Southeastern Conference
Kentucky teammates go 1-2 in NBA draft
Jun 28, 2012 22:41 EDT
The New Orleans Hornets selected University of Kentucky forward Anthony Davis with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 National Basketball Association entry draft.
Gingrich projected winner in S. Carolina: US media
Jan 21, 2012 19:14 EST
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is projected to win Saturday's pivotal Republican presidential primary in South Carolina, US media said, in an upset victory that could transform the race.
Cautious Romney lowers expectations in S. Carolina
Jan 19, 2012 17:09 EST
GILBERT, South Carolina (Reuters) - With the crucial Republican presidential primary in South Carolina just hours away, longtime front-runner Mitt Romney is acknowledging what some opinion polls are suggesting: He could lose Saturday.
Romney under pressure at last S. Carolina debate
Jan 19, 2012 14:59 EST
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was under pressure on Thursday to turn back a strong challenge from rival Newt Gingrich at perhaps the most crucial debate yet in the 2012 campaign.
Suddenly, Romney is scrambling in S. Carolina
Jan 18, 2012 14:56 EST
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney scrambled for footing on Wednesday, as his once formidable lead in the South Carolina presidential primary appeared to be shrinking and he faced increased pressure to reveal more about his vast financial holdings.
In flap over S. Carolina law, old tensions and a campaign issue
Jan 15, 2012 09:22 EST
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The state that fired the first shot in the Civil War is once again battling the U.S. government in a racially charged conflict that is drawing heated rhetoric from Republican presidential candidates.
Teen goes from homeless to $100,000 scholarship winner
Dec 10, 2011 19:00 EST
Las Vegas teenager Ivon Padilla-Rodriguez couldn't hold back her tears of joy.
Yarnell's Ice Cream to come back from the dead in Arkansas
Dec 02, 2011 11:04 EST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Searcy, Arkansas, received an early Christmas present this week when a Chicago company announced it would resume making Yarnell's Ice Cream.
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Nov 26, 2011 19:00 EST
In the wake of the Nov. 17 crash in Arkansas, Oklahoma State postponed home games last weekend against Grambling and Texas-Arlington, but university officials decided to resume the Cowgirls' schedule yesterday, five days after a memorial service for the victims inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
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Nov 11, 2011 07:40 EST
In flap over S. Carolina law, old tensions and a campaign issue
TV riches drive college gridiron realignment chaos
Sep 20, 2011 15:57 EDT
US universities with top-level American football squads are realigning into super conferences, pushing aside long-time local rivalries for the sake of television riches.
Oklahoma and Texas get the green light to bolt Big 12
Sep 19, 2011 21:37 EDT
TULSA, Okla./AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The landscape of college sports could be gearing up for a seismic shift after the presidents of Oklahoma and Texas received the green light on Monday to withdraw from the Big 12 conference.
Razorbacks, the wild ones, a scourge in Arkansas
Jul 20, 2011 19:58 EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Arkansas loves its Razorbacks when they're on the football field, but not so much when they're in the corn fields and flower beds.
July 4 without local ice cream won't be the same
Jul 04, 2011 08:04 EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - The bad news couldn't have come at a worse time.
In Arkansas, July 4 without local ice cream won't be the same
Jul 03, 2011 08:01 EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - The bad news couldn't have come at a worse time.
Monster twister leaves ruin in Alabama college town
Apr 28, 2011 12:14 EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Stunned residents of the southern university town of Tuscaloosa on Thursday surveyed a shocking landscape of twisted wreckage left by one of the biggest tornadoes ever to hit the state of Alabama.
College Football players' criminal backgrounds probed
Mar 03, 2011 18:00 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surprising number of players at top college football teams have criminal records, a new investigation revealed.
Snow and ice leave one dead, shut down Deep South
Jan 10, 2011 11:18 EST
ATLANTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Snow and ice carpeted much of the Deep South on Monday, leaving one person dead in Alabama, cutting off power to around 4,000 people in Georgia and closing countless roads, authorities said.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Southeastern Conference (SEC) | |
| Established: 1933 | |
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| NCAA | Division I FBS |
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| Members | 12 |
| Sports fielded | 17 (men's: 8; women's: 9) |
| Region | Southern United States |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Commissioner | Michael Slive (since 2002) |
| Website | http://www.secsports.com/ |
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