Eastern Maine Community College suspends athletics for 2015-16
There will be no varsity sports at Eastern Maine Community College during the next academic year.
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UC coaches’ pay tied to athletes’ academic success in new policy
Newly hired coaches and athletic directors at the University of California will lose lucrative bonuses — potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars — if student athletes fail in the classroom, under a new policy...
New mascot statue will cost Montclair State $210K
The second-largest public college in the state is facing some criticism from students and graduates after agreeing to spend more than $200,000 on a 12-foot bronze statue of its mascot.
Adidas shows off swagger with University Of Miami sponsorship
Adidas has signed a twelve year partnership with the University of Miami.
What made college football more like the pros? $7.3 billion, for a start
After taking a sociology exam, Cardale Jones, a quarterback at Ohio State, posted a message on Twitter that echoed across college sports: “Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS.”
University of Arkansas fined over fans rushing field
The University of Arkansas is being fined $25,000 because fans ran onto the field after the Razorbacks' 17-0 win over LSU on Saturday night.
Athletes, Drugs and Entitlement
As Division III officials prepare to reduce the penalty for athletes who test positive for non-performance enhancing drugs ...
Some college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders
Early in her career as a learning specialist, Mary Willingham was in her office when a basketball player at the University of North Carolina walked in looking for help with his classwork.
College players wary of tweeting fans
College coaches and administrators concerned about their tweeting athletes also should be wary of their tweeting fans.
NFL free-agent lawyer ready to represent college athletes
Jeff Kessler, an attorney who helped bring free agency to the National Football League, is about to focus on the unpaid athletes who generate more than $16 billion in college sports television contracts.
