Fri, Jul 30, 2010
San Bruno, CA - West Coast Conference Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich announced the promotion of Sarah Wilhelmi to Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Student Services and Stefanie Ordoveza to Associate Director for Marketing and Communications.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
The Commissioner of the Pac-10 announced that as the conference expands to 12 members, it will change its name so that it corresponds to the number of members according to James Day of the Statesman-Journal.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Conference USA will make about $7-$8 million a year off its latest contract with CBS College Sports. The league is negotiating with its primary television partner, ESPN, to renew its other contract.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Reflecting the economic troubles facing California, SDSU is considering eliminating out of state recruiting as a way to reduce both recruiting costs and out of state scholarship expenses.
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
The ACC Commissioner is pleased with the ACC's new television contract, but concerned with the escalating cost of football, among other things according to Travis Sawchik of the Post and Courier of Charleston.
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez says that it is possible that the divisional break down for football might be different for other sports despite the confusion that would ensue.
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe is being given a lot of credit for keeping the conference together in the face of difficult odds. The Miami Herald examines how he did it.
Sun, Jul 25, 2010
With the addition of Utah and Colorado the PAC 10 must now decide how to create divisions for at least football. Should the divisions be arranged in a North-South format? Can natural rivalries be maintained? Should the four California schools be separated for the greater good?
Sun, Jul 25, 2010
The NCAA has imposed a restriction that prohibits firms that are connected to college basketball prospects from being retained as consultants by member institutions according to the Sporting News.
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
An assistant coach from BC allegedly emailed a UCONN football recruit telling him that the current coach and staff at UCONN would be gone by his projected enrollment date in January, 2011.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
NCAA related inquiries and possible infractions have brought a different type of attention to the SEC Conference on the eve of the college football season according to Glen Guiibeau of USA Today.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
The Division I Leadership Council elected Cal State Bakersfield to Division I membership for the 2010-11 academic year. CSUB reclassified from Division II through the traditional five-year transition process.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Football game day parking at Penn State will jump from $20 to $40. However, if you plan ahead you can secure parking for a lot less. This move is an attempt to reduce long lines coming into town without parking.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Rick Horrow and Karla Swatek suggest in BusinessWeek that a practical solution to the current agent problem is a business one in which the NFL and the Players Association would ban and penalize the agents and their economic base (the players) who engage in the NCAA prohibited practices while in college.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
In a sign that no licensing deal is too bold for the Longhorns, the Sports Business Journal reported that Texas Longhorns Energy has been launched. Partnering with an existing energy company, Texas fans will now be able to buy electricity and natural gas in deregulated markets from their favorite team. No word on whether that will keep you warmer or cooler from other types of energy purchases.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that during the discussions about staying in the Big 12, Commissioner Dan Beebe promised Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma that they would get $20 million annually from conference distributions. While Texas and Oklahoma have released the conference from that obligation, Texas A&M's president says the Aggies intend to hold the conference to that promise.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Keith O'Brien of the Boston Globe reviews a recent study published in the Review of Economics and Statistics on the positive effects that the participation of females in athletics can have on their lives and how society benefits as a result.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel reviews the historical and current issues caused by money, agents and self interest in light of the recent focus on agents triggered by NCAA investigations at member schools.
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Ethan Conley of The News Star reviews how Louisiana Tech has been reshaping its approach to athletics and football and how those changes and investments are paying off.
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
As a New Jersey native, Jim Delaney knows that the Washington D.C. - Boston corridor is a critical market with the New York area being its epicenter.
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Covering a meeting of the football coaches from the universities in North Carolina, Robbi Pickeral and Ken Tysiac of the News Observer report on Coach David Cutcliffe's observations that Congressional action is necessary.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
In a nod to the economy Oregon State slashed football ticket prices from $252 to $149 in its Valley View section while eliminating the $100 fundraising donation as well. Ticket buying surged pushing the Beavers over 26,000 season tickets sold for the first time.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
The University of Hawaii has enacted a $50 per semester student fee to help pay for its athletic program. The fee is projected to raise approximately $2 million per year.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
The fear and potential consequences of agents gaining access to and assisting student-athletes requires constant vigilence and preventive efforts by universities according to Ken Tysiac of the Charlotte Observer.
Thu, Jul 29, 2010
Changes to the new athletics training facility at the University of Tennessee suggested by the new coach will add an estimated $9,000,000 to the original $39,000,000 projected cost according to Megan Boehnke of Knoxnews.com.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Comcast-Spectacor, owner and operator of the Wachovia Center, is changing the name of the 21,000-seat arena to the Wells Fargo Center, effective immediately.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News writes about the Conference's East Coast promotional blitz that included stops at the New York Times and ESPN headquarters, as well as its annual preseason media gathering ... at the Rose Bowl.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today reviews the issues and economics related to the continued use of metal bats amidst reports of continuing injuries.
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports that the NFL's Titans have sued USC and Lane Kiffen for interfering with the Titans' contract with an assistant coach who left to join the USC staff.
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Pat Borzi of the New York Times reviews the lack of clarity around the NCAA's rule allowing advisors for baseball student-athletes, but prohibiting them from entering negotiations in the aftermath of a settlement by the NCAA with a former Oklahoma State pitcher.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Erik Brady of USA Today reviews the numerous lawsuits filed against Lock Haven related to the athletic director and the athletics department.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
The Charlotte Observer reports that North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has launched an investigation into possible improprieties by sports agents in the state.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
The former women's basketball coach at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington won a $545,000 jury verdict in a Title IX retaliation lawsuit against the school according to Greg Jayne of The Columbian.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
A New York Supreme Court judge has found that James Madison University committed tortious interference with Marist's employment contract with basketball coach Matt Brady and are liable for damages. Brady was under contract when JMU recruited him to become its coach.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
The Fiesta Bowl has come under criticism for allegedly reimbursing employees for making contributions to favored politicians. The Arizona Secretary of State requested the probe in a letter to Attorney General Terry Goddard, stating that "reimbursement for political contributions, whether engaged in by the organization's agents and/or employees, would be in violation" of state law.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Mike Reynolds of Mulitchannel News reports that Conference USA and CBS College Sports have extended their contract for TV and media distribution rights through 2016 for an undisclosed amount.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Dan Dakich has moved on from his playing and coaching duties at Indiana. He now hosts a sports radio show in Indianapolis and will serve as a color analyst on ESPN basketball broadcasts this year.
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
The Pac-10 is launching an effort to raise its profile on a nationwide basis that will hopefully lead to greater interest in the conference and ultimately a TV deal closer to the ones secured by the Big Ten, SEC and ACC according to Ken Belson of The New York Times
Sun, Jul 25, 2010
The Big Ten Network has quickly become a major force and a multimillion dollar revenue generator for its members according to Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal.
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
With 30,709 season tickets sold Texas Tech has beaten its previous season ticket record of 30,092 during the 2008 season. The season tickets do not include the student body which accounts for another 12,548 additional season tickets and will bring the overall total to 43,257.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Verizon Communications has agreed to a three-year sponsorship of University of South Florida Athletics that will make the nationally recognized broadband company a premier corporate partner of the Bulls and afford Verizon exclusive sponsor status as a TV, Internet and telephone service provider.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Former Florida Gulf Coast AD Carl McAloose has been hired as AD at Ida Baker High School in Cape Coral, Florida. McAloose left FGCU amid Title IX retaliation lawsuits.
Fri, Jul 30, 2010
Raleigh, NC - Shaw University announced that it has hired Douglas Hunter as Head Volleyball Coach. Hunter most recently served as volleyball coach for Winston-Salem State.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
Alex Marconi, who has spent the last five years as an assistant baseball coach at Ball State University, has been named the school's head baseball coach.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
University of Missouri-St. Louis Director of Athletics Lori Flanagan has named Brian Levin as the Tritons' head softball coach. Levin arrives on the UMSL campus from Murray State University.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Easton, PA - Meaghan Asselta has been named the head coach of the Lafayette softball program Director of Athletics Bruce McCutcheon announced.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
Pat Hill has agreed in principle to a contract extension through the 2014 season and to a pay cut. Hill said he agreed to the pay cut to help the athletic department and the community.
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