Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Some of the most influential Catholic institutions in the country filed suit against the Obama administration Monday over the so-called contraception mandate, in one of the biggest coordinated legal challenges to the rule to date.
Claiming their "fundamental rights hang in the balance," a total of 43 plaintiffs filed a dozen separate federal lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the requirement. Among the organizations filing were the University of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of New York and The Catholic University of America. The groups are objecting to the requirement from the federal health care overhaul that employers provide access to contraceptive care. The Obama administration several months ago softened its position on the mandate, but some religious organizations complained the administration did not go far enough to ensure the rule would not compel them to violate their religious beliefs. A statement from the University of Notre Dame said the requirement would still c...John Jenkins tallied 27 points to lead all 70 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's East Region on Thursday.Brad Tinsley netted 16 points and Jeffery ...
Syracuse looks to carry on in defending the East seeded Wisconsin Badgers in a regional semifinal match from TD Garden in Boston.Syracuse continued to prove its wort...
Jeffery Taylor scored 18 points and Vanderbilt rallied to beat No. 1 Kentucky 71-64 in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, ending the Wi...
The good news is the NCAA tournament starts Tuesday. The great news is the word bracketology now will disappear for 11 months.This is the way one man looks at the fi...
The top-ranked team in the nation is also one of the last teams standing before the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, as the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Vanderbilt...
And here we go.Each of the 68 lines on sports' greatest geometric structure is filled with a team that earned its way into March Madness , either through a season's ...
John Calipari said from the time he arrived in the Big Easy that he didn't like conference tournaments.After top-ranked Kentucky endured three tough games in as many...
The 25th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores hope to continue their rise in the SEC Standings when they travel to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks .Vanderbil...
Dee Bost scored on a layup with 51.8 seconds left in overtime and No. 18 Mississippi State edged Vanderbilt 78-77 Saturday night, snapping the Commodores' eight-game...
Vanderbilt's road success this season wasn't enough to overcome Arkansas' seeming home invincibility.Despite 19 points from John Jenkins, the Commodores (16-6, 5-2 S...
Dee Bost's layup with 51 seconds remaining in winner as No. 18 Mississippi State overcame digit halftime deficit to take down Vanderbilt, 78-77.Vanderbilt had a few ...
Rickey Scott scored 18 and Julysses Nobles 74, on Tuesday.B.J. Young added 12 points while Mardracus Wade and Rashad Madden both had 10 for the Razorbacks (16-6, 4-3...
Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Mon...
John Jenkins scored all of his 21 points in the final 14 minutes and No. 18 Vanderbilt rallied from a second-half deficit of 14 points to beat Georgia 64-56 on Wedne...
John Jenkins returned from an injury to score 29 points and Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 87-81 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conferen...
Junior center Festus Ezeli, sophomore guard John Jenkins and junior forward Jeffery Taylor will each return to Vanderbilt for the 2011-12 season.With the trio's deci...
Southeastern Conference leading scorer John Jenkins didn't play in Vanderbilt's opening game in the Southeastern Conference tournament because of an ailing foot.Jenk...
The Colorado Buffaloes are getting the hang of this March Madness thing.Carlon Brown's thunderous windmill dunk off a full-court pass helped the 11th-seeded Buffaloe...
Vanderbilt enters second-round action of seeded Commodores take on the 12th-seed Harvard Crimson in an East Regional battle at The Pit in Albuquerque.Vanderbilt is m...
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