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The official college football bowl game schedule was released on Sunday night after yet another exciting finish to the regular season.

Major college football postseason bowls spurned Penn State Sunday because of the program's sex abuse scandal, and the Nittany Lions instead will play in a far less prominent game than its record suggests.

Jerry Sandusky gave his first on-camera interview since being charged with molesting eight boys over the course of 15 years, with more incidents reportedly under investigation. As the man at the center of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal, it may not have been a wise move.

Picking the best of anything is a tough task when it involves a huge sample size. It rings no truer than when attempting to pick out 10 best goals of a whole year. The task is no laughing matter. However, it was a lot of fun.

Texas A&M football coach Mike Sherman was dismissed Thursday night, despite athletic director Bill Byrne telling reporters that Sherman would likely return next season.

Fans of the English national team have been set a new ticket limit by the organizers of the 2012 European soccer championships; they will be allocated only 5,000 seats for the quarter and semi-finals, assuming Fabio Capello's men actually reach that stage.

The Ducks face the Bruins in Eugene on Friday.

The way the Minnesota Vikings have played this year and the benching of their quarterback Donovan McNabb in mid-October seemed to have created a bubble that finally burst on Thursday with McNabb's release.

Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has verbally agreed to become Washington State's next football coach, according to a report.

The struggling Jaguars have a lease that keeps them in Florida.

A former Syracuse police chief knew about the Bernie Fine allegations in 2002, but did not pass them along to the district attorney's office, according to a new report.

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is establishing himself as a premier NFL tight end.

Former Wales manager Gary Speed appeared for his last interview on Football Focus a day before he died Saturday. Speedo's former Leeds United teammate Gary McAllister was with him during the interview.

Tom Cable is a possible candidate for the UCLA coaching job.

Angelo Mosca and Joe Kapp still hold a grudge.

The Bruins have a losing record under Neuheisel.

Illinois football coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday, one day after the Fighting Illini lost their sixth straight game in blowout fashion to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 27-7.

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband on Sunday mourned the death of Wales football manager Gary Speed who committed suicide at the age of 42. Welsh leaders said Speed served his country and football club with distinction.

Dancing with the Stars winner J.R. Martinez has been named Rose Parade grand marshal.

The suicide death of Wales manager Gary Speed has rocked the sporting world, leading prominent sports figures and celebrities to take to Twitter to pay tributes and offer their condolences.

Gary Speed, manager of the Wales national football team, was found dead Sunday morning after committing suicide at the age of 42, police confirmed to the media.