And The Winners Are...

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics has announced the recipients of the 2007-08 Athletic Director of the Year awards.

Posted: June 11, 2008

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.

Posted: June 10, 2008

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.

Posted: June 9, 2008

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.

Posted: June 6, 2008

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.

Posted: June 5, 2008

To The River

This Colorado high school offers a unique sport to its students interested in a more nontraditional option: whitewater canoeing and kayaking.

Posted: June 4, 2008

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.

Posted: June 3, 2008

Duke Names New AD

Duke University has hired Kevin White, Athletic Director at Notre Dame, as its Vice President and Director of Athletics.

Posted: June 2, 2008

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.

Posted: June 2, 2008

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.

Posted: May 30, 2008

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.

Posted: May 29, 2008

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.

Posted: May 28, 2008

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.

Posted: May 27, 2008

Money for Facilities

In a display of commitment to its sports programs, Vanderbilt University will spend $60 million on improvements to campus athletic facilities.

Posted: May 23, 2008

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.

Posted: May 22, 2008

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.

Posted: May 21, 2008

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.

Posted: May 20, 2008

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.

Posted: May 19, 2008

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.

Posted: May 16, 2008

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.

Posted: May 15, 2008

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.

Posted: May 14, 2008

A Fair Shake?

The South Dakota High School Activities Association has decided to ban handshakes between wrestlers and opposing coaches after a match.

Posted: May 13, 2008

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.

Posted: May 12, 2008

Candidate Questions

USA Today asked the three presidential candidates for their thoughts on Title IX and performance enhancing drug use in the United States.

Posted: May 9, 2008

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.

Posted: May 8, 2008

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.

Posted: May 7, 2008

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.

Posted: May 6, 2008

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.

Posted: May 5, 2008

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.

Posted: May 2, 2008

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.

Posted: May 2, 2008

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.

Posted: May 1, 2008

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.

Posted: April 30, 2008

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.

Posted: April 29, 2008

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.

Posted: April 28, 2008

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.

Posted: April 25, 2008

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.

Posted: April 24, 2008

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.

Posted: April 23, 2008

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.

Posted: April 22, 2008

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.

Posted: April 21, 2008

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.

Posted: April 18, 2008

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.

Posted: April 17, 2008

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.

Posted: April 16, 2008

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.

Posted: April 15, 2008

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.

Posted: April 14, 2008

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.

Posted: April 11, 2008

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.

Posted: April 10, 2008

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.

Posted: April 9, 2008

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.

Posted: April 8, 2008

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.

Posted: April 7, 2008

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.

Posted: April 4, 2008