BENNER: NCAA should tread lightly with Penn State football
Instead of shutting down Penn State football, why not use that economic engine to do some enormous good?
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College football finally closes in on a playoff
The BCS commissioners have backed a plan for a four-team playoff with the sites for the national semifinals rotating among the major bowl games and a selection committee picking the participants. The plan will be presented to university presidents next week for approval.
Butler University directed to spend more on male athletes
Butler University has learned that it is violating U.S. civil rights laws because it isn’t spending enough money on its male athletes. It also was directed to get more women involved in intercollegiate sports.
Ex-Colt Schlichter’s latest sentence: 11 years
Ex-Ohio State and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter was sentenced Friday to nearly 11 years in federal prison for scamming participants in what authorities called a million-dollar sports ticket scheme.
Butler leaving Horizon League for Atlantic 10
Butler University formally announced its departure from the Horizon League Wednesday. It will begin playing in the Atlantic 10 in the 2013-14 season.
Ticket sales firm to double client list, triple work force
Get Real Sports Sales is positioned to grow as colleges, pro teams begin to outsource ticket sales.
NCAA faces firestorm after replacing Shaheen
Since Tuesday, fans, coaches and prominent journalists have fired off more than 150 messages on Twitter or on blog posts either blasting the Indianapolis-based NCAA or praising Greg Shaheen, who had overseen all 89 of the NCAA’s championships since August 2010.
Butler’s Stevens turns down Illinois coaching job
A person familiar with the basketball coaching search at the University of Illinois says the Illini are interested in talking to Ohio University's John Groce after being turned down by Brad Stevens of Butler University.
City hopes for big splash from NCAA swimming events
NCAA swimming championships being held at the IU Natatorium this week kick off six years of collegiate swimming championships that are expected to generate millions of dollars for the local economy.
Butler eyes move to Atlantic 10, ESPN says
A spokesman for the university said it has not entered into “formal talks” with anyone about switching conferences. Butler has been an inaugural member of the Horizon League since its founding as the Midwestern City Conference in 1979.
Crean, Painter contracts packed with rewards for postseason success
Indiana University Coach Tom Crean and Purdue University Coach Matt Painter cash in big time when their teams perform well, especially in postseason play.
IU success spurs Big Ten tourney ticket sales
Officials are confident attendance at the Big Ten men’s basketball tourney will top last year’s total of more than 86,000 and could surpass 90,000 for the first time since 2006.
NCAA delays decision on stipend for scholarship athletes
The National Collegiate Athletic Association will wait to decide on whether scholarship athletes at college sports’ top division will be eligible for as much as $2,000 a year to pay for food, transportation and other incidental expenses.
BENNER: NCAA suffers under the sport it can’t control
The oft-maligned NCAA absorbs much of its criticism from football.
Legislation seeks more aid for college athletes
The legislation would require large athletic programs to cover all sports-related medical expenses incurred by athletes. In addition, the legislation would require colleges to continue providing financial aid to students whose athletic scholarships are revoked despite being in in good standing.
NCAA president promises sweeping rules changes, no pay for athletes
Reform will eliminate unenforceable, low-impact regulations.
BENNER: For BCS chief, this isn’t the season of good will
Why would one of the nicest people I know place himself in a position where he gets criticized almost daily?
For Big Ten championship, even suites are for sale
Besides individual tickets, entire suites are being offered for as much as $28,000 on various online brokerage sites for the inaugural Big Ten championship football game.
BENNER: Cowardly silence brings shame to Happy Valley
As horrific as the allegations are, just as horrendous are the alleged inactions of Penn State officials and Paterno himself.
NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors OK’d reforms that give conferences the option of adding more money to scholarships, schools the opportunity to award scholarships for multiple years, impose tougher academic standards on recruits, and change basketball recruiting.