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April 27, 2015

Indiana to consider implementing ‘past-link’ rule

The Indiana High School Athletic Association may consider implementing a new rule that would strengthen penalties on some student-athlete transfers. Referred to as the "past-link" rule, student-athletes would be ineligible for 365 days if it's est...

April 27, 2015

Report: NCAA ‘likely’ to reduce shot clock in basketball

The NCAA appears "likely" to reduce the shot clock in college basketball, according to a report Monday from ESPN. ESPN reported that rules committee chairman Rick Byrd said the shot clock would be reduced from 35 to 30 seconds, if the change was a...

April 27, 2015

Nine Alabama HS football coaches earn six-figure salaries

Nine Alabama high school football coaches are pulling in six-figure salaries, according to data compiled by AL.com. The website published an article Sunday, looking at the rapidly increasing salaries for high school football coaches across the sta...

April 27, 2015

Report: NCAA ‘likely’ to reduce shot clock

The NCAA appears "likely" to reduce the shot clock in college basketball, according to a report Monday from ESPN.ESPN reported that rules committee chairman Rick Byrd said the shot clock would be reduced from 35 to 30 seconds, if the change was appro...

April 24, 2015

Clemson gets permission to buy a jet for its athletic department

Clemson University has been approved by the state's Joint Bond Review Committee to purchase a private, eight-passenger jet for its athletic program. [caption id="attachment_11869" align="alignright" width="230"] Clemson's athletic department might...

April 24, 2015

Controversial bill advancing through Florida legislature

A controversial bill that could reshape the way high school sports are governed in Florida is headed to the state Senate. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, bringing the proposal one step closer to overhauling prep sports across the state. Cr...

April 21, 2015

Pac-12 survey finds athletes ‘too exhausted to study’

A Pac-12 study has found that student-athletes spend on average 50 hours per week with their sport, making them "too exhausted to study effectively." Findings from the study were discussed at a symposium last week that was not open to the public o...

April 21, 2015

Pac-12 study finds athletes ‘too exhausted to study’

A Pac-12 study has found that student-athletes spend on average 50 hours per week with their sport, making them "too exhausted to study effectively."Findings from the study were discussed at a symposium last week that was not open to the public or me...