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BISON MEDIA BLOG Big Ten Says No To FCS
There are no quiet nights in the sports office in February and March with tournament season here, but a bombshell was dropped by Barry Alvarez in Madison that will have far reaching effects from Fargo...
Posted on 2/13/13 at 1:24 AM
Big Ten to add lacrosse, Hopkins as affiliate 
The Big Ten is adding lacrosse as a sport in 2015 and welcoming powerhouse Johns Hopkins as an affiliate member for men's lacrosse only, two moves that could further boost the profile of the conference in the East.
By Genaro C. Armas , June 03, 2013
MEN'S HOCKEY: Ohio State fires its coach
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mark Osiecki, who had a 46-50-16 record in three seasons as Ohio State's men's hockey coach, has been fired.
By Brad Elliott Schlossman , April 15, 2013
Big Ten discusses beefing up football schedules
The Big Ten is considering cutting back on the cupcakes. Conference officials are discussing no longer scheduling games against Football Championship Subdivision opponents.
By Larry Lage , February 13, 2013
For Purdue and Minnesota, Big Ten has been tough
The Big Ten's strength has been questioned all season after some ugly wins and bad losses for several of its top-tier teams. Purdue and Minnesota have found the league to be plenty challenging.
By Dave Campbell , October 26, 2012
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Gophers fall at Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — James White and Montee Ball took turns trampling Minnesota, whether speeding past or plowing through.
By Associated Press , October 21, 2012
Big Ten looks to put ugly 1st half behind it
The second half of the season couldn't arrive fast enough for the Big Ten Conference. With most everyone having six games under their belts, the official second half of the season is beginning this week.
By Jon Krawczynski , October 16, 2012
Big Ten coaches: Don't write off league just yet
Big Ten coaches had just one request for those ripping the conference after a rough weekend. Wait. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini cautioned against making "snap judgments" so early in the season, no matter how rough things looked.
By Andrew Seligman , September 11, 2012
Penn State football slammed with NCAA sanctions
The NCAA crippled Penn State football for years to come and practically tore Joe Paterno's name out of the record books Monday, erasing 14 years of victories and imposing an unprecedented $60 million fine and other punishment over the child sexual abuse scandal.
By Marc Levy, Michael Rubinkam and Ralph D. Russo , July 23, 2012
Big Ten may give commissioner power to fire coaches
In the wake of the scandal at Penn State, the Big Ten Conference is considering a plan to give its commissioner the power to punish schools with financial sanctions, suspensions and even the ability to fire coaches.
By Larry Lage , July 19, 2012
Big Ten, Pac-12 suspend scheduling agreement
The Big Ten and Pac-12 have scrapped plans to schedule games against each other in all sports, with Pac-12 officials saying there were too many complications with football schedules to pull it off.
By Luke Meredith , July 13, 2012
Twin Cities to host 2013 Big Ten baseball tourney
The Big Ten has chosen Minnesota's Target Field for next year's conference baseball tournament.
By Associated Press , May 18, 2012
Big Ten network cuts non-sports programs, cites low ratings
The Big Ten cable network has been an unchallenged success promoting conference sports to a national audience and making money for its members. The academic programming its leaders had promised hasn't panned out.
By David Mercer and Ryan J. Foley , May 17, 2012
Delany: National title game likely to be bid on
Big Ten administrators could see a national championship game being played in cities that aren't necessarily traditional hosts. Big Ten officials came out this week in favor of having bowl games host an expected four-team playoff, preferring to keep the Rose Bowl as its postseason tradition. Yet they also said they can envision the title game played elsewhere.
By Andrew Seligman , May 16, 2012
Gophers' Mbakwe pleads no contest in Miami assault case
University of Minnesota basketball player Trevor Mbakwe pleaded no contest and was placed on probation Thursday morning in his assault case in Miami, which put an end to the nearly three-year-long legal matter that cost him the 2009-10 season.
By Marcus R. Fuller , February 17, 2012
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Gopher hole too deep to upset Ohio State
A stunned Williams Arena crowd of 13,245 seemed so dumbfounded by No. 6-ranked Ohio State's dominance that it didn't even bother to heckle.
Fans just sat there in awe.
By Marcus R. Fuller , February 15, 2012
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