Athletics

The NCAA's new academic standards for athletic eligibility haven't taken effect yet, but the first students they'll apply to are already in high school -- and colleges that aren't spreading the word are dropping the ball, officials argue.

In deregulating the NCAA rulebook, Division I embraces colleges' "natural advantages," giving athletic programs more freedom to deploy staff and spend money however they see fit. Among the key changes is greater recruiting flexibility.

Division III sports programs should oppose a medically unsubstantiated NCAA proposal to test athletes for the health trait, Mark Peluso and Paul Berkner write.

The NCAA struggles with some of the same issues it did a century ago, but has made much progress, the association's president said in his annual convention address Thursday.

In last hurrah for scholarly forum at NCAA's annual convention, academics criticize what they say is an unsustainable funding model and a system that prioritizes athletics over education.

Shaquille O'Neal goes "one on one" with the association's president, Mark Emmert.

Colleges spent much more on athletics per athlete than on academics per student between 2005 and 2010, new report finds, with growth in the former outpacing the latter.