High School Sports
Larson to make leap to Division I at Arizona State University
Durango soccer star now a Sun Devil
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College Sports
NCAA dubs alleged Kansas basketball violations ‘egregious’
University stands behind coach Bill Self
High School Sports
McKee ready to get to work with Plainswomen volleyball
Bayfield senior lands with Northeastern Junior College
College Sports
NCAA waives Division I minimum on scholarship spending
The Division I Council Coordination Committee approved two other blanket waivers Wednesday that had been requested by several conferences in recent weeks in response to coronavirus pandemic. Basketball and football…
High School Sports
Hyson gobbled up by Gila Monsters baseball
Durango pitcher eager to grow at Eastern Arizona College
College Sports
NCAA women’s hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET
The Division I men’s basketball committee has been using NET since the 2018-19 season. “It’s an exciting time for the game as we look to the future,” said Nina King,…
College Sports
NCAA faces lawsuit over gender-based violence at colleges
Plaintiffs in the suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Michigan, include women who have been athletes at Michigan State, Nebraska and an unidentified America East school. Other…
College Sports
Skeptics loom as NCAA builds guardrails around compensation
The NCAA headquarters is shown in Indianapolis. The NCAA is moving closer to permitting Division I college athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship deals they can strike on…
College Sports
NCAA athletes closer to being allowed money for endorsements
Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman speaks to reporters in New York. At right, Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith answers questions during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio.Associated Press…
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Fearing cuts, non-revenue college sports look for ways ‘to weather storm’
An athlete stands near a NCAA logo during a softball game in Beaumont, Texas.Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press file So in recent weeks, when Old Dominion canceled its wrestling program and…
Professional Sports
Led by LSU, Alabama, SEC players dominate remote NFL draft
The home of national champion LSU and perennial contenders Alabama, Georgia and Auburn, the SEC dominated the first four rounds of the NFL draft before the flow of talent slowed…
College Sports
NCAA denies request to drop Division I sport minimum
Decision delayed on transfer without penalty
Sports
COVID-19 not a red card for referees thanks to virtual training
New officials can complete training now, be ready when games resume
College Sports
NCAA moves toward allowing athletes to be paid sponsors
Recommended rule changes that would clear the way for athletes to earn money from their names, images and likeness are being reviewed by college sports administrators this week before being…
College Sports
Expect college football to take slow road back from coronavirus
Pro sports leagues can get creative with solutions to save their multibillion-dollar businesses. College sports will take a slower road back. “The most at-risk sport of starting up again, in…
College Sports
NCAA: Players ejected for targeting can remain on sidelines
The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after targeting is confirmed. All other aspects of the rule discouraging…
College Sports
Amos, Freeburn ready to add to Fort Lewis College cycling legacy
Durango teenagers Riley Amos and Cobe Freeburn both announced this week they would join the prestigious Fort Lewis College cycling team when they begin studying at their hometown college in…
High School Sports
Heinicke heading to Mines to play men’s soccer
DHS captain leaves Demons a star player, student
College Sports
Lost summer camps mean lost revenue for Fort Lewis College athletics
FLC cancels all programs through end of June
College Sports
Conference commissioners tell Pence no football before campuses open
College officials spoke to Vice President in conference call Wednesday
College Sports
University of Cincinnati drops men’s soccer in virus fallout
College are grappling with revenue losses from spring sports cancellations, including the lucrative NCAA basketball tournament. Eliminating sports is considered a last resort by athletic directors who face difficult choices.…
College Sports
Young’s sudden sayonara to Skyler the Skyhawk
Student mascot doesn’t get goodbye to Fort Lewis College fans he had hoped
College Sports
Minnesota Duluth star Scott Perunovich wins Hobey Baker
Perunovich, a junior from Hibbing, Minnesota, who recently signed with the St. Louis Blues, edged North Dakota forward Jordan Kawaguchi and Maine goalie Jeremy Swayman for the award announced on…
College Sports
NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility
Ohio State’s Greg Beals said Tuesday he isn’t worried about 2021, when the 35-man roster limit will be relaxed to accommodate seniors choosing to return for another season. The problem…
College Sports
Study: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men’s NCAA teams
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida released two annual studies this week examining graduation rates for men’s and women’s teams invited to the NCAA…
College Sports
Air Force brings back Joe Scott as men’s basketball coach
Falcons aim to rejuvenate basketball team
College Sports
Confirmed: NCAA to give spring athletes extra year of eligibility
An athlete stands near a NCAA logo during a softball game in Beaumont, Texas.Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press file The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to give spring-sport athletes regardless…
Sports
Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame
In 1971 when Tom Mayer made a candy bar bet to his brother Jim, a brakeman on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, that he could ride his bike…
Sports
PLOEN: Beauty of an unknown final score
Every play, coaching instruction and bounce of a ball suddenly seems so fragile. It is absolute chaos in its unpredictability, and it’s what makes sports outright irresistible. There is beauty…