Saving Sports

Blog of the American Sports Council.

Don’t Be Fooled by Budget Claims: Part 2

In the Minnesota Daily, the University of Minnesota's student newspaper, Sports Editor Derek Wetmore examines how the school can reign in its sports budget after athletic director Joel Maturi leaves. The athletic department is currently a big money loser. Only 3 of the school's 23 varsity sports actually make money: ... More

Women Get to Play Hockey at Syracuse, Men Get to Wait

Just another example of "gender equity" thanks to Title IX. More

KU’s Unique Title IX Case

KU Sports is reporting on a fairly uncommon type of Title IX complaint lodged against Kansas University. The complaint, filed in 2009 by a male (Ron Neugent, former KU swimmer), alleges that the University was out of compliance with Title IX because males were underrepresented. To rectify the lack of proportionality, Mr. ... More

Addressing the Real Harms of Title IX Policy

In the Atlantic essay, “How Title IX Hurts Female Athletes,” Linda Flanagan and Susan H. Greenberg cite the prevalence of injuries and eating disorders, as well as the tremendous pressure to win games as evidence proving Title IX’s negative impact on girls. Those issues are serious and do deserve attention, but male ... More

The Media’s Incomplete Take on Title IX

More often that not, news and opinion stories centered around Title IX follow the same formula: 1). Cite the history of the law's passage. 2). Emphasize the importance of sports to the mental and physical development of young children and adults. 3). Applaud the growth of girls' participation rates and reflect on what ... More

Which Is It: Budget or Title IX?

In yet another instance in which a school cuts sports because of budget — and oh, wait, also because of Title IX — Millersville University announced last week that it is dropping men's cross country and men's indoor and outdoor track and field teams. 30 boys and one coach will be cut as a result. According to the ... More

WSJ Fails to Tell Whole Story on Title IX Enforcement

Our last blog post focused on New York City's Department of Education's irrational and discriminatory response to a Title IX lawsuit filed by the National Women's Law Center: Ban all new schools in the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) from creating any boys' teams. So much for equality of opportunity. So when Wall ... More

“Ending” Discrimination by Encouraging It: How NYC Went Down the Wrong Path

In response to a Title IX lawsuit last year alleging unequal athletic opportunities for males and females, the New York City Department of Education created a rule that new schools can only allow for girls' teams. To put it bluntly, no creation of boys' teams in new schools is permitted. The plan, which outright ... More

When Reaching for “Fairness” Achieves the Opposite

We'll say it once, and we'll say it again. And again. Booster clubs are the new targets of Title IX regulatory overreach and overzealous, if not downright unfair attempts to equalize and redistribute private, voluntary funds to sports teams. But, if you don't believe us, here's another current example out of Minnesota. ... More

What’s With All the Hoopla?

This past Tuesday was not just any National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). Rather, as this year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, it was an occasion for many activist groups and lawmakers to preach to young girls that they must get involved in sports for fear that other activities won't allow them to learn ... More