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Florida State wide receiver Taiwan Easterling, who was second on the Seminoles with five touchdown catches last season, announced he has signed a professional contract with the Chicago Cubs and will not return to school.

University of Miami center Reggie Johnson underwent successful surgery on Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Appalachian State linebacker Justin Wray, the team's top returning tackler, will undergo shoulder surgery this summer and redshirt during the upcoming season, head coach Jerry Moore announced Friday.

Move into a new neighborhood and you're bound to see plenty of welcoming smiles, along with perhaps a raised eyebrow or two, but that initial period after the moving truck has left your possessions behind and you settle into what you optimistically hope is a new beginning, can be both exciting and frightening at the same time.

The UCF Athletics Association was reportedly found negligent in the death of football player Ereck Plancher.

The late, great Notorious B.I.G. once said, "Mo money, Mo problems."

Montana State defensive end Brad Smith has ended his playing career because of lingering injuries, the Big Sky university announced Wednesday.

Gardner-Webb completed its 2011 football schedule by adding the first Thursday night home game in the program's history, Nov. 3 against Virginia State.

Lorenzo Charles, best known in the college sports realm for his last-second dunk that lifted North Carolina State to the 1983 NCAA championship, died Monday in a bus accident. He was 47.

Former North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson will transfer to the University of Wisconsin and play for the Badgers this fall.

The 2012 football game between James Madison and West Virginia reportedly will be held at FexEd Field, home of the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md.

Kentucky has rewarded men's basketball coach John Calipari with a new eight-year contract worth a total of $36.5 million plus incentives.

There are many rivalries in sports, but few elicit more pride and passion than a gridiron get-together between Penn State and Pittsburgh. Across the state of Pennsylvania last week, a collective 'Oh yeah, it's about time' went up with the announcement that the Nittany Lions and Panthers would meet for the first time since the turn of the century with a two-game set scheduled for 2016-17.

Kevin Broadus will join the Georgetown University men's basketball staff as a special assistant, head coach John Thompson III announced Wednesday.

So what does a 13-1 record, a victory in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl over Boston College, and a national ranking earn a head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision these days? Would you believe, a pay cut!

The University of North Carolina has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding possible violations in its football program.

Nevada football coach Chris Ault has received a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.