PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Higher education experts say an accreditation warning issued to Penn State is serious and appropriate given the issues raised by a recent child sex-abuse scandal, but the school is unlikely to lose its accreditation.
They also expect the university to comply quickly with demands to show its governance, finances and integrity meet standards set by its accreditation agency.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued the warning last week based on the school’s handling of molestation allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Judith Eaton, president of the Commission on Higher Education Accreditation, said Tuesday that it’s highly unlikely Penn State will end up on probation or lose its accreditation.
Students cannot use federal funds – including Pell grants and government loans – to attend unaccredited schools.
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) – Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is sticking to the same goal he brought to training camp.
There’s still plenty of room for improvement.
Following a morning walkthrough Tuesday, the two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up acknowledged that he had put some good things on tape when he went 10 of 16 for 188 yards with two touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 142.6 in his first NFL preseason game.
After watching the film, this year’s No. 1 overall draft pick says he needs to play better for the Colts (No. 32 in AP Pro32).
Luck thinks he can improve on changing protections to avoid hits and should complete more passes when the Colts face Pittsburgh on Sunday night.
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) – The Chicago Bears say Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and still hopes to be ready for the season opener.
The Bears say Urlacher underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on Tuesday to help relieve swelling in the knee. He missed the offseason training program after spraining the medial collateral ligament and partially spraining the posterior cruciate ligament in the final game last year against Minnesota.
Urlacher was ready for the start of training camp but has not practiced since July 31. Even so, he said Sunday that he expects to be ready for the opener against Indianapolis on Sept. 9.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.
Texas at N-Y Yankees 6:05 p.m.
Chi White Sox at Toronto 6:07 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Seattle 9:10 p.m.
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L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh 6:05 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Cincinnati 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami 6:10 p.m.
San Diego at Atlanta 6:10 p.m.
Houston at Chi Cubs 7:05 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
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Washington at San Francisco 9:15 p.m.