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Delaware State Drops Wrestling, But Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You

Click here for the official announcement. I think it's worth noting that back in February 2008, the College Sports Council issued a study warning that nearly all of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities were out of compliance with Title IX's proportionality standard, putting over 3,300 male athletes at risk nationwide. One of the ... More

Kutztown State Swimming Not Going Without a Fight

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The Latest Title IX Casualties

Men's Soccer at the University of Maine. Baseball at the University of Northern Iowa. Men's Tennis at UT-Martin. More to come. More

Kutztown State Athletes Fight Cuts to Men’s Swimming and Soccer

Details at The Morning Call. Be sure to check in with Texas Swimming for some decoding work on Kutztown State doubletalk. More

Is Wrestling in Danger at Stanford?

The San Francisco Chronicle says yes. More

Is Title IX Harming High School Volleyball?

We know the enforcement of Title IX at the college level has been devastating to men's volleyball programs, but what sort of effect is it having at the high school level? According to at least one newspaper in Colorado, the law is retarding the growth of the sport for young men: The CBHSVA has been petitioning for years to become a mainstream sport in ... More

Vermont Drops Baseball and Softball

Press release from the University of Vermont: As part of a University-wide budget management plan, the University of Vermont Athletic Department announced today that it will be discontinuing two sports, baseball and softball, at the conclusion of the current season in May. This reorganization will also include the closing of five staff positions. Dr. ... More

End of the Rainbow for Men’s Sports at University of Hawaii

Schools across the country are facing tough economic pressure and many are facing the grim prospect of eliminating athletic teams.  The latest example is the University of Hawaii, which reported yesterday that some of their teams may have to be cut.  Problem is, which ones? Currently, UH has eleven sports for women and seven sports for men.  But ... More

Findings of First-of-a-Kind Study Reveals Apparent Scholarship Discrimination by NCAA

Last month, the College Sports Council (CSC) announced some preliminary findings of a study into NCAA Division I scholarships in "gender symmetric" sports that found significant disparities into opportunities for men and women. Yesterday, the CSC released the full study (click here for the charts and graphs that accompanied the study), which generat... More

Will Title IX Kill FCS College Football?

In only the past few weeks, both Northeastern Univerisity and HofstraUniversity announced that they were eliminating their football programs. Both schools compete in the Football Championship Series, what was known for many years as Division I-AA. In announcing the end of the programs, officials at both schools cited many of the typical reasons: ... More