Old Dominion President John R. Broderick says leaving the Colonial
Athletic Association and joining Conference USA "places our
athletic programs on a national NCAA Division I stage."
The wife of former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine
has launched a libel lawsuit against ESPN for its reporting of the
child sex abuse allegations leveled at her husband, The
Post-Standard reported Wednesday.
Former Kentucky basketball player Michael Porter has been arrested
in Lexington on charges of sexually abusing a female minor, The
Courier-Journal reported Tuesday.
VCU is looking to make the most of its rise to prominence in men's basketball and President Michael Rao said moving to the Atlantic 10 is "the next step.'' The president said at press conference Tuesday to announce that VCU is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association to join the A-10 that ''premier universities are premier across the board and that includes athletics.''
