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A Conversation With Sam Puryear, Assistant Head Coach, Stanford University Men’s Golf

In just his second season at Stanford University, Sam Puryear helped coach the men’s golf team to capture the 2007 NCAA National Championship — a feat that they last accomplished 13 years ago when Tiger Woods was on their team.

September 5, 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

Sports

Search committee debating nickname impact in presidential search

GRAND FORKS N.D. A committee looking for candidates for the next University of North Dakota president is debating the impact of the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname.

August 14, 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

Sports

Judge rules against student suspended for wearing rebel flag

ST. LOUIS An eastern Missouri school district was within its rights to suspend a student who refused to remove clothing bearing the Confederate battle flag, a federal judge ruled.

August 13, 2007

Sports

Schools transitioning to NCAA Division I in 2007-08

Exploratory year: University of New Haven (Conn.), Houston Baptist, Bryant University (R.I.), South Dakota, North Dakota, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, and Seattle.

August 12, 2007

Sports

Mexico, Thailand brawl at World University Games soccer

BANGKOK Thailand Soccer players from Thailand and Mexico fought openly on the pitch Monday at the World University Games in a match eventually won by the home team 1-0.

August 12, 2007

Sports

Bulldogs trying to repeat after losing stars

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champions and picked to win it again.

August 12, 2007

Sports

From volleyball to the NFL: Sutton takes a long road to Dolphins

DAVIE Fla. David Sutton leaped and made a spectacular catch along the sideline, then landed awkwardly and briefly rolled about in obvious pain.

August 6, 2007

Sports

South Carolina tries to unify program through celebration

COLUMBIA S.C. Kevin Joyce thrilled fans at the old Carolina Coliseum for three seasons with his tenacious play and high-scoring style, finishing as one of the greatest to take the court at South Carolina.

July 27, 2007