Saving Sports

Blog of the American Sports Council.

Lacrosse is Booming in North Carolina

At least according to this story at jdnews.com. Here's the paragraph that caught my eye: With lacrosse a growing NCAA sport because of Title IX, Herbold said about 130 girls from the Baltimore area signed scholarships in lacrosse last month. That, he said, compared to about 60 boys - and 10 players each in football and ... More

A Modest Proposal to Keep Men’s Track and Field at Bemidji State

We've been following the potential elimination of men's track and field at Bemidji State for a couple of weeks now, and Mike Hougen, a track coach at a high school in Iowa, has come up with an idea to save the team. The following is excerpted from a letter to the editor that appeared in today's edition of the Bemidji ... More

Thanks to Title IX, Separate but Equal Comes to College Athletics

The sports section of today's New York Times provided a real spit up your coffee moment this morning while I was reading a Bill Pennington piece entitled, "Dropped from Varsity Lineup, but no Longer Grumbling". I'll let you read the following passage, but to me, the argument seems to be that for some male athletes, ... More

The Thoughts of a Gymnastics Fan

With Title IX leading to the elimination of so many programs, this fan can't help but worry about the future of the sport. More

The Myles Brand Title IX Debate, Continued

Over at Because I Played Sports, there's a spirited debate over what Myles Brand really meant last week. Our own Jim McCarthy makes an appearance. Please stop by and participate -- but keep it respectful. More

Dept. of Education Starts Title IX Investigation at Weatherford College

Details from the Weatherford Democrat. More

On Title IX and Interest Surveys

A discussion at Texas Swimming. More

Fighting For Lacrosse and Title IX Reform in Connecticut

We found this in our mailbox this morning: Our website, Lax For Connecticut is dedicated to bringing back Division I Men's Lacrosse to the University of Connecticut. UConn had Division I Men's Lacrosse up until 1983 when it was Title IX'd. UConn currently has DI Women's Lacrosse, but only club for Men. In my ... More

All-American Wrestler Laments State of Sport in Wake of Title IX

Cordel Andersen was one heck of a high school and college wrestler. At Preston High School in Utah, he was named a Prep All-American by Wrestling USA Magazine before going on to become a two-time All-American wrestler at Utah State -- a school where the sport has since be eliminated. Recently Andersen was inducted ... More

More on Title IX Meddling in High School Athletics Funding

I found the following item buried in a story about a local board of education meeting in Colorado. The following comes from the Brush News-Tribune: Miles also addressed funds for athletics, stating, “It has been said that a donation is unaccounted for or has been put somewhere else.” The $2,307.51 donation from ... More