On a per student basis, in an era of tight budgets, schools are spending more on athletics than academics. Much more.
College Sports
Why The Big Ten Is College Basketball’s Elite Conference
It’s not just that the Big Ten – historically a football powerhouse – is far and away the strongest basketball conference this year. Realignment is establishing the conference as the country’s premiere league.
Alabama–Notre Dame National Title Game: Who Made Those ‘Catholics vs. Cousins’ Shirts?
How a catchphrase – which many find offensive — got started
Politics, Penn State Football, and Pennsylvania’s NCAA Lawsuit
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett is taking on the NCAA. But why now?
Why Is Ohio State Football Monitoring Player Checking Accounts?
Sure, a college player can benefit from budgeting advice from coaches. But is snooping on spending going too far?
Should College Athletes Major in Sports?
One professor proposes that schools design an academic curriculum centered on sports, complete with credits for showing up to practice. Why the idea has merit
How Notre Dame Has Lifted College Football
Led by Manti T’eo, a Heisman candidate at linebacker, the Fighting Irish have flourished
The Greatest Basketball Game Ever? College Player Sets Scoring Record, with 138 Points
Though it took him 102 shots to get there, Jack Taylor of Grinnell College, in Iowa, Makes History
Maryland and Rutgers Bolt For The Big 10: Are These College Conference Shakeups Worth It?
Sure, more TV money can help a school. But only if it’s spent with care
Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30 to 60 Years in Prison
Penn State: On Opening Day, a Show of Unity
As Penn State’s Nittany Lions open their first football season since in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky pedophelia scandal, TIME takes a look at how the team and fans are showing support as they kick off a new age of football.
Bad Timing: Sizing Up the Joe Paterno Book
A new Joe Paterno bio, written by one of America’s best sportswriters, Joe Posnanski, is intriguing. But it just doesn’t fit the times.
NCAA Lowers Boom on Penn State: $60 Million Fine and Four-Year Bowl-Game Ban
Penn State’s football program faces the daunting task of rebuilding itself while accepting punishment for enabling a culture that covered up child sexual abuse and led to the downfall of a storied college coach
