NDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA's board of directors may put off three key academic changes for one year. The Committee on Academic Performance says low-resource schools, primarily historically black colleges and universities, should get an additional year to meet the two-year Academic Progress Rate average to be eligible for postseason play next season. Those schools [...]

Asante Samuel was willing to restructure his contract to play for the Atlanta Falcons.   ''I wanted to be a Falcon, so we made it work,'' Samuel said. The Falcons gave up only a seventh-round draft pick Wednesday when they acquired the four-time Pro Bowl cornerback from the Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons announced the trade [...]