Ex-NBA star pleads not guilty to solicitation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Former basketball star Marvin Barnes pleaded not guilty Friday to accusations that he solicited an underage girl for sex.

Defections have CAA looking to add new members

RICHMOND, Va. - Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager has lost two longtime member universities in the last week, and is now shopping for replacements.

He's not happy about the task ahead.

Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play

The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.

NCAA transfer restrictions won't be easily lifted

The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches.

Kings bring dominant playoff run back home

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The Los Angeles Kings have maintained their discipline and cool during a dominant playoff run that has them two wins away from the team's first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with Wayne Gretzky.

Ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife: Life is ruined

GENEVA, N.Y. - The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious stories about her and about claims that her husband molested ball boys.

VCU leaves CAA, announces move to Atlantic 10

RICHMOND, Va. - 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."