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DAILY NEWS ARCHIVE

Top HS Honors

The NFHS announced its 2010 National High School Hall of Fame class this week.
Posted: March 12, 2010

Hoops Goes 3D

Viewers with 3D-capable televisions will be able to watch the NCAA Men's Final Four in 3D.
Posted: March 11, 2010

NACWAA Names Director

The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators has named Patti Phillips Executive Director.
Posted: March 10, 2010

Different Kind Of Donation

Almost 30 athletes and coaches at UT-Chattanooga are joining the National Marrow Donor Program registry.
Posted: March 9, 2010

No-Transfer Rule

Arizona becomes the latest state with a rule to penalize athletes who transfer high schools for athletic reasons.
Posted: March 8, 2010

Players Face Charges

A current and former Citadel football player have been charged with the kidnapping and robbery of the team's assistant coach.
Posted: March 5, 2010

Soccer in S.D.

The South Dakota High School Activities Association voted unanimously on Wednesday to sanction soccer in 2012-13.
Posted: March 4, 2010

First-Degree Conviction

The man accused of murdering longtime football coach Ed Thomas was found guilty Tuesday.
Posted: March 3, 2010

D-III Record

This NCAA Division III men's ice hockey game featured four overtimes and lasted almost 140 minutes, spanning two days.
Posted: March 2, 2010

Land Donated

A donation of 33 acres of land will help this N.C. school build an athletics facility.
Posted: March 1, 2010

Getting Ethical

The WBCA has formed an ethics committee to be co-chaired by Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer.
Posted: February 26, 2010

Special Day

Next Tuesday, March 2, is National Sportsmanship Day. Are you ready?
Posted: February 25, 2010

Manager Suits Up

On senior night, this boys' basketball manager with Down syndrome started in the game, tallying a steal and a basket.
Posted: February 24, 2010

Ticket Price Regulation

Just in time for the state wrestling tournament, legislation has stopped New Jersey from increasing ticket prices.
Posted: February 23, 2010

BU Reacts

Binghamton University officials react to the audit of its athletic department, and admit major missteps.
Posted: February 22, 2010

Loyola Names AD

Loyola University named Jim Paquette its new athletic director this week.
Posted: February 19, 2010

New Program Amidst Cuts

In California, a high school boys' basketball coach is starting an inexpensive youth hoops academy.
Posted: February 18, 2010

Taxes for UW Stadium

The University of Washington got bad news about obtaining tax funds for the construction of a new stadium.
Posted: February 17, 2010

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.
Posted: February 16, 2010

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.
Posted: February 15, 2010

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.
Posted: February 12, 2010

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.
Posted: February 11, 2010

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.
Posted: February 10, 2010

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.
Posted: February 9, 2010

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.
Posted: February 8, 2010

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.
Posted: February 5, 2010

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.
Posted: February 4, 2010

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.
Posted: February 3, 2010

Prep Coverage Grows

Taking a look at how ESPN's coverage of high school sports has dramatically increased over the past decade.
Posted: February 2, 2010

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.
Posted: February 1, 2010

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.
Posted: January 29, 2010

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.
Posted: January 28, 2010

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.
Posted: January 27, 2010

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.
Posted: January 26, 2010

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.
Posted: January 25, 2010

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.
Posted: January 22, 2010

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.
Posted: January 21, 2010

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.
Posted: January 20, 2010

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.
Posted: January 19, 2010

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.
Posted: January 18, 2010

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.
Posted: January 15, 2010

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.
Posted: January 14, 2010

Less Travel

The main goal behind the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association realignment plan, currently being debated, is to cut down on schools' travel time.
Posted: January 13, 2010

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.
Posted: January 12, 2010

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.
Posted: January 11, 2010

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.
Posted: January 8, 2010

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.
Posted: January 7, 2010

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.
Posted: January 6, 2010

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.
Posted: January 5, 2010

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.
Posted: January 4, 2010