A traveling golfer at home at UMass (Boston Globe)

7 September 2008, 2:53 am

Brandon Livingston knew he was taking a gamble this past spring when he transferred from the University of Rhode Island to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. But his gut instinct - and his love of golf - told him it was a chance he had to take.... read more

BO AND WOODY BOOK EXCERPT: BO AND WOODY BOOK EXCERPT: War As They Knew It (Detroit Free Press)

7 September 2008, 12:06 am

"Towards all this external evil, the man within the breast assumes a warlike attitude, and affirms his ability to cope single-handed with the infinite army of enemies. To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Heroism"... read more

New defensive boss not of secondary concern (Akron Beacon Journal)

6 September 2008, 4:43 pm

Mel Tucker is the mystery man who could have as much to do with the Browns' success as anyone this year. The offense is potent and can score.... read more

Ohio State avoids upset, beats Ohio University (Akron Beacon Journal)

6 September 2008, 3:50 pm

COLUMBUS:Ohio State pulled a David Blaine on Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium eking out a 26-14 victory over Ohio University.... read more

Vanderbilt athletes thriving as students, too (The Providence Journal)

6 September 2008, 11:37 am

Five years ago, the university’s president, E. Gordon Gee, who once led Brown, dissolved the athletic department and proved there’s no need to separate sports from academics.... read more

No athletic dept at Vandy, but much success (AP via Yahoo! News)

6 September 2008, 9:49 am

As president of Vanderbilt University and four other prominent schools before that, Gordon Gee perceived an unhappy trend: Student-athletes were drifting away from the core of university life. They lived, ate and studied in a jock bubble.... read more

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