Tag: Student Athletes: Page 66

Sports

West Virginia coach Rodriguez keeping tight rein on Devine

LOUISVILLE Ky. Even after cutting through Maryland’s defense for 136 yards on just five carries last week, don’t expect to see West Virginia freshman Noel Devine taking any playing time away from star Steve Slaton.

September 19, 2007

Students

MSU announces team to assess university’s programs for athletes

BOZEMAN Mont. A 16-member team of Montana State University employees, former athletes and community members is scheduled to meet here Thursday night to begin assessment of the school’s programs and policies that relate to student-athletes.

September 19, 2007

Sports

Albert Chester throws 2TDs to lead Florida A&M to 30-17 victory

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Albert Chester threw two touchdown passes and Philip Sylvester ran for 222 yards to lead Florida A&M to a 30-17 win over Howard on Saturday.

September 16, 2007

Students

NCAA Committee Addresses the Issue of Pregnancy in Student-Athletes

In July, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics reviewed concerns about how female student-athletes are being treated if they become pregnant.

August 22, 2007

Sports

NCAA Taking Academic Reform Seriously

SOUTH BEND, Ind. University presidents will show how serious they are about academic reform when they decide whether the NCAA should continue to sanction schools that don’t meet classroom performance standards, NCAA President Myles Brand said Monday.

August 20, 2007

Students

Returning Virginia Tech students balance melancholy with hope as fall classes approach

BLACKSBURG Va. Sophomore Dat Hoang was eager to return to Virginia Tech, but moving back Wednesday also brought back memories of the friend he lost in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

August 14, 2007

Sports

Legal trouble with Rutgers player only beginning for Imus

NEW YORK On the same day Don Imus settled a lawsuit with CBS Radio after being fired for making sexist and racist comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, his legal troubles with one of the players began.

August 14, 2007

Sports

Pro or not pro? That’s the question among student athletes

NAKHON NAYOK Thailand The clink of a putter and the applause that followed at the 18th hole cut through a symphony of crickets in the dim light of dusk.

August 14, 2007

Sports

Kentucky lawmakers object to regulation on athletic eligibility

FRANKFORT Ky. A legislative panel objected to a regulation on Tuesday that requires student athletes who transfer from a public to a private high school or vice versa to sit out for a year.

August 13, 2007

Sports

NCAA alters College World Series schedule

OMAHA Neb. The College World Series will start on a Saturday in 2008, breaking its tradition of opening on a Friday, the NCAA Division I baseball committee announced Tuesday.

August 13, 2007

Students

Arkansas appears before NCAA board over track violations

LITTLE ROCK The University of Arkansas has appeared before the NCAA infractions committee to answer allegations levied against its storied track and field program after a former assistant coach was convicted last year of embezzlement, the university said Tuesday.

August 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Division II members should be proud, not defensive, Ambrose says

OMAHA Neb. The strength of NCAA Division II is that it strikes the right balance of academics and athletics in college life, and the 296 member institutions should be proud of that identity, the chairman of the Division II President’s Council says.

August 12, 2007