Grad rates for the 2008-09 freshman class were up 2 percentage points over rates for the 2007-08 freshmen class, to a record 86 percent. The four-year numbers went up one point, reaching an all-time high of 83 percent.
The book, “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen,” has spurred a grand jury investigation into allegations that strippers and prostitutes were used to entertain University of Louisville basketball players and recruits.
Andre McGee, a University of Missouri-Kansas City assistant basketball coach, has resigned in the wake of what he called "false allegations" that he arranged sex parties for recruits while he was a coach at Louisville.
The lawsuit seeks class-action status, claiming the career prospects of all University of Louisville students have been hurt by Katina Powell’s book, which alleges she supplied strippers and prostitutes for basketball recruits.
Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino vowed that he “will not resign” as investigations continue into allegations that one of his former staffers hired dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players.
The NCAA has decided not to meet with executives from two popular fantasy game websites as part of a plan to distance itself from the industry.
ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” which aired an interview with Katina Powell on Tuesday, said it received confirmation of her story from five former Louisville basketball players and recruits.
Powell, who wrote a book alleging that prostitutes and strippers were used to lure recruits to the University of Louisville basketball program, makes her first national media appearances this week. Amazingly she still hasn't talked to NCAA investigators.
Former National Collegiate Athletic Association student athletes have asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its ruling that schools don’t have to pay them beyond covering the cost of their education.
University of Louisville campus police now say they are reviewing allegations that a former men's basketball staffer hired escorts to dance and have sex with recruits and players in a dormitory.
On Monday, the two former college football players who now represent the College Athletes Players Association walked into the NCAA's own backyard and stated their case at Indiana's AFL-CIO state convention.
Katina Powell claims she contacted the NCAA alleging sex-related recruiting violations by the University of Louisville basketball program before approaching an Indianapolis publisher about writing a book.
Building or investing in sports facilities in order to boost finances at a university is nearly always a losing play, according to financial experts.
In a lengthy interview before publication of "Breaking Cardinal Rules," former stripper and escort Katina Powell said she expects many people will be critical of her for arranging sex with University of Louisville recruits but that she did it to survive.
Andre McGee's attorney said his client denies hiring strippers and prostitutes to entertain University of Louisville recruits. McGee's current employer, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, has placed him on paid leave.
IU officials say they did not know about a controversial book that accuses the University of Louisville of recruiting violations when they passed on a message from IBJ Book Publishing owner Mickey Maurer.
The Louisville coach and the school’s athletic director appeared to try to cast doubt on the independence of the book publisher, Indianapolis-based IBJ Book Publishing, pointing out that it is owned by one of Indiana University’s biggest boosters, Michael Maurer. Maurer said the suggestion is "ludicrous."
A University of Louisville grad assistant hired strippers and prostitutes to entertain basketball recruits, according to a book from IBJ Book Publishing. The book is based on the journals of an escort who says she organized sex-related parties in a dorm.
College athletes are heading back to court in pursuit of pay for play one day after a major setback in their quest for a larger share of the multibillion-dollar industry.
The NCAA is accused of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to block the athletes from getting a share of revenues generated by the use of their images.
