Big Ten Conference Undergoes Divisional Realignment
David Dermer/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) – The Big Ten conference underwent more changes this weekend, with the schools approving new East and West divisions for the 2014 season.
The schools’ presidents and chancellors voted unanimou…
Tim Pernetti Out as Rutgers Athletic Director
Elsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Amid the controversy surrounding Rutgers University with former men’s basketball head coach Mike Rice, Tim Pernetti is no longer the athletic director.
Pernetti resigned on Friday morning.There was a national outcry earli…
Rutgers Fires Coach Mike Rice
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images(PISCATAWAY, N.J.) — Rutgers University fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice Wednesday morning after ESPN aired video of his shoving and kicking players while berating them with gay slurs.”Based upon recently revealed …
Rutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice Comes Under Fire For Practices
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — In video obtained by ESPN’s Outside the Lines, Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice is shown throwing basketballs at his players, shoving them and using abusive language during p…
Scoreboard Roundup – 1/2/13
Patrick McDermott/Getty Images(NEW YORK) –NCAAF: Allstate Sugar Bowl- (21) Louisville toppled (3) Florida (11-2), 33-23.
Top 25 Men’s College Basketball: (7) Syracuse (13-1) dunked Rutgers (9-3), 78-53. Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim wins his 9…
Scoreboard Roundup – 12/28/12
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Indiana Pacers (17-12) quenched the Phoenix Suns (11-19), 97-91.
The Washington Wizards (4-23) solved the Orlando Magic (12-17), 105-97.
The Atlanta Hawks (18-9) bounced the Cleveland Cavaliers (7-24), 102-94.
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No. 22 Rutgers Wins, Stays Unbeaten In Big East
Wesley Hitt/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — Rutgers took care of business at in a hostile enviornment, and they still control the Big East.
The Scarlet Knights got another stingy defensive effort and held off Cincinnati 10-3 on Saturday.
No. 22 Rutgers (9-…
Kent State Upsets No. 15 Rutgers, 35-23
Alex Trautwig/Getty Images(PISCATAWAY, N.J.) — Kent State capitalized on seven Scarlet Knight turnovers, on its way to a 35-23 upset over No. 15 Rutgers (7-1).
Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova, who had only thrown three interceptions on the season, threw…
Scoreboard Roundup – 10/20/12
Banana Stock/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NCAAF: (1) Alabama (7-0) creamed Tennessee (3-4), 44-13.
(2) Florida (7-0) clobbered (7) South Carolina (6-2), 44-11.
(4) Kansas State (7-0) devoured West Virginia (5-2), 55-14.
(5) Notre Dame (7-0) edged B…
Scoreboard Roundup – 10/13/12
Getty Images/ Hemera(NEW YORK) — Top 25 College Football: (1) Alabama (6-0) rolled over Missouri (3-4), 42-10.
(4) Florida (6-0) defeated Vanderbilt (2-4), 31-17.
Texas Tech (5-1) shocked (5) West Virginia (5-1), 49-14.
(6) Kansas State (6-0) st…
Scoreboard Roundup – 10/6/12
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — MLB: ALDS: The Detroit Tigers (1-0) shut down the Oakland Athletics (0-1), 3-1.
NLDS: The Cincinnati Reds (1-0) held off the San Francisco Giants (0-1), 5-2.
Top 25 College Football: (2) Oregon (6-0) popped (23) Washing…
Rice Agrees to Five-Year Deal With the Baltimore Ravens
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — Two-time All-Pro running back Ray Rice and the Baltimore Ravens agreed to a new five year-contract Monday. The deal is worth roughly $40 million, according to ESPN.“Baltimore I’m back well I never left …
Former Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi Released from Jail
ABC/LOU ROCCO(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was released from jail on Tuesday after serving 20 days of his 30-day sentence for spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi’s gay tryst. Clementi committed suicide days later.Ravi, 2…
Tyler Clementi’s Family Slams Ravi, Judge in Rutgers Suicide Case
ABC/LOU ROCCO(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J.) — The parents of Tyler Clementi, the 18-year-old Rutgers student who killed himself in 2009, slammed Dharun Ravi’s apology for spying on Clementi’s gay date as “no apology at all, but a public re…
Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi Apologizes, Heads for Jail Thursday
ABC/LOU ROCCO(MIDDLESEX, N.J.) — Rutgers student Dharun Ravi released an apologetic letter Tuesday admitting that spying on his roommate’s gay tryst was “insensitive” and “stupid.”Ravi also said he will surrender and begi…
Sentencing Day for Student Convicted of Spying on Tyler Clementi
ABC/LOU ROCCO(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi will be sentenced Monday in a New Jersey courtroom on his conviction for using a webcam to spy on his roommate Tyler Clementi while was he having a gay sexual encounter…
Bucs Sign Paralyzed Player LeGrand
NFL(TAMPA BAY, Fla.) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed paralyzed former Rutgers player Eric LeGrand in a symbolic move.
LeGrand’s former coach at Rutgers, Greg Schiano, is in his first year as Tampa Bay’s head coach. The Bucs will assign Le…
Rutgers Trial Jury Reaches Verdict
ABC NewsUPDATE: A New Jersey jury on Friday found former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi guilty on all counts for using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having a gay sexual encounter in 2010. Ravi, 20, was convicted of invasion of privacy, …
Rutgers Jury Ends First Day of Deliberations Without Verdict
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The jury in the trial of former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi completed its first day of deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict on charges that he spied on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi.Ravi, 20, is charg…
Rutgers Summations: Prosecution Calls ‘Immature Kid’ Defense False
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The trial of Rutgers student Dharun Ravi drew to a close Tuesday as prosecutors and defense lawyers sparred over whether Ravi’s spying on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi was a criminal act by an anti-gay bigot or the “s…