Saving Sports

Blog of the American Sports Council.

Rasmussen: 64% of Americans Oppose Use of Prong One in Title IX Enforcement

Following up on the polling done by the New York Times on Title IX earlier this week, the folks over at Rasmussen Reports have done some additional work that has uncovered something that we've long suspected—a solid majority of Americans oppose the use of strict quotas to enforce Title IX in intercollegiate athletics. ... More

Fighting the Title IX Echo Chamber and the New York Times

We're just about 36 hours past the publish time on Katie Thomas's horribly unbalanced piece on roster management and Title IX. The good news is that there are more than a few people who aren't buying her take on gender equity. First, we ought to check in with Wendy Parker, whose take on the piece ought to be required ... More

Official CSC Statement Regarding the New York Times Report on Roster Management and Title IX

The following statement is an official response to the New York Times story that was published this morning concerning the use of roster management by schools to comply with Title IX. It can be attributed to Leo Kocher, President of the College Sports Council: “Title IX has been turned into a gender quota law plain ... More

Geno Auriemma on Today’s NYT Story on Roster Management

Earlier today on ESPN, UConn Women's Basketball head coach Geno Auriemma, spoke more than a little truth about Title IX and equality of opportunity vs. equality of outcomes. His comments came in response to a question posed by network anchor Hannah Storm about the New York Times piece on roster management and Title IX ... More

The New York Times, Title IX and Roster Management

I've been getting messages since late last night about the piece that appeared in the New York Times today concerning the widespread misreporting of athletic participation data by colleges and universities in order to comply with Title IX. We ought to take a look at one piece of truth that was uncovered by the piece, ... More

CSC Statement on Athletic Cuts at Brown University

Earlier today, the College Sports Council (CSC) released the following statement in response to the news that a Brown University faculty committee had recommended that the school cut four athletic teams. The statement can be attributed to Eric Pearson, the Chairman of the CSC: “The battle to save the soul of college ... More

Preserving the Sport of Gymnastics for Future Generations

I just got this picture in the mail along with a note from CSC board member Bob Wournos: Our Level 6 & 7 teams at Great Northern Gymnastics bagged groceries for tips for two weekends before the MIGS Program National Invitational in early March. They raised $1,035.00 and presented me with a check for that amount ... More

Preserving the Sport of Wrestling for Future Generations

If you really want to know why the College Sports Council is in business, you should take a look at this photo. It was taken a few months ago at an event sponsored in Philadelphia by Beat the Streets, an organization dedicated to establishing youth wrestling programs all over the country. This picture was taken at an event ... More

How Title IX Enforcement Harms Both Men and Women

It was a sad weekend at the University of Delaware, as the 100-year old men's track team competed on campus for the last time. You'll recall that the team, as well as men's cross country, was recently eliminated, with the school citing Title IX compliance as the reason why. Jim Tresolini of the News-Journal was there, ... More

Fight Goes on For Men’s Gymnastics at Cal

Last Friday we passed along the news through Doug Nickle that Cal Baseball had been rescued from elimination thanks to alumni donations. Just a little while afterwards, Nickle sent this follow up message to remind everyone that the work at Cal won't be done until every sport that had been slated for elimination got a ... More