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US President Barack Obama has selected the Indiana University Hoosiers as his choice to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball tournament this year.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight reversed himself regarding former Penn State gridiron coach Joe Paterno after a new report that criticized the original pedophilia investigation commissioned by the school.

A report commissioned by the family of the late Joe Paterno claimed Sunday that a probe of the child sex scandal at Penn State University was flawed and biased and "totally wrong" on key issues.

US President Barack Obama said fans of American football must accept that the sport is likely to change rules to reduce the violence and impact on players, including brain injuries.

Grinnell College's Jack Taylor set an American collegiate record by scoring 138 points in Grinnell's 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible on Tuesday night.

Russia's Ivan Ukhov won the Olympic men's high jump title on Tuesday with a best of 2.38 metres, the second-best in the world this year.

Brother and sister Olympic fencers Zain and Mona Shaito hope to alter people's perceptions of Lebanon during the London Olympics.

Penn State's football team, one of the most successful and lucrative US college sports machines, was crippled Monday with a heavy fine and a four-year playoff ban over a child sex abuse scandal.

Penn State's football team, one of the most successful and lucrative US college sports machines, was slapped Monday with a heavy fine and a four-year playoff ban over a damaging child sex abuse scandal.

Workers at Penn State University used jackhammers and a forklift to remove a statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, tarnished by a child sex scandal that saw his top aide imprisoned.

Workers at Penn State University on Sunday used jackhammers and a forklift to remove a statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, tarnished by a child sex scandal that saw his top aide imprisoned.

President Barack Obama will award pioneering women's basketball coach Pat Summitt with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, the White House said Thursday.

Pat Summitt, who last year was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, has stepped down as head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team.

The Miss Universe organization on Tuesday announced that transgender women would be allowed to compete. The Miss Universe organization on Tuesday announced that transgender women would be allowed to compete. The decision comes after transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova was told she could not compete in Miss Universe Canada because she was not born male. Within days the decision was reversed, but the 23-year-old Talackova asked real estate mogul Donald Trump, who owns Miss Universe, to drop the rule. Trump said the decision was made independently of Talackova's actions and those of civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Talackova. ?We made the decision two days before we even heard that [Allred] was involved,? Trump told CNN. ?Had I known she was involved, maybe I wouldn't have made that decision because she's easy to beat.? On ABC's The View, Allred suggested Trump was being disingenuous. ?If he didn't know that I was involved he had to be the only one in the West

The Kentucky Wildcats won its eighth national championship on Monday, holding off the Kansas Jayhawks with a 67-59 victory to capture its first NCAA division one title since 1998.

A scandal-plagued season for the Syracuse University basketball team hit a new low on Tuesday when starting center Fab Melo was ruled ineligible for the national championship tournament.

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in Washington on Tuesday for talks with President Barack Obama on a trip that will also feature a group of schoolgirls, a top golfer and a leading actor.

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in Washington on Tuesday for talks with President Barack Obama on a trip that will also feature a group of schoolgirls, a top golfer and a leading actor.

American Ashton Eaton stormed to a new world record in the heptathlon after dominating the gruelling two-day event at the World Indoor Athletics Championships here on Saturday.

US President Barack Obama will share his love of basketball with David Cameron next week, taking the prime minister to an elite college game in the election swing state of Ohio.