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.

Posted: August 27, 2008

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.

Posted: August 26, 2008

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?

Posted: August 25, 2008

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.

Posted: August 22, 2008

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.

Posted: August 21, 2008

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.

Posted: August 20, 2008

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.

Posted: August 19, 2008

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.

Posted: August 18, 2008

Gas Conscious Playoffs

Alabama has announced that it has tweaked its high school football playoff format to cut down on travel and save gas.

Posted: August 15, 2008

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.

Posted: August 14, 2008

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.

Posted: August 13, 2008

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.

Posted: August 12, 2008

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.

Posted: August 11, 2008

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.

Posted: August 8, 2008

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.

Posted: August 7, 2008

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.

Posted: August 6, 2008

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.

Posted: August 5, 2008

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.

Posted: August 4, 2008

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.

Posted: August 1, 2008

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.

Posted: July 31, 2008

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.

Posted: July 30, 2008

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.

Posted: July 29, 2008

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.

Posted: July 28, 2008

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.

Posted: July 25, 2008

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.

Posted: July 24, 2008

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.

Posted: July 23, 2008

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.

Posted: July 22, 2008

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.

Posted: July 21, 2008

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.

Posted: July 18, 2008

Irish AD Named

Jack Swarbrick, a Notre Dame University grad and current lawyer, has been introduced as Notre Dame's new Athletic Director.

Posted: July 17, 2008

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.

Posted: July 16, 2008

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.

Posted: July 15, 2008

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.

Posted: July 14, 2008

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.

Posted: July 11, 2008

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.

Posted: July 10, 2008

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.

Posted: July 9, 2008

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.

Posted: July 9, 2008

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.

Posted: July 8, 2008

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.

Posted: July 7, 2008

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.

Posted: July 3, 2008

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.

Posted: July 2, 2008

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.

Posted: July 1, 2008

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.

Posted: June 30, 2008

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.

Posted: June 27, 2008

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.

Posted: June 27, 2008

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.

Posted: June 26, 2008

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.

Posted: June 25, 2008

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.

Posted: June 24, 2008

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.

Posted: June 23, 2008

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.

Posted: June 20, 2008