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Why NCAA nix is such trouble for women’s squash
by Fair Game News
posted July 20, 2011 at 8:46pm

By Sarah Odell When the NCAA decided late in 2010 to cut squash from the emerging sport list, most people didn’t notice the decision, let alone realize the profound impact on the sport moving forward. But this decision is like hitting the serve out at ...more

2011 NCAA Soccer Preview – Great West – Last Call?
by All White Kit
posted July 20, 2011 at 4:57pm

Is it game over for the Great West Conference? The ambitious project that started out as a football-only conference in 2004 and eventually spread to sponsoring many more sports a few years later could be grinding to a halt in the very near future. Ins...more

2011 NCAA Soccer Preview – Division I Independents
by All White Kit
posted July 20, 2011 at 12:00pm

Longtime contenders at the NAIA and Division II levels, SEATTLE University is already making their presence known at the highest level of college soccer after just three full seasons in Division I. After a couple of seasons just inside the top half of ...more

NCAA reprimands Mulkey, Walz for comments, actions during tournament
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 15, 2011 at 10:59am

The NCAA has reprimanded Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey and Louisville Coach Jeff Walz for their comments and behavior during the 2011 national tournament. The Division I Women's Basketball Committee took issue with Mulkey's criticism of the bracketing process. ...more

Turmoil in the Tennessee track and field program
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted July 6, 2011 at 9:44pm

The Tennessee track and field program is one of the most storied in all of college track. In fact, through the 90s and a good part of the 80s, Knoxville was arguably a more important place in the scheme of things than Eugene. Besides the Volunteers’...more

Building a track stadium in Oregon
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted June 16, 2011 at 2:14am

Yesterday Oregon State broke ground on a new track facility. Ken Goe and Doug Binder wrote about it. Oregon State killed off its track programs in 1988 and only brought back the women’s program in 2004 (and a distance-only one at that). This is consi...more

Seattle University joins Western Athletic Conference
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 15, 2011 at 2:55pm

Seattle University accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference in time to compete for the 2012-13 season. SU was in the West Coast Conference before dropping its NCAA Division I certification in 1980. Women's basketball is one of 17 SU...more

Tennessee merges athletic departments
by After Atalanta
posted June 14, 2011 at 12:53am

The University of Tennessee announced last week that it will be merging its formerly separate men's and women's athletic departments.Tennessee was one of the remaining DI institutions that had retained separate departments. Most schools combined departmen...more

NCAA Track & Field Championships Day 4 Recap
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted June 12, 2011 at 4:43pm

There’s little I can add that hasn’t been written already. Probably the most complete rundown of yesterday’s action is from the USTFCCCA. Other good writeups are at The Des Moines Register and The Oregonian. Complete results are at Flash Result...more

NCAA Track & FIeld Championships Day 3 Recap
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted June 11, 2011 at 3:51pm

Weather was still an issue on Friday at the NCAA Championships, but the athletes took central stage last night. It was one of the best days of track I’ve seen. No matter what you like best, you got it. The Des Moines Register has a dedicated NCAA Cha...more

NCAA Track & Field Championships Day 2 Recap
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted June 10, 2011 at 2:20pm

The story of day 2 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was rain. It disrupted the schedule of the meet on both ends. The decathlon and heptathlon got a delayed start due to torrential rain in the morning and early afternoon. Running eve...more

NCAA Track & Field Championships, dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted June 9, 2011 at 12:08pm

Random thoughts, news, and views in the Larry King style… Day 1 attendance was 5,713. Not too bad for a day that offered little in the way of finals but lots in the way of heat and humidity. It’s more than Arkansas drew for the final day of the 200...more

Women’s College World Series 2011: All about the HR. Two college players talk college ball.
by Fair Game News
posted June 8, 2011 at 11:16am

Former college player Megan Wood and current college player Rachael Goldenberg discuss the Women’s College World Series. By Megan Wood and Rachael Goldenberg Megan: First off, can we please talk about the gender performance of the players? ...more

What would OSU do?
by After Atalanta
posted June 7, 2011 at 1:30am

I don't have too much to say over the conundrum in Buckeye Land. I do think OSU President Gee's comment about firing Tressel was telling. He said he hoped Tressel didn't dismiss him. This was disappointing from Gee given that he was responsible for elimin...more

Women's Basketball Rule Changes
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted June 6, 2011 at 12:48am

So, did you see the new rule changes for NCAA basketball? The biggest one that will affect the women’s game is the one that moves the three-point line back to the men’s line. In other words, the distance for a three-point shot will go from 19’9” t...more

WCWS Loss Chart
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted June 4, 2011 at 8:59pm

The first team has been eliminated from the Women's College World Series, namely Oklahoma State, which has lost to Cal, 6-2. The WCWS is all about losses -- you get to keep playing until you lose two. Accordingly, I'm introducing the loss chart, as follow...more

Rethinking NCAA track & field postseason
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted May 31, 2011 at 1:50pm

A great sketch from the old Monty Python’s Flying Circus show was titled “Vocational Guidance Counsellor.” A chartered accountant, Mr. Anchovy, is looking for a new occupation, and describes his current job to the counsellor: It’s dull. Dull. Du...more

Competitive Cheer Pushes to be Recognized as Varsity Sport
by Title IX Blog
posted May 23, 2011 at 6:45pm

Today's New York Times includes an article on the competing proposals to the NCAA to recognize some version of competitive cheer as an emerging sport for women. One was submitted by a consortium of six universities already sponsoring varsity-level cheer,...more

NCAA Softball Tourney underway
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 20, 2011 at 1:21am

The NCAA tournament begins today, with the Seattle region (Washington, Portland State, Auburn, and BYU). This regional is starting a day earlier than the other 15, apparently to accommodate BYU's school policy of not competing on Sundays.The host Huskies...more

More on NCAA Division I attendance: Gonzaga ranks 25th
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 19, 2011 at 7:56pm

Guess there were plenty of witnesses for Gonzaga's historic season, including the rising public spotlight on PG Courtney Vandersloot. She's settling into WNBA training-camp in Chicago after helping the Zags attract an average 4,060 fans to rank 25th in th...more

DI, DIII, total basketball attendance up
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 18, 2011 at 1:06pm

Hey, here's some great news:NCAA women’s basketball attendance for the 2010-11 season surpassed 11 million for the fourth consecutive year as record highs were achieved in Divisions I and III. Attendance for all three NCAA divisions was 11,159,837, good...more

NCAA D-I sets attendance mark; no Pac-10 teams in mix
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 18, 2011 at 3:00am

NCAA Division-I women's basketball set another attendance record, drawing 8,127,779 fans for the 2010-11 season. The previous D-I record was 8,090,084 set in 2007-08. Overall, the three levels of NCAA basketball drew 11,159,837 fans -- the second largest...more

Annual Geo-Spatial NCAA Softball Tourney Travel Map
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:12pm

At roughly four hours post-announcement of the NCAA tournament brackets (which translates to 1:30 a.m. Central), this is one of my fastest turnarounds for posting my annual geo-spatial bracket! Unless you have some really fine eyesight, you are urged to ...more

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