http://www.ncaa.org/ All news for the NCAA en-us http://www.ncaa.org/wcm/ncaa.jpg http://www.ncaa.org/ Thu, 8 May 2008 9:10:08 AM e51bca0c9f90047 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+III/Wisconsin-Whitewater+receives+facilities+gift+-+05-09-08+NCAA+News Thu, 8 May 2008 3:19:09 PM A family’s gift is putting Wisconsin-Whitewater one step closer to completing what school officials say will be a “state-of-the-art” complex serving several outdoor sports. e51b960c943487b http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/NCAA+Record/The+Daily+Record+-+05-08-08+NCAA+News Thu, 8 May 2008 12:00:40 PM Three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley has been named head women’s basketball coach at South Carolina. Staley has spent the past eight seasons at Temple, leading the Owls to a 172-80 record while garnering Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year honors in 2004 and 2005. Staley replaces Susan Walvius, who resigned after 11 seasons. e51a970c4b6f335 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+I/Division+I+Notes+-+05-08-08+NCAA+News Thu, 8 May 2008 1:48:54 AM Sport sponsorship: Murray State announced it will add softball for the 2009-10 season and discontinue rowing at the completion of the 2007-08 season due to “university cost-containment issues.” Scholarships for rowing student-athletes will be honored for the 2008-09 academic year. The school will provide full releases to any student-athlete desiring to compete at another institution. e51a960c4b542fb http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+II/Lacrosse+committee+seeks+to+fill+vacancy+-+05-08-08+NCAA+News Thu, 8 May 2008 1:47:03 AM The NCAA is soliciting additional nominees for a September 2008 vacancy on the Division II Men’s Lacrosse Committee. The appointee must be from the South region and may be a coach or an administrator. The deadline for submitting nomination materials is June 3, 2008.  Nominations must be submitted online at: https://web1.ncaa.org/committees/selection.jsp (Division II access code: membership2; Division II password: service). e51a950c4b35ec0 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+III/Division+III+committee+notice+-+05-08-08+NCAA+News Thu, 8 May 2008 1:44:59 AM The NCAA is soliciting nominations by June 6 for the following Division III committee vacancy. Nominations must be submitted online here (the Division III access code is committee3; the Division III password is 2006). e51a930c4b12d77 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+III/Hendrix+pursues+football+womens+lacrosse+programs+-+05-08-08+NCAA+news Thu, 8 May 2008 1:42:36 AM It appears football will be reinstated after a 50-year absence at Hendrix, which also announced plans to sponsor women’s lacrosse. e51aa20c4e7774f http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+I/Volleyball+regional+sites+named+-+05-08-08+NCAA+News Thu, 8 May 2008 1:41:53 AM The NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee has announced regional sites for the 2008 and 2009 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championships. e51a760c3e5a8bd http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+I/NCAA+penalizes+Florida+International+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 3:00:18 PM The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized Florida International University for major NCAA rules violations in its athletics program. The violations include ineligible participation, misapplied financial aid rules and a lack of institutional control. e51a770c3e89970 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/NCAA+Record/The+Daily+Record+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 11:03:30 AM Former Oklahoma State basketball coach Sam Aubrey died May 5 at the age of 85. Aubrey was a starting forward on the Oklahoma A&M team that won the 1946 national championship. He replaced Henry Iba as head coach in Stillwater prior to the 1970-71 season and led the program until 1973. e51a480c3a087ab http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Assocation-wide/Double-A+Zone+poll+Should+female+athletes+promote+their+sexuality+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 9:44:47 AM Last week’s Double-A Poll asked whether female athletes should steer clear of endorsements that promote their sexuality instead of their athletics prowess. As one might have expected, Double-A Zone readers were passionate in their responses. e5793c0bfbfaafb http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+II/Focus+on+diversity+intensifies+in+Division+II+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 1:40:19 AM Whenever NCAA President Myles Brand addresses groups of Division II presidents, he is quick to praise the many success stories the division has enjoyed since creating its strategic-positioning platform three years ago, but he also typically challenges the division known for its innovation with a “what’s next.” e5793a0bfbb7e26 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+III/Setting+history+in+motion+Recalling+a+football+first+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 1:35:45 AM Speakers ranging from university presidents to a Heisman trophy winner to the coach of a national-championship football team wondered aloud during a ceremony -- and ultimately doubted -- whether the Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio State students who played each other in a football game more than a century ago comprehended what they were setting in motion. e579360bfb72588 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+I/Wright+earns+1300+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 1:31:01 AM Fresno State softball coach Margie Wright became the first coach in her sport to reach 1,300 career wins last week. The milestone win was hard-fought, with New Mexico State taking the Bulldogs into extra innings before Wright’s team pulled out the 3-2 win in the bottom of the ninth. e5792d0bf9fa35e http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+I/Student-athlete+leaves+legacy+of+caring+at+Vanderbilt+-+05-07-08+NCAA+News Wed, 7 May 2008 1:05:20 AM e578330bef8c6e2 http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2008/Division+I/Reforms+inroads+evident+with+APR+release+-+05-06-08+NCAA+News Tue, 6 May 2008 1:00:05 PM The NCAA’s Academic Performance Program is creating positive behavioral change among Division I institutions, according to new four-year data released May 6.