COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a sharply worded rebuke of Ohio State's Jim Tressel, the NCAA accused the 10-year coach of withholding information and lying to keep Buckeyes players on the field who had accepted improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo parlor.

In a “notice of allegations” sent to the school, the NCAA said Monday the violations relating to the coach are considered “potential major violations.”

JACKSON, N.J. — Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand doesn't believe in feeling sorry for himself, getting angry or wondering “Why me?”It's not his style.The 20-year-old said his injury while making a tackle on a kickoff return against Army on Oct. 16 at New Meadowlands Stadium, was a one-in-five-million long shot that happened because fate or God intervened.“There is a reason why it happened, that's what I truly believe,” LeGrand said in a his first open meeting with the media on Monday. “I was picked for this to happen to. Some people can't go through injuries like this, it would just put them down.”

SAN DIEGO — The Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game on an aircraft carrier on San Diego Bay on Veterans Day will be one tough ticket.If you're Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson, no problem. If you're among the approximately 4,000 military personnel selected, come on board. If you're real tight with either school, you might have a fighting chance.Otherwise, a seat in front of a TV is going to be the only way to see the first NCAA hoops game to be played on a flat top.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A brief 911 call police say was placed by the wife of Miami Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall described only an unspecified emergency, with no mention of a stabbing.