Collegiate athletics

Saturday, October 27, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS --- Whitney Myers, a former swimming student-athlete at the University of Arizona, is the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Myers received the award—one of the most prestigious that the NCAA bestows—at the 17th annual NCAA Woman of the Year Awards Dinner tonight, October 27, at the Murat Centre Egyptian Room. The award honors female student-athletes who have completed their eligibility and demonstrated academic and athletics excellence, as well as community service and leadership.    » read more »

Friday, October 26, 2007 -- Contrary to Dave Kotok’s story in the Omaha World-Herald published Tuesday, October 23, the College World Series is not “up for grabs.”    » read more »

Friday, October 26, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the State of North Dakota have settled the lawsuit brought against the Association by the state and the University of North Dakota regarding the NCAA’s 2005 policy prohibiting Native American mascots and imagery at its championships.    » read more »

Thursday, October 25, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized University of Arkansas, Fayetteville for major violations in its men’s track and field program. This case involved several violations of NCAA recruiting rules committed by one former assistant coach and one prospective student-athlete, including unethical conduct by the former coach and an admitted failure to monitor by the university.    » read more »

Monday, October 22, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- Dr. James Frank, former NCAA president, Lincoln University (Missouri) president and Southwestern Athletic Conference Commissioner, is the recipient of this year’s NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award.

The award, named in recognition of the late President Gerald Ford, honors individuals who have provided significant leadership as an advocate for higher education and intercollegiate athletics on a continuous basis over the course of his or her career.    » read more »

Monday, October 22, 2007, NEW YORK --- Unveiling the latest in a series of enhancements to the event, the 16-team NIT Season Tip-Off will guarantee every team four games beginning in 2008. The announcement was made today by Greg Shaheen, President of the NIT, LLC.

First- and second-round games will continue to be played at four home campus sites. The four winners of those sites will move onto New York’s Madison Square Garden over the Thanksgiving holiday.    » read more »

Monday, October 22, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS---John W. Adams has been named NCAA National Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating, the NCAA announced today. Adams will replace Hank Nichols, who in August announced his retirement effective at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season.    » read more »

ESPN360.com to Simulcast Every ESPN and ESPN2 Telecast

Thursday, October 11, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- Stakeholder groups involved with National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball are making a unified commitment to substantial improvement in the enforcement of appropriate bench decorum for coaches and student-athletes throughout the 2007-08 season. The NCAA initiative is endorsed by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).    » read more »

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized Ball State University for major violations in its athletics program, which included several student-athletes using nearly $27,000 in scholarship funds for books for other students through the university bookstore. The violations include a lack of institutional control, excessive financial aid and exceeding practice hour limitations.    » read more »

Friday, October 5, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct announced Brian Hung, a tennis student-athlete at the University of Michigan, and the 2006 Framingham State College women’s soccer team as the 2007-08 NCAA Sportsmanship Award winners.

Hung and the Framingham State squad were chosen from among six finalists — three male and three female — representing Divisions I, II and III.    » read more »

Wednesday, October 3, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS --- The NCAA and the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) today announced a partnership to educate athletics administrators and develop student-athletes for success in the classroom. In support of the NCAA’s ongoing academic reform efforts, this partnership will help educate athletic and college administrators on the intent, goals and improvement strategies of NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR).    » read more »

Wednesday, October 3, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS — Division I student-athletes continue to perform well in the classroom, and more of them are graduating from college, according to the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate figures.

From 1995-2000, Graduation Success Rates increased in many sports, including high-profile men’s sports such as basketball, football and baseball, and high-profile women’s sports such as basketball, ice hockey and soccer. In fact, Graduation Success Rates in men’s basketball jumped nearly 8 percent.    » read more »

Tuesday, September 25, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA announced today the finalists for the 17th annual Woman of the Year award. This prestigious award honors outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics, service and leadership, and have completed their collegiate athletics eligibility.

The nine finalists were selected from a group of 128 conference and independent nominees and represent all three divisions of intercollegiate athletics.

This year’s finalists are:    » read more »

Event Pits Michigan State vs. Texas and Oakland University vs. Oregon

September 25 , 2007 -- ESPN Regional Television (ERT) and The Palace at Auburn Hills will host one of the premier college basketball events in the nation, the fifth annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Spartan Clash, on Saturday, Dec. 22. The event will feature an opening game of Michigan State vs. Texas on ESPN2 beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Tickets for the 2007 doubleheader go on sale Sept. 28 at Palacenet.com, the Palace’s box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.    » read more »