Saving Sports

Blog of the American Sports Council.

Where’s The Title IX for Black Men?

That's the title of an op ed that ran today over at The Root, the new online magazine for African-Americans created by the same minds who are responsible for Slate. The piece was written by our friend, Wade Hughes, the former wrestling coach at Howard University until the program was cut along with baseball in 2002 in ... More

Additional Sports Links

We've started to add links to various sites associated with college sports. If you have any suggestions for further additions, please let us know. More

CSC Facebook Group now Live!

The CSC has started a group on Facebook, fittingly named "College Sports Council" Please check us out, and pass the word! As always, any suggestions you may have are welcome. The facebook group can be viewed here More

Congratulations Coach Kerr

The CSUB wrestling coach has been named Man of the Year by Amateur Wrestling News. More

Title IX and Science Education

Some members of the academic community have taken a look at gender disparity in college and university science programs and have come to the conclusion that it's time to give Title IX a try. But there's at least one academic who's taken a look at what's happened with athletics, and doesn't think it's the right formula. More

Oregon Wrestling: Title IX’s Collateral Damage

Our friends at Oregon Wrestling are participating in the PAC-10 Championship in Eugene today, what may be the final competition in the program's 54-year existence. Late last week, Oregon's Assistant AD, Neal Zoubouklos, stated that Title IX compliance wasn't an issue when Oregon decided to drop the program in favor ... More

One View of Title IX and HBCUs: The Human Cost

Thanks to working on the announcement of yesterday's study on Title IX and historically black colleges and universities, I had the distinct pleasure of getting to know Reggie Torrence. Reggie is an employee of Xerox and living in Washington, D.C. today, but six years ago he had just completed his sophomore year at Howard ... More

Other Voices on Title IX and HBCUs

Both Texas Swimming and The Inkwell have weighed in. More

What Happens When a Program is Killed Because of Title IX

A couple of years back, Iowa State University shut down its baseball program. Now fans are asking why. More

Keene State College Hamstrung by Title IX

While some students would like to see sports added, it's clear that the athletic director knows that if he runs afoul of the strict proportionality standard, it could be trouble. More