http://chronicle.com/section/Athletics/22/ News :: Administration :: Athletics Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:43:58 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130738/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-NCAA-Wades-Into-a-War-of/130738/ Stung by outspoken criticism from a New York Times columnist, the association is dishing back—and it's gotten personal.

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130446/ http://chronicle.com/article/Further-Big-12-Expansion-Is/130446/ Leaders are keeping their options open. Any invitations could be months off, and there is some reluctance to expanding beyond the current 10 institutions.

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130430/ http://chronicle.com/article/Joe-Paterno-Dies-Leaving-a/130430/ He championed "success with honor" during a long and storied career at Penn State. But scandal tarnished his final weeks.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:30:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130431/ http://chronicle.com/article/Female-Participation-in/130431/ Nearly 200,000 female athletes will suit up this year on more than 9,000 NCAA teams, says a report coming out on the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130280/ http://chronicle.com/article/What-Lies-Ahead-for-College/130280/ It's been a rough year for big-time college sports, to put it mildly. We brought together three experts for a wide-ranging video conversation on what might happen next.

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:45:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130242/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-NCAAs-New-Leader-Goes-on/130242/ Mark Emmert is moving quickly to bring change to college sports. Some colleges, especially those with smaller, poorer programs, are feeling left behind.

]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130139/ http://chronicle.com/article/2-Big-East-Members-Have/130139/ The preliminary conversations took place as the league worked to stabilize itself following the news that three members planned to leave, sources say.

]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:56:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130051/ http://chronicle.com/article/NCAA-to-Consider-Controversial/130051/ The proposals aimed at major-college football and women's basketball could help less-wealthy programs compete more favorably but lead bigger programs to fight for jobs.

]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:56:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129991/ http://chronicle.com/article/Womens-Basketball-Matures/129991/ As the season tips off, colleges face challenges in bringing the women's sport into its own, apart from comparisons with the men's game.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129994/ http://chronicle.com/article/For-One-Womens-Basketball/129994/ Marist College's Brian Giorgis knows his team can't always win the recruiting game. But it can triumph on the court.

]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129582/ http://chronicle.com/article/NCAA-Grapples-With-Covering/129582/ A proposal to give players up to $2,000 more a year has raised concerns at a time when many college students are coping with economic gloom.

]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129535/ http://chronicle.com/article/NCAA-Grapples-With-Covering/129535/ A proposal to give players up to $2,000 more a year has raised concerns at a time when many college students are coping with economic gloom.

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129529/ http://chronicle.com/article/Athletes-Continue-to-Graduate/129529/ Eighty percent of all Division I athletes who entered college from 2001 to 2004 graduated within six years of enrolling, according to new data.

]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:53:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129526/ http://chronicle.com/article/College-Athletes-Graduation/129526/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129483/ http://chronicle.com/article/NCAA-to-Consider-Sweeping/129483/ The Division I board will hear proposals on increasing the amount of money athletes receive and extending scholarships over multiple years.

]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129311/ http://chronicle.com/article/One-Parent-on-the-Dangers-of/129311/ Mark Hyman wrote a snarky article about parents who put their kids through surgery to preserve their athletic potential. Two years later, he did the same thing, and then wrote a book about it.

]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129313/ http://chronicle.com/article/An-Epidemic-of-Injuries/129313/ Players are arriving on campus already suffering from the aches and pains of overuse, athletic trainers report.

]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129292/ http://chronicle.com/article/Living-With-Pain/129292/ Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:19:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129172/ http://chronicle.com/article/Pay-for-15-NCAA-Executives/129172/ Among officers who served in both 2008 and 2009, the median pay increase was 7.1 percent, according to tax filings.

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:27:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129108/ http://chronicle.com/article/AfterWord-The-Perils-of/129108/ Big-time college sports can seem pretty alluring, especially to institutions that don't have them. But is moving up to Division I really a smart call?

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:43:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129055/ http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Dreams-of-Big-Time/129055/ Students at the U. of California at San Diego are pushing a move to Division I, just as the state continues to slash budgets.

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128620/ http://chronicle.com/article/NCAA-Adopts-Academic/128620/ Division I teams that want to compete in NCAA-sponsored national championships will have to meet a stricter standard that measures athletes' progress toward their degrees.

]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:25:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128599/ http://chronicle.com/article/NCAA-to-Consider-Academic/128599/ Mark Emmert, the association's president, said swift action could be taken on the idea, which emerged at a retreat with more than 50 university presidents.

]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128534/ http://chronicle.com/article/University-Presidents-to-Weigh/128534/ Officials at next week's meeting will tackle questions such as whether Division I revenue should be redistributed to close gaps between wealthy and struggling programs.

]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:10:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128512/ http://chronicle.com/article/Split-Ruling-in-Title-IX-Case/128512/ The ruling by the U.S. District Court in Sacramento helps clarify what it takes to show a history of expanding opportunities for female athletes.

]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:41:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128409/ http://chronicle.com/article/Off-the-Field-Big-Tens/128409/ A consortium of academics plans an ambitious online repository for data and research on traumatic brain injuries.

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