO -- Jim Delany has spent more than two decades as commissioner of the Big Ten, overseeing two conference expansions and the formation of the Big Ten Network. None of it prepared him for the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the conference's new division names.Delany said during an interview with WGN AM-720 in Chicago on Thursday that the names Legends and Leaders were picked to highlight the conference's rich history, and that "to a great extent it's fallen on deaf ears." Many fans have instead mocked the names and asked officials to reconsider, which Delany said could happen after the first...

Big Ten Conference Reveals New Logo and Honors Football History with Division Names and Trophies Division names and trophies to highlight legends and leaders throughout Big Ten history •New Logos •Applications of New Logos •Video announcing new division names •Full list of Trophy Names •Audio from teleconference with Commissioner James E. Delany Park Ridge, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference today made several announcements that complete a series of decisions prompted by the upcoming addition of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the conference's 12th member school. The conference revealed a new logo to be used for all sports...

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said the conference wanted to choose football division names that reflected both the league's past and future. And here they are: "Legends" and "Leaders."

Sources are reporting that the Big 12 Conference cannot be saved and that The Texas Longhorns will bolt for the Pac-10. "Texas is leaving; the Big 12 is essentially dead," said Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com, who broke the story. It means big changes for college football. There are, of course, several moving parts involved, but let's try to simplify things: Brown reports that Nebraska's Board of Regents has informally agreed to move from the Big 12 and join the Big Ten Conference. "[Nebraska Athletic Director] Tom Osborne has made the case for that school that it's a better fit in...

A radio station in Kansas City reported Monday that the Big Ten has extended offers to four schools to join the league -- including Nebraska. Here's the link...http://www.810whb.com/article/3527 Asked whether the report has any validity as it applies to Nebraska, UNL chancellor Harvey Perlman said, "None whatsoever." Expect there to be many more of these reports until the Big Ten announces something officially.

<p>Remember the talk that the Big Ten would take 12-18 months to decide whether to expand?</p> <p>An accelerated timetable has emerged, according to sources familiar with the process.</p> <p>High-ranking Big Ten representatives will meet Sunday afternoon in Washington D.C. to discuss expansion. The timing and location of the session make sense considering the Association of American Universities is holding its semi-annual meetings in D.C. from Sunday-Tuesday, and all 11 Big Ten schools are AAU members.</p>

NEW YORK -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno said Thursday night that he has pushed within the Big Ten conference to expand it to 12 teams as a method of leveling the playing field in college football. "We go into hiding for six weeks," Paterno said, referring to the hiatus between the end of the Big Ten regular season and the BCS bowls. The other major FBS conferences play into the first weekend of December. "Everybody else is playing playoffs on television," Paterno said. "You never see a Big Ten team mentioned. So I think that's a handicap. "I've tried...

Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who turned 81 last week, jokingly dismissed the comments of a Texas A&M yell leader Thursday night that Paterno was “on his death bed” and “someone needs to find him a casket.” But it’s no joking matter to the Aggies, who sent the yell leader home and have issued numerous apologies to various Penn State officials. The remark came at an Alamo Bowl-sponsored pep rally for fans of both schools. Penn State fans booed loudly after the remark from the yell leader, one of five A&M upperclassmen who fill the high-profile spirit role at the...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Thanks for joining us once again as we look at some football facts. This time we’ll look at "From a regional to a National sport. From 1930-1958" In the early 1930s, the college game continued to grow, particularly in the south, bolstered by fierce rivalries such as the "Third Saturday in October"—a rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. While prior to the mid-1920s most national powers came from...

Network aims to offer more Big Ten programming than ever before CHICAGO – The much-anticipated launch of the Big Ten Network is here, with the network going on the air at 8 p.m. ET with a special edition of Big Ten Tonight. "We're tremendously excited to make television history with the launch of the Big Ten Network on Thursday night," Network President Mark Silverman said. "Fans will enjoy more Big Ten programming than ever before. I think fans will look back years from now and wonder how they ever followed their teams without the Big Ten Network." The network's launch...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Big Ten officials will likely discuss expanding to 12 schools to accommodate the new Big Ten Network, commissioner Jim Delany said. The network, which is scheduled to launch Aug. 30, would benefit from an additional big-name university in a large television market, Delany said. "I think we need to look at it in the next year," he told the Des Moines Register on Wednesday. He offered no specific candidates. "The broader (the network) is distributed, the more value (expansion) has. We have eight states. With expansion, you could have nine," he said. In football, a...

Six of 11 Conference Teams to Kick Off on NetworkMichigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State to join Indiana, Minnesota in 2007 season launch on Sept. 1CHICAGO — Fans of the Wolverines, Buckeyes, Nittany Lions and Wildcats can tune in to the Big Ten Network on Sept. 1 to see their teams kick off their seasons, as conference and network officials today announced the schedule for the network's first three weeks. The Big Ten Network earlier announced six games that will air in prime time, including season openers for Minnesota and Indiana. "All eyes are on the Big Ten this year,...

2006 ABC Saturday Night College Football schedule • Sept. 2, 8 p.m. ET: Notre Dame at Georgia Tech • Sept. 9, 8 p.m. ET: Ohio State at Texas • Sept. 16, 8 p.m. ET: Nebraska at USC • Sept. 23, 8 p.m. ET: Notre Dame at Michigan State; USC at Arizona • Sept. 30, 8 p.m. ET: Ohio State at Iowa or Michigan at Minnesota* • Oct. 7, 8 p.m. ET: Oregon at California; ACC, Big 12 or BIG EAST (12-day selection) • Oct. 14, 8 p.m. ET: Michigan at Penn State; Arizona State at USC • Nov. 4, 8...

Here are the picks of several college football dignitaries along with Clucko the Chicken. Put down two feed dishes, one representing one team and one representing another and whichever dish the chicken goes to first is the team that's going to win. You'll do just as well. (Really, the pick is a coin flip. Don't laugh; Clucko won the 2000 Bowl Pool among 24 entrants.) You can get to the Expert Picks in the above dropdown under Predictions. The pickers: Pete Fiutak - CFN, Rich Cirminiello - CFN, Matthew Zemek - CFN, Mark Risley - CFN, John Harris - CFN,...

Ohio St. 65, (1) Illinois 64 Preview - Box Score - Recap By RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer March 6, 2005 AP - Mar 6, 3:30 pm EST COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- For the first time this season Illinois has to bounce back from a loss. Ohio State reserve forward Matt Sylvester hit a 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left on Sunday to hand the top-ranked Illini their first defeat, 65-64. The Illini (29-1, 15-1) were trying to cap the Big Ten's first unbeaten season in 29 years. Instead, they frittered away a 12-point lead in the second half and didn't...

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Excerpts from Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments in Van Orden v. Perry, the Texas case, and McCreary County, Ky., v. ACLU, challenging Ten Commandments displays on government property, as recorded by the Alderson Reporting Co. Inc.: Erwin Chemerinsky, attorney for man seeking removal of the Texas display: The government may put religious symbols on its property, including the Ten Commandments, but must do so in a way that does not endorse religion or a particular religion, but does not have the purpose of advancing religion, but does not favor any particular religion. Justice Antonin Scalia: Mr. Chemerinsky, I suppose that opening...

Knight's Chair Toss Still Leaves a Mark By MICHAEL MAROT > AP Sports Writer > BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Those closest to Steve Reid know him as president of a trucking company, a former teammate, and a dad. Some even remember him as a color commentator on Purdue basketball broadcasts. However, most others know Reid as the answer to a trivia question. For 20 years, his life has been defined by one enduring image — Bob Knight hurling a red, plastic chair across the basketball court as the 5-foot-9 Reid stood at the free throw line for Purdue. "There are times...

Bush won, but Penn State still sucks. Still, I've revamped the PSU-Football.com website. Enjoy