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Men’s Rugby on Edge at Cal

We're continuing to keep an eye on the athletic department at UC-Berkeley, and the latest news is that the supporters of the men's rugby team are getting nervous about possibly being downgraded to club status. From the San Francisco Chronicle: The most successful sports program in Cal history is fearful it may be downgr... More

Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Title IX and College Tennis

All over the Web today you're seeing a number of tributes to Billy Jean King's defeat of Bobby Riggs in a tennis challenge match on September 20, 1973. For the most part, the one thing that these articles all have in common are references to Title IX. Here's one example: Nonetheless, it is worth remembering for where it ... More

How Title IX Is Stifling High School Baseball in Florida

From Florida Today: A well-meaning attempt by a group of parents to fund an extracurricular sport at a Brevard public high school could be blocked by concerns over gender and low-income discrimination. Parents of about 35 Edgewood Jr./Sr. High students want to pay about $7,000 annually for a coach’s salary and other ... More

Christine Brennan and the Title IX Myth Making Machine

In 2005, the Wall Street Journal published a front page story titled, "Title IX's Next Hurdle," that contained the following quote: "Today it is best known as the law that helped pave the way for female athletes like Danica Patrick." That was a claim that came as a surprise to College Sports Council Chairman Eric Pearson. ... More

More Rumblings About Cal and Sports Cuts

Both Swish Appeal and California Golden Blogs have taken note of the San Francisco Chronicle piece from yesterday. More

Faculty Committee at UC Berkeley Recommends Cutting 5-7 Sports

Over the past few months, we've been following events at UC Berkeley very closely as a series of faculty committees worked to address the budget deficit in the school's athletic department. Back in July, one committee suggested that the department slash $6 million from its budget, but do it without eliminating any teams. ... More

Isn’t There More Than One Way to Think About Gender and Athletics?

Over at Sports Law Blog, my old friend Michael McCann has posted the schedule for the Boston College Law Review Symposium on the NCAA. It's set to take place on October 15, 2010. There are all sorts of interesting panels -- and congrats to Mike for getting picked to participate in one of them -- but the panel that caught ... More

CSC Study on NCAA Tennis Shows Title IX Enforcement Has Failed to Boost Opportunities for Women While Eliminating Men’s Teams

A few moments ago, the College Sports Council published the following press release. Double Fault: Tennis not helped by Title IX Enforcement; Fails to boost opportunities for women and eliminates men's teams. College Sports Council analysis of NCAA Division I data charts tennis team sponsorship since 1996 Title IX ... More

CS Fullerton Wrestling Gets a Reprieve

Last week we passed along news that despite a furious fund raising campaign, the wresting team at CS Fullerton was going to be eliminated at the end of the 2010-11 academic year. But earlier this week, the team got another reprieve: Cal State Fullerton wrestling has hope for a future. The sport, designated last week ... More