HEADLINES
On the Road Again
The University of Tennessee has coaches traveling in the "Big Orange Caravan" to energize its fan base. Read more...Power Surge
A Kentucky high school softball player set a state record with home runs in five consecutive at bats. Read more...New AD At Rutgers
Rutgers University has named Julie Hermann its new athletic director, according to reports. Read more...Prom Trumps Game
A California high school boys' volleyball playoff match was rescheduled because it was the same night as one of the team's prom. Read more...Recruiting Mom
Mississippi State University's Head Football Coach sent a mother's day card to the parent of a recruit. Read more...Closer Looks
An NCAA committee has approved the use of more replays at the end of games. Read more...Athletic Director Saved
A high school athletic director who collapsed at a field was saved by parents who performed CPR, and the athletic trainer who shocked him with an AED. Read more...Big Score
In Texas, a high school is considering a 27 x 48 foot scoreboard that would be the biggest scoreboard at a high school in the country and cost $1 million to erect. Read more...A New Hat
A Senior Associate Athletic Director at Albion College is coaching a Special Olympics volleyball team in preparation for the state games. Read more...Relay Team is DQ'ed
A Texas high school sprinter pointed to the sky after crossing the finish line in the state qualifier for the 4x100 meter relay, disqualifying the team. Read more...Dog Days
Members of a Florida high school football team raced against greyhounds to raise money for greyhound adoption. Three members won their race. Read more...Giving Thanks
To thank donors, Le Moyne College student-athletes participated in an annual "Thank-a-thon." Read more...Still on Schedule
Southwestern University still plans to relaunch its football team, despite having a seven-figure pledge withdrawn. Read more...Brawl Gets Teams Banned
A bench-clearing brawl that saw 36 players ejected has left two New Jersey high school baseball teams ineligible for the state tournament. Read more...Special At-Bat
A Virginia high school baseball team honored its disabled team manager by having him go up to bat in a recent game. Read more...It's On Us
The UCLA athletic department will pick up the cost of the $7 bus ticket for any student who wants to attend the annual spring football game. Read more...Coach Dismissed
Carroll University let go of its head baseball coach following an incident in which his brother assaulted an umpire. Read more...Minn. Adds Trapshooting
The state of Minnesota has announced there will be a state trapshooting tournament for high school teams next year. Read more...Goalie on Two Teams
A Texas high school girls' soccer team will compete in the state semifinals without its star goalie, who is playing on the national U-20 team. Read more...Rutgers Suspends Coach
Rutgers University has suspended its men's lacrosse coach with pay while it investigates verbal abuse allegations against him. Read more...Graduation Gap
College baseball players are 17.9 percentage points less likely to graduate than male non-athletes, according to a recent study. Read more...Teaching the Rules
High school golf coaches often have a tough battle teaching their players the sport's myriad of rules. Read more...Basketball Changes
Men's college basketball coaches discussed the idea of reducing the time on the shot clock. Read more...Plan Required
The Arizona Interscholastic Association announced that schools hosting postseason games must have an emergency action plan in place. Read more...Safety Net
More and more college athletes are opting for expensive insurance. Read more...Coach Inspires Team
A high school baseball team is excelling, despite missing their head coach, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in December. Read more...High Price
Two men have been sentenced for over-billing high schools for various athletic equipment. Read more...On the Road Again
The University of Wisconsin has built a Top 25 softball team despite not having a home contest through the first 34 games. Read more...Teaming Up
Sixteen high school and college baseball teams are joining together for a charity event to fight cancer. Read more...More Rutgers Fallout
Rutgers University will need a new Athletic Director, as Tim Pernetti is now gone from the position. Read more...Eight Is Enough?
A high school baseball team had to finish a game with eight players on the field. Read more...Tale of Two Cities
Florida Gulf Coast University is upset that the University of Southern California is using the term "Dunk City." Read more...NCAA Case
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden says schools need to prepare for the fallout of losing the Ed O'Bannon case. Read more...Going Indoors
A Minnesota high school baseball team scrimmaged a Wisconsin team at the Mall of America Field at three in the morning to get out of the snow. Read more...Petition to Fire Coach
An online petition to fire the head football coach at Steubenville (Ohio) High School is gaining steam. Read more...The Right PATH
The University of Pennsylvania is using the PATH program to support LGBT student-athletes. Read more...Lacrosse Run
A Maryland high school girls' lacrosse team set a national record with its 74th straight win. Read more...Sweetening the Pot
Florida Gulf Coast University is looking to raise funds to help keep its head men's basketball coach after his team's improbable run in the NCAA tournament.
Read more...Players Charged
Two Connecticut high school football players have been charged with sexual assault of a 13-year old girl. Read more...Changes at Alabama
Due to health reasons, Mal Moore, Athletic Director at the University of Alabama, will step down. Read more...Perfection, the Sequel
A softball pitcher for Baldwin-Wallace University has thrown back-to-back perfect games, the first time it's ever happened at the college level. Read more...Not Enough
A new report says that colleges and universities still aren't doing enough to help gay and lesbian student-athletes. Read more...Players Convicted
Two Ohio high school football players were convicted of rape and sentenced to prison. Read more...Alumni Fight Back
Ex-Penn State University football players plan to confront the board of trustees over their acceptance of the Freeh Report. Read more...Men Needed
There's a growing demand for male cheerleaders in schools across the country. Read more...Wrong Way
An Oklahoma high school basketball team lost a playoff game at the buzzer after one of its players scored in the wrong hoop. Read more...Coach Investigated
The University of Utah has launched a new investigation into a former swim coach's alleged abuse. Read more...Scorning Second Place
An Illinois high school basketball team refused to accept a second place trophy after one of its players was ejected in the state title game. Read more...Lured In
High school fishing, though not a state-sanctioned sport, is growing in popularity in Florida. Read more...Fans Staying Home
Attendance at Big 12 basketball and football games is declining, and the conference commissioner is concerned. Read more...Scoring Error Costs Team
A California high school basketball team lost a playoff game after the official scorer gave the opponent an extra point. Read more...Failure to Monitor
Saint Mary's College was slapped with "failure to monitor" its men's basketball program, and it's head coach will be suspended five games. Read more...Official Regrets
Iowa State University's student government sent a letter of apology to Kansas Coach Bill Self after a pair of incidents . Read more...Heads Up Kicking Off
The youth player safety initiative by USA Football, called "Heads Up Football," starts this weekend. Read more...Soccer Snafu
A California high school soccer team was forced to forfeit a playoff win after miscommunication with U.S. Soccer. Read more...Presidential Mistake
An Iowa junior college president was found in violation of NJCAA rules for bailing one his school's players out of jail. Read more...Raising the Limit
A Tennessee school district dealing with a coaching shortage is allowing head coaches to be assistant coaches for two other sports. Read more...Skidmore Cancels Season
Skidmore's men's soccer team has canceled the spring schedule following an investigation into a hazing incident. Read more...Taking the Plunge
Dozens of administrators will take part in this year's Polar Plunge at the University of Michigan. Read more...Punch Gets Player Suspended
A New York girls' high school basketball player has been suspended for the season for a second incident where she threw a punch at a player. Read more...NCAA Fires VP
After admitting mistakes in its investigation of the University of Miami, the NCAA has fired its Vice President of Enforcement. Read more...Wrestler Saves Life
A high school wrestler used CPR to save the life of a man who collapsed in the bathroom during the state tournament. Read more...Hit the Gridiron
Kennesaw State University will add football and hopes to field a team by 2014. Read more...USC Coach Fired
The University of Southern California has fired its baseball coach for NCAA rules violations. Read more...Nemo Aftermath
Connecticut high school athletic directors are dealing with the effects of a brutal winter storm that forced many game cancellations. Read more...Home Run Help
Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson has pledged funds for a baseball stadium at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Read more...Tightening Their Belts
Penn State's planned athletic improvements may be put on hold as the athletic department's budget has been changed drastically. Read more...Hazing Allegation
As police investigate allegations of hazing at a Utah high school, several wrestlers were removed from the team. Read more...Mother Knows Best
A University of Arkansas recruit cannot commit to the Razorbacks because his mother won't sign his letter of intent. Read more...Back at the Ballpark
Northwestern University will play five more football games at Wrigley Field. Read more...Coach Charged
A high school football coach was suspended after allegedly assaulting his son during a basketball game. Read more...Back in the Win Column
Cal Tech's baseball team won its first game in a decade this past weekend, breaking a 228-game losing streak. Read more...Team Proposal
A high school basketball coach proposed before a game to his fiance, and had his team lend a hand. Read more...Head Injury Forum
An Illinois legislator who wants to limit contact in football practices is planning a forum on head injuries. Read more...In the Red
The University of Tennessee athletic department is reportedly $200 million in debt. Read more...Hazing Investigation
California police will investigate sexual hazing allegations at a high school that recently fired its football coach and expelled five students. Read more...Triple Threat
Six college basketball teams are aiming to play a tripleheader next season. Read more...Coaches Suspended
Two Illinois high school basketball coaches were suspended after a brawl broke out between their teams in the handshake line. Read more...NCAA Admits "Missteps"
The NCAA has admitted improper conduct by enforcement officials in its investigation of the University of Miami. Read more...Now Permanent
Penn State has named Dave Joyner the school's athletic director. He had previously served as the acting AD. Read more...Cuts For Charity
Members of a New York high school basketball team were among many who got a haircut for charity this past weekend. Read more...Deregulating the Rules
NCAA Division I approved 25 proposals on Saturday, a massive step toward deregulation of its rulebook. Read more...Can't Stop This Coach
Just months after a heart attack left him in a coma for nearly two weeks, a high school wrestling coach is back on the mat. Read more...Funding Stopped
The NCAA announced that it has de-funded the Scholarly Colloquium that attempted to address critical issues facing the organization. Read more...Season Canceled
An Ohio community college men's basketball team cancelled the remainder of its season due to GPA issues. Read more...Record Taken Away
A New York high school athlete set a national record in the girls' 3,000-meter run, only to have it not be recognized because the track was oversized. Read more...Fairfield Hosts Newton
Fairfield University's men's basketball team hosted 300 students and parents from Newton Elementary school at a recent game. Read more...Gap Closing Slightly
The graduation gap between NCAA Division I basketball players and other students is still present, but shrinking slightly, a new study finds. Read more...On the One Hand
A female high school ice hockey goalie excels, despite having only one hand. Read more...Pac-12 Clears Leach
The Pac-12 has cleared Washington State Head Football Coach Mike Leach and his staff of alleged abuse of players. Read more...More the Merrier
A Michigan school district has expanded a local tournament for high schools to 16 sports. Read more...Hanging Up the Whistle
Bob Lacoucuer, the De La Salle High School Football Coach who directed the team to 151 straight wins, has retired. Read more...Fans in the Military
LSU has donated nearly 800 Sugar Bowl tickets to military members. Read more...More Than a Coach
At a rough New Jersey high school, Head Football Coach Darnell Grant has taken on roles far beyond that of a coach. Read more...State to Sue NCAA
The NCAA will soon be facing a lawsuit from the state of Pennsylvania. Read more...Bruins Helping Out
Thanks to the NHL lockout, members of the Boston Bruins coaching staff have been working with local youth and high school teams. Read more...Enter the Mind
The University of Maryland wrestling team has benefited greatly from working with a sports psychologist. Read more...Too Early?
A Florida high school basketball team has a fifth-grader on the varsity roster. Read more...Taking the First Step
Newton High School's girls' basketball team played the town's first game since the Sandy Hook shooting, and in lieu of tickets sales, collected $2,200 in donations. Read more...Coach Fired
An Illinois high school assistant football coach was fired after posting on Facebook that he wanted to "carpetbomb" the town of an opposing team. Read more...For Shooting Victims
UConn Head Women's Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma has contributed $80,000 to a scholarship fund for siblings and dependents of those killed in the Newton shooting. Read more...Too Much Travel?
Colorado State's Athletic Director is getting criticized for violating the University's travel policy. Read more...Dynamic Duo
In Florida, Riverview High School's girls' basketball team is finding success being coached by a pair of brothers. Read more...Costly Bird
St. Joseph's University suspended a player after he flipped off the opposing crowd during a game. Read more...Losing the Lottery
A budget proposal in Oregon would end the distribution of lottery proceeds to athletic departments. Read more...Travel Rule May Change
In Ohio, the state association may change an unpopular rule limiting reimbursement for non-senior athletes who travel to certain events. Read more...Fickle Fans
Despite a winning program and free tickets for students, Northern Illinois University has struggled to attract fans. Read more...Athlete Death
A New Jersey high school basketball player collapsed and died during a scrimmage. Read more...NCAA Not Needed?
Do the football teams in the major FBS conferences need the NCAA? Some university presidents don't think so. Read more...Six Man Football
The state of Idaho is allowing a three-year trial of six-man football for interested schools. Read more...It All Adds Up
A look at the economics of renting out Texas high school football stadiums for the state playoffs. Read more...Academic Study Released
A new study explores the representation of African-American athletes and non-athletes at colleges and universities. Read more...No Need to Talk
With just 19 players on its roster, the California School for the Deaf football squad recently won a league title. Read more...A First
The NCAA has its first for-profit Division I program, as Grand Canyon University has joined the WAC. Read more...None for Academics
The University of Tennessee athletic department will suspend donations to academic scholarships for the next three years. Read more...Coach Battling Cancer
A Texas high school football coach is fighting colon cancer, but remaining on the sidelines. Read more...Out in Full Force
BYU fans printed over 6,000 T-shirts to help sway a recruit to come to Provo. Read more...Complaints Filed against IHSA
The Illinois High School Association had complaints filed against it by newspapers over broadcast charges. Read more...Cleat Suspension
A high school football player has been ruled ineligible for a game because he wore too-long cleats in the previous contest. Read more...Two to Big Ten
Rutgers University joins the University of Maryland in moving to the Big Ten. Read more...Game Rights
In Illinois, the state association has been granted the rights to charge for postseason games to be streamed online. Read more...Waiver Granted
This cross-country runner was granted a waiver by the NCAA to use a private plane to get him from a meet to a Rhodes scholarship interview. Read more...End Zone Tribute
Mississippi State has painted the name and number of a football player who died of cancer in its end zone. Read more...New Scoreboard Needed?
In North Carolina, a recent high school football playoff game ended with a score of 104-80. Read more...Top Reciever Quits
Washington State University's best receiver has left the team over what he called "physical, emotional, and verbal abuse" from coaches. Read more...New Lineup
A Kentucky high school is adding two unique sports--fishing and archery--to its lineup. Read more...Ready For Re-Launch
The NJCAA has relaunched a network devoted to showing its contests. Read more...Relief Plans
Rutgers University's athletic department announced plans to help Hurricane Sandy victims. Read more...Racking Them Up
The nation's winningest high school football coach recently picked up win 600. Read more...New AD at Clemson
Clemson University has hired Georgia Tech's Dan Radakovich to be its new Athletic Director. Read more...Dropping the Minimum
An Illinois high school is taking some heat for dropping its policy requiring student-athletes to have a 2.0 GPA to participate. Read more...Letter of Recognition
A number of schools are now offering varsity letters for students who complete 145 hours of volunteer work. Read more...Total Support
The University of Missouri's Total Person Program emphasizes class attendance and time management, especially for first-year athletes. Read more...Sandy Cancellation
Of the many sports cancellations occurring due to Hurricane Sandy, this one may be the roughest. Read more...AD Recognized
Creighton University dedicated the new Rasmussen Fitness & Sports Center after the primary donors insisted it be named after Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen. Read more...Brawl Aftermath
A post-game brawl has left one Mississippi high school without enough football players to finish the season and another ineligible for the playoffs. Read more...Field Repair
East Carolina University is cleaning up its football field after vandals damaged it with an ATV over the weekend. Read more...Coach Suspended
University of Wyoming football coach Dave Christensen has been suspended for one week and fined $50,000 for his outburst following an Oct. 13 game against Air Force. Read more...More Women
Western Pennsylvania high schools are seeing an increase in the number of female athletic directors. Read more...Running Down a Dream
An Ohio high school cross-country runner has been successful despite being nearly blind, running with a seeing-eye dog. Read more...Calling All Media
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League held a "Media Day" to help improve the way in which the league and media interact. Read more...Politics Before Practice
Hofstra University's basketball team had to move out of its facilities for several weeks leading up to last night's Presidential debate. Read more...Championships Banned in NJ
The NCAA has banned the state of New Jersey from hosting championships. Read more...Coach Issues Apology
Wyoming's Head Football Coach apologized to fans for a post-game tirade directed at the opposing coach. Read more...Assault Reported
A high school football team is dealing with allegations that a player was assaulted by his teammates. Read more...Money Back
Penn State University is giving the 5,000 fans who bought its now inaccurate football media guide their money back. Read more...Injuries Cancel Season
An Iowa high school football team became the latest to cancel a season due to player injuries. Read more...Going Head To Head
The University of Nevada and UNLV are taking part in a Governor's Series, a year-long competition. Read more...Keeping it Level
Oklahoma is looking for ways to tweak classification rules so struggling football programs can remain competitive. Read more...Player Death
Washington & Jefferson College is dealing with the homicide of a star football player. Read more...Moving to Monday
Due to a skin outbreak, this Pennsylvania high school football team moved its game to Monday night. Read more...Sports in Limbo
Towson University may soon eliminate men's soccer and baseball from its athletic offerings. Read more...New Marketing Idea
Knox College is hosting "Stoke the Fire" week to encourage large crowds at home sporting events. Read more...Pit Stop For Sportsmanship
A Tennessee high school cross country runner stopped during a race to help another runner who had suffered a seizure. Read more...No More Distractions
UCLA Football Coach Jim Mora Jr. tossed the media and sports information staff out of practice following an incident with a camera crew. Read more...Pledging Sportsmanship
Five Washington state high schools came together to write a sportsmanship pledge. Read more...Hazing Prevention
Sonoma State student-athletes and coaches were given a "mandate" to listen to a campus speaker discuss hazing. Read more...Moving to J.V.
A California high school football team will drop to the junior varsity level in mid-season due to player safety issues. Read more...Concussions Dropping
According to an NCAA study, the rate of concussions among college football players dropped 26% in the last 7 years. Read more...Stop the Rush
The athletic director at the University of Utah says he's going to review the school policy allowing fans to rush the field after games. Read more...Back to High School
Dennis Erickson, a former NFL and NCAA Division I head football coach, is now a volunteer coach at a high school. Read more...Keeping Separate
In Georgia, a proposal to have public and private high schools play each other was rejected. Read more...Taking Down Cancer
The Minnesota Football Coaches Association has put together a "Tackle Cancer" project, which has 125 high schools taking part to raise money. Read more...Harvard Scandal
Two Harvard University men's basketball players have withdrawn from the team amid the school's academic scandal. Read more...Own Team
Players and coaches on a Florida high school football team got into a fight with their own fans after a dominant win. Read more...Giving Back
The head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University has donated $25,000 back to his program, and given another $25,000 to a local hospital. Read more...Paying the Bills
A Texas high school with a $60 million football stadium has announced a series of sponsorship deals aimed at recouping the cost. Read more...Bold Moves Praised
Arizona State's men's basketball team is earning praise for the hiring of two former NBA coaches as assistants. Read more...Fire Drill
A Utah high school football game was cancelled midway through the third quarter after administrators had to clear the stadium due to a fire. Read more...No NCAA Rules Broken
The University of North Carolina claims that its academic scandal, while involving a high number of athletes, did not violate NCAA rules. Read more...Another Game Cancelled
Eastern Christian's football program has lost another opponent thanks to concerns over eligibility. Read more...Game Turns Dangerous
Out of control fan behavior at a high school football game in Detroit led both teams to be concerned about safety. Read more...Preparing for Isaac
The University of New Orleans has evacuated numerous athletes to a nearby college in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac. Read more...New Recruiting Rules Proposed
The NCAA Rules Working Group wants to expand the group of people who can work in recruiting to include Directors of Operation or Player Personnel. Read more...Bigger and Better
In Texas, a high school football team has installed a $750,000 scoreboard. Read more...Recruit Gets Jail
A highly-touted high school basketball prospect was given three years in jail for a litany of crimes. Read more...A Deeper Look
A Stanford professor has written an academic paper discussing why American colleges and universities make football such a priority. Read more...Making Do
A Virginia high school football team is still recovering from a 2011 earthquake that hit their town and destroyed their weightroom. Read more...Hall of Fame AD
NFL Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow is the new Athletic Director at Lakeland College. Read more...Switching it Up
Kent State's football team took an unexpected road trip to practice at Oberlin College. Read more...Info Night
In Massachusetts, Milford High School is hosting a "Concussion Information Night" for the local community. Read more...Letting the Air Out
Thanks to a national helium shortage, the University of Nebraska football team is putting on hold one of its game-day traditions. Read more...In the Barracks
Syracuse University's football team spent a week at Fort Drum, practicing and getting military training. Read more...Good to Go
A Michigan high schooler with Down Syndrome has been given a waiver to play football. Read more...Honoring History
A New Jersey high school wants to build an exhibit to honor local sports legends, but there's a $250,000 price tag. Read more...Speeding It Up
Rules changes have been proposed to make the game of lacrosse faster. Read more...Hidden Costs
While major NCAA Division I football programs are expensive to run, there are also many "hidden" costs. Read more...Grooming Coaches
In Texas, Aledo High School has developed a strong pipeline for coaches from the local middle school. Read more...Paying Tribute To Victims
Ferrum College's new athletic center pays tribute to the former players and coaches killed in the 1970 University of Marshall plane crash. Read more...Posting Up
High schools are increasingly turning to posters to bring in a little extra cash. Read more...UCF Hit With Sanctions
The University of Central Florida has been hit with massive sanctions stemming from a lack of institutional control. Read more...No Hockey Upgrade
High school hockey is staying a club sport in Tennessee, mainly due to a lack of facilities. Read more...New AD at Stanford
Stanford University has hired Bernard Muir, the University of Delaware's former athletic director, to that same position. Read more...Deeper Look
A faculty committee at the University of North Carolina has called for an outside review of athletics and academics at the school. Read more...HS Football Player Dies After Workout
A New York high school football player collapsed and died following a voluntary preseason workout. Read more...Coach Charged with AD Threats
A former volunteer track coach at the University of South Carolina Upstate has been accused of threatening the school's athletic director in a YouTube video. Read more...Slow-Pitch Softball Shrinking
Several schools in Mississippi have dropped slow-pitch softball, leaving the sport's high school future in doubt. Read more...NCAA Sanctions Penn State
Penn State's penalties include a $60 million fine, a four-year bowl ban, and the loss of 80 football scholarships over four seasons. Read more...Playing Host
Alabama A&M is going to host high school football games this season once they get a turf field installed. Read more...Fighting A Drought
High schools in Wisconsin have had to step up their watering efforts in the face of an historic drought. Read more...New Scholarships
A National Wheelchair Basketball Association junior team has paved the way for a handful of players to get athletic scholarships in college. Read more...New Name
Penn State has renamed "Paternoville," an area where students camped out for football tickets, "Nittanyville." Read more...Summer Kickoff
Ashbrook High School is planning an all-sports kickoff event to promote its athletic program to the community. Read more...Going Outdoors
Chicago's Soldier Field will host a quartet of college hockey teams in an outdoor game doubleheader. Read more...Giving Back
Wagner College's athletic department has joined with a food pantry to try to donate 25 tons of food by the end of the year. Read more...Northern Talent
Is Canada an untapped resource for recruiting college basketball players? Read more...Stay the Course
Coaches warn against following the path taken by Nationals' phenom Bryce Harper who left high school early. Read more...Playoff Debate
Athletic directors, coaches, and fans in Indiana aren't seeing eye to eye on the format for the state basketball tournament. Read more...New AD at Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic University has named Patrick Chun its new athletic director. Read more...Safety Rules Changes
Nevada has instituted rules changes for high school sports, including passing a concussion policy and allowing football practice to start four days sooner. Read more...Boise State Revisited
The NCAA is reconsidering sanctions against the Boise State football team. Read more...Getting Credit
An Indiana high school is going to give student-athletes the chance to earn physical education credit via their sport. Read more...Time to Pay Players?
The news of a college football playoff may re-ignite the debate of paying players. Read more...HS Recruiting
In the D.C. area, basketball coaches at private high schools are becoming more aggressive when it comes to scouting middle-schoolers. Read more...Expensive Import
A California high school is importing a $2 million pool from Italy that has the ability to withstand earthquakes. Read more...Closing Shop
Lon Morris College has shut down its athletic department. Read more...Serve It Up
In response to student-athlete preferences, this school district in Washington will offer girls' badminton as a high school sport. Read more...Lone Ranger
Georgia State's men's basketball team is going to play the year as "an independent" after being banned from its conference tournament. Read more...No Track, No Problem
A Cincinnati high school's track is a parking lot, but that hasn't stopped its runners from winning state titles. Read more...Spelled Out
Urban Meyer's new contract with Ohio State outlines specifically what he is supposed to do in the event of an NCAA rules violation. Read more...Know Your School
A high school football player was tossed out of a Florida State University camp for doing the Gator Chomp. Read more...Building Up
Despite tough economic times, major college football programs are building bigger and better facilities. Read more...Eagle Eye
A Minnesota high school golfer has qualified for the state tournament despite having sight in only one eye. Read more...Name Change
North Dakota residents voted overwhelmingly to let the University of North Dakota retire the "Fighting Sioux" nickname. Read more...Test Results In
According to a recent study, student-athletes in Los Angeles have higher GPA's and score better on state tests than their non-student-athlete peers. Read more...Talks on Hold
In Massachusetts, the MIAA has decided to table the issue of a state football playoff until fall. Read more...Explaining the Costs
University of North Dakota head coaches are going on the road to convince residents that the school's Fighting Sioux nickname is costly. Read more...Recruiting Charges
A New Jersey high school football team was stripped of its state title after it was discovered that the retiring head coach recruited two players. Read more...On the Big Screen
An Ohio high school baseball team's run to the state title has inspired an indie film. Read more...Going to London
Members of the West Virginia University rifle team, including its coach, will compete in the Olympic Games. Read more...Game Suspended
Players and coaches are upset that a New York softball state title game was started late and then had to be called due to darkness. Read more...Going Green
The University of Colorado's new basketball practice facility has been given a platinum rating for its eco-friendly features. Read more...Double Duty
After an Indiana high school baseball team's head coach resigned mid-season, the school's head football coach took the squad to a sectional title. Read more...Man of Steal
A Vanderbilt University baseball player pulled off a rare triple steal in the SEC Tournament. Read more...Scheduling Changes
In Arizona, the state association is looking into changing how it determines schools' schedules. Read more...Position of Luck
An anonymous donor has endowed the offensive coordinator position at Stanford in Andrew Luck's name. Read more...Ice Hockey Rules
Minnesota has made checking from behind a major penalty in high school ice hockey, but the NFHS may not follow suit. Read more...Diversity Is Down
The number of minority coaches in NCAA Division I is declining, says the most recent report. Read more...Golf Rules
The Idaho state golf tournament ended in controversy after a player was disqualified. Read more...NCAA Changes
The NCAA is attempting to streamline rules and dole of stiffer penalties to head coaches whose assistants commit violations. Read more...Setting New Standards
An Arizona school district is debating whether to raise academic standards for student-athletes. Read more...Smooth Surface
The NCAA is considering making basketball courts "one consistent surface" and eliminating slippery decals on the court. Read more...New Program
In Montana, a program called Pure Performance aims to teach coaches and players about nutrition, creating a positive influence, and staying off drugs and alcohol. Read more...Rebooting
The College of Idaho is going to restart its football program and has stated a goal of recruiting more players from the state. Read more...Playoff Push
Massachusetts has taken the first step towards a new playoff format in high school football. Read more...Ace of the Staff
A high school baseball player in Illinois is his team's best pitcher, despite having spina bifida. Read more...TV Deal in Place
Big 12 conference presidents have agreed to a TV deal worth 2.6 billion dollars. Read more...Going International
A look at how Boise State University recruits international students. Read more...No Limit
The Virginia High School League has rejected a proposal that would limit how much baseball pitchers can throw. Read more...In the Red
At SMU, students are speaking out against heavy university subsidies for the athletic department. Read more...More All-Stars
The Kentucky-Indiana high school basketball all-star game will expand and include a series of games for juniors. Read more...Revamping the Roster
One of Larry Brown's first moves as SMU's new Head Men's Basketball Coach was to tell several players they are off the team. Read more...Florida Law Passed
In Florida, a bill to lessen restrictions on high school athletes who transfer to new schools has become law. Read more...No Band
The University of Michigan says it can't afford to send its band to the opening game of the football season. Read more...Untouchable
A Connecticut high school softball pitcher accomplished more than a perfect game, striking out all 21 batters she faced. Read more...Talking Title IX
An interview with Rutgers' Head Women's Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer on the impact of Title IX. Read more...Team Trip
Dunbar High School's football team got to take a special trip to the White House. Read more...Good Fires
NCAA President Mark Emmert says the firing of several high-profile college coaches signifies a "sea change." Read more...New Leader
West Genesse (N.Y.) High School boys' lacrosse coach Mike Messere became the sport's winningest yesterday. Read more...No NCAA Tourney
Toledo's men's basketball has become the second team banned from the postseason due to poor academic progress. Read more...Increasing Opportunities
In Illinois, a new IHSA committee is being tasked with increasing opportunities for disabled student-athletes. Read more...Player Suspended
A high school baseball player has been suspended for pouring urine in an opponent's dugout. Read more...Educating Fans
When fans contact recruits via social media, they may not know they're committing recruiting violations. Read more...Despite the Fires
A Florida high school track meet was held despite smoke from nearby fires affecting the runners. Read more...Time for a Repeat?
Coaches weigh in on why NCAA Division III baseball hasn't had a repeat national champion in over 30 years. Read more...Coach Suspended
An Alabama high school soccer game ended in a brawl, and a volunteer coach was suspended. Read more...UConn Fallout
Two Connecticut politicians are going to investigate the NCAA, claiming the rules they use are enforced arbitrarily. Read more...Balancing Act
In Ohio, the OHSAA continues to discuss competitive balance issues. Read more...School Choice
South Dakota high school athletic directors are debating a change in the state's open enrollment policy. Read more...Power Shift
A new proposal would give conferences oversight of college football bowl games. Read more...Soccer vs. Field Hockey
In Pennsylvania, moving girls' soccer to the fall has resulted in numerous field hockey programs being dropped. Read more...Who Pays?
Rutgers University wants the Big East conference to pay the school for lost revenue due to it playing one less game. Read more...Special Situation
The father of a Michigan high school student-athlete is trying to get the MHSAA's age limit changed. Read more...Title IX Tension
In Florida, a college is debating whether to drop basketball in order to comply with Title IX. Read more...Spending More
In Nevada, the NIAA is bucking the nationwide trend by spending more on athletics despite tough economic times. Read more...Ready for Their Close-up
An inside look at SoonerVision, the in house production arm for the University of Oklahoma athletic department. Read more...Bringing Back Baseball
A Pennsylvania high school is adding a varsity baseball team after 54 years without one. Read more...Foul Fallout
Creighton's Athletic Director is being hounded by angry North Carolina fans on Twitter. Read more...Changes in Arizona?
The AIA has proposed several significant rules changes regarding transfer students and classifications. Read more...Talking Ethics
Howard Community College is hosting a panel discussion on Ethics in Sport on Thursday. Read more...Dissent in the House
Details have emerged about internal dissent related to the University of Missouri's move to the SEC. Read more...Saving Soccer
A girls' high school soccer player is imploring Toledo Public Schools to keep her program alive. Read more...Chants Criticized
A Michigan high school's students are being criticized for chants directed at an opposing basketball team. Read more...Let's Play Two
Washington State's athletic director thinks Big 10 vs. Pac 12 doubleheaders in basketball is a great idea. Read more...Too Much To Pay?
At this Ohio high school, a dramatic increase in participation fees has the athletic director worried. Read more...Hiring Time
The athletic director at the University of Illinois says race will be a factor in the hiring of its next men's basketball coach. Read more...Six Titles
Ripon Christian High School in California has won every basketball championship this season. Read more...No Free Rides
Ohio State will no longer provide courtesy cars for head coaches. Read more...Upping the Penalties
After a two-year review, this Michigan high school is proposing tougher penalties for athletes who use drugs or alcohol. Read more...Financial Boost
A look at how Dartmouth University is investing more in its athletic teams. Read more...High School Help
Iowa State's track team is using a high school facility until its new outdoor facility is opened. Read more...Game Changer
A Jewish high school in Texas may remain in the state boys' basketball tournament after a temporary restraining order. Read more...Protesting Wages
A University of Virginia football player went on a hunger strike to protest wages paid to University service sector employees. Read more...Out of the Pool
In Massachusetts, a subcommittee has come up with solutions for boys competing on and dominating girls' swimming. Read more...Florida Bill
Athletic directors in Florida who oppose a bill loosening restrictions on transferring athletes have not been given a platform. Read more...Century of Success
USC is marking 100 years of being called the Trojans with a year-long celebration. Read more...For the Future
The NFL and the Wharton School are hosting a three-day seminar on personal finance for elite high school athletes. Read more...Fight Fallout
Midland College will forfeit two basketball games after seven players were handed suspensions. Read more...Out of Alignment
The Iowa Department of Education is unveiling a plan to fix an alignment issue faced by several schools. Read more...Fighting Sioux Fight
Several schools will not compete against the University of North Dakota as long as it keeps the Fighting Sioux nickname. Read more...Bracket Madness
In North Carolina, the release of high school basketball playoffs caused confusion among coaches. Read more...Going D-I
Boston University's lacrosse team is moving to the NCAA Division I level. Read more...High-Scoring Affair
In this Indiana high school basketball game, two players on opposing teams each scored over 50 points Read more...Moving Outdoors
Nebraska-Omaha will become the latest school to host an outdoor ice hockey game. Read more...Speaking Out
A high school athletic director in Rhode Island speaks out about the ramifications of cutting athletic programs. Read more...Keeping Swimming Afloat
Those raising money to save swimming and diving at the University of Maryland have a series of deadlines. Read more...A Different Bounce
In Nebraska, high school basketball players are struggling with a new type of ball. Read more...Mascot Returns
The University of North Dakota announced it will continue to use its Fighting Sioux nickname. Read more...Walking Out
A high school wrestling coach says he now regrets his decision to leave a match before it was finished. Read more...Home Sweet Home
The Big 10 has proposed a football playoff in which semifinal games are played on the schools' campuses. Read more...Referee Checks
Arizona will fingerprint thousands of high school referees, officials, and umpires, after a sex abuse scandal. Read more...Starting Up
Dalton State College has announced it will begin offering athletic programs at the school. Read more...Fans Storm Court
A brawl at a high school basketball game ended with nine players receiving suspensions and one injured. Read more...All Together
The University of Wisconsin is building an "athletic village" so student-athletes have a place to train and study together. Read more...Mascots & Muskets
Having a mascot who carries a musket can be an issue for West Virginia high schools. Read more...Time to Celebrate
NCAA Division III member schools will have a "Division III Week" celebration, April 9-15. Read more...Back to School
Former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna is going to coach--and teach math--at his high school alma mater. Read more...Bad Twitter Posts
The University of Michigan stopped recruiting a high school football player based on comments on his Twitter feed. Read more...Chance for Feedback
In North Carolina, high school athletic directors can voice their opinions of the state's conference realignment. Read more...Paterno Passes Away
USA Today presents a thorough look at the storied coach's career. Read more...Not Wanted
Valor Christian, a private school in Denver, has been kicked out of another proposed league. Read more...Paying More
Big-time college programs are increasing compensation for new head football coaches by a third. Read more...When Fans Attack
A Texas high school basketball coach was punched by angry fans following a game. Read more...Apology to Players
UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams said he's apologized to five players left on the court at the end of a loss at Florida State. Read more...Public vs. Private
Ohio continues to work on competitive balance, after an athletic director requested that public and non public schools take part in separate tournaments. Read more...Scheduling Snafu
The WIAA and the University of Wisconsin are battling scheduling conflicts. Read more...NCAA Convention Updates
Much has been made of the NCAA's attempted academic reforms, but concerns remain. Read more...Addressing Security
After a shooting outside Harrisburg (Pa.) High School during a basketball game, officials are weighing security options. Read more...Coach Suspended
The Head Men's Basketball Coach at Morgan State has been suspended following an alleged altercation with a player. Read more...Seven Up?
South Dakota may add a seventh class in order to help cover enrollment gaps between schools. Read more...Big Move Coming
Little enthusiasm has been generated for California and Stanford's "Big Game" to move to mid-October. Read more...On the Senior Tour
Montana State Billings has a 62-year old student on its golf team this year. Read more...Stopping Illegal Hits
Following an ice hockey player's paralysis, Minnesota is stepping up efforts to eliminate hits from behind. Read more...Multi-Year Rides Under Review
The NCAA will review legislation that would allow schools to award scholarships for more than one year. Read more...Planning Ahead
Discussing the importance of emergency action plans at high schools. Read more...Getting Involved
A number of Maine high schools are getting involved with Coaches vs. Cancer this year. Read more...Tis the Season
Two Louisiana Tech football players donated their bowl gift bags to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Read more...Fight Fallout
Following a fight between their basketball teams, two high schools will forfeit their next games, Read more...Out of Pocket Penalty
A Georgia self-report to the NCAA shows Football Coach Mark Richt paying assistants from his own pocket. Read more...Back to Square One
An Indiana lawmaker wants the state to return to a one-class basketball tournament. Read more...Life After Sports
Washington College has begun a Scholar-Athlete Career Development Program, aimed at helping athletes find jobs. Read more...Fencing Added
This New Jersey high school is adding a fencing team, with parents paying for much of the costs. Read more...Public vs. Private
Dozens of Georgia high schools are considering leaving the GHSA over public vs. private school issues. Read more...Rutgers in the Red
Despite an expanded football stadium, the Rutgers athletic department is struggling to turn a profit. Read more...Game Postponed
In New Jersey, a high school decided to cancel an ice hockey game after receiving word a student might bring a weapon. Read more...Under the Microscope
The Big Ten is going to investigate Penn State regarding a lack of institutional control in the Jerry Sandusky case. Read more...No Extra Week
In Tennessee, a proposal for a fourth week of football practice before the season starts was voted down. Read more...Costly Celebration
A high school football team in Massachusetts lost a state title last weekend due to a celebration penalty. Read more...Hanging in the Quad
A basketball player at Penn State-Harrisburg became just the ninth woman in NCAA history to record a quadruple double. Read more...Call to End Hazing
Florida A&M promises to end hazing among band members, following the death of a drum major. Read more...Playoff Balance
The Indiana Football Coaches Association is proposing changes to its playoff system to address competitive balance. Read more...Rise of Empires
The American Association of University Presidents released a statement cautioning against sports "empires" at colleges. Read more...Going Green
Assumption High School in Louisville, Ky., is building a "green" sports and educational complex. Read more...Cutting Costs
Valley Community College is mulling changes to its student-athlete insurance policy to save money. Read more...Not Moving
Iowa Wesleyan College has fired its Head Men's Basketball Coach after he didn't support a move to NCAA Division III. Read more...Home on Thanksgiving
A Massachusetts high school is blaming the MIAA for its lack of a Thanksgiving day football game. Read more...Filling the Schedule
Alabama high school athletic directors are scrambling to fill schedules following the ASHAA's reclassification. Read more...Crash Claims Coaches' Lives
Two Oklahoma State women's basketball coaches were killed in a plane crash Thursday night while on a recruiting trip. Read more...Using Social Media
Ohio State is using social media to assure fans act appropriately during its upcoming Penn State contest. Read more...First Female
D.C. Public Schools recently named Stephanie Evans its first female athletics director. Read more...Taken Down
Highland Park High School took down a distinguished alumni plaque honoring former Penn State president Graham Spanier. Read more...Lighting up the Scoreboard
A pair of schools set an NAIA football scoring record with a game that ended 95-89. Read more...Group Champs
New Jersey may be altering the structure of its football season to allow for group state champions. Read more...Paterno Fired
Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno has been fired, along with the university's president. Read more...Possible Cuts
At the University of Maryland, men's and women's swimming and diving is poised to be cut. Read more...Suit Filed over Name
In Wisconsin, a suit has been filed to allow a high school to keep its "Indians" nickname. Read more...Conference News
A look at West Virginia's lawsuit against the Big East, and what type of precedent it may be setting. Read more...Legal End
An undefeated New York high school football team lost its legal battle to keep playing after being ruled ineligible. Read more...Snow Distraction
UConn football coaches are struggling to stay focused on their upcoming game thanks to the massive snowstorm.
Thinking Pink
An Oregon high school football team wore jerseys with pink numbers and letters in support of fundraising for breast cancer. Read more...Lawsuit Filed
West Virginia is suing the Big East, blaming the conference commissioner with failure to maintain stability. Read more...Snow in October
At a high school football game on Long Island this weekend, 15 players suffered hypothermia. Read more...A Year Later
The death of a Notre Dame student a year ago has led several schools to alter their use of lifts for filming practice. Read more...No Dancing?
Police are being criticized for pepper-spraying Utah high school students doing a haka dance at a football game. Read more...Transfer Trouble
Florida high schools are dealing with an exceptionally high number of student-athletes transfering in football. Read more...More Money for Athletes?
The NCAA appears closer to letting student-athletes receive an extra $2,000 to cover college expenses.
Demand & Supply
When students complained that men's basketball tickets had sold out too quickly, Ohio State made more available.
Read more...Monitored Handshakes
In Hancock County, Ga., police officers will watch coaches' postgame handshakes this weekend. Read more...Arkansas Upgrade
The University of Arkansas has unveiled a $300 million athletic facilities expansion. Read more...Turning to the Courts
A football team that briefly became an independent is now embroiled in a court battle to play in the state playoffs. Read more...UNC Has New AD
The University of North Carolina named Bubba Cunningham its new athletic director. Read more...HS Athlete Death
A New York high school football player died Friday night following a game in which he suffered a head injury. Read more...No Stipend
Bellevue High School's coaches will work for free to help avoid sports being cut. Read more...Going Pro
The NCAA is considering implementing a registry of agents, which athletes can turn to for advice on going pro. Read more...Too Lopsided?
A Texas high school has cancelled a football game over concerns of player safety. Read more...Costly Coach
After firing Head Football Coach Mike Stoops, the University of Arizona is looking at the costs to replace him. Read more...Realigning in Nevada
In Nevada, the state association has voted to go ahead with a high school realignment plan. Read more...Pink Icing
Missouri State's hockey team colored their ice pink for breast cancer awareness. Read more...Religion vs. Sports
Jewish high school football players are struggling with the decision of whether to play on Yom Kippur. Read more...Heart of the Matter
In Pennsylvania, a new bill will ensure action is taken when a student-athlete shows signs of cardiac arrest. Read more...Long Overdue
A former Texas high school football player received a letter jacket--70 years after he played. Read more...Numbers Game
In Ohio, the state association is looking at ways to handle the enrollment disparities in larger divisions. Read more...Long Comeback
Wisconsin-Stevens Point is relying on a starting running back who last played seven years ago. Read more...Drive Time
A South Carolina high school expects to save more than $40,000 by having coaches drive the buses to road games.
Houston ADs Honored
Houston schools are going to honor several past athletic directors at halftime of a football game. Read more...NCAA Responds
Mark Emmert takes athletic directors to task for the way they have approached conference realignment. Read more...Official Battle
A group of high school officials are embroiled in a lawsuit against individuals who started a new officiating group. Read more...From NBA to HS
Pervis Ellison, a former NBA star, was recently hired to coach a New Jersey high school team. Read more...Too Few?
Burlington (Vt.) High School will attempt to field a varsity ice hockey team with only 14 players. Read more...Top of the Heap
UC San Diego was named the NCAA's top Division II school by the The National Collegiate Scouting Association. Read more...Teaming Up
Several Vermont high school athletic departments are stepping up to offer aid in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Read more...Streamlining Scheduling
The state of Michigan will adopt a uniform high school sports scheduling system state-wide. Read more...Trickle Down Effect
Several Big 12 schools that began major capital projects are worried about being able to follow through. Read more...Athletes Caught Using Steroids
Four New Jersey high school athletes were suspended for a season after positive steroids tests. Read more...Boise State Punished
Boise State University was hit with NCAA sanctions yesterday in five different sports. Read more...Worth in Dollars
According to a new study, top-tier college athletes are worth upwards of $100,000 to their school. Read more...Transfer Issues
Are high school basketball players hurting the game by constantly transferring? Read more...Under the Lights
As Michigan prepares for its first ever night football game, its athletic director says he wants to make it a yearly tradition. Read more...Eleven Not Enough
This Michigan high school has forfeited its next football game after suspending five players, leaving only 11 to play. Read more...Weather Issues
The Big East Commissioner wonders if the NCAA should consider a rule on when games should be called. Read more...Home Schoolers Form Team
Ten home-schooled high school football players in Kentucky have formed a football team. Read more...Faculty at Fault?
A new report says faculty may share some blame in collegiate sports scandals. Read more...No Home
An Alabama high school football team is struggling with not having a home field. Read more...Iowa Honors SEAL
The University of Iowa announced it will honor a recently killed Navy SEAL at an upcoming game. Read more...Six Slots
In Georgia, there are now six classifications of schools, following recent GHSAA board approval. Read more...Long-Distance Corner
A Finnish exchange student is trying to earn playing time at cornerback for Division III UW-Stout. Read more...Day Debate
A high school football game scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Sunday has drawn criticism in suburban Chicago. Read more...Reaching Out
University of Arizona Athletic Director Greg Byrne makes a personal appeal to Wildcats athletes. Read more...Booster Backlash
A high school booster club is in limbo after the school said it would longer provide free admission in return for the $50 membership fee. Read more...Sad Start
A New Jersey school is trying to cope in the aftermath of a car crash that killed four football playes and injured four others. Read more...Cost Sharing
Efforts to place athletic trainers in every North Carolina high school continue to run into financial roadblocks. Read more...Goodwill Thwarted
A basketball game featuring the Georgetown men's team vs. a Chinese team ended in a bench-clearing brawl. Read more...Howl at the Moon
The College of Idaho announced a return to a Coyote logo as part of a marketing campaign. Read more...Another Sport Saved
In its quest to fund sports through donations, Duval County (Fla.) high schools have revived cross country. Read more...Major Upgrade
Iowa State is upgrading its athletic facilities to better compete in the Big 12. Read more...From the Heart
In remembrance of a former player who passed away, this Michigan high school has built dugouts at its soccer field. Read more...AD Gifts School
A former University of West Florida athletic director recently gave the school its largest gift ever: $100,000. Read more...School Damaged
An Oklahoma high school is trying to recover after a thunderstorm severely damaged some sports equipment. Read more...Adding Alcohol
The number of FBS schools selling beer at games has doubled in the last 10 years. Read more...Let Them Play!
A Kentucky non-profit organization is making sure student-athlete's athletic fees are being covered. Read more...More Money
The University of Michigan has seen athletic giving rise by 20 percent since Brady Hoke was hired. Read more...TV Time
In Alabama, the ASHAA is looking to create its own 24-hour a day sports network for high school sports. Read more...Call for Reform
The president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education thinks the NCAA rulebook needs reworking. Read more...No More Midday Practice
Following the death of a player, a high school has banned football practices during the hottest parts of the day. Read more...Hole in One
The golf programs at Florida's Duval County schools were saved thanks to last-minute donations. Read more...Pleading Their Case
Texas A&M is asking the NCAA to ban high school games from the University of Texas' new TV network. Read more...Tainted Titles?
A Nebraska high school may have to give up its boys' and girls' state golf titles because it bought the athletes memberships at a local golf facility. Read more...Baddour Stepping Down at UNC
After the firing of Head Football Coach Butch Davis, University of North Carolina Athletic Director Dick Baddour says he will leave once his replacement is found. Read more...Questioning the Test
Some parents are upset over required neurocognitive tests that are part of many high schools' concussion management plans. Read more...Summer Storm
Florida rules that make high school athletes ineligible for one year if they transfer to a school affiliated with their club coach are causing headaches for coaches and athletes alike. Read more...Promoting Baseball
Coaches and administrators in Houston are doing what they can to increase baseball participation at inner-city schools. Read more...ADs in the News
Jackson State has hired a new athletic director, the first female AD in school history. Read more...Hold That Broadcast
The Big 12 has announced a hold on the new Texas Longhorns channel's broadcasting of high school football games. Read more...On The Chopping Block
A budget move in Connecticut may eliminate sports at all state vocational and technical schools. Read more...Title IX at Two Year Schools
Community colleges across the country are struggling with Title IX compliance. Read more...Flag Football Coming?
New York City officials say a high school flag football league for girls might be coming. Read more...Coker Rebounds
Larry Coker, former Head Football Coach at Miami, is building up a program at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Read more...Cutting All Funding
This Pennsylvania high school is asking its booster club to pick up the tab after cutting all funding for sports. Read more...Branding Michigan
University of Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon talks about promoting his school's brand. Read more...Ready for Primetime
New York City's public school system is negotiating a deal to televise high school sports on MSG. Read more...Summer Practices
Virginia high schools are adjusting to rules that changed the start time for summer practices. Read more...Recruiting Changes?
The NCAA is going to take another look at legislation that would allow coaches to contact juniors by phone. Read more...New Baseball Rules
The NFHS has passed new rules putting the responsibility of having legal baseball bats on head coaches. Read more...New Face
Southwestern Illinois has changed its school mascot but not the team's nickname. Read more...No Rain
Texas high schools are seeing their athletic fields dry up in a terrible drought, with little recourse. Read more...Coming Home
Heath Shuler is reportedly in talks to become the new athletic director at Tennessee. Read more...Making Progress
Athens High School in Ohio is making rapid progress rebuilding its athletic facilities following tornado damage. Read more...From the Coffers
Rutgers University leads the nation in the amount of subsidies its athletic department receives. Read more...Going Multi-Sport
An Ohio high school athlete finished her career with an astounding 18 varsity letters. Read more...Aid in D-III
A high number of NCAA Division III schools have seen their financial aid practices reviewed. Read more...History Lesson
The Texas State History Museum will be opening an exhibit on the history of high school football in the state. Read more...Getting a Makeover
An Illinois high school is getting its athletic facilities upgraded thanks to a community outreach program. Read more...Cold-Weather Baseball
Big 10 Commissioner Jim Delaney says college baseball's current setup unfairly hurts Northern teams. Read more...Cut Short
Cutting a week from the high school football schedule in North Carolina has made scheduling a challenge. Read more...Dickie V's Court
The University of Detroit will name its basketball court after former head coach Dick Vitale. Read more...Given a Pass
In New York City, the PSAL will not punish schools who participated in an unsanctioned basketball tournament. Read more...Going Social
Oklahoma State is having two high-profile football players chat with fans on Facebook. Read more...More Games
In Ohio, the state high school association has voted to expand the basketball season to 22 games. Read more...On Second Thought
LSU will need to search again for a softball coach after their new hire reneged two days later. Read more...Running on Empty
A pair of Alabama high school football teams will have a total of 86 players suspended from their season openers. Read more...First Time in D-I
For the first time ever, the NCAA individual champions in men's and women's golf are from the same school. Read more...Pilot Program
A North Carolina high school is looking to start a pilot program for drug testing student-athletes. Read more...New D-III Conference
Seven schools are forming a new NCAA Division III conference. Read more...Oversigning Over
The SEC has voted to end oversigning in football, against the wishes of many of its coaches. Read more...Different Duties
The head football coach at Joplin High School has a lot on his plate to get his team ready for the season. Read more...Back From Africa
Drake University's football team recently returned from the "Kilimanjaro Bowl." Read more...Wheelchairs on the Track
A new rule in Minnesota allows disabled athletes to compete in track and field, including the state meet. Read more...Switch Hitter
A high school tennis player who lost his dominant arm due to cancer, is now adept at playing with his other arm. Read more...Cash for Lacrosse
Now that it is elevating lacrosse to varsity status, Michigan is devoting $10 million to its lacrosse facilities. Read more...Help From Neighbors
To help those affected by the recent tornadoes, an Alabama high school is hosting a fundraising drive. Read more...Worth the Money?
The Big 10 is debating if adding an extra conference game makes financial sense. Read more...Still Testing
Texas will keep testing high school athletes for steroids, although only in a few sports. Read more...Forging Ahead
While many schools are cutting sports, Muskegon Community College is adding them rapidly. Read more...Back in the Game
Former Ohio State men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien has been hired at Division III Emerson College. Read more...Competitive Balance Out
In Ohio, a proposal to balance high school teams competitively was voted down. Read more...Playoff Talks
Wisconsin is seeking to revamp its high school football playoffs, but some coaches claim their input isn't being used. Read more...Tickets for Books
This fall, Duke will donate a dollar from every ticket sold for various sports to a special fund for the school's library. Read more...Gleeful
Glee Actress Jane Lynch went to a Florida high school pep rally to help raise money for the school's rowing team. Read more...Starting Later
In an attempt to increase attendance, Lafayette College has moved almost all of its football games to 6 p.m. Read more...Toughening Up
High school student-athletes in Louisiana now face more stringent GPA requirements. Read more...Protecting "Madness"
The NCAA recently paid $17.2 million to stop a sports marketer from using the term "March Madness." Read more...Competitive Balance
Ohio is considering changing the way teams in certain sports are put into divisions, using, in part, competitive balance. Read more...Extending a Hand
Cornell College has offered to let a high school use its field while theirs is being repaired. Read more...Out on Strikes
Cleveland State has announced that it is eliminating its baseball team. Read more...Numbers Game
Some Ohio high school football coaches are upset about the disparity in enrollment among schools in their division. Read more...Football Sanctions
Boise State University has self-imposed sanctions on its football team. Read more...Tornado Fund
The Alabama High School Athletic Association has set up a relief fund for schools impacted by the recent tornadoes. Read more...Football Gambling
ESPN has found that gambling on youth football games in Florida is a widespread practice, and players are often paid. Read more...More Lacrosse Growth
Bryn Athyn College is elevating women's lacrosse to varsity status, as part of a school-wide initiative to join the NCAA. Read more...New Summer Rules
Wisconsin high school soccer coaches will now be able to work with athletes over the summer months. Read more...Price Cut
The University of Texas at Arlington is cutting ticket prices to some games to help the school compete for fans. Read more...Multi-Sport Debate
Coaches discuss whether athletes should play more than one sport during high school. Read more...Michigan to Start Lax
By next spring, Michigan may elevate in men's club lacrosse team to varsity Division I status. Read more...Two For One
A pair of twin sisters have told college basketball coaches they will only play at the same school. Read more...GW Names New AD
Patrick Nero will be the incoming Athletic Director at George Washington University. Read more...Home Away From Home
Due to tornado damage at its school, this North Carolina high school will play its games at nearby Methodist University. Read more...Copying Cal
Program-specific donations, like those that saved 4 Univ. of California teams, may alter future funding practices. Read more...Opening Doors, Fighting Homophobia
Bowdoin College's head men's tennis coach and men's lacrosse team captain both recently came out as gay. Read more...No Thanks
Jay Paterno says scouting services, increasingly popular among football programs, will not take root at Penn State. Read more...Uncertain Future
The NJSIAA still has major issues facing it due to a significant drop in revenue. Read more...Miami Hires Eichorst
Miami University has hired Shawn Eichorst to be its new Athletic Director. Read more...New HS Showcase
The U.S. Marine Corps is sponsoring a new high school football All-American game in Arizona. Read more...Budget Discussions
A school district in Tampa considers cutting its high school athletics program. Read more...Donors Needed
The University of Arizona is embarking on a massive fundraising campaign. Read more...Spring Football in Ohio?
Ohio high school football coaches have proposed 10 hours of spring practice for players. Read more...Basketball Costs
The University of Rhode Island lost $25,000 from participating in the CBI. Read more...Wait a Day
New guidelines in the state of Texas require athletes who suffer head injuries to sit out at least one day. Read more...Watchful Eye
Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley is part of the group evaluating the Fiesta Bowl. Read more...Game Turns Deadly
A powder-puff football game at a high school erupted into gunfire, leaving one man dead. Read more...New Team
What happens to high school athletes when their school closes, forcing them to transfer? Read more...Athletes Targeted?
Some wonder if police are targeting Washington State student-athletes. Read more...Cold Temps Alter Spring Practices
Chilly weather is making it difficult for teams in the Northeast to practice outdoors, necessitating creative indoor solutions. Read more...Rutgers to Outsource Ticket Sales
Rutgers University is partnering with the Atlanta-based Aspire Group, which will handle ticket sales and service for the school's athletic events. Read more...NYC Champs Going to Nationals
For the first time, the New York City Public Schools Athletic League will allow its boys' and girls' basketball title winners to participate in the National High School Invitational. Read more...Eligibility Investigation
In Ohio, the state association is investigating a boys' basketball team regarding eligibility issues. Read more...Hockey in Big Ten
The Big Ten conference has announced it will recommend hockey as an official sport for 2013-14. Read more...Need a Date?
St. Cloud State's hockey team is struggling to fill open dates in its schedule due to travel issues. Read more...Debating Cuts
In Florida, administrators begin debating how to balance their budgets and whether sports can survive. Read more...Reassigned at LSU
LSU has reassigned its women's basketball coach after the team did not make the NCAA's for the first time in 20 years. Read more...Fee Hikes
At this Ohio high school, sport participation fees will more than double, adding up to $500 per student. Read more...Notre Dame Fined
Notre Dame has been fined $77,500 for violations related to the October death of a student filming football practice. Read more...Screenings Offered
A Michigan school is offering echocardiograms to screen for the heart condition that killed Wes Leonard. Read more...Major Violations
Arkansas State University was hit with major NCAA violations connected to academic fraud. Read more...Monitoring Social Media
Several schools are using third parties to monitor athletes' social media activity. Read more...After a Death
A Texas high school has set up a scholarship fund in the name of a former player who died. Read more...Tressel Suspended
Ohio State has suspended Head Football Coach Jim Tressel two games for an NCAA violation. Read more...More Concussion Legislation
Ohio's legislators are the latest to introduce legislation to protect athletes from repeated concussions. Read more...UVa Retires Number
The University of Virginia women's lacrosse team has retired #1, which was worn by slain player Yeardley Love. Read more...Big Swing
Delta Community College will be adding a number of sports programs, including baseball. Read more...Under the Microscope
Plant High School in Florida is under investigation by the FHSAA. Read more...Funds for Football
The University of Houston is trying to raise $80 million for a football stadium. Read more...Husband in Iraq
A female student-athlete at Concordia uses basketball to distract herself from worrying about her deployed husband. Read more...A Lot of Games
Should people be upset at 16- and 18-game schedules in high school football? Read more...TCU Sued
A lawsuit alleges that TCU ignored the questionable pasts of athletes who were accused of sexual assault. Read more...Getting in the Game
A Michigan high school basketball team let its student manager play in the final home game of his senior season. Read more...Sanctions Levied
The University of Connecticut was hit with men's basketball sanctions. Read more...Coming Home
Former NFL Quarterback Doug Williams is returning to Grambling State to be the new head coach. Read more...Team in Turmoil
At Illinois Central College, three coaches from the baseball team were fired and 14 players have quit. Read more...Running on Empty
Washington D.C. never allocated funds to schools for athletics, hamstringing many of them. Read more...Not Out of The Woods
The NCAA is still investigating former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton. Read more...Home to School
The Indiana House voted on Monday to let home-schooled students play high school sports. Read more...Game Suspended
A massive brawl at a women's college basketball game resulted in the game being suspended. Read more...Wrestler Charged with Misdeamor
After losing a match, a Minnesota high school wrestler hit his opponent in the head with a chair. Read more...More Lacrosse
The University of Tampa announced it will start a men's lacrosse program. Read more...Change of Venue?
The U. of Delaware's decision to drop track and field may impact where the state's hs championships are held. Read more...Pick A Team
At the high school level, elite swimmers often have to choose between club and school teams. Read more...Programs Cut
Yapavai College cut it's men's and women's basketball programs to help with the budget. Read more...Player Charged
A Florida high school soccer player faces felony charges after a fight broke out following a game. Read more...Heroes on the Field
Gridiron Heroes is a program that helps paralyzed high school football players. Read more...Cutting Ties
A job with ESPN has forced Urban Meyer to sever his financial with the University of Florida. Read more...Spending Spree
To replace its current 14,000-seat facility, a Texas high school is spending $60 million. Read more...No Paper Needed
Should scholarship letters be signed electronically instead of transmitted through mail and faxes? Read more...Agreement Ended
The University of Nebraska has ended a licensing agreement with the father of one of its players. Read more...Helping Hand
The Cleveland Browns donated $20,000 to a local high school that was hit by a tornado. Read more...No More Expansion
The Mountain West Conference says it will not expand any further. Read more...Running it Up
A Utah high school girls basketball team won a game 108-3, prompting an apology. Read more...Welcome Cuts
The scaling back of many sports schedules on the D-II level has been met with approval. Read more...Mercy Rule
Should high school basketball use a running clock during blowouts? Read more...Nevada Realignment
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association agreed on a rubric that would re-align member schools. Read more...Longhorn Network
ESPN and the Texas Longhorns have reached a 20-year, $300 million deal to create a Longhorn sports network. Read more...Shoe Collectors
The Brookdale Community College cross country team has collected shoes to benefit local families. Read more...Name Change
A local prep league has been forced to change its name after a copyright infringement suit from the NAIA. Read more...From I to III
Centenary College and the University of New Orleans are moving from NCAA Division I to Division III. Read more...No Lacrosse Title in Illinois
Illinois pushed back the start of state tourneys in lacrosse after numerous schools were unable to start programs. Read more...Many Moves
A look at how NCAA Division II athletics is affected by the moves of its members. Read more...Leveling the Field
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is attempting to even out competition between its public and private schools. Read more...Copying Kelly
Many high school football teams are starting to copy the high-tempo offense used by Chip Kelly at Oregon. Read more...Coach Sidelined
The Head Men's Basketball Coach at Tennessee Tech has been sidelined with a rare disorder. Read more...Events Planned
St. Joseph's College will host a pair of events for National Girls and Women's in Sport Day. Read more...Good Sports
In Montana, the number of ejections for high athletes has decreased. Read more...Lawsuit Against Orange Bowl
A group has filed an IRS lawsuit against the Orange Bowl Committee. Read more...Academics First
In Louisiana, new rules have toughened academic requirements for high school athletes. Read more...Apologies in Pittsburgh
Following the firing of its football coach, the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor apologized to players. Read more...SCHSL In Trouble?
A state representative has proposed a bill that would dissolve the South Carolina High School League. Read more...Costello Gets Nod
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee named Rick Costello as its new athletic director. Read more...New Schedule
After going 1-10, this high school football team asked to be given an easier schedule. Read more...No Scholarships
The Patriot League has decided against allowing football scholarships for at least two more years. Read more...Mourning an Athlete
Following the death of a student-athlete, a Rhode Island high school has cancelled all its games for the week. Read more...Lacrosse Added
Albertus Magnus College will add men's and women's lacrosse as varsity sports. Read more...Building it Up
East Lyme High School in Connecticut is getting a $2.8 million dollar athletic complex built. Read more...Name Change
The Big 10 may change the names of its divisions after widespread outcry. Read more...Into Winter
Are high school football teams playing too many games too late in the season? Read more...Getting Ready
After the Metrodome collapse, the University of Minnesota is preparing its stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Read more...Florida HS is Fined
Mandarin Christian High School in Florida has been hit with a massive number of violations and fined $142,000. Read more...Admitting Athletes
Colorado State is developing a new system designed to admit exceptional athletes who have low test scores. Read more...Too Many QBs?
Bergen County in New Jersey is catching some flak for naming five quarterbacks to its All-County first team. Read more...Outdoor Ice Hockey
The Michigan State-Michigan hockey game at Michigan Stadium is expected to draw a record crowd for the sport. Read more...All-Time Winner
Girls' basketball coach Leta Andrews won her 1,334th career game, a high school record. Read more...Spotlight on Recruiting
The NCAA may create a group to focus solely on recruiting infractions. Read more...Seven-Man Crews Needed?
An ex-referee says the brawl between two West Virginia football teams could have been prevented with more officials. Read more...CU Introduces New Coach
The University of Colorado introduced Jon Embree as its new head football coach today. Read more...Time for a Multiplier?
With four of five state football titles going to private schools, Indiana is examining its classification system. Read more...New Conference Forming
Nine NCAA Division II schools have banded together to form the Great American Conference. Read more...Lights Out
At this Arizona high school, the theft of copper wire has knocked out the lights for the athletic fields. Read more...P.E. Credit?
High School students in San Diego are going to the Board of Education to attempt to get P.E credit for cheerleading. Read more...War of Words
TCU's Athletic Director fires back at Ohio State's President on the issue of who should play for the national title. Read more...Replay Debate
Should there be instant replay in high school sports? One coach says the idea should be considered. Read more...Attendance Down
In the Atlantic Coast Conference, football teams are having attendance problems. Read more...Inappropriate Payment
High school football players in Florida were kicked off the team after they received donations for their tuition. Read more...Soccer's Future
A look at whether soccer academies are detrimental for high school programs. Read more...All Hands on Deck
Michigan State University is considering playing a basketball game on an aircraft carrier. Read more...New Plan in Florida
The Florida High School Athletic Association has revealed its reclassification plans. Read more...Day vs. Night
At LSU, some football fans are upset that the schools' major games were moved to the daytime. Read more...Wrestling Changes
In Indiana, the state association is looking at whether to continue its state wrestling tournament. Read more...Conference Changes
The University of Denver, Texas State University, and UT-San Antonio all announced they'll move to the WAC. Read more...End of the Line
Student-athletes at Ursuline High School in California are struggling with the closing of their school. Read more...Parent Questions Eligibility
In Florida, a parent is hoping to get his son's football team into the playoffs by proving another team broke rules. Read more...Adding Football?
Before adding a football team, Kennesaw State will ask students to vote on if they want to increase athletic fees. Read more...Playing it Safe
After an athlete collapsed, this school district is installing defibrillators and training coaches in CPR. Read more...Time for Review
The NCAA's new vice president of enforcement says she will conduct a review of the associations' investigative processes. Read more...Knocked Out
East St. Louis High School has been banned from the Illinois football playoffs--for the second time. Read more...Getting a Boost
Attendance is up at college soccer games across the country this year. Read more...For Rent
Riverland Community College in Texas has started a "Rent An Athlete" program to help area residents. Read more...Longest Ever
Two high school football teams battled into 12 overtimes, the longest high school game ever. Read more...Tragic Accident
A Notre Dame student filming football practice was killed when wind pushed over the scissor lift he was in. Read more..."Insuring" HS Sports
Farmers Insurance will give $10 million to 17 state high school athletic associations. Read more...Soccer Support
Community members are fighting a decision to cut the Danville Area Community College soccer program. Read more...Making a Move
As conference shuffling continues, the University of South Dakota is in talks to join the Big Sky Conference. Read more...Going Bowling
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will sanction bowling starting next school year. Read more...Pro Turf
The Universities of Massachusetts and New Hampshire will play a football game at Gillette Stadium this weekend. Read more...Last Chance
Two men's swimming and diving teams in Minnesota will face off for the last time due to budget cuts. Read more...Heading to Court
The Texas Association of Sport Officials and University Interscholastic League will go to court to try to avert a strike. Read more...Fees Rising
At small colleges in North Carolina, students are frustrated by large fees for athletics. Read more...Free Fields
In Virginia, two high schools are installing artificial turf fields thanks for an anonymous donation. Read more...Community Update
TCU's athletic director held a "town hall" meeting to discuss plans for a new and improved football stadium. Read more...Who is Next?
Gymnastics programs in New Jersey high schools are being cut, leaving the remaining ones to wonder if they are next. Read more...Paying Players
A former sports agent confirmed he paid college players while they were in school. Read more...Dropping Football?
As St. Cloud State considers dropping football, Michigan Tech's head coach remembers his own similar situation. Read more...Recruiting Violation
In Texas, a high school football team coached by Ty Detmer is accused of recruiting players from American Samoa. Read more...Adding in Abundance
St. John Fisher College is undergoing a massive expansion, adding seven new sports to its line-up. Read more...NJSIAA Adopts Reform Plan
In New Jersey, the state association will appoint an outside monitor to help with financial difficulties. Read more...Shooting Affects Game
At this California high school, a shooting during the school day prompted administrators to move its home football game. Read more...Looking to Change
Roberts Wesleyan College is hoping to move from NAIA to NCAA Division II for the 2011-2012 season. Read more...Taking Over
A look at the problems that can arise when the state controls a high school athletic association. Read more...Football Landmark
Two female officials worked a college game last weekend, the first time that's happened in history. Read more...Lax Changes Legal
An appeals court ruled that the NCAA's changing the allowable dimensions of lacrosse sticks did not violate antitrust law. Read more...Moose Crossing
Luckily no one was hurt when the bus for the University of Maine Fort Kent soccer teams hit a moose. Read more...Coping With The Heat
Los Angeles coaches are being forced to make adjustments as record breaking temperatures hit the city. Read more...Flood Damage
The Carleton College sports complex has been damaged by heavy flooding in the area. Read more...Football Support
Over 1,000 Ohio high school football teams will wear pink ribbons on their helmets in support of breast cancer. Read more...New MRSA Case
A football player at Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C., has been infected by MRSA. Read more...Covering Costs
At many universities, fees charged to students to fund athletics are rising. Read more...From Pro to College
Wagner College's starting quarterback came to the team after playing in the Kansas City Royals system for three years. Read more...Harris Attacked
University of Miami quarterback Jacory Harris was sent a racist message to his Twitter account. Read more...Testing to Continue
The NJSIAA has announced it will continue to test high school athletes for steroids over the 2010-11 school year. Read more...Starting Football
Kennesaw State University is moving forward with plans to add a football team. Read more...OHSAA Investigating
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is determining if Elyria Catholic's football team violated recruiting rules. Read more...WAC Sues
The Western Athletic Conference has filed charges against the Mountain West, Fresno State and Nevada. Read more...Heart Testing
This high school in New Jersey is looking into offering heart screenings for all student-athletes. Read more...Vols Under Scrutiny
The NCAA is investigating the University of Tennessee men's basketball team. Read more...Youth Sports Regulation
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is offering to regulate non-school youth sports, if money is provided. Read more...Perkins Calls it Quits
University of Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins has stepped down a year early. Read more...Maryland Names AD
Kevin Anderson was named the new Athletic Director at the University of Maryland. Read more...Integrating More Athletes
St. Mary's (Md.) High School will offer three new sports this year, all open to students with disabilities. Read more...Men's Volleyball on the Rise
Twelve NCAA D-III schools are forming a men's volleyball conference in anticipation of a national championship. Read more...An Eye on the Hurricane
In Jacksonville, N.C., athletic directors are changing the schedules of some teams in anticipation of Hurricane Earl. Read more...More Practice Time
The South Carolina High School League passed a new rule allowing winter and spring teams three full weeks of practice. Read more...Building Smaller
The University of New Orleans will add sports as it begins its move from NCAA Division I to Division III. Read more...Migration Patterns
More and more private schools are leaving the Georgia Independent School Association for the far larger Georgia High School Association. Read more...Separation of Duties
As in other areas, fewer and fewer New Jersey high schools are allowing athletic directors to also serve as coaches. Read more...More Red, Less Black
Recently released data showed that the number of NCAA Division I FBS athletic departments reporting a profit in 2009 fell to 14 compared to 25 the year before. Read more...Muscle Meltdown
It turns out the Oregon high school football players who were injured during a preseason training session may have been suffering from rhabdomyolysis. Read more...Digging Deeper
State colleges in North Carolina are facing unanticipated cost increases since the new state budget eliminated waivers that had allowed scholarships for out-of-state athletes to be paid for at in-state rates. Read more...Closed Doors
Upset over the way injuries have been reported, Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini has banned the media from practices. Read more...More Publicity Coming
Gannett has announced it wll be launching over 100 Web sites devoted to local high school sports teams. Read more...Body Check Change
The NFHS announced that it is broadening the definition of a body check next ice hockey season. Read more...Changes at the NCAA
Tom Jernstedt, who oversaw the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament for 37 years, is stepping down. Read more...Tragic End to Jamboree
An 18-year old high school player in Lewisville, South Carolina collapsed and died after a football jamboree. Read more...Too Similar
A high school in Nevada is forced to change its logo deemed too similar to the one used by Towson University in Maryland. Read more...Water Logged
The basketball court at Iowa State University is floating on more than 8 feet of water after historic flooding. Read more...Adding Sports
Estrella Mountain Community College is offering sports on campus for the first time. Read more...Paterno Nominated
Joe Paterno has been nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the U.S. Read more...Improper Meeting
Two high school coaches in Michigan have been suspended for meeting with a prospective transfer at his home. Read more...Ten Years Later
Two Chicago schools are replaying their game from March 14, 2000, which ended with a controversial tip-in. Read more...Sheehy to Dartmouth
Dartmouth has named Williams College's Harry Sheehy its new athletic director. Read more...Sports Saved
Plans to drop all non-varsity sports at Chicago schools due to budget concerns have been changed. Read more...Price War
A look at the ongoing dispute in New Jersey on ticket prices at state championship events. Read more...To Market
Northwestern University unveils its first comprehensive sports marketing campaign. Read more...Post-Retirement Penalties
Arizona is facing major NCAA penalties for incidents that occurred under retired men's basketball coach Lute Olson. Read more...Not Enough
With too few academically eligible players, this Arkansas high school was forced to cancel its upcoming football season. Read more...Trickle Down Effect
As an NFL rookie's refusal to carry a teammate's pads makes headlines, hazing is again a hot topic. Read more...More Than Double Duty
In this Missouri district, four swimming and diving coaches will coach 19 teams from 10 schools. Read more...TV Time
As more colleges examine starting their own TV networks, the University of North Dakota offers a great example. Read more...No More Boosters
This California high school disbanded its booster club after it was found to be deep in debt. Read more...UIL vs. Officials
The University Interscholastic League and the Texas Association of Sports Officials continue their legal battle. Read more...Clean Slate
A former quarterback for the Trojans, Pat Haden is the University of Southern California's new athletic director. Read more...Expanding Classes
The University Interscholastic League of Texas is considering adding a sixth classification. Read more...Tulane's Inspirational Leader
Checking in with Tulane University AD Rick Dickson as the school continues to rebuild itself after Hurricane Katrina. Read more...Cutting Gymnastics
In Indiana, more and more high schools are dropping gymnastics from their offerings. Read more...APR Too Easy?
Inside Higher Ed examines the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate benchmarks. Read more...Yes To Funding Help
After much debate, this Massachusetts high school agreed to accept private funds to save some sports. Read more...First Four
A format for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament field of 68 has been adopted. Read more...HS Bat Rules Changes
The NFHS has joined the NCAA in banning composite baseball bats that don't meet strict standards. Read more...NAC adds two
The North Atlantic Conference will add two schools, Colby-Sawyer and New England College. Read more...Lighting Poles Recalled
Lighting poles manufactured by Whitco, Co. LLP have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read more...Louisiana Okays Home Schoolers
Home-schooled students in Louisiana will now be eligible to play sports for LHSAA teams. Read more...APR Focus on Coaches
The NCAA's database on the Academic Progress Rate will now include figures for individual coaches. Read more...AIA Sued
The Arizona Interscholastic Association is being sued by three families with sons on a football team that was put on probation. Read more...Distributing The Wealth?
The NCAA is discussing distributing some of the $180 million it has in an endowment fund to member schools. Read more...Play It Again
The third annual Gatorade REPLAY game is set to take place in Chicago, between two boys' basketball teams. Read more...16th Time A Charm
Stanford University won its 16th straight Director's Cup last week. Read more...Seven on Seven
In the Washington, D.C. area, seven-on-seven high school football teams are popping up at a higher rate than ever. Read more...Yow To NC State?
It's expected to be announced today that Debbie Yow will leave Maryland to become AD at NC State. Read more...College Football and Race
A Q&A with Lane Demas, author of "Integrating the Gridiron: Black Civil Rights and American College Football." Read more...Too Many Games
After playing too many regular season games, this Florida high school softball team is on probation. Read more...ADs Of The Year
NACDA announced the collegiate Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year by region Monday. Read more...Brand Honored By NFHS
The NFHS named Myles Brand the recipient of its 2010 Award of Merit last week. Read more...Larger Than Life
Donations totaling $550,000 will help build three bronze statues of Florida's past Heisman Trophy winners. Read more...Moving On Up?
Sam Houston State is exploring the feasibility of moving into the Football Bowl Subdivision. Read more...NFL Hosts
One year-old Dallas Cowboys Stadium will host six high school football state championship games this year. Read more...Fifth Quarter Play
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association discusses the practice of teams playing "fifth quarters." Read more...Conference Shifts
Both the expected and unexpected are happening as schools begin announcing new conference affiliations. Read more...Storms Wreak Havoc
After storms ripped through the area last week, this Ohio high school is faced with athletic fields full of debris. Read more...NCAA Ruling On USC
Early reports say the NCAA has dealt USC a two-year ban from bowl games and the loss of 20 scholarships. Read more...Short Summer Break
Kansas high school athletes are readying for a summer with less restrictions on practicing their sport on school grounds. Read more...Stipends Cut
This Indiana school district is cutting stipends for all coaches for one academic year. Read more...Conflict of Interest?
Northwestern University is questioning the use of a game official in the women's lacrosse Final Four. Read more...Eligible Or Not?
Questions continue regarding whether Kentucky's Eric Bledsoe competed while academically ineligible. Read more...Update: N.J. State Champs
A new 2010-11 budget for N.J. scholastic sports doesn't call for the cutting of state championship events after all. Read more...Concussion Education
The newest Coach Education Program course from the NFHS centers around concussion education, and is now available. Read more...KU Ticket Scandal
A former U of Kansas employee is making the ticket-scandal situation even tougher for Athletic Director Lew Perkins. Read more...N.J. State Champs Out?
New Jersey is discussing the possibility of no longer holding end-of-season high school championship events. Read more...Qualified Courses Only
The NCAA has begun the process of identifying courses that do not meet new guidelines, including certain online classes. Read more...Back in the Game
This Florida high school baseball team is back in the state tournament after appealing its removal. Read more...Michigan Sanctions
The University of Michigan has admitted to major violations in its football program and self-imposed several sanctions. Read more...Dual Roles
Due to tight budgets, several Michigan high school assistant principals are adding the role of athletic director. Read more...Support For Early Signing
Conference USA football coaches are now on board for implementing an early signing period. Read more...Concussions Underestimated
A government investigation found that national databases for reporting concussions do not reveal actual numbers. Read more...Long Term Deal
The ACC is expected to seal a 12-year broadcasting rights deal with ESPN worth $1.86 billion. Read more...Religion vs. Sport
An Ohio high school tennis rule is being questioned after a player was disqualified due to a religious conflict. Read more...Lower Hoops Attendance
Bucking the trend over the past decades, NCAA Division I men's basketball attendance dropped slightly in 2009-10. Read more...Hard Hit
Four head coaches at this Georgia high school are among the 12 teachers being let go because of a budget deficit. Read more...Head Of The Class
The NCAA announced award recipients of its Academic Performance Program. Read more...Season Forfeit Coming?
A star basketball player at this Texas high school was found to be 22 years old and had already graduated. Read more...MSU Names New AD
Mississippi State University promoted Scott Stricklin to replace Greg Byrne as Athletic Director. Read more...Second Time Around
The second Gatorade REPLAY game played over the weekend featured two Michigan hockey teams. Read more...Comments Went Too Far
Officials are calling for stricter rules regarding the use of hate language after an incident at a NY high school lacrosse game. Read more...Another Adds Football
Siena Heights University will become the first Catholic university in Michigan to offer football scholarships. Read more...Dismissal, Please
Texas Tech is asking that its athletic director be dismissed from Mike Leach's lawsuit against the school. Read more...Postseason Plan
After much discussion, Oregon has a new system for its high school championships. Read more...N.J. Athletes Protest
High school students and student-athletes at New Jersey high schools staged walkouts last week to protest funding cuts. Read more...Concussion Legislation Approved
The NCAA has approved legislation that requires all member schools to have a concussion management plan. Read more...State Association Help
The Kansas State High School Activities Association will cut its member schools' annual fees in half this year. Read more...NCAA President Named
Meet Mark Emmert, current President of the University of Washington, and the new President of the NCAA. Read more...Baker to Carroll
Joe Baker, AD at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse, will become Carroll University's very first athletic director. Read more...No Lax in Wash.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has defeated a proposal to adopt lacrosse as an official sport. Read more...Plus Three
The NCAA has finalized its new TV deal and voted to expand the men's basketball tournament to 68 teams. Read more...Professional Help
The owner of the L.A. Dodgers and other leaders helped the city's schools close a $1 million-plus deficit this year. Read more...Participation Check
Despite tough economic times, more NCAA schools added teams than dropped them in 2008-09. Read more...Don't Cross The Line
During basketball season, Minnesota State University-Mankato took a unique approach to crowd control. Read more...Top Facilities
Taking a look at some Texas high school football stadiums that rival top college facilities. Read more...Hoyas AD Hired
Georgetown University has named Lee Reed its new athletic director. Read more...Thomas's Murderer Gets Life
The man found guilty of murdering Iowa high school football coach Ed Thomas was sentenced to life in prison. Read more...New KHSAA Commish
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has named Julian Tackett its new commissioner. Read more...Making it Work
Examining the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' successful club team programs. Read more...One Or The Other
A proposed California rule change wouldn't allow high school soccer team members to also play club. Read more...Green Wars
Indiana University is kicking off efforts to become the "greenest" athletic program in the Big Ten. Read more...Never Too Old
Over 20 years after their state championship was canceled, these New Jersey high school hockey teams faced off again. Read more...Cinderella Coaches Courted
Inside Higher Ed examines how hard it can be for small schools to hold on to their coaches. Read more...More Policies Needed
A recent survey of Colorado's high schools found that more than a quarter of them don't have a concussion policy. Read more...Trickle Down
Over 50 high schools around Indianapolis are raising funds by manning the concession booths at the Final Four. Read more...Covering Deficits
A look at increasing student fees and taking from the school's general funds to cover athletic teams' operating deficits. Read more...Remembering Diesing
Jack Diesing Sr., who is credited with turning the College World Series into a money-making event, died this week. Read more...Record Penalty
A private Tennessee high school has been fined $24,000 and forced to forfeit games due to financial aid violations. Read more...Bellotti Payout Questioned
State officials are looking into a $2.3 million settlement with Oregon AD Mike Bellotti, who recently resigned. Read more...Wood Bats Only
In wake of a serious injury, a California high school league has opted to ban non-wood baseball bats.
Read more...H.S. Coach Indicted
A well-known New York City boys' basketball coach has been accused of raping a player back in 1976. Read more...No More Gifts
The Big Ten Conference estimates it will save $300,000 by not awarding student-athletes gifts for making the postseason. Read more...Wins Erased
The NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld sanctions against Alabama that vacate 21 football wins. Read more...Enrollment Shuffle
A plan to evenly distribute enrollment among Portland's high schools could mean the end of athletics at some schools. Read more...Sneaker Wars
The University of Central Florida, where Marcus Jordan is on the basketball team, just signed a five-year deal with Nike. Read more...Softball Team Sues
This Hawai'i high school softball coach and three players are suing for sex discrimination based on inequitable facilities. Read more...Two Wheeled Teams
A high school mountain biking league in California is gaining lots of followers. Read more...Packed Houses
Over 500,000 fans were drawn to women's basketball "Pack the House Challenge" games this season. Read more...Surviving Five OTs
It took five overtime periods for a winner to be crowned in this New Jersey boys' basketball playoff game. Read more...Academic Performance Bracket
Inside Higher Ed chooses a winner of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament based on academic performance. Read more...Top HS Honors
The NFHS announced its 2010 National High School Hall of Fame class this week. Read more...Hoops Goes 3D
Viewers with 3D-capable televisions will be able to watch the NCAA Men's Final Four in 3D. Read more...NACWAA Names Director
The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators has named Patti Phillips Executive Director. Read more...Different Kind Of Donation
Almost 30 athletes and coaches at UT-Chattanooga are joining the National Marrow Donor Program registry. Read more...No-Transfer Rule
Arizona becomes the latest state with a rule to penalize athletes who transfer high schools for athletic reasons. Read more...Players Face Charges
A current and former Citadel football player have been charged with the kidnapping and robbery of the team's assistant coach. Read more...Soccer in S.D.
The South Dakota High School Activities Association voted unanimously on Wednesday to sanction soccer in 2012-13. Read more...First-Degree Conviction
The man accused of murdering longtime football coach Ed Thomas was found guilty Tuesday. Read more...D-III Record
This NCAA Division III men's ice hockey game featured four overtimes and lasted almost 140 minutes, spanning two days. Read more...Land Donated
A donation of 33 acres of land will help this N.C. school build an athletics facility. Read more...Getting Ethical
The WBCA has formed an ethics committee to be co-chaired by Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer. Read more...Special Day
Next Tuesday, March 2, is National Sportsmanship Day. Are you ready? Read more...Manager Suits Up
On senior night, this boys' basketball manager with Down syndrome started in the game, tallying a steal and a basket. Read more...Ticket Price Regulation
Just in time for the state wrestling tournament, legislation has stopped New Jersey from increasing ticket prices. Read more...BU Reacts
Binghamton University officials react to the audit of its athletic department, and admit major missteps. Read more...Loyola Names AD
Loyola University named Jim Paquette its new athletic director this week. Read more...New Program Amidst Cuts
In California, a high school boys' basketball coach is starting an inexpensive youth hoops academy. Read more...Taxes for UW Stadium
The University of Washington got bad news about obtaining tax funds for the construction of a new stadium. Read more...What Sports Can Do
While past research may only have proven that ambitious, outgoing girls were attracted to sports in the first place, new research says its actually the sports participation that helps to shape girls into successful, productive women. Read more...Three Years Later
Checking in with Michigan high school sports, where three years ago there were major shifts in sports seasons after a Title IX lawsuit. Read more...BU Audit Completed
SUNY's audit of the Binghamton University men's basketball program has revealed major infractions by the former coach, athletic director, and school president. Read more...Pac-10 Plus?
On the heels of the Big Ten Conference announcing its plans for expansion, the Pacific-10 Conference says it is "very seriously" looking to expand as well. Read more...Drug Money
In North Carolina, this county sheriff is taking the money seized from drug busts and donating it to youth and high school sports programs. Read more...Likeness Lawsuit
The NCAA's motion to have a lawsuit brought by former student-athletes dropped was denied Monday. The athletes say the NCAA profits from using their likenesses. Read more...FSU Vacates Wins
Florida State University has officially accepted the NCAA's punishment overturning past football, men's track and field, baseball, and women's basketball wins. Read more...Scheduling Shuffle
In North Carolina, where snow has been wreaking havoc on high school sports schedules, athletic directors are figuring out how to reschedule regular season games quickly. Read more...Coach Sues Cops
An Ohio high school boys' basketball coach is suing local police after he was restrained by officers on security duty at a game. Read more...Debating Expansion
As the NCAA continues to explore expanding the men's D-I basketball tournamnet beyond 65 teams, critics have come out of the woodwork in droves. Read more...Prep Coverage Grows
Taking a look at how ESPN's coverage of high school sports has dramatically increased over the past decade. Read more...Serious Fan Brawl
After film was reviewed, Pennsylvania high school officials say additional charges will be filed in connection with a brawl that broke out at a home basketball game Friday. Read more...Adding to the Count
A proposal recently submitted to the Florida HS Athletic Association would force schools to include middle school students in their enrollment counts for classification. Read more...Fans Cost USC
The South Carolina men's basketball team beat number-one ranked Kentucky on Tuesday night, but was fined $25,000 for allowing its fans to storm the court. Read more...Cuts At Duquesne
Duquesne University unveiled an athletics restructuring plan this week that will cut four varsity sports: baseball, men's swimming, men's golf, and wrestling. Read more...HS AD Resigns
Three months after Oklahoma's Booker T. Washington High School was implicated in an eligibility scandal, Athletic Director Antwain Jimmerson has submitted his resignation. Read more...A New Record
With East Carolina University's hiring of Ruffin McNeill as Head Football Coach, the number of minority head coaches at NCAA FBS schools now stands at 15. Read more...Solicitor Intruders
A Texas high school is warning local businesses about an unauthorized company claiming to solicit donations on behalf of the high school's athletic teams. Read more...Infractions Committee Rules
Georgia Southern University's men's basketball program is losing scholarships and recruiting visits after academic fraud--a major NCAA violation--was uncovered. Read more...Drug Testing Implemented
Student-athletes at this Idaho high school will be randomly drug tested, beginning this week. If an athlete tests positive, they will be ineligible for the rest of the season. Read more...More Champs
The California Interscholastic Federation is nearing approval to expand its postseasons in girls' wrestling, tennis, boys' volleyball, swimming and diving, badminton, water polo, baseball, and softball. Read more...Youth Hoops Issues
During the NCAA Convention, the Basketball Academic Enhancement Group outlined several different plans aimed at helping freshman basketball players adjust to the college game. Read more...Texas Officials Fight UIL Rule
The Texas Association of Sports Officials has filed a restraining order against the University Interscholastic League to disallow its new rule requiring registration of all officials. Read more...Volunteer Fans Riot
University of Tennessee football fans are not happy Head Coach Lane Kiffin is leaving for USC and showed their disdain with a near riot as he left a press conference. Read more...Less Travel
The main goal behind the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association realignment plan, currently being debated, is to cut down on schools' travel time. Read more...JMU Cuts OK
A federal judge ruled last week that James Madison University did not illegally cut 10 athletic teams from its offerings in 2007. Read more...Charter Athletes, Too
If this South Carolina bill passes, charter school students would be allowed to compete for their local high school teams in sports the charter school doesn't offer. Read more...Outdoor Hockey Game
A week after an NHL game was held outdoors at Boston's Fenway Park, the MLB stadium will host Boston College and Boston University's men's ice hockey teams this weekend. Read more...Dual Role, Two Campuses?
This Massachusetts high school baseball coach is attempting to continue coaching at one high school while taking on the position of athletic director at another high school. Read more...UM Names AD
Meet the University of Michigan's new athletic director, David Brandon, a football-playing alum and current chairman and CEO of Domino's Pizza. Read more...Coach-Player Fired
Three girls' basketball coaches at this California high school have been fired following an incident in which the girls' freshman coach, currently a college student, allegedly played in a j.v. game earlier in the season. Read more...USC Penalizes Hoops
Following the completion of an internal investigation, the University of Southern California has self-imposed sanctions on its men's basketball program, including forfeiting all of its 2007-08 season wins, forgoing any postseason play this year, and limiting future scholarships and recruiting. Read more...Endowments A Huge Help
Colleges are finding athletics funding help via endowed scholarships from private donors, including former athletes who have gone on to play in the professional ranks. Read more...State Title Lost
This Ohio high school girls' soccer team has been forced to forfeit its state championship after an illegal transfer was uncovered. Read more...Life In Balance
As NCAA Division II gets ready to vote on its Life in Balance legislation, a softball student-athlete weighs in. Read more...Smaller Travel Parties
Many football programs will not bring their usual size entourages with them this year to BCS bowls in an effort to save money. Read more...Pay To Play Illegal?
The Rhode Island affiliate of the ACLU filed a complaint on Monday, claiming that charging sports participation fees in public schools is illegal. Read more...Speeding Up Baseball
The Southeastern Conference will experiment with a time limit between pitches when no players are on base and one between half innings at its conference tournament in the spring. Read more...UNLV Names AD
University of Arizona Athletic Director Jim Livengood has been named the new Athletic Director at UNLV. Read more...N.M. Adds Cheer
The New Mexico Activities Association voted yesterday not to trim sport schedules for financial reasons, but to add cheer and dance as varsity sports. Read more...SAAC Opposes Phone Proposal
The NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has announced it opposes the proposal that would allow unlimited phone calls from coaches to recruits in all sports. Read more...Football Participation Waning
The number of high school football players in California continues to dwindle. Read more...AD Accused Of Stealing
This former Colorado high school athletic director was arrested after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars from ticket and concession booths at school contests. Read more...NCAA Changes Coming?
This weekend, the NCAA's Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports will review the recent research and congressional happenings related to concussion safety. Read more...Girls Wrestling Faring Well
Alaska's state wrestling tournament will feature seven female contenders this year. Read more...Scheduling Conflict
The University of Alabama was originally scheduled to begin spring semester classes on Jan. 6, but due to the football team's BCS game on Jan. 7, the school has decided to cancel classes through Jan. 8. Read more...Game Security
A shooting outside this Nebraska high school gym prompted officials to increase security measures for the remainder of its basketball tournament. Read more...Athlete Sues School
A University of Kentucky baseball player is suing the school, claiming university officials forced him into NCAA questioning he knew nothing about. Read more...NCHSAA In The Clear
A state audit of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, which was prompted by a hotline tip, failed to turn up any illegal proceedings. Read more...Automatic Raise
Many college football coaches who are bowl-bound will see their salaries rise exponentially in the next several weeks due to achievement bonuses. Read more...Floyd Speaks Out
Former USC men's hoops coach Tim Floyd, who resigned in June, says he was forced out by Athletic Director Mike Garrett. Read more...Replaying 45 Seconds
California's Northern Section officials are looking into a controversial 26-23 ending to its Division I football championship. The last 45 seconds of the game may be replayed. Read more...Safety Group Speaks
The sports safety group established in Kentucky earlier this year has released its final report, which calls for more athletic trainers and a better injury tracking system. Read more...PETA vs. UGA
On the heels of the death of Uga VII last week, PETA has asked the University of Georgia to stop its practice of using a live dog as its mascot at athletic contests. Read more...Everybody In
In Oregon, athletic directors are increasingly supporting all-inclusive playoffs for their teams so that everyone has a chance to make it to their respective state tournament. Read more...Cutting Football
Northeastern University will announce the elimination of its football program today. Read more...AED Saves Life
A 16 year-old Florida high school boys' basketball player is recovering at a local hospital after being revived with an AED in the school gym at practice. Read more...Booze Ban
Keeping non-athletic events consistent with the contests held at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium, the U2 concert being held there next year will be alcohol-free. Read more...Sportsmanship Success
The WPIAL held a sportsmanship summit for 500 student-athletes this week, where they heard from a pro athlete, college coach, an NFL official, and the NFHS's Elliot Hopkins. Read more...Now Investigating
The University of Michigan football practice violations investigation is underway, and the first major finding is that the team did not file practice logs. Read more...Rise and Shoot
To seize a rare chance at national exposure, two New Jersey basketball teams agreed to play a game on Tuesday at 6 a.m. Read more...No Postseason
This New Jersey high school football team has been banned from postseason play after three players were ejected from a game last weekend. Read more...Stanford's Budget Woes
The Chronicle of Higher Education examines how Stanford University's monumental athletic department budget cuts is affecting its success. Read more...Hoops Players Suspended
Five men's basketball players from the University of Arkansas have been suspended for various amounts of time, with three being accused of rape. Read more...High School HOF
Easton, Pa., will be home to the very first national High School Sports Hall of Fame museum in late 2011 if all goes as planned. Read more...Ponytail Pull
A suspension has been announced following a highly-publicized video of a woman's soccer player from the University of New Mexico throwing an opposing player to the ground by grabbing her ponytail. Read more...UCF Dropped By adidas
Adidas has ended its apparel deal with the University of Central Florida after men's basketball player Marcus Jordan wore Nikes at the team's season opener. Read more...Redskins Give Back
Despite the fact that the NFL's Washington Redskins are having a tough season on their own field, eight area high schools will have their football fields upgraded by the 'Skins charitable foundation. Read more...Sponsorship Help
With budget crunches still coming, some colleges are turning to marketing companies to help them sell sports sponsorships. Read more...Kanaby Retiring
NFHS Executive Director Bob Kanaby plans to retire at the end of the school year in May. Read more...Concussion Questions
Last week's congressional hearing on head injuries in the NFL is prompting sports medicine experts to speak up about the need for more research in the area of concussions. Read more...Trademark Infringement
University of Connecticut officials have asked a T-shirt maker to stop selling shirts with Jasper Howard's name and number--and trademarked UConn logos--on them. Read more...Spending Questioned
The University of California-Berkeley has been loaning its athletic department millions over the past few years, and many faculty members aren't happy about it. Read more...Playoff Confusion
In Illinois, the postseason playoff bracket caused controversy after a team was incorrectly listed as a j.v. squad on the school and IHSA Web sites. Read more...Hoops Help
The NCAA and NBA's joint-effort Web site for youth basketball players, their parents, coaches, officials, and administrators has finally launched. Read more...Coach Threatens Players
A Florida high school volunteer football coach was arrested last week after allegedly threatening players with a knife. Read more...Cheer vs. Volleyball
At Quinnipiac University, adding a competitive cheer squad may allow the school to cut volleyball and still remain in compliance with Title IX. Read more...Michigan's Martin Retiring
University of Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin will retire next September and speculation about his possible successor has already begun. Read more...Players Suspended
The Florida High School Athletic Association has suspended six football players from two schools who were involved in a bench-clearing altercation during a game last weekend. Read more...Flu Hits Roster Hard
An H1N1 virus outbreak at this Michigan high school forced the boys' soccer team to forfeit its first-round district tournament game. Read more...Two-Year Troubles
A look at how California's community colleges are struggling to keep their athletic programs up and running. Read more...Elite, Indeed
The NCAA has announced a unique new award, the Elite 88, given to the student-athlete at each championships final site with the highest GPA. Read more...Grant Helps Hire ATCs
In Kentucky, Jefferson County schools have received a $300,000 grant from an area healthcare provider, allowing most of the district's high schools to hire athletic trainers. Read more...For the Public to See?
The NCAA has filed an appeal with the Florida Supreme Court attempting to stop documents like those disclosed by Florida State from becoming public in the future. Read more...Illinois Adds LAX
The Illinois High School Association will officially sponsor boys' and girls' lacrosse in 2010-11, complete with a state championship. Read more...Back To Basics
As NCAA swimmers prepare for their upcoming season without high-tech swimsuits, it is assumed much fewer records will be broken. Read more...Player Death Prompts Suit
The family of a New Jersey high school football player who died last year after a brain hemorrhage is suing the school and the doctor who cleared him to return to play after suffering multiple concussions. Read more...Flu Cancels Homecoming
Almost 30 percent of this Montana school district's students are home sick with the H1N1 virus, prompting officials to close school and cancel athletics events, including homecoming weekend. Read more...Oliver, NCAA Settle
Former Oklahoma State University baseball player Andrew Oliver has settled his case against the NCAA. Terms of the agreement were kept confidential. Read more...Pac-10's New Commish
Checking in with Larry Scott, the Pacific-10 Conference's new commissioner, after a few months on the job. Read more...On Its Own
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, which was founded as part of the University of North Carolina in 1913, has decided to become an independent operation. Read more...Alden Takes On New Role
University of Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden has been announced as the new President of the Division 1A Athletic Directors Association. Read more...HS Hits The Big Time
This Florida high school's campus has been buzzing all week, as its nationally ranked football team will play in a primetime game broadcast on ESPNU tonight. Read more...Defining Division II
The New York Times examines how NCAA Division II's potential season-length cutbacks could help the division better define itself and its goals. Read more...NFL Caliber
Of the 14 neutral site NCAA Division I football games being held this year, 12 are in NFL stadiums. Read more...Wheelchair Athletes Welcome
The Florida High School Athletic Association unanimously voted to move forward with allowing wheelchair athletes to become official members of their high school track and field teams. Read more...Furlough Days Dilemma
Along with the rest of California's state employees, coaches at state universities must take 24 unpaid furlough days before June 30. They are trying to figure how and when to do so with as little impact as possible on their teams. Read more...Parent Overboard?
A school board member in Georgia has resigned her position after a baseball coach claimed she harassed him and tried to get increased playing time for her son. Read more...Same School, Different Teams
University of Kansas football and basketball players have been involved in at least two on-campus altercations--one physical and one verbal--with each other this week. Read more...Catching Up
Florida's late reversal of a decision to cut back schedules for all high school sports has left many athletic directors scrambling to find games they thought wouldn't be played. Read more...NCAA Names Isch
The NCAA has tabbed Jim Isch as interim President. Isch was formerly NCAA senior vice president for administration and chief financial officer Read more...Praying AD Off The Hook
A Florida judge ruled last week that the high school athletic director and principal who faced charges after leading a lunchtime prayer on campus did not violate a previous settlement with the school district. Read more...Coaching Salary Cap?
The Arizona Board of Regents is conducting a review of coaching salaries at state schools, and the idea of salary caps has been brought up. Read more...Stinson is Acquitted
A jury has declared former football coach Jason Stinson not guilty in the death of his player, Max Gilpen, last year. Read more...Brand Passes
NCAA President since 2003, Myles Brand died Wednesday. He had been battling pancreatic cancer for the past nine months. Read more...Giving To Academics
University of Tennessee Athletic Directors Mike Hamilton and Joan Cronan presented a $10.35 million check to the university's academic programs at last weekend's football game. Read more...Hazing Charges Dropped
Misdemeanor charges for not reporting hazing behaviors against a New Mexico high school athletic director, two coaches, and the district superintendent have all been dropped. Read more...Still Recovering From Katrina
A $2 million fundraising drive in New Orleans' 9th Ward that hopes to erect a 1,000-seat football stadium with a track at an area high school is more than half way there. Read more...Swine Flu Hits Teams
The H1N1 virus has hit more than a few college football teams already this season, with many players sitting out of practices and games with flu-like symptoms. Read more...Tracking Cheating
An anti-cheating initiative in Charlotte, North Carolina has helped enforce enrollment zones, but athletic directors are saying it's swamping them with paperwork. Read more...Seats for Academics
A proposed luxury seating tower in the University of Kansas football stadium could mean as much as $40 million for academics. Read more...Boys or Girls Coach?
New York City's Public Schools Athletic League moved girls' soccer to the fall--the same season as boys' soccer--this year, meaning coaches who had previously coached both genders had to choose a team. Read more...College To The Pros
Texas Christian University Athletic Director Danny Morrison is leaving his post in order to serve as President of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Read more...Suspended Player Reinstated
Due to a filed lawsuit, this Ohio high school volleyball and softball player will continue to be allowed to participate in athletics despite being suspended by the school district after she hosted a party where alcohol was served. Read more...One Tough AD
University of Alaska-Fairbanks Athletic Director Forrest Karr recently completed the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic race, a grueling race held in Alaska's backcountry. Read more...Calif. AD Murdered
Most recently a California high school athletic director, former Olympic shot-put medalist David Laut died last week when he was fatally shot outside his home. Read more...Investigation Underway
The University of Michigan has begun an investigation into reports that the football team has routinely ignored both in-season and off-season practice regulations. Read more...H1N1 Cancels Game
Almost a dozen football players at this California high school are now sick from the H1N1 flu virus, canceling a preseason game scheduled for this weekend. Read more...Illegal Recruiting Hotline
The North Carolina school district that dealt with a major illegal recruiting scandal has implemented a new phone number and e-mail address for people to report suspected violations. Read more...Public Record
A circuit judge says the NCAA's records on the Florida State University cheating scandal that resulted in vacated wins at the school are indeed public. Read more...Bad Can Colors
The Federal Trade Commission has now joined other groups in speaking out against Anheuser Busch's decision to sell Bud Light beer cans with colleges' school colors on them. Read more...Making Them Count
In Maine, where the number of days high school teams can participate in exhibition games has been reduced, teams are squeezing four or five mini games into one day. Read more...From 38 to 0
The NCAA has stripped the University of Memphis of 38 wins from the 2007-08 men's basketball team that reached the national title game for using an ineligible player. Read more...Board Approves Testing
Prompted by the high rates of recreational drug use among teenagers in Juneau, Alaska, the city's school board approved a random drug testing program for its high school student-athletes. Read more...Adjusting the Volume
The reconstruction of the University of Michigan's football stadium should make the noise level inside the stadium even louder, while keeping the outside quieter for area residents. Read more...Shake On It
The NCAA and AFCA have teamed up to promote sportsmanship during college football's opening weekend, which will include team-wide pregame handshakes. Read more...More Cheer
The number of state high school associations naming cheerleading as a varsity sport has increased in recent years. Read more...NFHS Bans Suits
The NFHS joined the NCAA in banning high-tech swimsuits from competition, saying the suits are more like a piece of equipment than a uniform. Read more...In the Contract
A morality clause in the contract of Louisville Basketball Coach Rick Pitino would allow the university to fire him without repercussions. Read more...Second Charge Added
The former head football coach of Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Kentucky has been indicted on a second felony charge in the death of a 15-year-old player. Read more...Not Sharing
With the formation of its own TV network, the SEC has unveiled new guidelines that limit TV stations to showing three minutes of footage from any event and prohibit fans from taking pictures. Read more...Conflict Over Fees
Despite its state's department of education not allowing participation fees for sports, this district in Rhode Island will go ahead and implement fees anyway. Read more...Double Duty
Greensboro College's Head Volleyball Coach Jean Lojko will also become athletic director at the school. Greensboro eliminated its full-time athletic director position last week. Read more...Vandals Arrested
Three students from this Maryland high school have been arrested and are facing charges for burning the school's synthetic turf football field this past weekend. Read more...Checking In: APR
Inside Higher Ed examines how the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate system is shaking out for member schools three years after its implementation. Read more...More Illegal Transfers
As it finished its investigation Monday, the North Carolina school district that has made headlines for trouble with illegally transferring student-athletes declared seven more ineligible. Read more...Slur Not Tolerated
University of Hawai'i Head Football Coach Greg McMackin used a gay slur in referring to another team and has since been suspended without pay for 30 days. Read more...MLB Stadium Hosting Trend
A handful of professional baseball stadium owners are contemplating joining the Yankees in hosting college football games. Read more...Religion, Firing Prompts Lawsuit
A former Michigan high school wrestling coach is suing the school and its principal for wrongful firing over a year after one of his athletes converted from Muslim to Christianity and was baptized by an assistant coach. Read more...AD Job Cut
Greensboro College eliminated its athletic director position last week and plans to have a current coach also take over athletic directing duties. Read more...Supplements Abound
A survey by the Iowa High School Athletic Association found almost 70 percent of high school student-athlete respondents used some type of performance enhancing supplement in the past year. Read more...UNH Hockey Hit
The University of New Hampshire ice hockey team is facing recruiting restrictions and two years probation after an associate head coach misused a recruiting software program and inadvertently illegally contacted recruits. Read more...Kentucky Lawsuit
Private school student-athletes in Kentucky are challenging a state association rule about academic scholarship limits and participation. Read more...Pull the Bat
The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee is asking for a moratorium--effective immediately--on the use of composite bats. Read more...HS Takes Responsibility
The school district of the University of South Florida football recruit whose grades were changed says provisions were "misapplied" in the recruit's case. Read more...Vegas To Virginia
Mike Hamrick will soon be leaving his post as Athletic Director at UNLV to return to his alma mater Marshall University, where he will serve in the same capacity. Read more...Softball vs. Baseball
The contrasting quality of high school softball and baseball fields remain a source of contention among Title IX advocates. Read more...Help For Rutgers Stadium
A $5 million donation to Rutgers University's football stadium expansion fund will allow a luxury lounge that was recently scrapped to be built. Read more...Extra Advantage?
Will the Southeastern Conference's huge new football television deal make it tougher for its non-conference foes to compete with them? Read more...Amidst Tragedy
Aaron Thomas, son of the Iowa football coach who was murdered in the team weightroom earlier this month, will become athletic director at the school. Read more...Turf Wars
The losing company in a bid to install artificial turf at a New Jersey high school has asked for a halt on the installation so he can challenge the contract award in court. Read more...Canadian School In
Simon Fraser University officially became the first Canadian school to gain NCAA membership on Friday. Read more...Ready for Change
Kentucky high school coaches are reconfiguring and shuffling around their usual practice routines in order to meet the new state-mandated heat guidelines. Read more...Football Player Death
A football player at Western Carolina University collapsed and died during a voluntary workout Wednesday. Athletic trainers were on hand. Read more...Technology Update
ESPN.com is running a series of stories this week that examine how new social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter are affecting college sports. Read more...Deep Cuts
The Texas A&M athletic department has cut 17 positions, including some held by long-time employees, as part of an effort to trim $4.5 million from its budget. Read more...Paying Own Way
This California high school will require its athletes to pay for travel beginning at $125 per season, up to a maximum of $600 per family. Read more...The Lure of Fishing
Alabama may become the second state to offer a sanctioned high school bass fishing tournament. Read more...Tweaking the Process
The NCAA has decided to slightly alter selection criteria for the Division I men's basketball tournament, removing the "last 12 games" tool. Read more...No Camping
The latest athletics area to be hit by the tough economy? Youth sports camps run by area college coaches are seeing dwindling numbers. Read more...Chewed Out
This Illinois high school baseball coach is accused of chewing tobacco at games, and has been suspended from his coaching duties for one year as a result. Read more...Athletics Helps Academics
The University of Oklahoma athletic department, which operates separately from the main campus budget, will donate $3 million more than it usually does to the general campus budget this year. Read more...Happy Birthday Title IX
Some of the biggest names in women's sports advocacy marked the 37th anniversary of the passage of Title IX this week with a roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C. Read more...Coach Fatally Shot
In Iowa, Aplington-Parkersburg High School Football Coach Ed Thomas was shot and killed this morning while working with athletes in the weightroom. Read more...Athletics Oversight Debate
The University of Tennessee has appointed a committee to study whom Volunteer athletics should report to. Read more...No Sponsors
More than a few Michigan high schools have inquired about uniform sponsorships, but the the state association says it's not allowed. Read more...Media Days Next To Go
Media guides aren't the only publicity cut backs this year. Media days are being scaled back as well--with some canceled altogether. Read more...JV Sports Gone
For this California school district, saving high school sports has meant cutting all j.v. teams. Read more...New Media Deal
International Sports Properties will pay the University of Georgia $92.8 million over eight years for the athletic department's marketing and media rights. Read more...Tornado Takes Toll
Several high schools in Mississippi are reviewing damage from a tornado last weekend that blew away athletic field fencing and caused fallen field lights. Read more...FSU, NCAA Sued
Several newspaper and television stations sued both Florida State University and the NCAA Monday after FSU and NCAA officials met privately to review documents related to a student-athlete cheating scandal. Read more...Trimming Travel in Hawai'i
Hawai'i high schools will see fewer teams at some sports' state championship events next school year, as state athletic directors voted to trim qualifying entries. Read more...Alabama Gets Slapped
The University of Alabama was hit with major NCAA penalties Thursday. Over 20 football wins from 2005 through 2007 were vacated, the department was fined, and it is on probation for three years. Read more...Status Quo In Okla.
Oklahoma tabled a proposal that would have adjusted the state's private schools' enrollment numbers so some would be forced to compete in higher classifications. Read more...Floyd Resigns
USC Head Men's Basketball Coach Tim Floyd resigned Tuesday amidst continuing accusations that he was involved with the illegal recruitment of O.J. Mayo. Read more...Baseball Is Back
Clark College is returning a baseball team to the diamond next school year, despite its funding being rejected by a student group on campus. Read more...Fla. Schedules in Limbo
The Florida High School Athletic Association was to revisit its decision to cut schedules by 20 percent on Friday, but took no action on the issue, tabling it until September. Read more...NCAA Opening The Border?
Simon Fraser University is seeking to become the first Canadian school in the NCAA and is looking to join the Division II Great Northern Athletic Conference. Read more...Fair Count
A group of Oklahoma high school athletic administrators plans to propose a change to how the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association counts public and non-public schools' enrollment numbers for athletic classification. Read more...Later Start Date
The Centennial Conference will join a handful of other leagues in limiting travel squad sizes next school year, but will also start competition later than the rest of Division III. Read more...Racing To Survive
This California school district raised $20,000 hosting a 5-kilometer race over the weekend. The schools need over $500,000 to keep their sports teams going. Read more...New AD At Missouri State
Kyle Moats has some big shoes to fill as he takes over the Athletic Director position at Missouri State University from veteran Bill Rowe. Read more...Fall Prompts Appeal
A crash at the finish line of the 300-meter hurdles has prompted this Kentucky high school to appeal the results of the Class 2A state track and field meet in hopes of being declared co-state champions. Read more...Private Ballots Coming
The American Football Coaches Association has decided to make final regular season college coaches ballots private, beginning in the 2010 season. Read more...Calif. CCs To Cut Back
In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's next proposed cuts include major trimming to athletics and physical education departments at two-year schools. Read more...Carter Retires
This spring's state championships were the last Ronnie Carter will oversee as Executive Director of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Read more...Football at Baseball Field?
Notre Dame University football wants to play a game at a baseball stadium, but not just any venue will do. It is eyeing brand new Yankee Stadium. Read more...Delaware Cuts, Too
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association has joined Florida and New York in cutting back its regular season sports schedules. Read more...Baseball Clock Coming?
The American Baseball Coaches Association plans to ask the NCAA Division I rules committee to study a clock rule in college baseball. Read more...Changes in Minnesota
The Minnesota State High School League has approved a one-week no-contact period over the summer and also made it illegal for soccer student-athletes to play on a non-school team once their school season starts. Read more...Lasting Impressions
ESPN.com offers a roundup of the ways in which the poor economy has affected high school sports across the country. Read more...Travel Roster Limit
The Atlantic Coast Conference hopes to save its member schools some cash by putting a 72-player limit on football travel teams. Read more...Illinois Testing Closer
While Texas plans to scale back its high school steroid testing program, the Illinois bill that calls for a similar testing program passed through the General Assembly this week. Read more...NCAA Faces Contempt Charge
An Ohio judge has ordered the NCAA to show why it shouldn't be held in contempt for allegedly ignoring his orders, including one regarding high school athletes and advisors. Read more...FGCU Hires Kavanagh
Florida Gulf Coast University has announced its new athletic director: Ken Kavanagh, who will help FGCU finish its transition to NCAA Division I. Read more...Gone Fishing
The Illinois High School Association held its first annual state championship bass fishing tournament over the weekend. Read more...Nevada May Reclassify
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is looking for ways to cut costs, and one major change being discussed is a statewide geographical classification realignment. Read more...Betting Scandal Suspects Charged
Two Detroit businessmen and six former University of Toledo athletes have been federally charged in connection with the point-shaving scandals that allegedly took place at Toledo in 2005 and 2006.Read more...
Ticketless Tickets
Next school year, Penn State's student football tickets will be digitized and put on students' ID cards. The university is attempting to crack down on scalping.Read more...
Task Force The Answer?
State lawmakers in North Carolina recently introduced a bill that would create a sports injury task force to study high school sports safety.Read more...
Student-Athlete Skateboarders
Could skateboarding be the next NFHS-sponsored sport? The National High School Skateboard Association has grown from seven to 40 member schools in three years. Read more...Athletics To Academics
The University of Arkansas athletic department will give $1 million from its recent television contract deals to school academics. Read more...Texas Puts Sports on Hold
The University Interscholastic league, which governs most high school sports in the state of Texas, has suspended competition for two weeks because of the swine flu outbreak. Read more...Booth to AD Office
Though he has no athletic administration experience, CBS College Sports broadcaster Trev Alberts is expected to be named the University of Nebraska-Omaha's new athletic director today.Read more...
Recruiting Rumors
North Carolina is in the middle of a major illegal recruiting investigation at one of its high schools, but finding that recruiting rumors are tough to prove. Read more...FSU Appeals
Florida State University has officially filed an appeal to the NCAA, asking that the Association re-assess their decision to vacate Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden's wins during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Read more...New Record
Grandview (Kan.) High School junior James White has become an overnight sensation after breaking the 25-year-old national high school high jump record on Tuesday.Read more...
Shorter Schedules Coming?
The Florida High School Athletic Association will vote Monday on a proposal that would reduce most sports teams' schedules next school year.Read more...
NCAA Changes
The NCAA Division I Legislative Council has approved sand volleyball as an emerging sport and voted for two changes involving pro-bound men's basketball players. The Board of Directors will review the legislation next week.
Read more...Playoff Proposal
Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson will present his plan for a playoff system for college football at BCS meetings this week.
Read more...Forgotten Field
To make room for the new Yankee Stadium, this New York City high school had its baseball field demolished and now travels to other schools' fields for its "home" games.
Read more...Worth The Cost?
As budgets shrink, high schools with teams who travel to out-of-state competition are coming under scrutiny for the extra cost of their long-distance travel.
Read more...Hazing Still Happening
Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden of the University of Maine have officially completed their high school hazing report, and found that not much has changed in the past eight years.
Read more...Athletics vs. Academics
Covenant College is under scrutiny for approving a three-year strategic plan that cuts faculty positions while increasing athletics spending.
Read more...Home Schoolers Want In
In Alabama, the recently introduced "Tim Tebow Bill" would allow home school students to participate in extracurricular activities at public schools.
Read more...OSU Evolves
The Columbus Dispatch takes a look at how coaching salaries--and the athletics landscape--have changed at The Ohio State University over the past two decades.
Read more...Out of State Okay?
The Minnesota State High School League is discussing whether to disallow out of state travel by the state's high school athletic teams.
Read more...Final Season
Despite major fundraising efforts by area baseball supporters, the $1.2 million needed to save the 103-year-old University of Northern Iowa baseball program from being cut couldn't be raised.
Read more...Corporal Punishment Investigation
A 2007 case in which at least one high school football coach was involved in the paddling of a student-athlete will be investigated by the Texas Education Agency.
Read more...Paris Will Pay
The University of Oklahoma's Courtney Paris says she will make good on her promise to pay back her scholarship, now that a national championship is out of reach.
Read more...Adams To Retire
Charlie Adams, Executive Director of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association since 1984, has plans to retire in January.
Read more...State of the Association
NCAA President Myles Brand addressed the Association's efforts on academic reform and commercialism finance at a Men's Tournament Final Four news conference in Detroit Thursday.
Read more...Title IX Ruling
A California high school has been found by a federal judge to be significantly out of compliance with Title IX.
Read more...College Teams Christen Citi
The New York Mets' much anticipated Citi Field opened over the weekend, but the Mets didn't take the field. Two college teams did instead.
Read more...Hazing Ends Season
Curry College has shut down its men's lacrosse team for the rest of the season after receiving a report of hazing on the team.
Read more...Welcoming Lacrosse
Lacrosse will be recognized as an official high school varsity sport in Western Pennsylvania for the first time this season.
Read more...BCS Gets a Hard Look
A Congress subcommittee plans to investigate "antitrust issues" in the Bowl Championship Series system.
Read more...More Embezzlement News
A former marketing director at the Alabama High School Athletic Association has been accused of stealing $45,000 in sponsorship money from the Association.
Read more...All About the Suit
At the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, many coaches lament the decision to allow the latest high-tech swimsuit designs.
Read more...Taking A Chance
Criticism has risen after San Diego State University announced a naming rights deal with the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, which operates a nearby casino.
Read more...Uniform Violation Ends Season
Illegal uniforms led to the demise of this Illinois high school boys' basketball team in their semifinal match over the weekend.
Read more...Coach Faces Jail Time
Following a school district police department investigation, a California high school boys' basketball coach with five state championships under his belt faces grand theft, forgery, and burglary charges.
Read more...Fundraiser Files Complaint
An athletics fundraiser at Binghamton University has filed a sexual harrassment complaint that alleges the problems began her very first day on the job.
Read more...Economy Keeping Fans Home
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association reported a 20-percent drop in its football postseason gate revenues for the 2008 season.
Read more...Double Teaming
A Bill introduced in Nebraska would allow the state's high school athletes to play on both their high school team and club teams—in the same sport—during the same season.
Read more...Bellotti to Become AD
University of Oregon Head Football Coach Mike Bellotti will step away from his coaching position and into the role of Athletic Director next school year.
Read more...Still Sponsoring
Bank of America officials are defending their sponsorship of college sports, though the company has received billions of dollars in bailout money.
Read more...State Association Leader Fired
The head of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has been dismissed for allegedly misusing association funds.
Read more...Get Games Anywhere
In a sign of the times, CBS Sports and AT&T have teamed up to offer live game broadcasts from the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament to subscribers' cell phones.
Read more...Kentucky Safety Bill Deferred
Despite pleading testimony from a few head football coaches, the Kentucky Senate Education Committee voted Monday to table a bill that would have required coaches be trained in athlete-safety.
Read more...HS Title IX Bill
Although a similar bill never made it to the floor, Senator Olympia Snowe is again trying to get a law passed requiring high schools to disclose equity in their athletics programs.
Read more...MEAC Expanding
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference recently lifted its membership moratorium, and expects to add at least two new schools in the next two years.
Read more...WIAA Sues For Media Control
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is suing Gannet for the right to control its own postseason contests' photo, video, Internet, and news coverage.
Read more...Swimsuits A Go
In anticipation of the 2009 NCAA swimming championships, the Association has clarified that it will allow all technical swimsuits to be worn.
Read more...School First
Top high school hoops recruit Brittney Griner says she will attend only one all-star game she's been invited to play in so she doesn't miss too much class time.
Read more...No-Name Newberry
Newberry College is competing without a nickname or mascot this school year. Last spring, the college retired its Indians nickname.
Read more...Heart Condition Death
A New York high school rugby player who collapsed on the practice field and died Tuesday had a known heart defect—hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—and was on medication for the condition.
Read more...Rutgers Names New AD
It's official: Rutgers University has named alum and former CBS College Sports vice president Tim Pernetti its new athletic director.
Read more...H.S. Coaches Of The Year
The NFHS Coaches Association has announced its 2008 National Coaches of the Year.
Read more...Melee Ends With Charges
Six students—including at least one basketball player—from both Pennsylvania high schools involved in a post-basketball game brawl earlier this month have been criminally charged by local authorities.
Read more...Spotlight On Coach Salaries
Recent tax filings find that most big-time NCAA institutions pay their football, men's basketball, and/or athletic director more than any other employee (besides the president) on campus.
Read more...Home Schoolers Win In Utah
A contentious bill that would give home-school and private-school student-athletes the chance to participate in athletics at their respective public high schools in Utah has passed its first test: a vote in the senate committee.
Read more...Rivals Team Up
The University of Alabama and Auburn University have come together to bid for hosting Alabama state championships in football and basketball.
Read more...Hoops Brawl Ends Tourney
An Alabama high school regional basketball tournament came to an early end Tuesday when disagreement over a foul call in the fourth quarter escalated to an all out brawl involving players and fans.
Read more...Changing Colors
For fear of a negative reaction, the University of Memphis scrapped plans to wear special orange and purple basketball uniforms during FedEx Appreciation Night.
Read more...One More Year?
An upstart post-grad school in North Carolina that promises to help high school football players with their academics and on-field skills so they can land a spot on a college roster has raised more than a few eyebrows.
Read more...NFHS Addresses Cheer Safety
The NFHS has implemented four cheerleader rules changes, including requiring that mats be present during a certain stunt and banning one skill completely.
Read more...Good Sports on the Gridiron
The NCAA Football Rules Committee is expected to approve a rule next year that would crack down on excessive touchdown celebrations, including negating a score if the situation is severe enough.
Read more...Another N.C. Athlete Dies
North Carolina continues to have an emotional year, as its fifth high school athlete died Monday during a basketball practice. The state saw four football deaths this past fall.
Read more...APR Deadline Approaching
In May, the NCAA will start banning teams from postseason play due to low Academic Progress Rate scores.
Read more...A Community Divided
The Kentucky football coach who has been criminally charged in the death of one of his players is getting a lot of support from the local community through a Facebook page, vigils, and group walks.
Read more...Fewer College Scholarships?
College scholarships have always been a tough get for high school student-athletes, and with many schools now slashing their budgets, those scholarships will be even tougher to land.
Read more...Rivalry Goes Too Far
University of North Carolina fans have been accused of writing "Cancer Rules" over a mural of recently deceased NC State women's basketball coach Kay Yow.
Read more...Baseball vs. Softball
Facing a lawsuit, the Indiana High School Athletic Association has decided baseball and softball are not comparable sports and that girls can try out for baseball.
Read more...Marshall, Compliance Director Settle
The legal fight between Marshall University and a former compliance director who was reassigned shortly before the school was sanctioned by the NCAA has been settled out of court.
Read more...Gunshots At H.S. Hoops Game
Five people were wounded during a gang gunfight Friday at a Missouri high school basketball game being held at a local community center gym.
Read more...Anderson To Head WIAA
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has announced that Dave Anderson will become its next Executive Director, replacing the outgoing Doug Chickering, who will retire this summer.
Read more...Routine Too Risque
The coach of this Georgia high school dance team has been removed from her position in the aftermath of a provocative halftime routine at a boys' basketball game.
Read more...Recruiting Violations
The football and baseball team coaches at the University at Albany text messaged recruits, which is a major NCAA violation, but the NCAA will impose no further sanctions after the school self-reported and self-punished itself.
Read more...Smaller Football Teams
In order to help those high schools with declining enrollments, Michigan is considering allowing its two smallest classes to field six-, eight-, or nine-man football teams.
Read more...Remembering Kay Yow
On the North Carolina State campus, students talk about legendary women's basketball coach Kay Yow, who passed away this weekend.
Read more...Running Protest
In response to threats of a shorter season due to budget cuts, runners from several Maine high school teams united to protest.
Read more...Title IX Gains
This week, the U.S. Supreme court overturned a 2007 decision that originally said those who sue under Title IX cannot also sue under the 14th amendment.
Read more...College Coach Contact
Kansas University Head Men's Basketball Coach Bill Self admitted to having contact with a high school player at a tournament last week. The Kansas athletic department, already on probation, will conduct an investigation.
Read more...Debating Alcohol Ads
The Center for Science in the Public Interest and the NCAA continue to butt heads over beer and alcohol advertising during televised NCAA championships, as another study on the topic was published Friday.
Read more...NYC Shifts Girls' Soccer Seasons
Following the lead of other states and districts, New York City high school girls' soccer has been moved from the spring season to the fall.
Read more...NCAA Addresses Members
The 2009 NCAA State of the Association speech given at the convention Thursday is now available online.
Read more...Another Step Toward Playoffs?
Though it cannot legislate change itself, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform plans to hold hearings on instituting an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision playoff.
Read more...Earlier Start Times
A New Jersey high school is changing the start time of its boys' basketball games from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. after a fight broke out at a game Friday night.
Read more...Previewing The Convention
Inside Higher Ed previews the NCAA Convention's slate of meetings and important committee votes. The Convention begins on Wednesday.
Read more...One Less Recruiting Stop
A Georgia high school has effectively banned University of South Carolina Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier from recruiting its players after he withdrew an alum's scholarship offer.
Read more...Ineligible Player Means Forfeits
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has finally made an official ruling in the fate of a high school team that used an ineligible player for two games during the season.
Read more...3-D BCS Action
Over 80 theaters in 35 states will be carrying tonight's BCS Championship football game in a 3-D broadcast.
Read more...Cuts Continue
The threat of cuts doesn't seem to be stopping in California. The East San Jose superintendent is calling for a cut of all athletic programs at its 11 high schools.
Read more...Fired for Interview?
Boston College Head Football Coach Jeff Jagodzinski has reportedly been told that he will be fired if he interviews for a coaching job with the New York Jets.
Read more...Youth Football Showcase
The New York Times reports on the latest case in point that college coaches are looking at younger recruits than ever: the first annual Football University Youth All-American Bowl for seventh and eighth graders.
Read more...A Few Boosters
A look at how the University of Oregon and Oklahoma State University—who faced off against each other in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl—have benefited from the wealth of a few very rich alumni.
Read more...AHSAA Reaches TV Deal
Following a year of negotiations, the Alabama High School Athletic Association football and basketball championships will be broadcast live on a local CBS affiliate for the next five years.
Read more...A New Leaf
Monique Holland, newly-named Athletic Director at her alma mater Alabama State University, has already started trying to change the public's view of a school recently hit with numerous NCAA sanctions.
Read more...Athlete-Babysitters
Student-athletes from this New York high school volunteered to babysit at the high school while parents went holiday shopping over the weekend.
Read more...A Good Investment
The time and money NCAA institutions are spending on academic support services for their student-athletes is at an all-time high.
Read more...Shorter Seasons In Maine?
In order to help its schools save money during the current recession, the Maine Principals' Association plans to cut all sports seasons by one to two games and lessen the number of teams that make state playoffs next school year.
Read more...BCA May Sue
Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) Executive Director Floyd Keith told the Associated Press the group may file a federal lawsuit.
Read more...HS Hoops on TV
The T-Mobile Invitational high school basketball tournament, sponsored by the NFHS, will be broadcast this year through several different platforms.
Read more...A Fair Firing?
Former Rutgers University Athletic Director Robert Mulcahy, who was fired last week after he refused to step down, says he has still received no explanation for his termination.
Read more...League Gets Facelift
The high schools in Pennsylvania's Colonial League will be seeing quite a few changes next season, including two football divisions instead of one, and two baseball, softball, and basketball divisions instead of three.
Read more...Going Corporate
Corporate sponsorships are nothing new when it comes to college athletics, but those schools who have been adamantly opposed to corporate creep on their campuses, may have to re-examine the option in today's economic climate.
Read more...Attendance Down At S.C. Championships
Did the South Carolina High School League make the right decision when it moved its Weekend of Champions football games from the University of South Carolina to Clemson?
Read more...Adds & Drops
The University of Delaware has decided to add women's golf, while downgrading men's indoor track and field from varsity to club status, in order to comply with Title IX.
Read more...After an Embezzlement
The former volunteer treasurer of this California high school booster club has been ordered to refund the almost $85,000 she has been charged with embezzling from the group.
Read more...Bowl-Bound Grad Rates
An Institute for Ethics and Diversity in Sports study released Monday shows that although more black football players on teams headed to a Bowl game in the coming weeks are graduating, it is still at a lower rate than their white teammates.
Read more...Starting with a Showcase
The Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association is putting on a preseason showcase this week that will draw about 1,200 student-athletes. Players will compete in shortened games and participate in educational seminars and workshops.
Read more...USC To Violate Jersey Rule
Bringing back a tradition that hasn't been seen since 1982, USC and UCLA will both wear their home jerseys at UCLA on Saturday.
Read more...Judge Overrules MIAA
A Massachusetts high school football team that was originally told its season was over because of the use of a fifth-year player, participated in a playoff game Wednesday after a Superior Court judge blocked the original ruling.
Read more...Kiffin Already in Trouble?
South Carolina Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier is questioning whether new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin committed a recruiting violation the day before he was introduced as the Vols' new head coach.
Read more...Great Hosts
Indiana high school football teams enjoyed the lush facilities at Lucas Oil Stadium for state championships this past weekend, but financial concerns make those involved wonder how much longer the new field will remain host.
Read more...Unfair Advantage?
The University of Illinois has recently come under scrutiny for a $6 million academic facility open only to the school's student-athletes.
Read more...Early Start
California's Press-Enterprise looks at the extent to which youth football players are "recruited" (formally or informally) by high school coaches.
Read more...Coaching Settlement
A jury has awarded $287,000 to former Iowa State University Head Softball Coach Ruth Crowe, after she successfully argued that she was fired for complaining about unequal treatment of women's athletic programs at the school.
Read more...Fewer Games Okayed
In order to cut travel costs, the Utah High School Activities Association has voted to allow 1A and 2A schools to decrease the number of contests in eight sports.
Read more...Character Counts
The first annual Joe Lapchick Character Awards were presented Thursday night to coaches Pat Summitt, Dean Smith, and Lou Carnesecca.
Read more...Better Grad Rates Or Easier Majors?
A USA Today investigation uncovered significant statistics that show NCAA Division I student-athletes in at least five sports "cluster" together in easier majors.
Read more...Revisiting Spectator Safety
A stabbing incident that wounded five spectators at a Florida high school football game had nothing to do with what was happening on the field—the game merely served as a backdrop for a meeting.
Read more...Obama Wants BCS Playoffs
President-elect Barack Obama wasn't kidding when he mentioned instituting a college football playoff system during a pre-election day interview. He reiterated its importance during a television interview on Sunday.
Read more...Mayo Decision
In 2007, as a high school basketball player in West Virginia, O.J. Mayo took the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to court after it suspended him for two games. The case went all the way to the state's Supreme Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of the high school governing body on Friday.
Read more...New Commish In Big East
John Marinatto has been named the third commissioner of the Big East Conference. Current commissioner Michael Trangese is stepping down at the end of the season.
Read more...Not Guilty Hazing Plea
Tension is high in this New Mexico town, where six former high school football players pled not guilty to hazing charges Monday.
Read more...After the Outbreak
Hope College had to cancel several athletic contests last week due to a virus outbreak on its campus. The NCAA has just given the okay to reschedule the football and soccer games.
Read more...H.S. AD Awards
In December, these eight high school athletic directors will be awarded Citations from the NFHS for outstanding service in their profession.
Read more...Fired, With Pay
Four NCAA Division I schools will pay the football coaches they fired this season a combined $11.85 million because of buyout clauses in their contracts.
Read more...Diversity Report
Richard Lapchik's latest study assessing diversity in top college athletic programs has found a slight decline in the number of athletic directors of color.
Read more...Saying No To More Practice
The Utah High School Activities Association has voted to not extend the spring football practice season by another week.
Read more...DII School Penalized
Citing what it called "the most egregious lack of institutional control ever seen" by its Division II investigative committee, the NCAA has handed down numerous penalties to the University of the District of Columbia, including cancelling seasons for certain sports.
Read more...Remember to Vote
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain made interview appearances during ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast.
Read more...Player Punches Coach
An Idaho high school football player is facing charges of aggravated battery after punching his coach following a fight on the field the coach was helping to break up.
Read more...Alaska Hit With Title IX
A Title IX complaint has been filed against the University of Alaska-Anchorage. The complaint cites inequity in locker room accommodations and unequal access to athletic trainers and coaches.
Read more...Targeted Tackling Leads to Suspension
An Idaho high school football team's quarterback who is also the kicker was tackled every time he kicked by one player from the opposing team. That team's coach is now on administrative leave.
Read more...Early Decision For Hoops Players?
The Atlantic Coast Conference will propose NCAA legislation that would force college basketball players to decide whether they will declare for the NBA draft within 10 days after the NCAA national championship game.
Read more...IU Picks New AD
Indiana University has named Rick Glass as its next Athletic Director. An attorney and IU alum, Glass has been active in Indianapolis area sports and headed an effort to bring the 2011 Super Bowl to the city.
Read more...Lax Continues Growth
The South Carolina High School League unanimously voted to add lacrosse as a sanctioned sport beginning next school year.
Read more...Dawson is AD at Grambling
Grambling State University will announce Lin Dawson, a former NCAA and NFL football player, as the school's new athletic director today.
Read more...Transfers Lead to Shut Down
For the rest of this school year and all of next school year, this California high school's athletics program has been suspended. At the heart of the issue is the use of illegal transfers.
Read more...Network Downsizes
CBS College Sports network has let 30 staff members go and plans further cuts as it phases out its studio programming.
Read more...Some Still Testing In Fla.
Florida has discontinued its drug testing program of high school athletes due to a lack of funds, but this school district received a federal grant that will allow it to continue testing.
Read more...Suspended By Dad
A University of Iowa freshman football player was suspended by Head Coach Kirk Ferentz—his father—after receiving a ticket for underage alcohol possession.
Read more...Who To Root For?
This principal at a California high school has a tough situation to face tonight: Her son is playing on the school's opposing football team.
Read more...FGCU Settles Suit
Florida Gulf Coast University has settled out of court with two female head coaches who claimed the athletic department had retaliated against them for filing a gender equity complaint.
Read more...Big Blowout
A 91-0 high school football score in Florida on Friday outraged a lot of parents and fans, but the winning team's coach kept his best players out of the game and only ran 31 plays.
Read more...UWash AD Fires SWA
Scott Woodward, who took over athletic directing duties from Todd Turner at the University of Washington two weeks ago, fired the department's senior woman administrator last week, and another associate athletic director resigned two days after Woodward's hiring.
Read more...Play Sports, Be Happy
The recent study "Go Out and Play," released by the Women's Sports Foundation last week, found that families whose children play sports report higher levels of happiness.
Read more...Travel Issues
For its championships, the NCAA plans to increase the minimum distance teams must travel by bus and decrease luggage allowances on team trips in order to help save money.
Read more...WIAA Director Stepping Down
Doug Chickering, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association since 1986, has announced he will retire at the end of the school year.
Read more...Band On The Run
The University of Wisconsin marching band was suspended by school officials this past Friday—the day before a home football contest—for hazing behaviors, including alcohol abuse and sexualized behavior.
Read more...Fight Leads to Suspension
An Ohio high school football game that ended in a fight last week has resulted in one of the teams automatically forfeiting a game during its one-week suspension.
Read more...Tougher Academic Awards
CoSIDA is making its Academic All-American standards a little bit tougher—the minimum GPA is now 3.30, up from 3.20.
Read more...One Date for Madness?
Reacting to two schools' decisions to move up their men's basketball midnight madness celebrations, the NCAA may mandate that these events all be held on the same date beginning next year.
Read more...Online In Ohio
The Ohio High School Athletic Association and newspaper site Cleveland.com are partnering to stream 13 state tournaments online this year.
Read more...Bank Sales Affect N.C. Sports
When Citigroup announced it was buying Wachovia Corporation, Wall Street wasn't the only place that felt the impact. Wachovia had many ties and sponsorship obligations to both college and professional sports groups in the North Carolina area.
Read more...Who Wants To Host?
Kentucky officials are currently trying to figure out which college campus might host the state high school football championships in 2009 and 2010, after University of Louisville officials couldn't guarantee its stadium would be available.
Read more...Title IX Settlement
San Diego State University has reached a $1.45 million settlement with former Swim Coach Deena Deardurff Schmidt, who in November 2007 filed a Title IX discrimination suit against the school.
Read more...Shorter Games
New rules implemented by the NCAA Football Rules Committee aimed at shortening college football games is working—on average, games are 14 minutes faster and have eight fewer plays than in 2007.
Read more...Working Together
In New Orleans, several high school volleyball teams joined together for a Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser last week.
Read more...Answering Title IX Critics
The Women's Sports Foundation released a Title IX study today detailing that schools have increased their offerings for women and not decreased their offerings for men.
Read more...New Job Requirement
Mississippi State University has added a clause to coaches' contracts saying they can be fired if their teams are banned from NCAA post-season competition for failing to meet academic performance standards.
Read more...State Funds Questioned
In New Jersey, the public is starting to question why $2.25 million in taxpayer dollars has been funneled to the Rutgers University athletic department while academic aid has been reduced.
Read more...Coach vs. AD
A North Carolina high school basketball coach has filed a defamation suit against the athletic director of a rival school he claims accused him of cheating.
Read more...NCAA Responds
Executive Vice President of the NCAA, Bernard Franklin responds to last week's Indianapolis Star column that questioned institutions' use of special admits for athletic gain.
Read more...Back On The Job
After losing their jobs last year, these four Wisconsin high school athletic directors filed a grievance and are now back at their desks. They were also reimbursed for pack pay.
Read more...Bringing Back Football
Lincoln University, the oldest of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, recently brought back its football team, which hadn't played since 1960. The move has completely reinvigorated the campus.
Read more...Officials' Backgrounds Questioned
A nine-month investigation by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette found that dozens of registered game officials in Pennsylvania had criminal histories, including conviction for child pornography, child abuse, gun crimes, and drug offenses.
Read more...Dual Practices Okay In Utah
Effective immediately, the Utah High School Activities Association will allow its high school athletes to also practice with their club teams during their high school seasons—even if it's the same sport—but not while the club is in its competition season.
Read more...Ike On The Way
Hurricane Ike, headed toward Texas, has athletic directors all over the state on the defensive. College, high school, and even MLB and NFL contests have been adjusted as residents on the coast have already been evacuated.
Read more...Schemmel Leads New NCAA Group
Jeff Schemmel, Director of Athletics at San Diego State, will serve as chair of the newly-formed NCAA Division I Championships/Sport Management Cabinet. The group has been charged with improving NCAA championships.
Read more...Mass. Football Player Dies
A 16-year-old Massachusetts football player died during a scrimmage Friday night. Athletic trainers originally thought he had suffered a concussion, but he was hit in the chest and an EKG at the hospital found a heart defect.
Read more...One-School Channel
The University of Texas is closing in on a deal to have its own sports network. The Longhorns would be the first college to have its own channel.
Read more...New Participation Records
For the 19th year in a row, the number of high schoolers participating in athletics—almost 7.5 million boys and girls—has hit an all-time high.
Read more...Union Coach Opens Gym
In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, the Louisiana State University volleyball team has found a temporary home at Union University, where the volleyball coach offered its gym for practices until the Tigers can return home.
Read more...Knight Commission Opposes Name Use
The NCAA has said it will take no action against entities like CBS Sports, which will use college athletes' real names and statistics in its college fantasy football game, but other groups, including the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, are outraged.
Read more...Athletics First?
A new study highlights the differences among the parents of athletes and the parents of non-athletes. According to the research, almost 75 percent of athlete-parents let their children skip a school exam for an important game or contest.
Read more...No Tuition, Free to Roam?
As a way to reduce property taxes, the state of Indiana will pay its schools’ entire operating budgets, meaning most high schools will no longer charge tuition to out-of-district students. But does the change open the door for athlete recruiting?
Read more...From Field To Court
They say it’s never too late to go back to school, and for this MLB minor leaguer, it’s not too late to try another sport either. C.J. Henry will leave the minor leagues to attend the University of Memphis this fall and play basketball as a walk-on.
Read more...Facing the Challenge
After stints as Athletic Director at Grambling State University and the Dallas public school system, Troy Mathieu may face his biggest challenge yet as head of athletics for the Washington, D.C. school system.
Read more...Trading Schools, Sports
Elena Delle Donne, the University of Connecticut freshman basketball recruit who made headlines in June after leaving campus during summer workouts, has decided to forgo her basketball scholarship at UConn and play volleyball as a walk-on for the University of Delaware instead.
Read more...Olympic Future
Many are wondering, with the number of Olympic sports being cut from big-time NCAA athletic programs, will the United States fare as well at future Olympics?
Read more...8th Grader Commits
Despite not having taken a high school class yet, 14-year-old defenseman Jordan Schmaltz already knows where he will play college hockey. He gave the University of Wisconsin a nonbinding verbal commitment last week.
Read more...Watching the Money
Rutgers University's success in football and women's basketball over the past couple of years has brought more money in, but investigators are finding there were problems watching where it went.
Read more...One Night Only
A new policy at this Texas high school allows teams only one overnight stay during their season, but parents say the change could mean employing tired bus drivers in addition to leaving school grounds as early as 2 a.m.
Read more...Public Record
The NCAA's annual financial disclosure forms from the 2006-07 year reveal the Association paid over $18 million in attorney's fees and settlements, as well as President Myles Brand's salary, which was $935,000.
Read more...Internet Debut
If Georgia Tech football fans want to watch the team's season opener next week, they'll either need tickets to the game or a computer with an Internet connection since the game will only be shown online.
Read more...Gas Conscious Playoffs
Alabama has announced that it has tweaked its high school football playoff format to cut down on travel and save gas.
Read more...NCAA Adds Schools
Nine institutions will join the ranks of active NCAA Division III members this year. Four of the new active member institutions belong to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
Read more...Picture Trouble
Two wrestlers at the University of Nebraska, including a former national champion, were dismissed from the team after pictures of them naked showed up on a local Web blog.
Read more...Securing Safety
At the same time football teams worked to get their game plans ready for the beginning of the season, stadium managers and security directors did the same at a two-day conference in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Read more...Season Change
The Michigan High School Athletic Association is considering a new schedule that would have some winter sports, including girls' basketball, begin in early November with the rest starting in mid-December.
Read more...No One To Hire
This new Nebraska high school principal is having trouble finding boys' and girls' basketball coaches because of the huge commitment high school coaching now involves.
Read more...Point Shaving Scandal
A former University of Toledo basketball player will head to court later this year as he has been charged with fixing the outcome of games in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Read more...Pen Pals
For 20 years, a wrestling exchange program involving several Indiana high schools and other countries—most recently Japan—has been a rousing success.
Read more...New Deal For Hawai'i
The University of Hawai'i has signed a deal with apparel outfitter Under Armour, which details that in addition to uniforms, the company will also pay the university a cash amount and provide money in marketing support.
Read more...Parent Teamwork
After this New York school district cut most of its sports offerings as a result of a twice-failed budget, a group of parents got together and raised enough money to bring back sports for the entire coming school year.
Read more...Convention Contention?
When the Democratic National Convention hits Denver at the end of August for a week, Metropolitan State University students and employees will have to vacate their campus, displacing all of its fall athletic team practices, as well.
Read more...Open To Ads
This Massachusetts school committee changed its policy to allow corporate advertising at its athletic facilities, and if the high school can secure enough advertising dollars for naming rights, participation fees won’t have to increase this year as originally planned.
Read more...Protecting Amateur Status
CBS College Sports will use NCAA football and basketball players’ names and real statistics in fantasy games this year—NCAA officials will take no action to stop the practice at this time, but say they will keep a close watch on the games.
Read more...More Testing in Texas
The University Interscholastic League is planning to test three to four times more of its high school student-athletes for steroids in the upcoming school year.
Read more...Sued For Discrimination
A former head women’s basketball coach and the director of basketball operations are suing the Mesa College athletic department after they were suddenly fired last year. The two, registered domestic partners, cite discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
Read more...Penalties A-Plenty
After it was found this North Carolina high school football team violated recruiting rules and a ban on Sunday practice, it was dealt a harsh penalty, including the suspension of the head coach, the removal of the athletic director, and a forfeit of the team's 2007 season.
Read more...Big (East) Deal
Instead of creating its own network, the Big East Conference has struck a mega deal with SportsNet New York. SNY will carry football and men's and women's basketball games not being broadcast nationally, along with pre- and postgame shows.
Read more...Cheer, Dance Time
In an attempt to even out its girls and boys sports participation, Sioux Falls, S.D. high schools are adding competitive cheer and dance to their offerings.
Read more...After Affect
After major state budget cuts, this California school district started charging local groups for use of its facilities, so the youth sports groups started charging a fee for participation, and now they're seeing a major drop in program entries.
Read more...Facilities Wars
Competing to have the biggest and best athletic facilities isn't just for large NCAA Division I schools—small, D-III campuses have new gymnasiums and fieldhouses popping up, too.
Read more...Too-Tight Transfer Rules?
Is the Kentucky High School Athletic Association transfer rule put in place last fall too harsh? Several student-athletes that have been ruled ineligible at their new schools think so.
Read more...Irish AD Named
Jack Swarbrick, a Notre Dame University grad and current lawyer, has been introduced as Notre Dame's new Athletic Director.
Read more...No SEC Network?
The University of Florida has signed a deal with Fox's Sun Sports, handing over much of its multimedia rights, which makes the chances for creation of a Southeastern Conference television channel very slim.
Read more...Volunteers Only
This California school district is no longer paying its classified (paid-by-the-hour) employees to coach because it is worried about having to pay them for overtime work.
Read more...Five-Year Analysis
Five years after the Atlantic Coast Conference expanded from nine to 12 schools, some question its success and if the expansion was the best move.
Read more...Education First
The Delaware task force that studied the issue of steroid use in its districts has decided not to test its student-athletes, but rather to use the money to educate them about the dangers.
Read more...Coach Resigns
After repeatedly asking his school to hire assistant coaches and so far getting none, this Alabama high school head football coach is resigning after 90 days on the job.
Read more...Rodriguez Buyout Settled
University of Michigan Football Coach Rich Rodriguez will pay his former employers at West Virginia University $1.5 million and his new school will kick in $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit over his $4 million buyout clause with WVU.
Read more...First Amendment Upheld
A Texas high school assistant football coach's lawsuit against a local newspaper that claimed libel (it printed that the coach had made an obscene gesture post-game) has been dismissed.
Read more...NCAA+NAIA?
With the NCAA halting talks of expanding to add a fourth division, will the NCAA and NAIA join forces? Officials have reportedly met to discuss competing against each other and teaming together on some expenses.
Read more...Not A Full Ride
The Dallas Morning News takes a look at what landing a scholarship means for college athletes who participate in sports like baseball and soccer, where partial scholarships are the norm.
Read more...MHSAA In Court, Again?
The founder of the Amateur Athletic Association of Michigan is suing the Michigan High School Athletic Association, saying the MHSAA is telling its member schools it's not legal to switch to another association.
Read more...Facility Problems
An accidental water main break flooded two Mount Union College athletic facilities this week. The college had to hire a restoration and cleanup company to deal with the mess.
Read more...More State Champs
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is looking into expanding its Division I basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball champions from three classes into six, which would match the football format that will take effect in 2009-10.
Read more...Huskies Team With Nike
The University of Connecticut and Nike have entered into a $46 million deal. UConn's varsity teams will be outfitted for practices and games with $31 million worth of gear and Nike will pay the rest in cash, including $1 million earmarked for a basketball practice facility.
Read more...Breaking News: Indiana AD Done
Indiana University Athletic Director Rick Greenspan has announced his resignation in wake of a failure-to-monitor NCAA violation handed out Thursday.
Read more...S.C. Lax Catching On
In the spring of 2000, a South Carolina high school fielded its first lacrosse team. Eight years later, there are more than 30 squads in the state, and a state championship is in the works.
Read more...One-And-Done
The NBA draft is tonight, reminding many NCAA Division I basketball coaches that when their players leave school early, they've cost their team an Academic Progress Rate point.
Read more...More HS Games on TV
The Kansas State High School Activities Association announced it will televise two football and one boys' and one girls' basketball state championship games next year.
Read more...Making of a Mascot
A look at what went into the redesign of Marist College's new logo, which the college unveiled this past week.
Read more...Jump Rope, Anyone?
New York City's Public Schools Athletic League is toying with the idea of sponsoring Double Dutch as its newest varsity sport offering.
Read more...Big Ten Deal
After months of debate, an announcement is expected this week that the Big Ten Network and Comcast have come to a long-term agreement that will put the network in more homes.
Read more...NATA Addresses H.S. Coverage
At the National Athletic Trainers' Association convention this week, a big topic of discussion has been high school student-athletes' continuing lack of access to "appropriate" medical care.
Read more...No More Redmen
This Massachusetts high school will finally be shedding itself of its nickname, the Redmen. A unanimous school committee vote upheld its original decision from March 2007 earlier this week.
Read more...Upping Prices
At the University of Nevada, basketball season ticket holders are unhappy about a plan to raise the premium prices on its seats. Athletic Director Cary Groth responds.
Read more...Deep Pockets
The North Carolina State High School Athletic Association has an endowment exceeding $18 million, and some people feel schools should be getting more of that money.
Read more...Lax On The Rise
The Big East Conference announced that it will sponsor the growing sport of lacrosse starting in 2010. Schools include Syracuse, Georgetown, Rutgers, St. John's, Notre Dame, Providence, and Villanova.
Read more...What Goes Around...
It doesn't compare to a game-winning buzzer beater, but Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo., just became two-time state champions as another high school was stripped of three titles after it was found the team used ineligible players.
Read more...Giving Back
University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban and his wife have donated $1 million toward the university's scholarships specifically earmarked for first-generation college students—the same feat the Sabans accomplished in their respective families.
Read more...No Sit Out In S.D.
A vote to amend the bylaws of the South Dakota High School Activities Association so that students transferring schools would have to sit out one year didn't have enough support and failed Monday.
Read more...Travel Costs
Despite access to two private planes, the University of Arkansas is feeling the crunch of higher gas prices. The athletic department's travel costs have more than doubled over the past three years.
Read more...Behind the Plate
A Georgia high school has been fined $1,000 by the Georgia High School Association after it was believed the team's pitcher and catcher carried out a plan to hit the umpire with a pitch during a state championship series last weekend.
Read more...Dannen Stays In-State
Executive Director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union for the past six years, Troy Dannen has headed back to his alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa, as its new athletic director.
Read more...To The River
This Colorado high school offers a unique sport to its students interested in a more nontraditional option: whitewater canoeing and kayaking.
Read more...Coaches Weigh In
An ESPN.com writer asks college football coaches their opinions on recruiting, coaching life, and the state of the Bowl Championship Series.
Read more...Duke Names New AD
Duke University has hired Kevin White, Athletic Director at Notre Dame, as its Vice President and Director of Athletics.
Read more...Caught In The Middle
A longtime Michigan high school wrestling coach has been fired in wake of complaints that his former assistant coach, an evangelical Christian pastor, was trying to foce Muslim students to convert.
Read more...Overseeing Cheer
Cheer-related emergency room visits have increased 42 percent in the past decade. Because the sport doesn't fall distinctly under the athletic department or club activities, there can be a lack of oversight.
Read more...All-SEC Channel
As contracts with its network partners run out this year, Southeastern Conference officials are contemplating starting up the conference's own network, which would be modeled after those already in place by the Big Ten and Mountain West Conference.
Read more...AD Fired Over Missing Funds
Boosters and parents trying to keep the district's athletic program afloat are outraged after it was found this since-fired Massachusetts high school athletic director stole game ticket sales money from the department.
Read more...Women's Wrestling Grows
The girls' wrestling boom is spilling over into the college ranks—more small colleges are sponsoring women's teams than ever before.
Read more...Money for Facilities
In a display of commitment to its sports programs, Vanderbilt University will spend $60 million on improvements to campus athletic facilities.
Read more...Councils Catching On
This Massachusetts high school athletic director takes a lead role in helping his team captains exhibit the right behavior both on and off the playing field through the formation of a captain's council.
Read more...Starting Football
Although college football programs can be extremely expensive, schools continue to add the sport in hopes of attracting more students. Inside Higher Ed takes a look at two schools' rationale for adding football next year.
Read more...Steroid Testing Out In Fla.
After one year of testing its high school athletes for steroids, the Florida High School Athletic Association has been forced to discontinue the testing program after the Florida Legislature cut its funding.
Read more...Longer Timeout in Delaware
The Delaware Department of Education unanimously gave final approval to doubling the number of days Delaware high school athletes must sit out after transferring schools—the rule went from 90 to 180 days on the bench.
Read more...ASU Cuts Three Sports
Arizona State University is cutting wrestling, men's swimming, and men's tennis. The college cited budgeting issues, but Athletic Director Lisa Love has had to answer to accusations that she is cutting men's sports on purpose.
Read more...Ejection = $100
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has added a $100 fine and required online anger management course to be taken by coaches ejected from contests during the 2008-09 school year.
Read more...Honoring Diversity
The Laboratory for Diversity in Sport has announced this year's winning institutions that have shown overall excellence in diversity—of the dozen NCAA Division I schools honored, Stanford University was the only school to repeat from 2007.
Read more...A Fair Shake?
The South Dakota High School Activities Association has decided to ban handshakes between wrestlers and opposing coaches after a match.
Read more...Bulking Up Football
Duke University officials have come up with a plan to turn around its football program, which has lost 25 straight conference games. First on the list is doubling the university's annual subsidy to athletics.
Read more...Candidate Questions
USA Today asked the three presidential candidates for their thoughts on Title IX and performance enhancing drug use in the United States.
Read more...Fighting Over Friday Nights
High school football coaches in North Carolina are upset that Appalachian State will play a game on Friday, Oct. 31, and they are suggesting repercussions.
Read more...APR Scores Released
The latest APR scores, released by the NCAA on Tuesday, could lead to scholarship reductions for 150 schools. Twenty six colleges could be restricted from postseason play.
Read more...Critiquing Testing Policies
After the cause of death of a Georgia Tech University baseball player was found to be morphine toxicity—a common sign of an overdose—the Atlanta Journal Constitution takes a look at the huge discrepancies in NCAA schools' drug testing programs.
Read more...No Instant Replay
Despite three high school basketball state championship games being decided by last-second shots this season, the NFHS struck down a proposal to institute instant replay, citing little national support.
Read more...Real Residences Only, Please
North Carolina high school student-athletes who are found to have provided false residence information to coaches and school officials will be punished by sitting out of athletics for one year.
Read more...Reverse Course
The Hobart College men's lacrosse team will reportedly retain its spot in Division I after last week's decision to move to Division III was reversed by the school's Board of Directors.
Read more...CWS to Stay in Omaha
The details are still being discussed, but the College World Series will stay in Omaha, possibly for over 20 years. As part of the deal between the NCAA and the city of Omaha, a new stadium will be built by 2011 to house the series.
Read more...Followup: MHSAA Appeals
The Michigan High School Athletic Association has filed an appeal, challenging a federal judge's order to pay over $7 million in attorney fees from its 10-year long sports seasons case. Officials say the appeal is the only way for the MHSAA to avoid bankruptcy.
Read more...Hobart goes D-III
Hobart College lacrosse players and their parents were stunned over the weekend when told the team would be reclassified from Division I to Division III next school year. Athletics officials cited a competitive disadvantage.
Read more...Lower Standards
At a time when many school districts and state associations are implementing stiffer academic minimums for sports participation, this Virginia district is contemplating lowering the standards for its freshman students in order to keep them playing.
Read more...Concerned Coaches
Several Oklahoma high school coaches have contacted the state's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control office recently, concerned about the sudden bulking-up of some of their athletes. An investigation is ongoing.
Read more...Double-Edged Sword?
The University of Missouri has made drastic improvement in its athletic success recently, but off-field athlete arrests and misconduct have also put the athletic department in a different spotlight.
Read more...Finding Their Power
Wisconsin high schoolers of all sizes are flocking to their school's competitive powerlifting programs. They are finding the sport to be fun and a great way to stay in shape during their primary sport's off-season.
Read more...Right To Own
The rift between "traditional" sports media and blogging media members continues to grow, even in the college arena, where the NCAA has restricted the number of blog posts to be made at certain events.
Read more...Cheer Safety
In the wake of a Massachusetts cheerleader's death last week, legislators are in the process of forming rules to encourage safety, such as requiring medical personnel on hand at all events and regulating training and competition sessions.
Read more...The Right Time
It turns out the decision to break up these cooperative high school teams at five Michigan high schools was the right choice. Coaches say the talent level was watered down at first, but new student-athletes have come out for the teams and school pride seems to be better.
Read more...College Cuts
University of Rhode Island Athletic Director Thorr Bjorn had to tell the men's tennis, men's swimming, and field hockey teams they were being dropped. The decision is due to an $800,000 budget cut.
Read more...In Need Of A Boost
As California high schools brace for major state budget cuts that are threatening to wipe out sports or reduce the number of sports offered at some schools, athletic departments are turning to their boosters for help.
Read more...New Conference, New Commish
Del Malloy, Director of Athletics at Salve Regina and Chair of the NCAA's Division III Management Council, has been selected to serve as the first commissioner of the New England Collegiate Conference.
Read more...AD Resigns Over Soft Punishment
When a Connecticut high school did not suspend two student-athletes who were caught with alcohol on school grounds, its athletic director resigned in protest.
Read more...GPA Standard Rejected
Louisiana's House Education Committee rejected a bill this week that would have required the state's high school student-athletes to have a GPA of at least 2.0 to participate.
Read more...Alcohol Advertising
More than 100 NCAA member schools' presidents and athletic directors have sent a letter to the NCAA asking it to re-examine the guidelines it set in 2005 that limit beer advertising during a sports broadcast.
Read more...IHSA Settles
The Illinois Press Association is dropping its lawsuit against the Illinois High School Association in wake of the IHSA agreeing to allow newspaper photographers to take photos at its events and sell them.
Read more...Opening the Doors
A House Bill in Florida that would allow a student (from a private or public school) to participate in an interscholastic sport at a public school if the sport is not offered at the school they are enrolled in is creating tension in the state.
Read more...LSU Hires New AD
After a decade as the Athletic Director at Duke, Joe Alleva has accepted the same position at LSU, and will take over for the retiring Skip Bertman.
Read more...Utah Says No
A private high school in Utah originally looking to market itself as an elite athletics academy, was denied membership to the Utah High School Activities Association for the third time.
Read more...Gambling Going On
Not only can people wager bets on the outcome of this weekend's NCAA men's tournament Final Four games, but they can also bet on the performance of individual players from each team.
Read more...MHSAA Must Pay
The fallout from the Michigan High School Athletic Association's seasons case continues, as the MHSAA has been ordered to pay over $7 million in attorneys' fees. Public records say the MHSAA is only worth about $6 million.
Read more...Last-Minute Cancellation
The Gridiron Bash—a showcase of concerts on 16 campuses the night before spring football scrimmages start—has been cancelled, due to a recent rules interpretation by the NCAA.
Read more...Breaking Off
West Oaks Academy of Orlando, Fla., which was assessed a record-breaking fine from the Florida State High School Association for illegal transfers, has left the FHSAA in search of elite competition elsewhere.
Read more...No D-III Split
After reviewing the preliminary results of a membership survey, the NCAA is dropping discussion about creating a fourth division or subdividing D-III.
Read more...Boosters to the Rescue
In Massachusetts, crunched athletic budgets across the state have athletic directors turning to booster clubs to cover more and more items.
Read more...Wider Audience?
In what some are viewing as a big step in promoting the women's game, ESPN has bought the popular high school girls' and college women's basketball site, HoopGurlz.com.
Read more...Reaching Out
In an effort to reach community fans, the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee volleyball teams held a free clinic for almost 100 children and an exhibition game against each other afterward.
Read more...Florida Starts Lacrosse
Florida high schools are gearing up for their first official lacrosse season this spring—the Florida High School Athletic Association approved it as a championship sport last year.
Read more...SRU Athletes Caught on Facebook
Several Slippery Rock track and field athletes will be suspended from a meet March 29 after one posted a photo of team members drinking on her Facebook page.
Read more...Tourney Report Cards
Are females more representative of the phrase student-athlete? All but three of the women's teams in the NCAA Division I tournament graduated at least 60 percent of their players, while slightly less than half of the men's teams did the same.
Read more...AD Receives Settlement
A high school athletic director whose position was eliminated after he complained about the way school administrators handled a hazing incident will receive more than $500,000 to settle his federal law suit against the district.
Read more...Making The Team
After two years of lobbying school and state officials, this Illinois high school track athlete who was paralyzed from the waist down at age 12 will be able to throw the shotput and discus for her school's team.
Read more...Cashing In
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is right around the corner, and CBS is expected to top $545 million in advertising revenue during the broadcasts.
Read more...Does H.S. Need Replay?
After two recent high school basketball playoff games in Ohio were decided by last-second shots that video later showed shouldn't have counted, the OHSAA is asking the NFHS to consider allowing video replay.
Read more...Hazing Study Results
A University of Maine study that involved over 11,400 students from 53 colleges—the most comprehensive hazing study to date—found that more than half of the participants had been hazed, and 25 percent of coaches were aware of team hazing.
Read more...Retirement Years
Evan Excell, Executive Director of the Utah High School Athletic Association for the past 14 years, will retire from his post at the end of the school year.
Read more...Numbers Game
Previously undisclosed data reveals the harsh reality of NCAA athletic scholarships: Except for football and basketball, the average scholarship is less than $9,000—a fraction of the cost of attending college. And the highest-paying sports are in fact men's and women's ice hockey, not football or basketball.
Read more...Dual Champions
After eight overtime periods totaling 109 minutes of play—the longest game in state history—these two Michigan high school hockey teams vying for the Division I state championship will share the crown.
Read more...Unknown Endorsement?
A USA Today story earlier this week suggested that Elena DelleDonne—seen as the top women's college basketball recruit in the country by many—may have hurt her eligibility by endorsing a basketball Web site, but DelleDonne maintains she did not. She is one of several recruits seen on a video endorsing the site.
Read more...Transfer & Sit
In an attempt to keep high school students from changing schools for athletic reasons, New Jersey has passed a new rule forcing athletes who transfer without changing residences to sit out a year.
Read more...Easy In?
A New York Times article that ran over the weekend says Harvard University is guilty of applying subpar admissions standards to its student-athletes, but Harvard officials say the allegations do not hold water.
Read more...National Sportsmanship Day
Today is National Sportsmanship Day, and USA Today is displaying the Institute for International Sport's winning essay entries from elementary, middle school, high school, and college student-athletes on the topic of sportsmanship and ethics in sports.
Read more...How About Cricket?
New York's Public Schools Athletic League starts its inaugural coed cricket season this spring through a pilot program involving 16 schools.
Read more...Canadian Problem
In starting to hammer out the details of having Canadian schools compete in NCAA Division II, officials have run across one big issue—an NCAA bylaw says institutions must be accredited by a U.S. agency.
Read more...Adding Lacrosse
Through four years of its "Learn to Play" clinics, a local YMCA and recreational department teamed up with three Georgia high schools to make lacrosse a varsity sport at the county's high schools.
Read more...Out of Proportion
With its female to male student population ratio approaching 2-1, HBCUs are typically not meeting the proportionality prong of Title IX, says a College Sports Council report released today.
Read more...Calif. Faces Cuts
This California school district is facing a complete wipeout of its sports programs due to school funding cuts that are supposed to help pay off the state's debt. A review of the cuts is slated for this week and a final vote next week.
Read more...$4 Million in Buyouts
Buyouts have hit the big time. After its most recent payout to Head Men's Basketball Coach Kelvin Sampson in exchange for his resignation, Indiana University has paid its coaches and athletic administrators over $4 million since 2000.
Read more...Schedule Scenarios
Michigan is finding problems with having its boys' and girls' basketball teams play at the same time and has developed a new idea: have girls' basketball run from November to early March and boys' basketball from December to early April.
Read more...Community Club
Pennsylvania high school players want to play rugby, and because it isn't offered as a school sport, a club team is preparing to start boys' and girls' high school age groups.
Read more...Orleans to Retire
After 24 years of service, Jeffrey H. Orleans is retiring from the Executive Director position of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents next year.
Read more...Combine-ing Skills
Hundreds of college players have been preparing for this week's NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, not just with countless physical drills, but also in mock interviews and written tests.
Read more...Smaller State Championships?
Tradition may take a hit in Minnesota as rising facility fees may force several high school state championships to be played at smaller and more affordable venues.
Read more...Do Coaches Change?
With Indiana University Head Men's Basketball Coach Kelvin Sampson found to have illegally recruited several players, Inside Higher Ed takes a look at the trend of NCAA institutions choosing to rehire coaches with a history of not following NCAA rules.
Read more...Hazing Handbook
The NCAA's new handbook, "Hazing Prevention in College Athletics," with information for administrators, coaches, and student-athletes on how to prevent hazing situations on campus, is now mailing to member institutions.
Read more...Separating Public & Private
A high school athletic conference in Los Angeles is calling for separate public school and private school playoffs in California's Southern Section. Proponents cite disparities in funding and the lack of attendance boundaries for private schools.
Read more...Lambert Steps Down
Maryville College Athletic Director Randy Lambert will remain the program's head men's basketball coach, but will step down from his athletic directing duties at the end of May.
Read more...Maine Adds Girls' Ice Hockey
High school girls' hockey will be sanctioned by the Maine Principals' Association for the first time ever next season. However, it may conflict with club teams in the state.
Read more...Football Fans Aplenty
NCAA college football attendance records were shattered this past season. Over 800,000 more fans attended games this year than last.
Read more...Sharing The Spotlight
Most National Signing Day headlines are assumed to be about football players, but in this New Jersey area, soccer, field hockey, and other fall sport athletes grabbed a lot of headlines.
Read more...New NCAA Sport?
The NCAA's Committee on Women's Athletics has recommended asking schools that currently sponsor equestrian if they would be interested in seeing an equestrian NCAA championship.
Read more...Copper Thieving Continues
This Kansas high school baseball field is the latest casualty of copper thieves that have caused at least $50,000 in damage in the area, stealing the now-precious metal from copper electrical wires.
Read more...Season Suspended
A girls' basketball team in California that has won two straight sectional titles ended its season five games early after 10 of its players violated the school's athletic conduct code.
Read more...Turning The Page
University of Washington Athletic Director Todd Turner's last day was yesterday (Thursday). The Seattle Post Intelligencer takes a close look at why Turner is leaving amidst many UW employees and community members who continue to support him.
Read more...NCAA Settles
The NCAA has tentatively settled with a group of former athletes who said their scholarships did not cover the full cost of attending school. The NCAA will create a $10 million fund for former athletes' expenses and allow access to another larger fund for current athletes.
Read more...TV Costs
Many high schools looking to have a basketball game broadcast on national television find they need to upgrade lighting, seating, and general gym appearance.
Read more...Not Sweet Enough?
Sugar Bowl officials are looking to expand their reach to college basketball. The group's first step would be to serve as the local organizing committee for New Orleans' bid for a future Final Four.
Read more...Nine Candidates
Among the nine candidates in the ring to become the next Executive Director of the Florida High School Athletic Association are a school district superintendent with four college degrees and a longtime coach and sports bar owner.
Read more...Diving In
More high schoolers looking for an exciting sport to participate in are turning to the diving team. This New Jersey league has seen its diving teams swell in numbers with students who want an "adrenaline rush."
Read more...Pressler Sues
Mike Pressler, former Duke University Men's Lacrosse Coach and now Head Coach at Bryant University, has filed suit against his former employer and Duke's chief spokesman, citing slander and libel.
Read more...Girls to Wrestle
Female high school wrestlers in Maine have been allowed to compete against boys since the mid-1990s, but now they have a chance to participate in the first girls-only wrestling tournament the state has seen.
Read more...Facebook Monitoring
A new product called YouDiligence allows college athletic staffs to monitor their athletes' MySpace and Facebook profiles by customizing the program to look for certain words and phrases.
Read more...Taxes for Football
The University of Washington is asking the state's taxpayers to help chip in part of the $300 million needed to renovate Husky Stadium.
Read more...A Little Extra Help
A Wisconsin police lieutenant was fired last month after it was found that he had helped his son's football team in their state playoff run by releasing police reports involving players from an opposing team.
Read more...Utah H.S. Soccer Is Back
After the Utah High School Activities Association put every boys' soccer program in the state on probation last year, extra precautions, such as mandatory coaches meetings with players and parents, are being taken this spring.
Read more...Missing Files
In the wake of a very public departure from West Virginia University, Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez has been accused of shredding WVU football players' personal files before he left campus. An investigation is underway.
Read more...Illinois To Test
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors voted Monday to begin testing athletes for performance enhancing substances in the 2008-09 school year.
Read more...Division IV Recommended
At the NCAA Convention this weekend, discussions among Division III athletic directors centered on a working group's recommendation to create a fourth division.
Read more...Hazy Situation
At the NCAA Hazing Prevention Summit in Nashville Thursday, early data from a collegiate hazing study said 81 percent of students experience hazing, while only seven percent say they have been hazed.
Read more...Fewest Female Coaches
In the 30th year of Brooklyn College's annual study, it was found that while the number of women in college athletic administration is at an all-time high, the number of female coaches is at an all-time low.
Read more...Big Suspension
Over 100 students at Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota have been suspended from their respective athletic teams and extracurricular clubs after incriminating Facebook photos of them at parties with alcohol were discovered.
Read more...Frazier Out?
An announcement that Athletic Director Herman Frazier is out at the University of Hawai'i is expected today. Frazier has come under scrutiny for a number of issues—most recently, not signing former head football coach June Jones to a new contract.
Read more...No "I" In Team
Some may think of bowling as an individual sport, but high school athletes testing the waters are finding it's a great way to be part of a team.
Read more...Changes Ahead For CSTV
CSTV subscribers have doubled and revenue is up since CBS acquired the college media company in 2005, but it's still not making a profit, so CBS has announced it will take over day-to-day operations in house.
Read more...Raffle On Hold
Until a state permit is secured, an Indiana high school has stopped holding 50/50 cash raffles at its athletic contests. A parent told the local police that the raffle constitutes illegal gambling.
Read more...New Leader at Arkansas
Frank Broyles officially stepped down from his position as Athletic Director at Arkansas this week, handing the reins over to Jeff Long. But those who know Broyles well don't think he's gone from athletics for good.
Read more...Securing the Buyout
West Virginia University is suing former football coach Rich Rodriguez in order to prevent him from challenging his $4 million buyout.
Read more...Hook, Line, and Sinker
The Illinois High School Association is looking at adding bass fishing to its offerings. There are at least 35 college teams that compete in the sport.
Read more...Net Gain
The University of Hawai'i estimates that after deducting expenses for a traveling group of 542 people, it will net about $2 million from its Sugar Bowl appearance in New Orleans.
Read more...Tighter Rules Ahead?
In an effort to curb unfair athletic advantages in high school athletics, some North Carolina officials are looking into whether parents can be prosecuted for falsifying documents about where their child lives, as well as conducting random home checks.
Read more...Interim No More
Tom Osborne is no longer the interim athletic director at Nebraska—he will be the athletic director at the University of Nebraska for the next two years.
Read more...No Room For Interpretation
The Minnesota High School League has asked its basketball officials to call the NFHS rule regarding contact as it is written, not giving any leeway. In recent years, the MSHSL says basketball has become too much of a contact sport.
Read more...Sky High Advertising
The logos of Oregon State University, Washington State University, and the Universities of Oregon and Washington, will soon grace the sides of four Horizon Air regional jets.
Read more...Trickle Down Effect
Penn State Professor Charles Yesalis says the Mitchell report will not deter high school athletes from using steroids, but rather confirm that the drugs are necessary for elite level performance.
Read more...No Eighth Graders
A Massachusetts school district will no longer allow its eighth grade students to play on varsity athletic teams. The pros and cons of the decision are debated here.
Read more...Competing Rosters
The New York Times takes a close look at the competing U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Under Armour High School All-American Game, both airing on national television within an hour of each other on Jan. 5.
Read more...Washington AD Resigns
University of Washington Athletic Director Todd Turner suddenly resigned from his position Tuesday. After Turner's hard work turning around the Huskies athletics program, many are wondering why.
Read more...The Right Move?
The Georgia High School Association has decided to move its 10 high school football semifinal contests out of Atlanta's Georgia Dome and back to their respective high school stadiums.
Read more...Bowl Game Revenue
As the debate over the BCS and a playoff system in NCAA Division I college continues, this CNN Money columnist says the money generated from the 28 non-BCS bowl games—about $205 million—isn't cash anyone will easily want to give up.
Read more...Awarding Academics
Called the Bank Iowa Traveling Challenge Cup, a new program is now open to Iowa High School Athletic Association-member schools that will award the high school with the best combination of athletic and academic success.
Read more...Oh, Canada!
Pending a vote in January, NCAA Division II may begin a 10-year pilot program that would allow Canadian colleges and universities to become NCAA members.
Read more...New Logo Needed
What goes into designing a logo for a new high school athletic department? This Minnesota school is finding there can be many twists and turns to the project.
Read more...Sticking Together
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association officials rejected two proposals Monday that would have separated the state's public and private high school sports into separate leagues.
Read more...A Great Season?
Bowl Championship Series game selections have been announced, and the criticism is pouring in. Does the harsh criticism take too much away from the upcoming games? Will fans be deterred from watching?
Read more...Right-To-Know Law Upheld
A five-year court battle is over, and although he doesn't like it, Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno's salary—$512,664 base this year—is now public knowledge.
Read more...Ejections Up in N.C.
Because of stricter enforcement of sportsmanship rules, the number of ejected high school athletes in North Carolina has more than doubled from last year's tallies.
Read more...Whose Photos?
Newspapers violating the IHSA's request to stop selling photos from Illinois high school sporting events were barred from taking pictures at the state football championships this weekend. In response, the papers have sued.
Read more...Turf Battle
With the annual Army-Navy football game coming up this weekend in Baltimore, an interesting battle is brewing behind the scenes over what field future games will be played on.
Read more...Drug Testing Success
The Washington Township (N.J.) School District implemented random steroid testing for its athletes four sports seasons ago, and Athletic Director Kevin Murphy now hails the program as an effective deterrent.
Read more...Hiring Help
In searching for a new football coach, University of Mississippi Athletic Director Pete Boone will pay consultant Chuck Neinas between $20,000 to $40,000 for his assistance.
Read more...Revisiting Academic Minimums
The Michigan High School Athletic Association, which currently allows students with marks as low as four D's and two F's participate in athletics, is looking at putting stricter guidelines in place.
Read more...Hands Full
Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone has suspended six football players for at least one game each this season. And now he's had to reprimand 20 players for stealing alarm clocks and pillows from two hotels in September and October.
Read more...Caution: Flying Disc
A look at the growth of Ultimate (frisbee) high school teams, the number of which has tripled in the past three years.
Read more...Another Tourney
A third men's college basketball tournament, which intends to compete with the NIT to attract teams that didn't make the 65-team NCAA Division I Tournament, will make its debut this season.
Read more...Changing the Rules
This Indiana school board voted to allow three girls' basketball players to play in a game, surpassing a new rule that requires a 2.0 GPA. School officials say the move was to combat a high dropout rate.
Read more...New Coach Controversy
The new women's basketball coach at the University of Maine has upset some people in her first season by cutting a returning sophomore from the team and telling her that her scholarship will not be renewed next season.
Read more...Learning From Forfeits
A high school football team in Washington saw its undefeated season wiped from the books when it was discovered a player did not have an up-to-date physical exam.
Read more...Better Bus Safety
Two U.S. Senators have proposed legislation requiring new safety regulations on buses used for lengthy travel, such as seatbelts, stronger roofs and windows, and better training for drivers.
Read more...Fined For Fighting
Football players at Jefferson High School in Florida are being required to help pay $1,500 in fines after they participated in a post-game brawl.
Read more...DII Tool Kit
The NCAA Division II Athletic Directors Association has finished the first phase of its Model Athletics Department Tool Kit. Member institutions have been sent a copy and the NCAA will soon also have it available online.
Read more...Cancelling a Rivalry?
After racial slurs, eggs, and rocks were thrown during a California high school football game last weekend, school officials are considering canceling all sports contests that pit the two schools against each other.
Read more...Snipping Sports
Cutting sports to lessen expenses has become a trend for Big East Conference schools, and Syracuse University is the latest to do so, dropping men's and women's swimming at the end of this school year.
Read more...Advocating for Disabled Athletes
In California, this activist is trying to get a law passed that would give disabled athletes a chance to compete in high school sports like track and wheelchair basketball.
Read more...Bad Chants
Colleges cracking down on cursing and vulgar chants in the football stands have been finding mixed results, reports this article in USA Today.
Read more...Final Score: 83-0
Can a high school football team score 72 points in one quarter without running up the score? Yes, according to both coaches involved in this Kansas high school contest.
Read more...No Sky Boxes
At the University of Michigan, faculty members and some alumni are fighting a proposal to include luxury sky boxes in the football stadium's renovation. They want to maintain the facility's one-big-family atmosphere.
Read more...High School BCS?
A bowl system instead of playoff brackets in high school football? Some California coaches are interested in exploring the topic.
Read more...No Physical Form
Bigfork High School was fined $50 by the Montana High School Association for allowing a player to participate in football practice without having turned in a physical examination form. The player in question collapsed on the first day of practice on Aug. 13 and died a week later.
Read more...Razor-Edged Penalty
The University of Arkansas' track and field team was stripped of two men's outdoor national titles after former assistant Lance Brauman was found to have violated recruiting and eligibility rules with then-recruit Tyson Gay in 2003.
Read more...Need a Boost?
High school booster clubs have certainly evolved over the years—the parent-run groups are now raising enough money to send teams on preseason or holiday tournament trips to sunny southern states or present athletes with expensive tokens for their participation.
Read more...Keeping Up
The University of Kansas and Kansas State athletic departments have asked its state's Board of Regents to approve more than $60 million dollars in funding to upgrade its facilities.
Read more...Testing Not a Deterrent
An Oregon Health & Science University study published in the November edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health says random drug and alcohol testing does not deter student-athletes from using, but can in fact have the opposite effect.
Read more...Major Clusters
The Indianapolis Star examines the issue of "clustering," in which college student-athletes gravitate toward a less-demanding academic major.
Read more...MRSA Prevention
In reaction to two new cases of the MRSA infection among high school football players, school districts in Michigan are putting prevention and education programs in place.
Read more...MRSA Prevention, Cont.
This article published last year in Athletic Management can provide additional advice.
And feel free to download these free posters to hang up in your school: http://www.athleticmanagement.com/mrsa.html.
Read more...DIII Data
In taking part in the College Sports Project, Middlebury College is one of over 130 NCAA Division III institutions collecting data over a period of five years to help determine if there is a negative correlation between athletics and academic performance.
Read more...Respectators Wanted
To help its high schools focus on sportsmanship in the stands, a conference in Minnesota has came up with a new slogan: "Don't just be a spectator, be a respectator."
Read more...Huskered Out
The University of Nebraska will shell out over $2 million to buy out Athletic Director Steve Pederson's contract. Pederson was fired Monday in the wake of another Nebraska football team loss.
Read more...Sidestepping Voters
Thanks to a new regulation passed by the department of education in Minnesota, one high school is hoping to build a new track facility without having to get approval from taxpayers.
Read more...No Warning
Under a new initiative endorsed by the NCAA, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and other groups, coaches who display unsportsmanlike behavior will be issued a technical foul without warning this season.
Read more...BCA Report Card In
The Black Coaches & Administrators has released its 2007 Hiring Report Card for Division I football schools. While the highest number of F's ever were reported, twice as many schools than last year tallied perfect scores.
Read more...Injury Liability Clarified
What legal liability does one athlete have for injuring another in the course of play? A Texas court of appeals recently went further in answering that question than courts historically have.
Read more...No More Tailgating
A high school in Pennsylvania has banned tailgating before its home football games after adults were found with alcohol on school grounds.
Read more...Out of Trouble
After seeing six of its athletes arrested in a four-month period, the University of Texas is looking for ways to help players stay out of trouble. Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds and other administrators talked at length with the Dallas Morning News on the topic.
Read more...Welcome Home
Chowan University needs a conference home, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association needs revitalization. So although Chowan's student body is half caucasian, the oldest HBCU in the country is welcoming the school with open arms.
Read more...Amateur Mistake
Nine Alaska high school basketball players are scrambling to regain their amateur status and eligibility after participating in a one-on-one tournament with cash prizes.
Read more...Must Pass to Play
One year after Iowa's no-pass, no-play rule was enacted, high school football coaches are questioning whether the standards are too high—several teams were short multiple players to start the season.
Read more...Playing Through
As the University of Memphis football team mourns the loss of a teammate who was shot on campus Sunday night, it unanimously voted to play Marshall tonight as planned.
Read more...One Sun Devil Only?
Arizona State University sent a cease and desist request to a Florida high school which has been using a Sun Devil logo for the past 18 years. Arizona State has sent similar letters to about 20 other schools in the past few years.
Read more...Floor Fight
The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to refinish the gym floors at 10 Portland high schools. In return, the NBA team's logo will be placed on the gym floors of all the city high schools.
Read more...Athletic Fundraising Outpaces Academic
According to a recent study, donations towards athletics are rising faster than those for academics. In addition, athletics donations to NCAA Division I-A schools increased 80 percent from 1998 to 2003.
Read more...Illegal Recruiting
In what the California Interscholastic Federation is calling the "most extensive investigation" of high school sports in the Sacramento area, a high school has been accused of illegally recruiting 10 football players from American Samoa, a United States territory.
Read more...Enrollment is Up
Since Boston College's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference two years ago, enrollment from the six southern states that house its conference counterparts is up 30 percent.
Read more...Job Postings
The NCAA has a newly upgraded version of its online career resource center up and ready for use.
Read more...Busy Weekend
A look behind the scenes at Apple Valley High School, which hosted more than 500 athletes last weekend with a 16-team volleyball tournament and 32-team cross country meet.
Read more...Saving Sportsmanship
At the Florida High School Athletic Association's first sportsmanship summit, speakers (including Billy Donovan) discussed causes for poor sportsmanship and what coaches can do to improve it.
Read more...Basketball & Academics
The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Academic Enhancement Group has expanded to include five subcommittees that will study transfer issues, coach and player relationships, academic preparation and support, playing and practice seasons, and how to avoid an 0-2 APR score.
Read more...SEC Fines Kentucky $25,000
After the University of Kentucky scored one of its biggest football wins when it beat Louisville Saturday, Wildcat fans stormed the field. Now, the school has been fined $25,000 by the Southeastern Conference for violating league policies regarding spectators taking to the field.
Read more...Friday Night Battles
When Norman (Okla.) High School scheduled its homecoming football game, it was careful to plan just the right night. But now it's learned that the Tulsa-Oklahoma game has been moved to the same night to accommodate TV.
Read more...Pregame Disharmony
As if athletic directors didn’t have enough to do, some now find themselves in the role of music critics as they attempt to monitor the music their teams play before games.
Read more...Results Released
New Jersey's random steroid testing program institued in the state's high schools for the first time last school year turned up one positive test. Officials say the testing program succeeded in deterring use.
Read more...Friendly Skies
Through the Fenway Sports Company, Boston College fans can fly a Boeing 757 charter to away games this season, where they will wear the new BC team gear they received on the plane in their private tailgating areas and premium seats.
Read more...Year-Long Policy
This Massachusetts high school has expanded its drug and alcohol policy to include the entire school year, not just when an athlete is in season.
Read more...For DII and DIII Fans
Bill Rasmussen, founder of sports conglomerate ESPN, has started a new Web site called CollegeFanz.com, aimed at fans of NCAA Division II and III athletics.
Read more...New System In Illinois
The Illinois High School Association is implementing a new classification system this year which will crown more state champions but disrupts many longtime rivalries.
Read more...Beebe at the Helm
The Big 12 Conference has named its new commissioner. Dan Beebe, Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the Conference since 2003, started his new job Wednesday.
Read more...The Right Move
Over one year ago, Birmingham-Southern College moved out of NCAA Division I athletics. Today, the school's enrollment is up, its brand new football team plays its first game this week, and financial giving continues to flow in.
Read more...Shared Campus
These Ohio student-athletes from 14 different area high schools compete against each other after school and on weekends, but share the hallways at a career and technology center during the school day.
Read more...Football Viewing on the Go
Verizon subscribers will have a chance to watch 100 college football games live on their cell phones this fall. ESPN Mobile offered a similar package last year, but it never panned out.
Read more...School Spirit
College Colors Day is August 31. The NCAA and Collegiate Licensing Company encourage alumni to wear their school colors to work this Friday.
Read more...NYC Wins Bat Decision
New York City's ban on non-wood bats in high school baseball games has survived a legal test and will go into effect Sept. 1.
Read more...Lawsuit Questions Suspension
The parents of a 16-year old soccer player in Indiana have sued Clay High School officials over a 30-day suspension from sports the player received for getting an underage drinking citation over the summer.
Read more...William Dowling Q&A
Author of Spoilsport: My Life and Hard Times Fighting Sports Corruption at an Old Eastern University, William Dowling was part of a group that attempted to force Rutgers University out of the NCAA in the 90s. Dowling participates in a Q&A session with Inside Higher Ed here.
Read more...A Community United
In order to cut its participation fees, these Ohio high school coaches are volunteering their time, and booster club and community donations helped to pay fees for students who couldn’t afford them.
Read more...One More Year
A man who 37 years ago left Sul Ross University and the football team without finishing his senior year is going back at 59 years old to complete his last year of eligibility.
Read more...Interactive Football Fans
An Indiana high school will soon become the first to use a service called eStadium at its football games. Run by students, eStadium allows fans with cell phones access to player statistics, instant replays, and concession information.
Read more...Director’s Chair
The job of sports information director has evolved over the years—it’s not all press releases and press conferences anymore. Here’s a look at what a day is like for three Sports Information Directors in Canton, Ohio.
Read more...Time Will Tell
For Emery High School of Castle Dale, Utah, the football team’s home opener Friday night was more than just a game as the community struggles to cope with the news of three dead and six still-missing miners.
Read more...No Alcohol Ads Allowed?
The Tennessee Medical Association is asking the NCAA to ban alcohol advertisements during local sports broadcasts.
Read more...Ky Transfer Rules Update
It's not looking good for Kentucky's Proposal 2, a plan that would have high school student-athletes sit out one year after transferring. The proposal was deemed "deficient" by a legislative subcommittee, who shot it down 6-0 Tuesday.
Read more...Welcome Aboard
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has announced its seven new members.
Read more...Michigan's New Seasons
With years of court battles and state association wrangling behind them, Michigan high schools are now ready for the start of their first season under a new court-mandated seasons structure.
Read more...Judge Halts Outdoor Practices
In response to the recent heat wave, a Mississippi judge banned outdoor school activities in six counties between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The decision has especially affected football coaches.
Read more...Texting Ban Still On
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors declined to reconsider the text messaging ban in recruiting at its meeting yesterday (Thurs.), but it did reduce the percentage of financial aid required to scholarship baseball student-athletes (from 33 to 25 percent) and allow schools to include all countable aid, not just athletic.
Read more...Ohio High Schoolers on TV
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is currently open to bids on a media-rights package, including television and internet broadcasts of postseason contests in all 24 sanctioned sports.
Read more...Expansion Ahead?
Will the Big Ten Conference be looking to expand by adding a 12th school? It may need to in order to have a bigger market presence for its new cable station, the Big Ten Network.
Read more...Miss. Coaches Get Certified
The Mississippi High School Activities Association made it mandatory this year for all coaches to be CPR certified. And in the coming years, the MHSAA also plans to require AEDs at all of the state's schools.
Read more...Coach vs. Admissions
In the wake of two South Carolina football recruits being rejected by the university's admissions office, Head Coach Steve Spurrier has threatened to leave if the admissions process is not adjusted.
Read more...Renovation Creates Lawsuit
Six parents of gymnasts have sued a California school district under Title IX because it converted the gymnastics room into a weightroom used primarily by the football team.
Read more...The Coaching Life
The sudden death of Skip Prosser, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Wake Forest University, has his peers taking a second look at the lifestyle their profession forces them to lead.
Read more...Online Connection
An ex-college athlete is starting a new high school sports networking Web site called Project Varsity, which also aims to help college recruiters.
Read more...Investigating Transfer Rules
In Georgia, boosters from McEachern High School and Parkview High School have hired private eyes to investigate whether rival student-athletes have followed the letter of the Georgia High School Association’s transfer rules.
Read more...Second Suit Filed
Three athletes have filed a second Title IX suit against the University of California-Davis, claiming the university fails to provide athletic opportunities and scholarships for female student-athletes.
Read more...Clean Sweep
All six of Loyola University's athletic teams were honored this week by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for superior academic success—each team carried a grade point average of at least 3.0 during the 2006-07 school year.
Read more...Strings Attached?
A Montana school district is discussing asking Nike for a substantial contribution to help its high school athletic programs, but school officials are struggling with the possibility of accepting a corporate sponsorship.
Read more...Big Little Game
You've probably never heard of it, but Williams College vs. Amherst College is one of the most heated rivalries in college sports. The two Division III schools have been ending their football seasons with a gridiron grudge match since 1884.
Read more...A Team Divided
This Michigan High School will be splitting into two, which also means dividing the sports teams. Questions of how to fill out the team schedules and whether there will be one or two athletic departments remain unanswered.
Read more...Female Coaches Endangered Species?
The number of women's college teams has more than tripled in the past 35 years, but the percentage of women's teams with female head coaches has dropped from 90 percent to just over 40 percent. In Utah, every Division I college falls below the national average.
Read more...Hanging Up Their Cleats
Although these girls have been playing sports since grade school, many of them are hanging up their cleats as they go to college. Class loads, socializing, and other extracurriculars will take precedence for them.
Read more...Allowing Charter School Athletes
Lawmakers in Utah have told the Utah High School Activities Association that charter school students must be allowed to participate in high school sports at public high schools.
Read more...Profs in Arms
Interest in the soon-to-be-formed College Sport Research Institute from college faculty members has been strong, says this blog. The group will address issues pertaining to college-sports broadcasts and the NCAA's progress-toward-degree requirements.
Read more...Web Moves
In most likely a move to keep up with rivals.com and similar high school sport Web sites, Wasserman Media Group's online sports site, Sportnet, will be combining forces with Prep Sports Online.
Read more...Baseball is Back
After a 26-year hiatus, baseball will return to Oregon in the 2008-09 school year. Among the items on the university's checklist are finding a coaching staff, filling out the roster, and finding or building a stadium to play in.
Read more...Student Leaders to Meet
The NFHS will hold its Student Leadership Conference later this month after a three year hiatus. The conference brings together students from 29 states, Canada, and Israel for workshops and group discussions.
Read more...Oklahoma Season Out
The NCAA has handed out its verdict over two Oklahoma football players working at a local car dealership in 2005: Every 2005 game the two played in—the entire season—is to be vacated. Oklahoma has said it will appeal the decision.
Read more...One-Sport Athletes Fading?
College coaches are starting to realize that single-sport athletes may not be their best recruits because of early burnout and a maxed-out growth potential.
Read more...Vivas Wins Suit
Lindy Vivas—fired as Fresno State's volleyball coach in 2004—was awarded almost $6 million in a civil court Monday. While Fresno State said Vivas was fired in part because of poor attendance at games, Vivas claimed she was terminated after lobbying for female athletes' rights.
Read more...Testing Troubles
Despite near-universal concern over steroid use in high school athletes, only three states have implemented testing. This MSNBC story looks at the financial and political barriers to testing.
Read more...UNC Says No to Lottery
The University of North Carolina has decided not to renew its advertising contract with the state lottery. While the deal was bringing in revenue for the University, President Erskine Bowles does not want to encourage gambling among the student body.
Read more...High School Head Injuries
High school football players have three times more risk of suffering a catastrophic head injury than college players, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Read more...Ole Miss AD Goes on Record
In this Q&A, Pete Boone talks about his department's budget, facilities projects, and programs.
Read more...No HS Recruiting
Athletic administrators and coaches in Kentucky respond to the Supreme Court's recent decision that allows rules which bar high school coaches from contacting prospective recruits.
Read more...Umpire to the Rescue
You may have heard of MLB umpire Tim McClelland, who blew the whistle on Sammy Sosa's corked bat in 2003. Valley High School in Des Moines, Iowa is hoping that name will go a long way in helping it raise money to upgrade its baseball and softball fields.
Read more...Practice Makes Perfect
NCAA Division I is okay with its women's teams using male practice players. On Thursday, the Championships-Competition Cabinet issued a set of guidelines and expectations for institutions on the issue.
Read more...The New Class
The first class of men's basketball players forced to attend college for one year due to the NBA's new age minimum will be drafted tonight. Some appreciated the extra year to learn more about the game and grow up a little, and some think the rule is unnecessary.
Read more...Jumping Ship
After paying the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference $50,000 each for leaving, Gannon University and Mercyhurst College will become the first private schools to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
Read more...All-Americans on Air
This fall, ABC will be airing live the first ever ESPNU High School Football All-American Game—at the same time NBC will air the U.S. Army All-American (High School) Bowl.
Read more...Still Recovering
As professional sports outlets are thriving in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina, college sports are not. Low attendance records and construction delays are a few of the issues plaguing Tulane and the University of New Orleans.
Read more...Supreme Court Upholds Recruiting Limits
The Supreme Court has decided that high school coaches' free speech rights are not violated by placing limits on recruiting practices. In a unanimous ruling, the court said that "hard-sell tactics directed at middle school students could lead to exploitation, distort competition between high school teams and foster an environment in which athletics are prized more highly than academics."
Read more...Yahoo! Grabs Rivals
Joining other major online outlets in expanding its sports coverage, Yahoo.com has purchased Rivals.com, an extensive online source for high school and college sports information.
Read more...On Pennsylvania Ave.
Twenty-seven NCAA championship teams, including the men's cross country team from Colorado and Athletic Director Mike Bohn, were honored at the White House this week.
Read more...One More Year?
When should a high school student-athlete receive an extra year of eligibility? Here's an inside look at how the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association answers that question.
Read more...No Athletic Period
This Tennessee school board voted to do away with a 90-minute fourth period of the school day used for athletics. The fourth block may now only be used for academics.
Read more...Toledo to Overhaul Athletics
University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs has ordered a major restructuring of the athletic department, citing problems with everything from finances to the distribution of medication to athletes.
Read more...Above & Beyond
To illustrate how much time they spend working above and beyond their contracts, teacher-coaches at a Pennsylvania high school have decided to stop doing anything that's not in their contract--including summer sports activities.
Read more...Blogger Booted
Last weekend, NCAA authorities revoked a Louisville newspaper reporter's credentials because he was live blogging—giving online updates—from an NCAA tournament game. Much debate over the decision has followed.
Read more...Advertising HS Sports
The New York Times takes a look at the growing trend of advertising in the high school sports arena. New Web sites and television broadcasts of high school contests are making it easier and easier to reach the young audience marketers crave.
Read more...College Ball on the Rise
College baseball's media coverage seems to be picking up steam, and it's due at least in part to the growing number of fans demanding it.
Read more...Have Mercy
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association has added mercy rules to both football and basketball, beginning in the upcoming seasons.
Read more...Must-See MWC
The Mountain West Conference Board of Directors has retained a lawyer and backed its member schools, BYU and Utah, in their fight to have the conference's television network available in more homes.
Read more...Participation Rates Stagnant
While in the 90s there was a substantial increase in the number or women participating in college sports, the numbers have leveled and women lag far behind men in participation rates today, says a study released Tuesday.
Read more...Assistant Coaches Sue
Two assistant coaches in Washington who were fired last year in the wake of a supposed recruiting scandal have sued the parents of players who brought the original accusations for defamation.
Read more...Coaching Pay Too Low?
A Ball State University journalism class conducted a survey of Indiana high school coaches and found that while coaches' responsibilities continue to increase, their salaries do not.
Read more...The Hardest Part
For many NCAA Division I athletic directors, scheduling a football season has become the hardest part of their job. Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson explains.
Read more...No Endorsements
The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that prohibits personnel employed by schools to endorse the use of any performance-enhancing substances to high school athletes.
Read more...Hoops Enhancement
The NCAA has announced the formation of the Division I Men's Basketball Academic Enhancement Group, which aims to come up with ideas to boost this sport's overall Academic Progress Rate.
Read more...Pitt Upgrades
The University of Pittsburgh has committed $34.3 million for athletic facility improvements to help its teams compete on a higher level nationally.
Read more...Attendance Up
Both NCAA men's and women's basketball attendance records were set this past season, in part due to a new Division I rule that allowed teams an extra regular season game.
Read more...Knowing the Rules
In Florida, a highly successful softball coach faces fines and penalties for violating two state association rules. He says he made the mistakes unknowingly, and he now understands the importance of studying the rules.
Read more...Garbage Duty
After several off-season arrests and altercations involving his players, Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno handed out a new assignment to his squad for the upcoming season: cleaning up the football stadium Sunday mornings after home games.
Read more...Commissioner Questionnaire
In a Q&A with the Columbia Daily Tribune, Big 12 Conference Commissioner Kevin Weiberg, who is set to retire at the end of the year, touched on television contracts, athletic department budget disparity within the Big 12, and the BCS system.
Read more...High School vs. Club
Who is to blame when club sports draw athletes away from their high school teams? This article takes a look at the situation in Washington state.
Read more...Eastern Illinois Drops Wrestling
Eastern Illinois University is disbanding its intercollegiate wrestling program due to the poor academic performance of team members.
Read more...Private School Arms Race
Around Washington, D.C., private schools are competing to see who can build the most impressive athletic facilities, widening the divide between public and private schools.
Read more...Subsidizing D-I Sports
Recently released 2004-05 data says only 22 of the NCAA's 313 Division I athletic programs are self-supported. The other 291 subsidize sports in order to stay afloat.
Read more...Not on Sunday
The Alabama High School Athletic Association has denied Hoover High School its request to play in the Ohio vs. USA Challenge football game because "Sunday is a day of worship."
Read more...Dee To Retire
After 15 years as Athletic Director and 27 total years of service, Paul Dee will retire next year to become part of the school's faculty.
Read more...Changing Transfer Rules
The California Interscholastic Federation is changing its transfer rules to allow ninth graders to transfer one time without changing addresses and still be athletically eligible.
Read more...VaTech's Weaver Speaks
Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver took the podium yesterday to thank fans for the support they've shown in the wake of the April 16 shootings. Some have suggested that the number 32 be retired on all the school's jerseys.
Read more...Fighting Fundraising Fraud
The Illinois Attorney General has filed four lawsuits against Liberty Publishing and its affiliates, which publish sports schedules and calendars nationwide.
Read more...Money Matters
The Cincinnati Enquirer examines fundraising by area college athletic departments, including interviews with donors about why they give large sums and what they receive in return.
Read more...Point, Counter Point
Two Atlanta Journal Constitution columnists look at the issue of whether to revise Title IX.
Read more...Tackling Turnover
The trend of coaches leaving their posts after just a few years has led one high school athletic director to form a Coaches' Advisory Committee, which will look at ways to overcome obstacles to longevity.
Read more...Backing It Up
The NCAA men's basketball rules committee approved moving the three-point line back one foot to 20 feet, 9 inches, beginning in 2008. The change will now go to the playing rules oversight for approval May 25.
Read more...APR Scores Released
The NCAA released its third year of Academic Progress Rate (APR) data Wednesday. Almost every sport has shown improvement, but 49 institutions will have to raise their scores by next year in order to escape restrictions.
Read more...Ranking Coaching Candidates
When hiring a new coach, Syracuse University Athletic Director Daryl Gross uses a special process. He formulates a grid that quantifies the attributes needed to be successful, which ultimately ranks each candidate.
Read more...Three A Week
In an effort to rein in off-season training programs, the Indiana High School Athletic Association has limited teams to three sessions per week until a month before the official start of preseason practice.
Read more...Buying Out the Buy Out
New University of Michigan Head Men's Basketball Coach John Beilein has reached an agreement with his former employer, West Virginia University, over a $2.5 million buyout clause his owes the Mountaineers.
Read more...Money Trail Needed
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association passed a measure this week that says gifts or stipends to coaches in excess of $500 must be approved by the school board or board of directors.
Read more...Stanford Swim Coach Suspended
Stanford University Men's Swim Coach Skip Kenney will be suspended for the next two months for having several swimmers' records removed from the team's media guide. However, he was cleared of accusations that he violated NCAA rules on voluntary offseason workouts.
Read more...Politicians to Review MSHSAA
This summer, a special Missouri House committee will be looking into how the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) is regulating its sports. The investigation comes after accusations that the MSHSAA has not treated its student-athletes fairly.
Read more...Calling Student Leaders
The NFHS has announced its annual National Student Leadership Conference dates: July 19-22 in Indianapolis.
Read more...Athletic Advancements
NCAA Division III Adrian College in Michigan was seeing declining enrollment as recently as two years ago, but by building athletic facilities, hiring coaches, adding sports, and recruiting athletes, its freshman applications have doubled.
Read more...Student Vote
College newspaper sports editors and writers from across the country have banded together to create the Student Writer Poll, a third national NCAA football ranking poll.
Read more...Leaving Jersey
After 20 years at The College of New Jersey, Athletic Director Kevin McHugh is leaving at the end of the academic year. He will move to Bates College as Director of Athletics and also chair the physical education department.
Read more...Supreme Court Hears Recruiting Case
Ten years ago, a high school football coach sent a letter to area eighth graders inviting them to a practice. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association saw the letter as a recruiting violation, but the school said it had first amendment rights to free speech. The case visits the Supreme Court for the second time today.
Read more...Rivals Unite Online
Virginia and Virginia Tech students united yesterday in the wake of the shooting on Virginia Tech's campus. Online sports message boards were used to share information because the schools' Web sites and cell phone availability were intermittent.
Read more...Lessons Learned
Four high school Massachusetts athletic directors are putting away their clipboards at the end of the school year, but first they sat down with The Boston Globe for a Q&A session.
Read more...Texas to Test
Yesterday, Texas legislators passed a bill that will require random steroid testing of its high school athletes beginning next school year. Who will pay for the tests is still up in the air.
Read more...Gambling Ads
NCAA officials have asked the University of Iowa to consider the appropriateness of their advertising relationship with an Eastern Iowa casino.
Read more...UNC's Dorrance Back in Court
A federal appeals court has ruled that the nine-year-old sexual harassment lawsuit against Anson Dorrance, Head Women's Soccer Coach at North Carolina, should be heard by a jury. The case was brought by a player who claims Dorrance repeatedly asked her and other players questions about their sexual activities.
Read more...One More Chance
On Saturday, a New Jersey high school wrestling coach will put on what he calls the College Connection—an opportunity for high school wrestlers who may not have made it to the state tournament to show their talent to invited college scouts.
Read more...Coming Out
University of Missouri Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Kyle Hawkins has slowly told family and friends he is gay. This year he is also out to his team.
Read more...Kentucky Passes Transfer Rule
The Kentucky Board of Education yesterday passed a rule requiring athletes who change schools in ninth grade to sit out a year of play. They will be allowed to practice.
Read more...Down to Four
At the University of Nebraska-Omaha, four candidates out of 70 are left vying for the open athletic director's position. Two were on campus this week for interviews.
Read more...Coaches Face Tough Choices
Reality is setting in after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the Michigan High School Athletic Association's appeal regarding its disadvantageous sports seasons. These coaches will have to decide which of their two sports they will coach next year after the seasons are switched back.
Read more...Grown Up Gators Win Second Title
 | Athletic Management would like to congratulate the University of Florida men's basketball team on winning the 2007 NCAA Division I National Championship—its second in two years. In 2005, as freshmen, Al Horford and Corey Brewer, now juniors, appeared on the cover of our magazine. |
Q&A with Dave Stead
The executive director of the Minnesota State High School League talks about the state's eight-day suspension of the wrestling season, a new transfer rule, and his desire to see some coaches improve their behavior.
Read more...Ohio Colleges Lag in Compliance
As the 35th anniversary of Title IX nears, so does the completion of a study that is finding colleges in Ohio are far behind in proportionality numbers and dollars spent on recruiting and scholarships.
Read more...Security Advice
NACDA and the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Spectator Sports Security Management will hold a workshop May 9th for athletics administrators concerned with the growing issue of athletics security on campus.
Read more...Reviewing a Rout
A Washington high school conference is considering changing its rules after a 64-0 rout in fast-pitch softball last week. The winning coach said his team did what it could to avoid embarrassing the opponent.
Read more...Diversity Questioned
As Harvard University begins its search for a new head men's basketball coach, its lack of diversity in its athletic program is drawing attention. None of the school's 32 head coaches are black nor are any of its 13 senior athletic administrators.
Read more...Challenging Conduct Codes
A Virginia high school has been challenged over a new policy that prohibits athletes from using alcohol, tobacco, or drugs and requires parents to inform the school if their child violates the rule. A civil liberties group says the reporting requirement is unconstitutional.
Read more...Combining Athletics & Academics
A combine for Florida high schoolers will have stations like the 40-yard dash and shuttle runs, but also booths about GED testing, tutoring, and college entrance exams.
Read more...Bad Sports
Does sports participation condone questionable morality in athletes instead of building character? A Connecticut track coach says yes, and that something must be done about it.
Read more...No Need to Recruit
Most people assume USC Head Men's Basketball Coach Tim Floyd spent countless hours recruiting high school phenom O.J. Mayo. But Mayo was the one who sought out Floyd and the USC campus.
Read more...BC AD Gets New Contract
Football and basketball postseason tournament appearances have netted Boston College Athletic Director Gene DeFilippo a five-year contract extension through 2012.
Read more...Athletes Off Easier?
Officials at a Wisconsin high school are being accused of preferential treatment of student-athletes vs. non-athletic students.
Read more...Money Madness
The University at Albany men’s basketball team made it to the NCAA Division I tournament for the second year in a row. But is the success helping the school financially?
Read more...Taking Time Off
Tennessee has voted in a new high school sports calendar that includes an extra six weeks of "dead" time during the school year and less contests in almost every sport.
Read more...NYC Bans Metal Bats
On Wednesday, the New York City Council passed a bill banning metal bats in high school competitions. Metal bat manufacturers may take legal action against the rule.
Read more...New Site for Athletes
The NCAA launched a new Web site, www.NCAAStudent.org, on Wednesday, aimed at prospective college student-athletes and their parents.
Read more...Public vs. Private
In Kentucky, state legislators are trying to block the passage of a rule that would force students who attend a private elementary school, but then switch to a public high school (or vice versa), to sit out a year of sports.
Read more...Funny Bounces
Eleven years ago, Phil Hopkins coached 16th-seeded Western Carolina to a near upset of No. 1 seed Purdue in the NCAA tournament. Today, he is teaching and coaching at a junior high school in Walhalla, S.C.
Read more..."Voluntary" Workouts Questioned
In the San Francisco Chronicle, Stanford University swimmer Michael McLean says Head Coach Skip Kenney removed McLean's name from the team media guide as a punishment for taking a summer internship and not training with the team.
Read more...Redmen Voted Out
After three months of discussion, the Natick, Mass., School Committee voted 4-3 to drop its Redmen nickname.
Read more...KU Goes After T-Shirt Maker
The University of Kansas has filed suit against a T-shirt company it claims is violating its trademark by printing shirts in Kansas blue with slogans like "Muck Fizzou" on them.
Read more...Facebook Exchanges
In Massachusetts, administrators are discussing how to handle exchanges about high school athletics on Facebook.com that have become ugly.
Read more...Opening Arguments Today
The Oregon Supreme Court will begin to hear a case today to decide whether the scheduling of high school postseason games must accommodate religious practices.
Read more...A Rooney Rule for College?
At a Congressional committee hearing on the lack of diversity in college athletics leadership positions, there was support for a college version of the NFL's Rooney Rule. Read more...NFHS Announces Awards
The NFHS Coaches Association announced its National Coaches of the Year this week, and also honors Boyd Sands of New Jersey for the NFHS Coaches Association Citation. Read more...Four AD Candidates Left
A blog writer for OregonLive.com asks the four candidates seeking the job of Athletic Director at Portland State to answer five questions about their qualifications for the job. Read more...Snowy Reception
The Atlantic 10’s TV contract with CSTV is has many coaches and administrators grumbling.
Read more...Cash From Corporate Sponsors
In Indiana, more and more high schools are looking into selling naming rights. Read more...Going Multi-Sport
A writer for NFL.com says high school football players who become one-sport athletes won't necessarily benefit from concentrating only on football.
Read more...Home School Swim Team
Tennessee high school swim coaches voted to allow Tennessee home-schoolers to be one team next season, instead of swimming as individuals.
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