The University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, violated financial aid rules and failed to monitor its athletics program, according to findings by the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions. Penalties in this case include two years of...
The NCAA has announced the six finalists for the 2012 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. One male and one female former student-athlete will be selected later this month for the renewable award, which provides $24,000 annually. The...
Mark Lewis has been selected executive vice president for championships and alliances, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced today. In his new role, Lewis is a member of the national office’s senior management group and oversees the...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org They’re blaming Connie for this one. The trip was all planned out – a couple of days in the Florida sun, three old friends catching up and looking back. The tradition held steady every five years, each of the former...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org Piggybacking off a familiar slogan, the Temple Owls sent a message. They give a hoot. More specifically, about taking a stand against bullying. The Philadelphia-based university was recently crowned the winner of the...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Without organization, chaos ensues. And no one knows organization better than Krista Lopez. The Oklahoma State senior is pursuing a double major in management and accounting. She is a forward on the soccer team and...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org Division III Week is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of student-athletes, but it’s no surprise that the student-athletes are turning the celebration into an opportunity to become even more involved in...
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced that NACDA past president and former TCU Director of Athletics Frank Windegger is the recipient of the 46th James J. Corbett Memorial Award. The Corbett Award is...
By Kristen Leigh Porter What started in October at practices in college gyms throughout the country concluded Tuesday night in Denver with the 40-0 Baylor women’s basketball team cutting down the nets at the NCAA Women’s Final Four. Buoyed...
By Kristen Leigh Porter NCAA.org t might have been spring break for Denver-area schools, but the NCAA and Notre Dame women’s basketball team recently helped a group of middle school students receive a once-in-a-lifetime education during...
By Audrey Snyder Special to NCAA.org As soon as the Louisville Cardinals step on the airplane for a road game, there’s a dominant presence in the front seat. The players carry their bags and try to shuffle past him, but they hear his stern...
By Greg Johnson NCAA.org Over the next few days, college basketball fans will enjoy the Men’s Final Four games in the Superdome and take in the culture that makes New Orleans a unique destination. The city is used to hosting major sports...
Joel McGormley, currently the appellate division chief for the Michigan attorney general, has been named the managing director of the NCAA Committees on Infractions. These committees are independent groups in each division comprised of...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick Making sure a prospective student-athlete is academically prepared for college is a significant undertaking that requires as much attention from parents, teachers, guidance counselors and coaches as athletics...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick Making sure a prospective student-athlete is academically prepared for college is a significant undertaking that requires as much attention from parents, teachers, guidance counselors and coaches as athletics...
By Josh Weinfuss NCAA.org Late in the 2010-11 season, as Harvard sought its first NCAA basketball tournament appearance in more than six decades, Don Swegan called Crimson coach Tommy Amaker to say he wanted to see Harvard in the...
By Greg Johnson The NCAA’s “Pack the House” promotions drew 431,436 fans to women’s basketball games during the 2011-12 season. California was chosen as the overall winner for drawing 7,864 fans to Haas Pavilion for a game against rival...
By Brian Hendrickson NCAA.org Puget Sound football coach Jeff Thomas rarely sees an athlete like Nassar Kyobe at the Division III level. The 6-foot-3 defensive back, Thomas says, is so explosive that he can touch his elbow on a basketball...
By Brian Burnsed NCAA.org Inspired by the teachings of its namesake, St. Bonaventure University’s mission is to pursue knowledge for the sake of truth. But a decade ago, the university and its once esteemed basketball program became known...
DENVER--- Aurora Hills Middle School, Erie Middle School and four middle school students are the winners in this year’s NCAA Middle School Madness program, as part of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Final Four. “Having the Middle School Madness...
A group of 18 teenage girls and six women’s coaches from around the world will learn about women’s sports in the United States as part of the Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative. The delegation—which includes participants...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Sometimes perspective is everything. The way you see something depends on your outlook and your point of view. For Joseph Cross, football transformed into art and a passion for photography. Cross came to Bridgewater...
Approximately 60 NCAA student-athletes from surrounding NCAA member institutions and national office staff will celebrate National Student-Athlete Day, in conjunction with the 4th annual NCAA Membership & Student-Athlete Affairs...
NCAA Corporate Champions AT&T, Coca-Cola and Capital One together with the NCAA and Turner Sports, today formally announced Jimmy Buffett, KISS and The Black Keys as the headliners for the 2012 NCAA Big Dance Concert Series, in New...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org The seven young men often spend their weeknights crammed into a recording studio in Pittsburgh, their legs still stiff from a two-hour trek in the car. The sacrifice is unique – sometimes they’ll be there past two in...
