http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. That the Miami investigation was bungled on the heels of the news that the Shabazz Muhammad case may have been handled inappropriately is a one-two gut punch to the NCAA, its image and, most importantly, its credibility, Dana O'Neil writes.]]> January 23, 2013 08:36:44 PST It's easy to be cynical when speaking about NCAA academic requirements. But lest we forget, college sports is very often about offering opportunity where it didn't otherwise exist in exchange for hard work. And what's so wrong about that?]]> August 10, 2012 02:03:26 PDT When it comes to determining the legitimacy and academic integrity of high school core courses, the NCAA deems itself an authority. When it comes to fraudulent courses on college campuses, such as the scandal at North Carolina, it defers to the institution. There's a word for that: baloney.]]> August 07, 2012 07:25:28 PDT The dance between the NCAA's Eligibility Center and a school can often be more contentious than collaborative when trying to clear a student with red flags. As conversations with the High School Review and Kansas coach Bill Self show, there are valid points to be made on both sides of the divide.]]> August 06, 2012 12:11:09 PDT The High School Review arm of the NCAA's Eligibility Center deals regularly with horror stories and heartbreak. It's tasked with serving as judge and jury but it doesn't view its role as that of executioner; it's comprised of educators who are hopelessly understaffed in the face of changing educational standards and the eligibility cottage industry that has emerged alongside it.]]> August 06, 2012 09:21:10 PDT The NCAA's new eligibility standards begin this fall for high school freshmen. Can you draw uniform lines to determine what constitutes an academically prepared student-athlete? The NCAA believes it can; others aren't so sure.]]> August 05, 2012 11:00:40 PDT Penn State basketball has always needed football. Men's hoops coach Patrick Chambers knows this. What's different now? Football, with new Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien at the helm, needs basketball, field hockey and just about everything else more than ever.]]> April 30, 2012 10:09:39 PDT As the NCAA's presidential retreat gets under way in Indy, skeptics abound. But the man at the top and the 54 attendees are convinced that meaningful change is coming -- and soon.]]> August 09, 2011 03:45:13 PDT A cost of attendance adjustment is merely one of a myriad of suggestions in the hot-button issue of paying college athletes. But for many schools, keeping up with The Joneses is not as easy or as simplistic as it sounds.]]> July 07, 2011 05:51:27 PDT Pay-for-play is not a simplistic argument, especially to those athletes and students on the inside -- like Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins.]]> July 12, 2011 08:33:26 PDT Domestic violence is an under-the-radar epidemic on college campuses, brought to light seemingly only when an athlete is accused. While some athletes are part of the problem, others are attempting to be part of the solution.]]> October 13, 2010 00:07:48 PDT USC's hefty self-imposed sanctions could be just the tip of the iceberg as the school tries to get in front of a hearing with the NCAA Committee on Infractions.]]> January 11, 2010 10:34:28 PST Kansas sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor will be out up to four weeks with a dislocated thumb sustained in an altercation involving several football and basketball players, coach Bill Self said.]]> September 23, 2009 04:14:29 PDT Online social networks have opened up a new frontier when it comes to colleges communicating with recruits. It's also exposing new shades of gray when it comes to the NCAA's recruiting guidelines.]]> July 06, 2009 08:50:29 PDT NCAA Division I delegates upheld a proposal that coaches cannot text message recruits, with 78 percent voting to not override the current legislation.]]> January 12, 2008 14:15:59 PST