SPORTS NEWS

Unlikely Journey From Sudan May Lead to Beijing

Lopez Lomong hopes to complete his heart-wrenching journey from refugee among the so-called Lost Boys of Sudan to American citizen and Olympic middle-distance runner.

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Lomong, Lopez

Bar Near Series Tries to Avoid the Last Call

What sets Starsky’s apart is that it dares to do what few other businesses lining South 13th Street near the Blatt do: It stays open year-round.

Posted Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Stadiums and Arenas, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, College World Series, Alcoholic Beverages

Women Want to Wrestle; Small Colleges Oblige

Women’s college wrestling teams are sprouting in the most unlikely places. And it has little to do with Title IX and everything to do with the bottom line.

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 9:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Women, Education and Schools, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Wrestling, USA Wrestling

A Safe Landing, in a Familiar Place

In less than a week, the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse coach, Dave Pietramala, has gone from near death to near ecstasy.

Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Lacrosse

A Final Four That Is Filled With Talent and Tradition

Marquee matchups on Saturday kick off the weekend in Massachusetts as lacrosse’s premier event returns to New England for the first time in more than two decades.

Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Lacrosse

High School Ranks Infiltrated by Agents

The report last week that O. J. Mayo received thousands of dollars in extra benefits in high school ultimately was not a shock to those in college basketball circles.

Posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 3:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Interscholastic Athletics, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Mayo, O J, Private and Sectarian Schools

Johns Hopkins and Star Avenge Loss to Hofstra

Fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins defeated unseeded Hofstra, 10-4, in an N.C.A.A. tournament first-round game at Homewood Field

Posted Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Amateur Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Lacrosse, Hofstra University

Associate Says Mayo Received Gifts

A former associate of U.S.C. freshman O. J. Mayo claims Mayo received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts that would violate N.C.A.A. rules.

Posted Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Athletics and Sports, National Basketball Assn, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, University of Southern California, Mayo, O J

Smaller Programs Are Among Hardest Hit in N.C.A.A. Academic Report

The N.C.A.A. punished 218 teams Tuesday, handing out sanctions that ranged from warnings to reductions in the amount of practice time in order to have those programs focus on academics.

Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

Sports of The Times: Future Is Theirs, but Control of It Isn’t

Sports leagues control the flow of labor through rules, coercion and intimidation. No leagues keep a more effective choke hold on talent than the N.F.L. and the N.B.A.

Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Football, National Football League, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

Sports of The Times: Dependent on Others in Starting Pro Career

Sports leagues control the flow of labor through rules, coercion and intimidation. No leagues keep a more effective choke hold on talent than the N.F.L. and the N.B.A.

Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Football, National Football League, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

Ben Carnevale, 92, Former Coach at Navy, Is Dead

Mr. Carnevale was a successful men’s basketball coach at North Carolina and Navy and later an athletic director and a national and international basketball administrator.

Posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:56 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), National Collegiate Athletic Assn, North Carolina, Carnevale, Ben

Cougars’ Defense Makes Williams Defensive

North Carolina Coach Roy Williams has openly mocked the defensive-minded basketball that has quietly brought Washington State to challenge him in the Round of 16.

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Charlotte (NC), Washington State University, North Carolina

The Cougars’ Defense Makes Williams Defensive