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ASU, UA get good APR marks, but fall in Directors’ Cup
Sunday musings… couldn’t help but wonder why both Arizona State and University of Arizona have improved the academic progress in their sports programs, but their overall standings in athletic performance have declined. Since the APR standings and Directors’ Cup report came out at different times last month, most people may not have put the two [...] -
…and Utah makes it a dozen. Pac-10 invite to be accepted
The University of Utah is coming to the Pac-10. Ho-hum. The Deseret News in Salt Lake City is reporting that the Pac-10 has extended an invitation to Utah and the school will formally accept it tomorrow in a meeting of the UT Board of Trustees. After salivating for weeks over the thought of the Pac-10 [...] -
Texas to the rescue…Longhorns are staying in the Big 12
That big gush of wind you felt this morning coming out of the Midwest was the collective sigh of relief enjoyed by Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Missouri, and Iowa State. Those schools just dodged the conference expansion bullet, as the University of Texas made their much-anticipated announcement this morning that they will be staying in [...] -
College recruiters beat the bushes in AZ’s high country
If you’re a high school athlete with talent, there’s bound to be a college out there looking for you. And sometimes they find talent that has been overlooked, even at small schools tucked away in the high country of this state. A recent article in the Prescott Daily Courier pointed out that more than 20 [...] -
Pac-10 rumors: New commish planning BIG expansion
Who woulda thunk? Larry Scott may be on the verge of accomplishing something beyond the expectations of his most ardent supporters when he was hired less than a year ago as the new Pac-10 commissioner. Scott was hired last March, but didn’t officially take over as commish until July of ’09. It was generally accepted [...] -
Highland Park saga part of a bigger issue in HS sports
It seems you can’t turn around right now without running smack dab into the controversy over a Chicago-area high school girls basketball team that was forced to cancel a trip to Arizona for what appeared to be political reasons. It’s on TV, on the radio, in the newspapers, and all over the internet. The girls [...] -
NAU Skydome showing its age…time for a tummy tuck
The ’60s and ’70s were a period of some of Northern Arizona University’s greatest growth. It seemed like an appropriate time to put up an athletic stadium. And that’s exactly what the administration did, creating one of the most architecturally unique indoor sports facilities in the country. In 1977, engineers threw together a bunch of [...] -
Free TOPS physicals are tomorrow for HS athletes
Just a couple of months ago, a freshman at Chapel Hill High School in Georgia collapsed at track practice and died shortly after. Doctors discovered he had an enlarged heart and died of a sudden cardiac arrhythmia. And just weeks ago, an 18-year-old athlete in Boston also collapsed at track practice, this time at Nashoba [...] -
Payson HS sports programs dealing with dismissals
The Payson HS softball team was scheduled to hold its annual barbecue dinner Friday night. You’ve got to wonder how that went. It’s likely that softball was NOT the main topic of the evening. The PHS softball team, as well as the baseball team, are both sitting at the cut-off point for the playoffs. Both [...] -
High school sports are still about the kids… aren’t they?
What is this craziness that seems to be infecting Arizona high school sports? Remember when high school athletics were about kids having fun playing the sports they enjoyed? And the coaches were there to guide the development of the players as athletes, but also as students and contributing members of society? It was an awesome [...]
