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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 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...


March 26, 2015

NCAA ‘concerned’ about new law in Indiana

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday signed the controversial "religious freedom" bill into law, and the move could have consequences across the sports landscape. [caption id="attachment_11500" align="alignright" width="300"] Lucas Oil hosted the S...


March 3, 2015

Seth Davis offers ideas for college basketball makeover

College basketball has been in an offensive rut for years, sending some into a panic as they frantically search for ideas on how to increase scoring. [caption id="attachment_11233" align="alignright" width="200"] College basketball is having the ...


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February 19, 2015

NCAA to experiment with replay in volleyball

The NCAA announced today that its Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved replay in volleyball matches during the 2015 season. The replay system is experimental and will only be permitted in the Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 during conference matches,...


February 6, 2015

Men’s NIT to experiment with 30-second shot clock

The men's basketball 2015 NIT will experiment with a 30-second shot clock and four-foot restricted-area arc, the NCAA announced today. College basketball currently uses a 35-second shot clock and a three-foot restricted-area arc. The NCAA wants to...


February 3, 2015

College athletes overestimate their chances of going pro

It's common knowledge that college athletes greatly overestimate their chances of going pro, but to see the statistics illustrating that fact is something entirely different. [caption id="attachment_10132" align="alignleft" width="236"] Duke's Jab...


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January 27, 2015

NCAA pilot program assists families with travel expenses

The NCAA will help cover expenses for players’ families to travel to the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours this spring, under a new pilot program announced Tuesday. A waiver granted today by the NCAA also allows the College Football Playoff to a...