NCAA

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 »

- Most Nationally Televised Games of Any Network
- First College Basketball Game Airs Nov. 5

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 »

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 »

- College GameDay to Originate From UCLA Feb. 2
- ESPN on ABC to Continue to Offer Coverage of Pac-10 College Basketball Games

October 15, 2007 -- For the first time since 1995, ESPN’s college basketball coverage will include regular-season Pac-10 Conference home games. As part of a new multi-year agreement with Fox Sports Net, ESPN’s 2007 schedule will feature two regular-season Pac-10 home games. ESPN on ABC will continue to offer a minimum of three Pac-10 conference basketball games annually, with this year’s schedule featuring four telecasts.    » read more »

Tuesday, October 9, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- In an effort to address significant issues that pertain directly to the participation and employment of minorities in sports, the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA), previously known as Black Coaches Association will release the 4th Football Hiring Report Card on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.The results are detailed in the BCA HRC #4 (206-2007) which will be published on line no later than 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Visit www.bcasports.org to examine the report.    » read more »

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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 »