Big Ten: No contact with FBI on inquiry

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany says he wasn’t shocked by the FBI investigation into college basketball because of the history of federal law enforcement intersecting with the sport.

At Big Ten media day Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York, Delany said the conference has had no contact with the FBI about the investigation.

“We really don’t have any facts other than what we’ve read,” Delany said. “We should all be concerned. ... We don’t know what we don’t know.”

Meantime, the Big Ten announced it is increasing league schedules to 20 games in men’s basketball and 18 in women’s basketball, starting in the 2018-19 season.

Men’s teams currently play 18 conference games and women’s teams 16.

Football: Michigan State running back LJ Scott has a court date Nov. 2 to face a charge of driving with a suspended license, East Lansing District Court records show. The Lansing State Journal reports Scott was released on a personal recognizance bond after being charged with driving on a suspended license, or a similar charge, for a seventh time.

ODDS AND ENDS

Cycling: Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome capped his season by winning the Velo d’Or award as the best rider of 2017. The Team Sky leader succeeded three-time world champion Peter Sagan.

Tennis: Top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta was knocked out of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow in the second round by Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3.