Only 40 student-athletes were selected to be included in the Division III 40-in-40 series. But they weren’t the only ones who went on to achieve great things after their playing days.
The NCAA Softball Rules Committee recommended an experimental rule for the use of a new softball in the 2014 fall non-traditional season. The softball developed by Worth is softer but livelier than the current softball used in the Division I, II and III championships.
Download the report. From 2008-09 through 2012-13, Denison University awarded 24 student-athletes impermissible financial aid when it considered athletics participation when determining financial aid packages, according to findings by the...
Download the report. The College of Staten Island former head men’s swimming coach is subject to a four-year show-cause, according to a decision released by the NCAA Division III Infractions Appeals Committee. In November 2013, the NCAA...
The O’Bannon v. NCAA trial focused on student-athletes’ names, images and likenesses has concluded in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Read the statement from Donald Remy, NCAA chief legal officer, regarding the value of the college sports model.
Willie Scroggs, a former three-time NCAA men’s lacrosse championship coach, was approved as the new secretary-rules editor for the sport by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday. This appointment is fitting for Scroggs, who,...
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the alteration of the airborne shooter rule in men’s basketball during a conference call Wednesday. Starting with the 2014-15 season, defending players attempting to draw a charge are...
The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Rules Committee recommended an experimental rule for the 2014 fall non-traditional season that requires the attacking team to keep the ball below or inside the 30-yard restraining line.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved four experimental rules in wrestling, including two that will be exclusively used at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic Nov. 1 at the University of...
The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee at its meeting June 16-18 in Indianapolis emphasized that all running and field competitions should be conducted as written in the rules book starting in the 2014-15 academic year.
Current and former NBA head coaches Stan and Jeff Van Gundy learned basketball on the Division III level before making their respective marks on the league.
NCAA colleges and universities nominated 446 female student-athletes for the 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year award. The Woman of the Year award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their...
The Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports urged sport and playing rules committees to carefully consider the safety consequences of proposed playing rules.
From the basement of a red brick building at Washington State, the Sports Science Lab tests sports equipment to ensure a level playing field. Read the full feature .
While the Division III Championships Committee didn’t finalize any recommendations that would address the recent overages in Division III’s championships budget, it did make progress towards that goal during its May 28-29 meeting in...
June 10 Morehead State announced the retirement of head men’s golf coach Dr. Rex Chaney after 38 years at the helm of the program and 61 years with the athletic department. Other transactions Athletics directors – Bob Quinn resigned as...
Division III Recruiting Working Group proposes on-campus evaluations of prospective student-athletes and considers celebratory signing letters for incoming students.
After a thorough review of its game, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee made several subtle rules recommendations during its meeting this week in Indianapolis. The largest action items (see sidebar) dealt with points of...
The job description for an undergraduate research assistant on Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier promised manual labor, long hours and no showers – and sounded perfect to Rochester’s Avery Palardy.
