Notre Dame still tracking expansion possibilities (Sports Illustrated)

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NEW YORK -- Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday it remains the school's "clear preference" to maintain its football independence, but that the possibility of impending Big Ten expansion and other conference realignment may ultimately impact the school's status.

Notre Dame AD says conference expansion could force Irish to give up football independence (WQAD Moline)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame wants to remain independent in football, but that might not matter if the Big Ten and Pac-10 decide to expand and create sweeping changes to major college sports.

Orange Football Links: Pinstripe Bowl coming to Yankee Stadium

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The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series participants.

BORDENTOWN: Little makes Pro Football Hall of Fame (The Register-News)

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Floyd Little played professional football in a different generation. For Ray Price and Bordentown City Mayor James Lynch, that’s part of what makes Little’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame so special.

McNabb, T.O. teaming up again (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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PHILADELPHIA—Donovan McNabb will be throwing passes to Terrell Owens again. McNabb and Owens are teaming up on a basketball court instead of a football field in the new season of Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes.“ The episode features NFL players who played college basketball against former NBA stars. McNabb (Syracuse), Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga) and Antonio Gates (Kent State) will face Hakeem ...

Baseball, college basketball, NBA (The Toledo Blade)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men AP Top 25 Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (63) 29-2 1,623 2 2. Kentucky (2) 29-2 1,553 3 3. Syracuse 28-3 1,500 1 4. Duke 26-5 1,348 4 5. Ohio St. 24-7 1,344 6 6. Purdue 26-4 1,252 7 7. West Virginia 24-6 1,231 10 8. New Mexico 28-3 1,188 8 9. Kansas St. 24-6 1,063 5 10. Villanova 24-6 1,016 9 11. Michigan St. 24-7 1,015 11 12. Butler 27-4 796 12 13. Wisconsin 23-7 710 15 14. BYU ...

Eagles Notes: McNabb, T.O. together again (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens are getting the band back together.Instead of teaming up on the football field, however, the quarterback and wide receiver are joining forces on the basketball court. They will play together in the new season of Spike TV's " Pros vs. Joes " series.

Irish Rethinking Football Independence (New York Times)

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With the Big Ten and Pacific-10 considering expansion, Notre Dame is being forced to explore options for its future.

North Syracuse school budget could cut 114 positions, sports teams, programs (The Post-Standard)

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North Syracuse, NY - The North Syracuse school district's preliminary budget calls for eliminating more than 114 positions, while increasing the tax rate by 3.3 percent in the coming school year, Superintendent Jerome Melvin announced at tonight's budget meeting.

The Big East’s Big Spenders? Just Check Out the Standings (New York Times)

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Three of the bottom four teams in the regular season — DePaul, Providence and St. John’s — spend the least amount on basketball among the non-football-playing institutions.