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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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... More

A Holiday Carol for the Quota Crowd …

... Courtesy of our friends at Texas Swimming. More

Norwich and Lawrence Universities Cancel Wrestling Programs

I'll be headed out for the holidays momentarily, but before I go, I wanted to pass along the very sad news that bothNorwich University(which also cut Men's tennis) and Lawrence University have dropped their men's wrestling programs. At Norwich, it seems that friends of the program are determined not to go without a ... More

Buying Into Title IX Doubletalk at the University of Delaware

While the administration at the University of Delaware decided to ignore NCAA President Myles Brand's edict not to blame Title IX for the end of the Men's Indoor Track program, the folks who run the student newspaper don't seem to mind resorting to Orwellian twists of the language to cover up what happened: Univers... More

Men’s Program Braces for Cuts at UT-Chattanooga

From the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: UTC men’s golf coach Mark Guhne spent Thursday night in a condominium without running water or electricity. “It had a couch,” he said, describing his accommodations on a recruiting trip. “I’m staying with a friend tonight in Orlando and another friend in Miami tomorro... More

Title IX Might Have Killed Wrestling at Susquehanna University, But Not Its Spirit

From John Huckaby in the Centre Daily Times: Wrestling is gone from Susquehanna University, a victim of Title IX. And long-time SU wrestling coach Charlie Kunes, a State College native, has been deceased for more than two years. Some former wrestlers and alumni at the Selinsgrove school don’t want Mr. Kunes to be ... More

Oklahoma State Wins Reno Tournament of Champions

Congratulations to Oklahoma State University Men's Wrestling Team, the winner of college bracket of the 2008 Reno Tournament of Champions. Click here for the results. Here's the rest of the top 10: 1. Oklahoma State 146.5 2. Edinboro 132.5 3. North Carolina 94.0 4. Cal State Bakersfield 8... More