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June 26, 2017

Championship squad, bench sizes won’t change in DIII

Though roster sizes are swelling in some Division III sports as athletics departments strive to help meet their institutions’ enrollment demands, the number of student-athletes allowed to dress or be on the bench for NCAA championship events will remain at current levels.

June 23, 2017

Enforcement staff leads academic integrity summit

NCAA rules violations involving transfer students who use online courses to qualify for NCAA competition are discussed at academic integrity summit.

June 22, 2017

Thompson named to DI Men's Basketball Committee

Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson has been named to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, replacing retiring New Mexico Athletics Director Paul Krebs.

June 21, 2017

NCAA releases new report as Title IX turns 45

In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA office of inclusion has released a new report on the status of female student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the NCAA.

June 21, 2017

Health and safety data collection poised to expand

Athletics administrators in all NCAA divisions may soon be able to benchmark their school’s health and safety procedures, staffing levels and other pertinent practices against comparable schools across the country.

June 20, 2017

Former Sam Houston State women’s tennis coach failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance

The former Sam Houston State head women’s tennis coach failed to promote an atmosphere of NCAA rules compliance when he knowingly engaged in impermissible recruiting contact and was involved in giving $1,167 in benefits to a student-athlete before and after she enrolled at the university.

June 20, 2017

Verifiable performance rule rescinded

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee on Thursday rescinded an impending rule change regarding verifiable performances.

June 20, 2017

Committee recommends modifying ice hockey video reviews

Video replay rules in ice hockey may soon be amended to permit reviews of goals scored after infractions involving an offside or too many players on the ice.

June 16, 2017

NCAA forms search committee for inclusion/HR executive

NCAA President Mark Emmert has named a national search committee to help identify candidates for the newly created senior position of executive vice president of inclusion and human resources. The 12-member committee will guide the effort to fill the position that Emmert developed when he combined...

June 15, 2017

Former Louisville operations director acted unethically, head coach failed to monitor

A former Louisville director of basketball operations acted unethically when he committed serious violations by arranging striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others, and did not cooperate with the investigation.

June 14, 2017

NCAA to follow international swimming rules

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a proposal allowing NCAA men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams to follow the International Swimming Federation technical rules. The rule is effective for the 2017-18 academic year.

June 14, 2017

Men’s basketball coach’s box grows 10 feet

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved extending the coach’s box to 38 feet for the 2017-18 men’s basketball season.

June 14, 2017

Women’s basketball moves to 4-foot arc in the lane

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving to a 4-foot restricted-area arc in the lane for the 2017-18 women’s basketball season. Previously, the restricted-area arc was located 3 feet in front of the basket.

June 9, 2017

Committee recommends free movement in women’s lacrosse

The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rules Committee recommended a proposal to allow free movement in the sport. Currently, players must stand on the whistle. Committee members, who met Tuesday through Thursday in Indianapolis, want to improve the pace and flow of the game and believe a way to accomplish this goal is to allow players to move after the official blows his or her whistle.

June 7, 2017

Chief Inclusion Officer Bernard Franklin announces retirement

Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer, has announced he will retire Nov. 1.

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