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Uncertain future for Vinal Tech-East Hampton co-op football team Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:28PMMIDDLETOWN — With Vinal Tech athletics on the chopping block, it would be “extremely difficult” for Vinal Tech and East Hampton to pull together funds for their co-op football team this year, Vinal Tech’s booster club president Peter Dombrowski said.
More from Jay Paterno on pay for play Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:05PMEarlier today, we wrote about the Big Ten's stance on increasing scholarship money to cover the so-called cost of attendance. We quoted Penn State assistant coach Jay Paterno, who had some interesting thoughts on the matter. So interesting that I thought I'd share some more of them now. Paterno noted that this is hardly a new topic. He said he wrote an article for the Penn State school newspaper ...
After Sunday's thrilling World Cup final, all we can say is: THANKS, SOCCER MOMS! Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:00PMAfter Sunday's thrilling World Cup final, all we can say is: THANKS, SOCCER MOMS!
ADs: Cost of attendance, not pay-for-play Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:14AMScholarships that cover the full cost of attendance is the answer, not pay-for-play, according to a polling of a handful of Pac-12 athletic directors. USC's Pat Haden felt so strongly about the issue that he has a post on the matter on the school's official website . "The NCAA formulas used to determine student-athlete stipends are not appropriate," Haden said in the post. "Having interviewed 15 ...
NCAA probe of Oregon's recruiting practices has put heat on the Ducks' thriving program Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:52AMThe House That Nike Built stands like a giant high-end fashion store at the west end of Autzen Stadium. The Casanova Center is a green-and-yellow neon light for Oregon athletics, its long athletic department complex lined with oak paneling and back-lit trophy cases. One floor below, the football locker room features individual ventilation areas for players and more flat screens than an ESPNZone.
Knee injuries sideline 2 more girls Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:01AMUniversity of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt was intrigued. She wanted to know who the down-low force was at the Volunteers’ elite girls summer camp last month on the Knoxville campus. She maneuvered closer.Summitt was interested in Makayla Waterman, the budding 6-foot-1 center who was an immediate force for Fairmont High School last season as a freshman. Waterman was having her ...
Sidelines Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:16PMOrtiz, Gregg facing suspensions, finesBOSTON (AP) — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and Baltimore pitcher Kevin Gregg were suspended four games and fined Thursday for their parts in a July 8 bench-clearing brawl.
Big lacrosse tournament draws thousands to Chesterfield Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:41PMBusinesses in Chesterfield and surrounding communities are seeing dollar signs this weekend.
Graduated stars from three Cape Ann schools take part in Agganis Classics Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:20PMAdam Philpott is all over the place. Again. Summer job. Playing a little baseball. Playing a little football.
University of Wyoming Continues 23-Year Partnership With Paciolan Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:00PMIRVINE, CA and LARAMIE, WY--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - Paciolan, the leading provider of ticketing, marketing, and fundraising solutions in college athletics, announced today that University of Wyoming (UW) will continue its 23-year partnership with the company for an eight-year term. Leveraging all of Paciolan's industry-leading solutions, including its online/print-at-home technologies, UW has ...
Truckee Tahoe Sunshine Letters Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:00PMOn Friday, April 15, a stellar line-up of musicians and sound equipment gurus joined together to offer a Concert for Japan at the Cottonwood Restaurant in Truckee.
PRESS BOX: Winning is wonderful, but losing is a lesson, too Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:54AMMuch has been written and said about the value of youth and high school sports to the growth and development of young men and women.
Loughlin's Jasmine Alston having big, busy summer with Philly Belles Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:36AMIf the Philadelphia Belles 15U was a car, Jasmine Alston would be its second gear. The speedy, athletic point guard can turn a halfcourt game into a track meet with the dribble of a basketball. “If you want to change something up or make something happen, you just give Jasmine...
OSU has been punished plenty Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:58PMJim Tressel has received a $250,000 parting gift from The Ohio State University. Remember the fine that school president E. Gordon Gee insisted that Tressel would absolutely, positively, with-God-as-my-witness pay? Well, it has been waived. Tressel is a retiree now. Fixed income, you know.
Rece Davis, Clark Kellogg and Lisa Leslie Talk Capital One Cup Before 2011 ESPYs Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:14PMEach year, the ESPYs serve as a celebration the biggest stars, moments and stories in the world of sports from the past year, and the 2011 edition won't be any different, except for one important addition—the Capital One Cup. In its inaugural year, the Capital One Cup is a competition honoring the most successful men's and women's athletics programs in Division I collegiate athletics. As the ...
IHSS continues to thrive in high school sports Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:48PMThe popular Illinois High School Sports website recently turned 10 years old, and it has awarded more than $25,000 in scholarships to prep student-athletes in that time.
Colleges got $1.8 million from credit card agreements Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:11PMEighteen Tennessee colleges, student groups and alumni associations earned $1.8 million last year from agreements allowing credit card companies to market college-themed cards to students and alumni.
Florida State sand volleyball ready to get started Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:11PMThe first official season of collegiate sand volleyball doesn't start for another eight months, but Florida State already feels ahead of the competition.
Boxer dreams of rings Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:14AMTiara Brown, 23, a graduate of Fort Myers High School, trains earlier this month at the Fort Myers PAL. Brown, ranked second at 132 pounds by USA Boxing, has qualified to box in the Olympic Trials in February.
In The Schools Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:41AMIn The Schools
Changes approved at Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:08AMUniversity Senate chair Morris Levy said he was going to push for the addition of a faculty trustee at the Board of Trustees stated meeting on Tuesday.
Loudon and Veselsky are tops in their class Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:45AMOLD TAPPAN - Seniors Maggie Loudon and Dale Veselsky are NVOT's Ahtletes of the Year.
COLLEGE SPORTS: McMurry accepted into NCAA Division II candidacy period Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:56PMMcMurry University moved a step closer to the return of scholarship athletics Tuesday when the NCAA announced the school has been accepted into the candidacy period for Division II membership.
Monmouth College announces recipients of endowed scholarships Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:16PMMonmouth College recently announced the names of several incoming students who have been awarded endowed scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year.
A Q&A with Chris Pratt, One of the Stars of Moneyball Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:55PMChris Pratt is one of the stars of the upcoming baseball movie, Moneyball. He's a Seattle Mariners fan, enjoys beer, had to learn how to swing a baseball bat left-handed and was once on the OC. Also, he's married to Anna Faris.
Ted Kaufman: Time to Take a Hard Look at School Sports Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:00PMHow do we persuade teenagers that academic, rather than athletic, excellence is a lot more likely to result in a successful life and, yes, financial rewards? The people who run college sports are not helping.
Rob Oller commentary: Schools should forfeit cash, not wins Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:07AMOhio State should begin to enroll imaginative 5-year-olds, because a university bent on teaching truth is going out of its way to play make-believe.
UK basketball notebook: AAU coach laments July 'cattle show' Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:59AMKaleb Tarczewski, a 7-footer from Southborough, Mass., had to decline interview requests at the Adidas Invitational in Indianapolis last week. "My coach doesn't want us doing interviews," he said.
‘I fell in love with tennis too late’ Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:18AMNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The long hair is long gone, the denim shorts have faded to memory, and there was Andre Agassi accepting induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame Saturday with an overdue affection for the sport he once resented and a rejection of the “Image is everything” attitude that helped propel him to stardom.
RINGO: Punishment anything but for Buckeyes Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:17AMThis Jan. 4, 2011, file photo shows Ohio State players holding up the Sugar Bowl trophy after beating Arkansas 31-26 in the NCAA college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
Buckeyes slap their own wrist Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:38AMCOLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio States 2010 Big Ten championship, its 12-1 season, its victories over rival Michigan and in the Sugar Bowl all gone. Coach Jim Tressel is out and so is star quarterback Terrelle Pryor.Left behind two years of self-imposed probation.
Agassi inducted into Hall of Fame Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:27AMNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The long hair is long gone, the denim shorts have faded to memory, and there was Andre Agassi accepting induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday with an overdue affection for the sport he once resented and a rejection of the “Image is everything” attitude that helped propel him to stardom.
Two local athletes headed to National High School Rodeo finals Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:23AMLike many athletes, Grant Smalley and Madison Festa hope to earn athletic scholarships for college.
Agassi thanks sport for life, wife at Tennis Hall Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:56AMNEWPORT, R.I. -- Andre Agassi accepted induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday with an overdue affection for the sport he once resented and a rejection of the "Image is everything" attitude that helped propel him to stardom.
Agassi thanks tennis for life, wife at Hall induction Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:51PMNEWPORT, R.I. -- Andre Agassi used his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame to thank the sport for all it has given him -- including his wife, fellow Hall of Famer Steffi Graf.
Agassi Inducted Into International Tennis Hall of Fame Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:09PMAndre Agassi, who was No. 1 for 101 consecutive weeks, was inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Barker weighing his options Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:41PMVillage of Oak Creek resident Blake Barker, an 18-year-old Sedona Red Rock High School graduate, is currently getting serious looks by several colleges all over the nation to play basketball for their respective schools. “It’s pretty exciting that I have a chance to go play somewhere being from Read more...
Agassi thanks sport for life, wife at tennis hall Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:25PMTennis great Andre Agassi reacts as he looks at an exhibit dedicated to him at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Friday, July 8, 2011, in Newport, R.I. Agassi will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Agassi goes into Tennis Hall of Fame Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:55PMThanks sport for giving him great life, wife
Agassi thanks tennis for life, wife at Hall of Fame Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:55PMAndre Agassi uses his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame to thank the sport for all it has given him.
Andre Agassi thanks sport for life, wife at tennis hall Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:49PMNEWPORT, R.I. - Andre Agassi used his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame to thank the sport...
Ohio State forfeits 2010 season and Sugar Bowl Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:37PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s 2010 Big Ten championship, its 12-1 season, its victories over rival Michigan and in the Sugar Bowl — all gone. Coach Jim Tressel is out and so is star quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
Agassi goes into Tennis Hall, thanks sport for life and wife Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:33PMPlease read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details
PPJSHS Class of 2011 honored with special awards ceremony Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:40PMPOINT PLEASANT — The Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School Class of 2011 has a lot to be proud of. From academics to athletics and more, members of the Class of 2011 certainly strived for excellence thr...
Gilbert is Final 4 candidate for national award Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:22PMArea prep coaching icon Joe Gilbert has received numerous honors — while compiling a universe full of wins — during his long career at Barnsdall High.
Plum graduate making waves in pool at Seton Hall University Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:33AMIt is about halfway between the end of the 2010-11 collegiate swim season — which ended in March — and the upcoming season, which begins with practices in October. read more »
Northwestern Pennsylvania golf outing schedule Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:50AMUpcoming golf tournaments in northwestern Pennsylvania whose registration deadlines have not already passed:
Delany Doesn’t Rule Out NCAA Split Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:20PMLet's be fair to Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany: When Delany speaks in this USA Today article on the problems plaguing major college athletics and the potential "fundamental changes"
Former NBA Player Armen Gilliam Dies Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:10PMFormer NCAA standout and NBA player Armen Gilliam has died at age 47.
Basketball: AF's Waddoups garnering some D-I attention Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:19PMQuincy Bair and Marcel Davis might not be the only American Fork basketball players to land Division I scholarships next year. Bair and Davis have both committed to Utah State.