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  • SEC, Big 12 get 12-year deal from ESPN for Sugar

    November 14, 2012 4:52 PM

    NEW YORK - The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. A person familiar with the contract said it was worth about $80 million per year. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because... more »
  • SEC-Big 12 meet, no update on Champions Bowl site

    October 11, 2012 10:31 AM

    UNDATED - The Southeastern Conference and Big 12 held a meeting to work out the details of their joint bowl game, including a host city. SEC spokesman Charles Bloom confirmed that representatives of the two leagues, including SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and Big 12 chief Bob Bowlsby, met Wednesday... more »
  • Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play

    May 18, 2012 11:39 AM

    The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a bowl game for five years beginning in 2014. The agreement between two of the most successful BCS conferences was announced Friday. If one or both of the... more »
  • SEC invites Texas A&M to join

    September 7, 2011 12:09 PM

    The Southeastern Conference says it has accepted Texas A&M's application to the league, but the move is being held up because a Big 12 school has threatened legal action if the Aggies leave. The SEC says in a statement released Wednesday that it had already received "unanimous written assurance"... more »
  • OU president says Sooners, A&M got invite from SEC

    June 23, 2010 1:10 PM

    The president of the University of Oklahoma says his school and Texas A&M both received invitations to join the Southeastern Conference during the last round of conference realignment. Oklahoma ended up remaining in the Big 12. University president David Boren said Wednesday that the Sooners had offers from... more »
  • Arizona State top seed in NCAA baseball tourney

    May 31, 2010 1:12 PM

    Arizona State was selected Monday as the top seed for the 64-team NCAA Division I college baseball tournament. The Sun Devils (47-8) won the Pac-10 title under interim coach Tim Esmay, who replaced Pat Murphy after he abruptly resigned in November after 15 years. They will host one... more »
  • New bowl game announced

    September 30, 2009 9:51 AM

    A Big East team will face a team from the Big 12 Conference at Yankee Stadium in New York City in a new college football bowl game after the 2010 season. The conferences and the New York Yankees announced Wednesday they have agreed to a four-year deal to play... more »

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