Want to See Inside an NCAA Investigation? Here’s Your Chance
Three years ago, the NCAA invited a group of sportswriters to participate in a mock session of the committee that selects, seeds, and brackets the field every year for the Division I men’s basketball...
View ArticleNCAA Puts U. of Michigan on Probation for Rules Violations in Football Program
The NCAA has placed the University of Michigan on three years’ probation for major rules violations in its football program. The Division I Committee on Infractions announced its decision in the...
View ArticleAt Williams-Amherst Matchup, Making History of a Different Sort
For 125 years, Williams and Amherst have competed for bragging rights on the gridiron. This year, the storied annual football game will feature the usual anticipation, but with one key difference: For...
View ArticleLeaders in College Sports Remain Largely White and Male
Despite modest gains by women and minorities, the power structure in big-time college sports remains overwhelmingly white, says a new report. White men account for all but 19 of the 120 athletic...
View ArticleMark Emmert on NCAA Rules, Online Courses, and Telling the Division III Story
Baltimore — In his first speech before the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association Thursday afternoon, the NCAA’s new president, Mark Emmert, fielded questions on everything from online courses...
View ArticleGeorgia Athletics Pays for Professorship
The University of Georgia Athletic Association is paying for a professorship in biological sciences at the university, the Associated Press reports today. Rick Tarlton, a longtime scholar at Georgia...
View ArticleNCAA Will Not Rush to Judgment on Cam Newton, Emmert Says
Washington—As allegations of academic fraud and other NCAA rules violations swirl around Cam Newton, the standout quarterback at No. 2 Auburn, the NCAA has remained tight-lipped about whether he will...
View Article9 Athletes Are Among Newly Named Rhodes Scholars
Of all the criteria the late Cecil Rhodes set forth for determining the winners of the prestigious scholarship that bears his name—academic achievement, integrity, leadership potential, and so on—there...
View ArticleAs TCU Joins the Big East, the Conference Shuffle Continues
With Texas Christian University’s announcement today that it will leave the Mountain West to join the Big East—a league where its closest opponent in football, Louisville, would be a mere 868 miles...
View ArticleFemale Athletes’ Concussion Symptoms May Be Overlooked
Researchers have suggested for years that male and female athletes may experience sport-related concussions in different ways. A new study now offers evidence that symptoms of concussion may vary based...
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