Kansas’ Mangino Is Fined $5,000

Kansas Coach Mark Mangino was reprimanded and fined $5,000 by the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday for suggesting that officials deliberately tried to influence the outcome of his team’s game against Texas.

“To insinuate that games are called unfairly so that one member institution can prevail over another is irresponsible and completely baseless,” Big 12 Commissioner Kevin Weiberg said

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The Rocky Mountain News reported that an independent fraud investigator hired by state prosecutors has raised questions about money handled by Colorado, its foundation and camps run by Coach Gary Barnett. Among questioned transactions were $780,000 in deposits to the Gary Barnett Football Technique School, $13,000 in “tuition” payments to the children of two assistants and a $10,000 check written to a regent.

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Ohio State Athletic Director Andy Geiger, critical of an ESPN the Magazine’s article that detailed alleged improprieties in the Buckeye program, said he probably would have turned down an ESPN request to allow its “GameDay” show to be broadcast Saturday from campus. The cable network last week expressed interest in broadcasting from Columbus but decided Sunday it would telecast from Salt Lake City, site of the Brigham Young-Utah game.... The career of Leon Pennington, a freshman running back at Michigan State, has ended, the Detroit Free Press reported. He has been undergoing kidney dialysis.... Penn State Coach Joe Paterno says when he decides to retire, he is hopeful that defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will get the job.... East Carolina Coach John Thompson, whose team is 2-7, resigned but will finish the season.