Alcorn State probation

NCAA penalizes Alcorn State for violations in 11 sports

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) – The NCAA has placed Alcorn State on probation through 2018 for violations in 11 sports over a four-year period. The NCAA released a report on Wednesday saying that Alcorn State “failed to monitor its progress-toward-degree certification process when it improperly certified 28 student-athletes” in the 11 sports, including football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s tennis,…