NCAA

Wednesday, November 28, 2007, DETROIT -- Hundreds of people gathered at the General Motors Wintergarden at the 2009 Final Four Logo Marriott Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit this morning to get a first glimpse at the symbol identifying the city as the destination every NCAA Division I men’s basketball team hopes to reach throughout the 2008-09 season.    » read more »

Monday, December 3, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS — The Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr., former United States senator and NASA astronaut, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Theodore Roosevelt Award, the highest honor the NCAA bestows.

The award, also known as the “Teddy,” will be presented at the NCAA Honors Celebration on Sunday, January 13, during the annual NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.    » read more »

Friday, November 30, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA will ask the judge to set aside the jury’s verdict against the NCAA in a defamation trial involving former University of Alabama football booster Ray Keller. The jury ordered the NCAA to pay Mr. Keller $2 million in compensatory and $3 million in punitive damages.

“We’re disappointed in the verdict and will ask the judge to set it aside. If necessary, we will appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court,” said Chuck Wynne, NCAA spokesperson.

No timetable has been set for taking these actions.    » read more »

Wednesday, November 28, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff has reinstated the eligibility of Iowa State University basketball student-athlete Lucca Staiger.

Staiger, a freshman at Iowa State, will be required to sit out the 2007-08 season of competition while being charged a season of eligibility, as a condition of his reinstatement for playing 82 games on a professional team in Germany prior to enrollment at the university. Staiger will have three seasons of remaining eligibility.    » read more »

“Black Magic” - From Award-Winning Filmmaker Dan Klores - to air on ESPN March 16-17, 2008, Immediately Following NCAA Selection Coverage

November 29, 2007 -- ESPN, in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Dan Klores (The Boys of Second Street Park, Viva Baseball, Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story and Crazy Love), has announced that Academy Award Nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and New Orleans Hornets star point guard Chris Paul will narrate the upcoming film event, “Black Magic.”    » read more »

Dec. 22nd game in Birmingham, Ala., matches teams from BIG EAST and C-USA

November, 2007, BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- ESPN Regional Television announced today that the University of Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg, Miss., has accepted an invitation to represent Conference USA in the second annual Papajohns.com Bowl.    » read more »

Week-Long Initiative to Include Simultaneous Launch Featuring Jim Valvano ESPYS Speech on Numerous ESPN Platforms, Men's and Women's Jimmy V Basketball Classics and Marathon Chat by ESPN.com's Bill Simmons

Debuts Sunday, Nov. 11

November 9, 2007 -- Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and professional volleyball legend Karch Kiraly will debut as a volleyball analyst for ESPNU this Sunday, Nov. 11. Kiraly’s first match will be a BIG EAST women’s volleyball contest -- #17 Louisville at Notre Dame at 2 p.m. ET.    » read more »

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 -- Recent media reports from the Des Moines Register and other outlets regarding the initial eligibility of Iowa State freshman Lucca Staiger are inaccurate.

In these press reports, it has been stated that Iowa State has filed an appeal with the NCAA regarding this student-athlete. This is not accurate. In fact, the NCAA did not receive the facts of the case from the school until yesterday (Tuesday, November 6). The NCAA is now reviewing these facts and has not yet issued a decision. Thus, an appeal has not been filed.    » read more »

More than 1,050 Games Across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT

November 5, 2007 -- With the tip-off of the 2007-08 men’s college basketball season -- more than 1,050 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT – ESPN will host a media conference call.

New elements to this year’s coverage include:
• The addition of Pac-10 games on ESPN for the first time since 1995.    » read more »

Monday, November 5, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Honors Committee has named 1st Lt. Emily Perez and Major Doug Zembiec as posthumous recipients of the 2008 Award of Valor and chose James MacLaren as the 2008 Inspiration Award winner.

The U.S. Military Academy’s Perez and the U.S. Naval Academy’s Zembiec, who are both deceased, and Yale University’s MacLauren will be recognized during the 2008 Honors Celebration in January at the NCAA Convention in Nashville.    » read more »

Friday, November 2, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS---The site selection process for the 2012 through 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Final Fours began this week with notification to the Division I membership and potential host cities that their declaration of intent to bid must be received by the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees by November 21.    » read more »

- Deep Roster of Experienced Commentators Returns
- Doris Burke Adds Weekly Game Analyst Role
- Jay Bilas to Work Additional Games

November 1 , 2007 -- ESPN will field the deepest roster of knowledgeable and experienced men’s college basketball commentators to work television’s most extensive game and studio coverage on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com. New this year:    » read more »

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions has penalized Indiana University of Pennsylvania for major violations in its men’s basketball and men’s and women’s swimming program. The violations include two charges of unethical conduct, a failure to monitor and impermissible benefits.

Penalties for the violations include placing the university on probation for two years; reducing the number of scholarships for both programs; a vacation of select swimming records; and placing the former head swimming coach on a two-year show cause order.    » read more »

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, ST. LOUIS -- The NCAA, in conjunction with the Missouri Valley Conference and the St. Louis Organizing Committee (SLOC), unveiled the 2009 NCAA Women’s Final Four® logo today at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in downtown St. Louis during the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Media Day luncheon.

The 2009 Women’s Final Four logo features St. Louis’ Gateway Arch. The primary colors are blue, red and gray.    » read more »