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NCAA Settles with North Dakota Over Fighting Sioux NIckname
The NCAA has settled the lawsuit filed by the University of North Dakota over the use of the Fighting Sioux, allowing UND the right to use the nickname and imagery for three years while it tried to o...
Pro Leagues Play with Vegas After All
If you believe Oscar Goodman, the former mob lawyer turned Mayor of Las Vegas, there is no better city on the planet to serve as the next expansion location or relocation site for a wayward franchise ...
Canes Leaving Orange Bowl
After 70 years as the prime tenant in one of college football's most famous venues, this season will be the last for the University of Miami at the Orange Bowl. Beginning in 2008, the Canes will move...
West Virgina Number 1
If you have read this blog for a while, then you know that I was a member of the college football blog poll last year. I intend to participate again this year if I can ever get my act together long e...
Texas Tops in Licensing Revenue
The Florida Gators may be the defending national champions in football and basketball but that doesn't mean that they are tops when it comes to selling Gator=themed tee shirts, sweatshirts and memorab...
The NCAA and Learning Disabilities
The Washington Post on Saturday ran an interesting article discussing the next step in the NCAA's campaign for academic improvement - the battle over learning disabilities. As the NCAA steps up its e...
Another Cardinal Milestone
Congratualtions to Tom Jurich for being named Sports Business Journal's Athletic Director of the Year. It's a well deserved honor as in my humble opinion, he is the finest athletic director in the co...
How Much Is a National Championship Worth?
One NCAA championship in basketball or football is usually worth quite a bit in extra licensing income , not to mention substantial increases in alumni donations, increased interest in admissions and ...
NCAA Awards Duke Laxers Eligibility Appeal
In a decision that is shocking for its speed and, frankly, its result, the NCAA has granted Duke's request to give its lacrosse players an extra year of eligibility as a result of the canceled season ...
Mid-Continent Conference Becomes Summit League
The Mid-Continent Conference has decided to change its name to the Summit League, in order to avoid confusion with a league that no longer has the initials MCC. According to league officials, one of ...
Surprise! Almost All Division I Schools Subsidize Sports
The NCAA recently released a report on the finances of Division I athletics and to the surprise of no one who is familiar with the situation, discovered that the overwhelming majority of schools hav...
Pregnancy and Title IX: The Next NCAA Scandal
Tomorrow morning on the ESPN program Outside the Lines, Julie Fowdy will present a report of several student athletes at different schools around the country who have lost scholarships as a result of ...